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HEALTH SCIENCES AND HEALTH PROMOTION

Health Sciences (B.S.)
Health Sciences (Minor)
The Combined B.S./M.S. Program in Health Promotion Management


Health Sciences (B.S.)

The undergraduate program provides students resources for developing professional skills in exercise testing, physical activity leadership, and health promotion. Graduates are prepared for beginning administrative, supervisory, and leadership positions in commercial and community health and athletic clubs, in corporate fitness and wellness programs, and for graduate study in Health, Exercise Science, or Physical Therapy. In addition, qualified students may apply for an accelerated B.S. to M.S. program in Health Promotion Management.

Students will choose from two emphasis areas: Health Promotion or Pre-Physical Therapy.

Students completing the baccalaureate degree in Marymount’s Health Sciences programs are qualified to apply for health fitness instructor certification by the American College of Sports Medicine.

Health Promotion emphasis

This emphasis area is based upon recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Internship Prerequisites: A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better; a grade of C- or better in HPR 202, HPR 260, HPR 302, HPR 304, and HPR 410; and a minimum of 12 credits earned at Marymount are needed to register for the internship.

Internship Requirements: When other requirements are completed, and minimum grade requirements are met, the student is placed in a 150-hour, 3-credit internship.

Minimum Grade Requirement: A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade of C- in HPR 202, HPR 260, HPR 302, HPR 304, HPR 410, and HPR 415.

Suggested Degree Plan

Year One

Fall

  • HPR 108 Weight Training§
    HPR 201 Introduction to Health & Exercise Science§
    BIO 151 General Biology I§ *
    EN 101 Composition I*
    Mathematics elective (MA 121 or higher)*
    SEM 101 Freshman Seminar

Spring

  • BIO 152 General Biology II§
    EN 102 Composition II*
    POL/ECO 100 Introduction to the Social Sciences*
    Humanities (Philosophy) elective*
    Elective*

Year Two

Fall

  • HPR 260 Introduction to Sports Medicine§
    HPR 225 Health Psychology§ *
    PSY 210 Human Growth & Development*
    BIO 161 Anatomy & Physiology I§
    Humanities (Religious Studies) elective*

Spring

  • HPR 300 Essentials of Personal Training§
    HPR 202 Exercise Physiology§
    HPR 230 Community Health§
    BIO 162 Anatomy & Physiology II§
    Humanities (History) elective*

Year Three

Fall

  • HPR 301 Health/Fitness Program Management§
    HPR 302 Fitness & Health Assessment§
    HPR 308 Transcultural Concepts in Health & Illness§
    Humanities elective*
    Elective

Spring

  • HPR 304 Developing Physical Training Programs§
    NU 305 Alternative/ Complementary Medicine§
    COM 300 Report Writing*
    Social Sciences (Sociology) elective*
    Elective

Year Four

Fall

  • HPR 340 Nutrition for Optimal Health§
    HPR 410 Anatomical Kinesiology & Cardiovascular Physiology§
    Humanities (English Literature) elective*
    Humanities elective*
    Elective*

Spring

  • HPR 400 Internship§
    HPR 406 Stress Management§ *
    HPR 415 Applications in Human Performance§
    Elective*

§ Requirement for the major
* See Liberal Arts Core requirements for details.

Pre-Physical Therapy emphasis

This emphasis area is intended for those interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in Physical Therapy and includes coursework in biology and the physical sciences.

Internship Prerequisites: A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better; a grade of C- or better in HPR 202, HPR 260, HPR 302, HPR 304, and HPR 410; and a minimum of 12 credits earned at Marymount are needed to register for the internship.

Internship Requirements: When other requirements are completed, and minimum grade requirements are met, the student is placed in a 150-hour, 3-credit internship.

Minimum Grade Requirement: A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade of C- in HPR 202, HPR 260, HPR 302, HPR 304, HPR 410, and HPR 415.

Suggested degree plan

Year One

Fall

  • HPR 201 Introduction to Health & Exercise Science§
    EN 101 Composition I*
    BIO 151 General Biology I§ *
    Humanities (Religious Studies) elective*
    SEM 101 Freshman Seminar

Spring

  • HPR 230 Community Health§*
    BIO 152 General Biology II§
    EN 102 Composition II*
    POL/ECO 100 Introduction to the Social Sciences*
    Humanities (History) elective*

Year Two

Fall

  • HPR 225 Health Psychology§
    HPR 260 Introduction to Sports Medicine§
    HPR 308 Transcultural Concepts in Health and Illness§
    BIO 161 Anatomy & Physiology I§
    Humanities elective*

