Human Health and Physiology (BS in Human Health and Physiology)
Human Health and Physiology BS
A B.S. degree in Human Health and Physiology prepares students for a wide variety of academic and professional pursuits in fields that specialize in human health. The program places specific emphasis on the scientific study of the physiological processes involved in human health including physical and motor activity, response mechanisms, and the effects of injury, disease, and disability as well as contemporary issues and ethics in health sciences and statistical methods for studying these phenomena. The degree program includes instruction in muscular and skeletal anatomy; molecular and cellular basis of muscle contraction; nutrition; neurophysiology of motor mechanics; systemic physiological responses (respiration, blood flow, endocrine secretions, etc.); fatigue and exhaustion; muscle and body training; physiology of specific exercises and activities; physiology of injury; and the effects of disabilities and disease on humans.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| HHP 101 | Intro to the Human Body | 3 |
| HHP 130 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| HHP 210 | Human Anatomy | 3 |
| HHP 210L | Anatomy Laboratory | 1 |
| or HHP 211L | Dissection Human Anat Lab | |
| HHP 300 | Statistical and Data Analysis in Health Sciences | 3 |
| HHP 320 | Human Physiology | 3 |
| HHP 320L | Human Physiology Lab | 1 |
| HHP 325 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| HHP 342 | Ethics in Human Hlth/Physio | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select nine credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Biomechanics Human Movement | ||
| Medical Terminology | ||
| Health-Related Exercise Prescription | ||
| Medical Pharmacology | ||
| Motor Control | ||
| Exercise Physiology- Lab | ||
| Microbes in Human Disease | ||
| Microbes in Human Disease Laboratory | ||
| Nutrition and Human Performance | ||
| Nutrition Across the Lifespan | ||
| Cardiovascular Physiology | ||
| Physiology of Aging | ||
| Adv Topics in Nutrition | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Research | ||
| Capstone 1 | ||
| Select three credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Topics in Human Health | ||
| Advanced Topics in Physiology | ||
| Adv Topics in Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Research in Human Health | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Hours | 35 | |
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Meets Major Writing Requirement
Major Computing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HHP 300 | Statistical and Data Analysis in Health Sciences | 3 |