Health Promotion and Wellness Degree

About the Degree

The Kinesiology department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Wellness. Graduates are prepared to address the health needs and wellness issues faced by a variety of populations. This degree develops skills to use evidence-based practice to plan and implement health promotion programs. Health Promotion and Wellness degree candidates will enhance their practical skills through pre-professional community and workplace experiences which culminates with a 240-hour internship.

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What Can I Do With This Major?

Your Future with Our Health Promotion and Wellness Degree

As a graduate of Missouri Southern's Health Promotion and Wellness program, you'll harness your passion for wellness into a fulfilling, life-long career. Picture yourself in one of these positions:

Come up with personalized exercise routines as a personal trainer.
Perform health consultations as a freelancer.
Work for, or manage a fitness center.
Help others recover from injury as a physical therapist.
Continue on to graduate school to seek additional education as an athletic trainer, occupational therapy, physical therapy, chiropractic, etc.

What You'll Learn

Health Promotion and wellness candidates will improve global health literacy of target populations by engaging in scholarly activity related to health and wellness.
Health promotion and wellness candidates will address the needs of target populations by applying evidence-based strategies through planning and implementation of health promotion and wellness programs.
Health promotion and wellness candidates will enhance practical skills through mutually beneficial pre-professional community and workplace experiences.
Health promotion and wellness candidates will demonstrate written and verbal communication skills for assessing, organizing and implementing health promotion and wellness programs.

This Degree Might be Good for You if:

You see your mission in life as helping others look good and feel good.
You're interested in community health/wellness, athletic training or cardiac rehabilitation.
You're headed toward a career in physical or occupational therapy or chiropractic.
You want to make good health and wellness not only a way of life but a satisfying and rewarding career.