Health Coach Certificate
The certificate in Health Coaching will provide students an opportunity to create additional service opportunities in their places of work or even qualify a student to work as a Health Coach for an insurance company. Health coaching requires knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) related to motivational interviewing, active listening, anatomy and physiology, psychology of human behavior, lifespan development, cultural awareness, addiction, exercise physiology and nutrition.
Required courses
Students must take 12 hours in required
| HE 300 | Nutrition & Physical Fitness | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 447 | Clinical Interviewing | 3 |
| SWK 201 | Ethnicity, Diversity & Cultural Awareness | 3 |
Electives
Students must take 3 credits from Social Work
| SWK 280 | Introduction to Addiction Studies | 3 |
| SWK 441 | Mental Health Assessment & Intervention | 3 |
Students must take 3 credits from Psychology
Students must take 3 credits from Exercise Physiology
| EP 325 | Exercise Physiology I | 3 |
| HE 320 | Mental Health & Drug Use & Abuse | 3 |
| HE 360 | Community & Environmental Health | 3 |