Spring

  • HPR 202 Exercise Physiology§
    PSY 210 Human Growth & Development§ *
    BIO 162 Anatomy & Physiology II§
    Humanities (English Literature) elective*
    MA 132 Statistical Analysis*

Year Three

Fall

  • HPR 301 Health/Fitness Program Management§
    HPR 302 Fitness & Health Assessment§
    MA 181 Calculus
    CHM 151 Principles of Chemistry I§ *
    COM 300 Report Writing*

Spring

  • HPR 300 Essentials of Personal Training§
    HPR 304 Developing Physical Training Programs§
    HPR 406 Stress Management§ *
    CHM 152 Principles of Chemistry II§
    Humanities (Philosophy) elective*

Year Four

Fall

  • HPR 340 Nutrition for Optimal Health§
    HPR 410 Anatomical Kinesiology & Cardiovascular Physiology§
    PHYS 171 General Physics I§
    Humanities elective*
    Social Sciences (Sociology) elective*

Spring

  • HPR 400 Internship§
    HPR 415 Applications in Human Performance§
    Elective*
    PHYS 172 General
    Physics II§

§ Requirement for the major
* See Liberal Arts Core requirements for details.


Health Sciences (Minor)

Admission Requirement: Students whose cumulative GPA is 1.8 or better at the end of the freshman year may declare a minor in Health Sciences, Health Promotion emphasis.

Minimum Grade Requirements: A GPA of 2.0 or better is required in all courses applied to the minor.

Minor Requirements


The Combined B.S./M.S. Program in Health Promotion Management

This dual program allows advanced students to complete a B.S. in Health Sciences and an M.S. in Health Promotion Management in five years.

Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting Universitywide undergraduate admission requirements, undergraduate students with a major in Health Sciences must have the following prerequisites to apply:

Qualified students will take graduate Health Promotion Management courses during their senior year. These students are automatically admitted to the M.S. program at the end of their senior year, typically after completing a total of 120 undergraduate and graduate credits while maintaining the required GPAs. The GRE and interview are waived. Students complete 36 graduate credits in their fourth and fifth years of study to complete the M.S. in Health Promotion Management. Please see the University’s Graduate Catalog for details on the M.S. in Health Promotion Management program as well as graduate academic policies.

Graduate Student Status: Upon satisfactory completion of HPR 501, HPR 520, HPR 540, HPR 555, and the awarding of his/her B.S. degree in Health Sciences, the student attains full admission to the M.S. program and is subject to all graduate student policies and procedures.

Suggested degree plan

Year One

Fall

  • HPR 108 Weight Training§
    HPR 201 Introduction to Health & Exercise Science§
    BIO 151 General Biology I§ *
    EN 101 Composition I*
    Mathematics elective (MA 121 or higher)*
    SEM 101 Freshman Seminar

Spring

  • HPR 202 Exercise Physiology§
    BIO 152 General Biology II§
    EN 102 Composition II*
    POL/ECO 100 Introduction to the Social Sciences*
    Humanities (Philosophy) elective*

Year Two

Fall

  • HPR 260 Introduction to Sports Medicine§
    PSY 210 Human Growth & Development*
    BIO 161 Anatomy & Physiology I§
    Humanities (Religious Studies) elective*
    Elective*

Spring

  • HPR 300 Essentials of Personal Training§
    BIO 162 Anatomy & Physiology II§
    Humanities (History) elective*
    Humanities (English Literature) elective*
    Elective

Year Three

Fall

  • HPR 225 Health Psychology§ *
    HPR 302 Fitness & Health Assessment§
    HPR 308 Transcultural Concepts in Health & Illness§
    Humanities elective*
    Elective

Spring

  • HPR 304 Developing Physical Training Programs§
    NU 305 Alternative/
    Complementary Medicine§
    COM 300 Report Writing*
    Social Sciences (Sociology) elective*
    Humanities elective*

 

Summer

  • Elective*

Year Four

Fall

  • HPR 340 Nutrition for Optimal Health§ *
    HPR 410 Anatomical Kinesiology & Cardiovascular Physiology§
    HPR 501 Foundations of Health Education and Promotion§ **
    HPR 540 Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs§ **

Spring

  • HPR 406 Stress Management§ *
    HPR 415 Applications in Human Performance§
    HPR 520 Epidemiology§ **
    HPR 555 Health Communication§ **

 

Summer

  • HPR 502 Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine§ **
    HPR 500 Exercise Physiology§ **

Year Five

Fall NU 591 Health Care Research§ **
Two (2) electives

Spring

  • HPR 534 Topics in Nutrition and Weight Management§ **
    HPR 598 Internship§ **
    Elective

§ Requirement for the major or degree
*See Liberal Arts Core requirements for details.
**See the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions of 500-level courses.