Health and Kinesiology B.A. with a Minor in Entrepreneurship

Total Semester Credit Hours=120

The mission of the Bachelor of Arts Degree Program in Health and Kinesiology with a Minor in Entrepreneurship is to provide a breadth and depth of understanding of both health and kinesiology while simultaneously providing a specific understanding of the business skills necessary to become an entrepreneur. This program not only prepares students for entry-level careers in health and exercise related professions, including positions in clinical, public and business settings, it also provides them the skill set necessary to be uniquely positioned within the job market and possibly become an entrepreneur in a health and/or exercise related field.

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Kinesiology, the student must:

  1. earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses used to meet degree requirements,
  2. complete the general baccalaureate degree requirements for the university,
  3. complete the Health and Kinesiology curriculum requirements specified in the following sections.

Curriculum

University Core (44 hours)

ECON 1301Introduction to Economics [TCCN: ECON 1301]

Departmental Lower-Division Requirements (13 hours)

ALHS 1300Personal and Community Wellness

BIOL 2301Anatomy and Physiology I [TCCN: BIOL 2301]

BIOL 2101Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 2101]

BIOL 2302Anatomy and Physiology II [TCCN: BIOL 2302]

BIOL 2102Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 2102]

KINE 1201Health-Related Fitness Activities [KINE 1301=TCCN PHED 1301]

Health and Kinesiology Core Courses (45 hours)

ALHS 3302Human Diseases

ALHS 3352Consumer Health

ALHS 3360Principles of Community and Public Health

ALHS 4304Analysis of Needs, Processes and Outcomes in Health

ALHS 4320Principles of Epidemiology

HECC 4308Ethics

HECC 4333Tests and Measurements

HECC 4370Internship

KINE 3311Physiology of Exercise

KINE 3112Physiology of Exercise Laboratory

KINE 3303Motor Development

KINE 3331Human Motor Control and Learning

KINE 3132Human Motor Control and Learning Laboratory

KINE 3334Biomechanics and Anatomical Kinesiology

KINE 3135Biomechanics and Anatomical Kinesiology Laboratory

KINE 4305Principles of Training

Cognate Courses (18 hours)

Eighteen hours of Business selected from the following:

ACCT 3300Survey of Accounting

FINA 3315Personal Finance

MANA 3311Managing People in Organizations

MANA 3325Entrepreneurship

MANA 4320New Venture Planning

and

MARK 3311Principles of Marketing

ALHS 3352: Consumer Health will substitute for MARK 3350: Consumer Behavior for the Minor in Entrepreneurship