EXSC 4400 - Wellness Promotion Program Planning

(4) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EXSC 3350
EXSC 4400 serves as a capstone class providing students with the opportunity to demonstrate accumulated knowledge from core Exercise Science/Wellness courses in the practical application of Wellness Promotion. Students will learn appropriate skills necessary for planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion program for a specific priority population. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to 1) apply theories and models commonly used in wellness promotion program planning 2) demonstrate ability to retrieve and analyze data to conduct a needs assessment 3) demonstrate the ability to create a wellness program based on a needs assessment including rationale, goals, objectives, intervention, and appropriate evaluation methods 4) advocate for a wellness issue through various means.