Health and Human Performance: Human Performance Concentration (5218), B.S.H.H.P.

Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance (B.S.H.H.P.) - Major in Health and Human Performance

The B.S.H.H.P. with a major in Health and Human Performance prepares students for successful careers in exercise science, public school teaching in health and physical education, public health, and various pre-professional programs.

There are five concentrations in this major:

Exercise Science and Wellness
Human Performance
K-12 Licensure (Health and Physical Education)
Public Health
Non-Licensure

Core coursework develops foundational skills and knowledge for all areas of the Health and Human Performance major. Concentration-specific coursework builds on those foundational skills and knowledge to develop expertise in a broad area of interest. Additional coursework within the concentration allows students to refine and focus skills to best suit the students’ chosen career path.

The Human Performance concentration prepares the Health and Human Performance major with the foundational skills and knowledge for pre-professional preparation and/or challenging any number of certification exams. Concentration-specific coursework builds on those foundational skills and knowledge to develop expertise in a broad area of interest. Additional coursework within the concentration allows students to refine and focus skills to best suit the students’ chosen career path.

General Education	38 hours
Concentration Courses	33 hours
Electives (or other program requirements etc.)	49 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

This major does not require the completion of a minor.

For more information about the Health and Human Performance Major, please contact:

Dr. Richard A. West, Chair
Health and Human Performance
3006 Kathleen and Tom Elam Center
rwest37@utm.edu
731-881-7311
731-881-7319 fax

COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements

Guidance for choosing general education courses:

Students seeking admission in professional schools may include these science courses: BIOL 130 and 140, CHEM 121 and 122, MBIO 251, PHYS 211 and 212, and ZOOL 251. These courses also meet the Biological and Physical Systems general education requirement.
Students seeking admission in professional schools may include these math courses: MATH 140 and MATH 210. Additionally, MATH 110, 130, 140, and 251 will meet the general education requirement in Mathematics.
Recommended Social and Behavioral Science courses include: HLTH 111 and NUTR 100. Additionally, PSYC 101, SWRK 220, SOC 201 and SOC 202 meet the Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirement.
Recommended Humanities courses include PHIL 130 and 160. Additionally, PHIL 110, and 120 meet the general education requirement in Humanities.

Note to students: Some degree programs include required courses for the major that are also options within the University-Wide General Education Requirements. If a student completes a course that simultaneously satisfies both a requirement for the major and a requirement for the University-Wide General Education Requirements, then the student may need to complete additional elective coursework to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree.

Major in Health and Human Performance (82 credit hours)

Program-Specific Degree Requirements

Minimum grade of C in all department coursework (ATRN, EXSC, HHP, HLTH, HPED, HPER)
Prerequisite to some EXSC courses is ZOOL 201 or ZOOL 251.
Minor is not required; however, if a minor is completed, then all the hours from the minor may be applied to the elective coursework area. If a minor is not completed, then a maximum of 12 hours, from any one discipline may be applied to the elective coursework.
Unrestricted electives are course disciplines that are not included in the elective coursework list. No more than 9 hours of unrestricted electives may be applied to the elective coursework area that come from courses taken outside the provided list.

Course Requirements

Concentration in Human Performance (Program code 5218) (82 hours)

Core Coursework:

These courses are required for this concentration (33 hours)

EXSC 305 - Applied Human Movement Credit(s): 3
EXSC 430 - Exercise Physiology Credit(s): 4
HLTH 111 - Principles and Concepts in Personal Health Credit(s): 3
HLTH 220 - Advanced First Aid, CPR and AED Credit(s): 3
Choose one of the following: HHP 325 Credit(s): 3 OR HHP 330 Credit(s): 3 OR HHP 351 Credit(s): 3
Either HHP 353 Credit(s): 3 OR HHP 360 Credit(s): 3
Either HHP 406 Credit(s): 3 OR HPER 432 Credit(s): 3
Either HPER 302 Credit(s): 2 OR HPER 303 Credit(s): 2
HPER 327 - Principles of Fitness Training Credit(s): 3
HPER 350 - Motor Development and Learning Across the Life Span Credit(s): 3
HPER 440 - Evaluation in Human Performance Credit(s): 3

Elective Coursework:

49 hours are selected from the disciplines listed below to fulfill pre-professional requirements, certification requirements or career preparation. No more than 9 hours of unrestricted electives may be applied to the elective coursework area that come from courses taken outside the provided list.

Athletic Training
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Child and Family Studies
Computer Science 201
Driver Safety Education
Exercise Science
Gerontology
Health
Health and Human Performance
Health and Physical Education
Honors
Human Learning
Human Performance
Mathematics
Microbiology
Military Science & Leadership 
Neuroscience
Nursing
Nutrition
Philosophy
Physical Activity (PACT-limit 4-hours)
Physics
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
SPED 300 - Children with Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
Sport Business
TCED 211 - Introduction to Teaching Credit(s): 3
Zoology

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Pre-professional planning and degree progression are the responsibility of the student. Through strategic advising, the student will be guided to select appropriate courses from the elective discipline list that will prepare the student to apply to the graduate program of their choice or challenge a certification exam.
This concentration requires a 45-hour practicum. The student will be responsible for purchasing liability insurance through the university to cover the semester when the practicum will take place. The student will contact a facility, of their future profession, and establish a supervisor to shadow for the duration of the practicum. The student is responsible for their own transportation.
Academic progress is the responsibility of the student. The student should know in advance their 4-year plan for graduation. In addition to coursework, the student should have a plan for engaging in professional development through high impact practices.
No more than 9 hours of upper-division coursework may be transferred into the concentration.