Undergraduate Academic Programs

Minors

Personal Well-Being

Admission

Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:

Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether or not this minor may be officially recorded on their transcripts.

Students considering this minor may contact SPH academic advisor, Janet Donley (jdonley@indiana.edu).

Requirements

This minor requires:

  • successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
  • a minimum grade of C- in each course used in the minor.
  • a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Foundational Courses: (9 cr.)
Complete one course from each of the following three choices. Complete total of three courses:

  • SPH-I 119 Personal Fitness and Wellness (3 cr.) or SPH-R 142 Living Well (3 cr.) (+S&H) or SPH-H351 Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Health (3 cr.)
  • SPH-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.) or SPH-N 231 Human Nutrition (3 cr.) (+N&M) or SPH-N331 Life Cycle Nutrition (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 263 Personal Health (3 cr.) (+S&H) or SPH-H 305 Women’s Health (3 cr.) or SPH-H 306 Men’s Health (3 cr.)

Advanced Coursework (min 3 cr. and up to 6 cr. if not taking Applied Coursework)
Complete atleast one of the following electives:

  • SPH-F 255 Human Sexuality (3 cr.) +S&H
  • SPH-F 258 Marriage and Family Interaction (3 cr.) +S&H
  • SPH-F 341 Effects of Divorce on Children (3 cr.)
  • SPH-F 345 Parent-Child Relations (3 cr.)
  • SPH-F150 Introduction to Life Span and Development (3 cr.) +S&H
  • SPH-H 150 Children’s Health (3 cr.)
  • SPH H-160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 170 Health and Surviving the College Years (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 180 Stress Prevention and Management (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 220 Death and Dying (3 cr.) +S&H
  • SPH-H 235 Obesity and Health (3 cr.) +S&H
  • SPH-H 315 Consumer Health (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 318 Drug Use in American Society (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 320 The Nature of Cancer (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 334 Heart Health and Diabetes (3 cr.)
  • SPH-H 418 The Nature of Addiction (3 cr.)
  • SPH-S 217 Safety: A Personal Focus (3 cr.)

Applied Coursework (max 3 cr.)
Complete one of the following electives:

  • SPH-I 100 or 200 level or SPH-W 100 level course: _____
  • SPH-I 100 or 200 level or SPH-W 100 level course: _____
  • SPH-I 100 or 200 level or SPH-W 100 level course: _____
  • SPH-L 102 Participant Leadership Development (1 cr.)
  • SPH-R 145 Multidisciplinary Approach to Wellness (2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 199 Careers in Helping Professions (2 cr.)

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