Well-Being Minor

The 15 credit hour well-being minor examines the scholarship on well-being from an integrated and systemic approach within the human sciences and provides evidence-based strategies for enhancing well-being within career pathways as well as implications for one’s own well-being.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (3 credit hours)

  • HHS 101 – Introduction to Well-Being Credits: (0.5)
  • HHS 201 – Community Well-Being Credits: (0.5)
  • HHS 202 – Social Well-Being Credits: (0.5)
  • HHS 203 – Financial Well-Being Credits: (0.5)
  • HHS 204 – Physical Well-Being Credits: (0.5)
  • HHS 301 – Career Well-Being Credits: (0.5)

Elective courses (12 credit hours: Pick one course from each of the four areas)

Community Well-being (pick one course)

  • HDFS 301 – Helping Relationships Credits: (3)
  • ID 210 – Design and Behavior in the Interior Environment Credits: (3)
  • FASH/ID 350 – Our Sustainable World: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities Credits: (3)
  • DMP 314 – Environmental and Public Health Credits: (3)
  • PSYCH 565 – Occupational Health Psychology Credits: (3)

Social Well-being (pick one course)

  • HDFS 350 – Family Relationships and Gender Roles Credits: (3)
  • CNRES 300 – Introduction to Conflict Resolution Credits: (3)
  • CNRES 530 – Coping with Life Crises Credits: (3)
  • THTRE 664 – Creative Drama Credits: (3)

Financial Well-being (pick one course)

  • PFP 105 – Introduction to Personal Financial Planning Credits: (3)
  • PFP 320 – Applied Behavioral Finance Credits: (3)
  • HM 230 – Issues in Tourism Credits: (3)
  • FINAN 250 – Personal Investing and Risk Management Credits: (3)

Physical Well-being (pick one course)

  • FNDH 132 – Basic Nutrition Credits: (3)
  • FNDH 352 – Personal Wellness Credits: (3)
  • KIN 398 – Fundamentals of Improving your Health Credits: (3)
  • KIN 220 – Biobehavioral Bases of Physical Activity Credits: (4)
  • KIN 380 – Principles of Exercise Training Credits: (3)
  • ANTH 315 – Introduction to Medical Anthropology Credits: (3)
  • EDCEP 103 - Healthful and Safe College Life Credits: (3)
  • PSYCH 518 – Introduction to Health Psychology Credits: (3)

Enrolling in the Minor