Biobehavioral Health and Wellness, Undergraduate Minor

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About the Biobehavioral Health and Wellness Undergraduate Minor

The Biobehavioral Health and Wellness minor offers interdisciplinary preparation designed to integrate biological, behavioral, and social science approaches to the study of human health and illness. The minor provides students with the opportunity to study how biological, psychosocial, nutritional, and environmental factors affect health and disease. Students will choose courses from disciplines in the College of Human Sciences and related fields to create a holistic basis for understanding human health and wellness.

The 18-hour curriculum integrates courses based on the following learning outcomes: behavioral change theories; diseases; mental, relational, and emotional health; health and wellness across the lifespan; and research. A 2.0 minimum GPA is required, but students must also satisfy the GPA requirements for specific courses. Minor can be completed online. Prerequisites may apply.

Required Courses (6 hours):

NS 3332 - Fundamentals of Human Health Behavior Change 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 4301 - Nutrition and Chronic Diseases 3 Semester Credit Hours

Guided Electives:

Mental, Relational, and Emotional Health (3 hours):

ADRS 3327 - Substance Use Disorder Prevention 3 Semester Credit Hours
ADRS 4329 - Eating Disorders 3 Semester Credit Hours
CARS 4331 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSY 4305 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours

Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan (6 hours):

FCSE 3303 - Educational Processes in Family and Consumer Sciences Professions 3 Semester Credit Hours
FCSE 4325 - U.S. Family Issues and Social Action 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3321 - Human Sexuality from a Life Span Perspective 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3326 - Families in Crisis 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 4343 - Advanced Topics in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours
HUSC 3325 - Comprehensive Wellness for Adolescents 3 Semester Credit Hours
ID 2383 - Environment and Behavior 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 3340 - Nutrition in the Lifecycle 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFI 1305 - Life, Love, and Money 3 Semester Credit Hours

Research (3 hours):

HDFS 3390 - Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 4360 - Introduction to Nutrition Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
ID 4381 - Design Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
or a student-initiated undergraduate research experience in health-related topic in HUSC 4000, ADRS 4000, CFAS 4000, HDFS 4320, ID 4000, NS 4000, or PFP 4000.