Department of Health, Human and Life Sciences

The purpose of the Department of Health, Human and Life Sciences is to prepare students to contribute to a global society and a diverse workforce as productive, responsible, and well-educated research and healthcare professionals and/or graduate students. This is accomplished by providing students with the knowledge and skills basic to the practice of their disciplines, instilling them with the fundamental attitudes of professionalism, teaching, service to the community, and a desire for lifelong learning in a personalized, culturally rich and dynamic learning environment that fosters faculty, staff, and student engagement.

The Department of Health, Human and Life Sciences has a science-based curriculum that provides a broad background for students planning to further their education at the graduate level. The department offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and the Bachelor of Science degree emphasizes three primary disciplines: Biology, and Exercise Science-concentrations in Fitness and Wellness and Pre-Athletic Training. These academic offerings carry a competitive matriculation requirement.  Minors are available in Psychology and Biology.

Programs

• Psychology, BA

• Biology, BS
• Exercise Science: Fitness and Wellness Concentration, BS
• Exercise Science: Pre-Athletic Training, BS

• Biology Minor

Courses

• HPE 385 Supervised Experience in Therapeutic Clinical Settings -II (1)
• HPE 423 Adapted Physical Education, Therapeutic Recreation and Kinesiology (3)
• HPE 424 Kinesiotherapy-II: Clinical Practicum (3)
• HPE 432 Organization and Administration of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Kinesiotherapy (3)
• HPE 472 Tests and Measurements in Adapted Physical Education, Recreation, and Kinesiotherapy (3)
• HPE 485 Supervised Experience in Therapeutic Clinical Settings-III (1)
• HPE 490 Methods of Teaching Allied Health Sciences (3)
• HPE 492 Research and Seminar in Allied Health and Kinesiotherapy (3)
• HPE 493 Clinical Internship in Kinesiotherapy (6-12)

• MAT 111 General Mathematics - I (3)
• MAT 112 General Mathematics - II (3)
• MAT 113 Intermediate Algebra (3)
• MAT 115 Precalculus (4)
• MAT 120 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3)
• MAT 121 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3)
• MAT 200 Introduction to Statistics (3)
• MAT 201 Calculus-I (4)
• MAT 202 Calculus-II (4)
• MAT 203 Calculus-III (4)
• MAT 212 Discrete Mathematics (3)
• MAT 215 Introduction to Abstract Math (3)
• MAT 219 PRAXIS Seminar IV: Mathematics (1)
• MAT 232 Theory of Numbers (3)
• MAT 311 Modern Algebra (3)
• MAT 312 Linear Algebra (3)
• MAT 313 Probability and Statistics (3)
• MAT 323 Modern Geometry (3)
• MAT 360 Teaching Mathematics with Technology (3)
• MAT 411 Differential Equations (3)

• PHY 112 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
• PHY 114 Physical Science Laboratory (1)
• PHY 203 General Physics III (3)
• PHY 212 Physics I (3)
• PHY 214 Physics II (3)
• PHY 221 General Physics I (3)
• PHY 222 General Physics II (3)
• PHY 232 Physics I Lab (1)
• PHY 234 Physics II Lab (1)
• PHY 251 General Physics I Lab (1)
• PHY 252 General Physics II Lab (1)
• PHY 253 General Physics III Lab (1)

• PSY 150 General Psychology (3)
• PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)
• PSY 204 Psychology of Personality (3)
• PSY 205 Health Psychology (3)
• PSY 206 Psychology of Women (3)
• PSY 210 Human Development (3)
• PSY 304 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSY 305 Educational Psychology (3)
• PSY 312 Cross Cultural Psychology (3)
• PSY 313 Psychology of Aging (3)
• PSY 315 Psychology of the African American Experience (3)
• PSY 320 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3)
• PSY 324 Cognitive Psychology (3)
• PSY 325 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (3)
• PSY 330 Physiological Psychology (3)
• PSY 350 Psychology of Learning (3)
• PSY 400 Psychological Tests and Measurements (3)
• PSY 465 Experimental Psychology (3)
• PSY 466 Experimental Psychology Laboratory (1)
• PSY 470 History of Psychology (3)
• PSY 472 Internship (3)
• PSY 492 Seminar in Psychology (3)