THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 8710S
Date
of Senate Approval 05/06/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC
Document 72: Change
major and minor requirements for HWP
Effective
Date: Fall 2010
1.
Delete: On
pages 146-147, under Major in Health and Wellness Promotion:
In the liberal arts
tradition, the major in Health and Wellness Promotion is an
interdisciplinary program that prepares
students to provide educational, informational, and support services to
populations affected by health hazards, or who are at risk for chronic
diseases, particularly preventable diseases related to lifestyle. The program
includes instruction in health promotion publicity, public relations, personal
wellness coaching/counseling, health promotion campaign management, preparation
of health promotion teaching aids and instructional materials, and applications
to specific public health problems and campaign audiences. The curriculum
emphasizes multi-level programs aimed at the promotion of fitness and healthy
lifestyles, prevention of childhood and adult obesity, HIV/STD prevention,
substance abuse prevention, worksite and senior wellness programming,
developing cultural competence, and achieving racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic
health parity.
I.
Required
courses in the major—30 hours: one course from HWP 153, 154 or 155;
HWP 335 or 345; HWP 350 or 360; HWP 225,
253, 310, 325, 380, 420, 459.
II.
Additional
required courses—17 hours including one course from BIOL 223, 338 or
HWP 284; SOC 221 or SOC 312; STAT 185; and
a minimum of 6 additional hours
selected in consultation with the
department advisor. Special Topics courses may be
substituted with written permission from
the program director.
III.
Other
departmental requirements—Major, oral and computer competencies are
demonstrated by completion of HWP 459 with
a grade of C or better. During HWP
459, students will again complete the
health risk appraisal and battery of assessments
that were required at the time of declaring
the major. A comparison between the
baseline and this senior assessment, along
with an evaluation from each student’s
lifestyle coach (advisor) will be factored
into demonstration of competency.
Add: On pages 146-147, in
place of deleted entry:
I.
Required
courses in the major—38 hours: HWP 190, 310, 335, 455, 459; HWP 250 or 350; HWP
380 or 390; one course from HWP 290, 315, or 343; and two courses from HWP 225,
253 and 365; one course from BIOL 223 or HWP 284; one course from BIOL 338 or
HWP 294.
II.
Additional
required courses—10 hours: STAT 185; and a minimum of 6 additional hours
selected in consultation with the department advisor related to student goals.
Special Topics courses may be used with written permission from the department
chair.
III.
Other
departmental requirements—Computer competency is demonstrated by completion of
HWP 190 with a grade of C or better. Oral competency is demonstrated by
completion of HWP 310 with a grade of C or better. Major competency is
fulfilled by completion of HWP 459 with a grade of C or better.
Impact:
Faculty workload and departmental resources
will not be unduly impacted due to a careful rotation of courses, the removal
of the requirements indicated in this document, and the breadth of faculty
expertise. The total credit hours required to graduate will increase by one
credit hour due to the change in HWP 284 from a 3 hour to a 4 hour course to
include a laboratory. The change of spreading the competencies across 3 courses
instead of assessing them all in one course will allow the department to do a
better job of addressing deficiencies earlier in the students’ academic career.
This should reduce time for those students who require remedial work as they
will be addressing this prior to their expected last semester.
Rationale:
Changes to the Health and Wellness
Promotion degree requirements are necessary to strengthen the program through
the addition of an introduction and capstone experience, a health science core,
skills and application core, and the health promotion content core. In addition, these changes are contemporary
and reflect health promotion curricula nationwide.
Students are
prepared, supported, and expected to serve as healthy lifestyle role models.
Declaring a major in Health and Wellness
Promotion requires the student to complete a health risk appraisal and a
battery of assessments to establish baseline measures related to personal
health and wellness. Advisors serve as lifestyle coaches and use these
collected data to work with students to develop reasonable personal health and
wellness plans to be followed during their course of study (wellness plans are
adjusted for age and special needs). Before declaring a major, students must
satisfy the LANG 120 requirement.
Add: On
page 147, in place of deleted entry:
Students are prepared, supported, and
expected to serve as healthy lifestyle role models. Advisors support students
in following personal health and wellness plans during their course of study.
Wellness plans are adjusted for age and special needs. Before declaring a
major, students must satisfy the LANG 120 requirement.
Impact:
Changing the health risk appraisal and
lifestyle wellness planning from an advising function to an in-class activity
(HWP 190 and HWP 459) will reduce already heavy advising loads and provide a
better and more consistent structure for students to realize their personal
wellness potential.
Rationale: Advisors now have
a support function that provides continuity as students move through the
program, but do not have lifestyle coaching or health risk assessment
responsibilities for 30 plus students per semester. Students will be better
served by moving these activities to the classroom.
3.
Delete: On page 147, under Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion:
25 hours,
including: one course from HWP 153, 154 or 155; one course from BIOL
223, BIOL 338, or HWP 284; HWP 225, 253,
325, 355, 360, 420. One-half of the hours required for a minor must be
completed at UNC Asheville. All minors require that a minimum of 6 semester
hours of 300-400 level courses be completed at UNC Asheville.
Add: On page 147, in place of deleted
entry:
22 hours, including: HWP 190; one course
from HWP 284 or 294; one course from HWP 250 or 350; one course from HWP 310 or
HWP 335; one course from HWP 290, 315 or 343; at least 6 other hours from HWP
at the 200 to 400 level. One-half of the hours required for a minor must be
completed at UNC Asheville. All minors require that a minimum of 6 semester
hours of 300-400 level courses be completed at UNC Asheville.
Impact:
The updated minor may draw additional
students to our program. We anticipate being able to meet the need for courses
for these students without a change in staffing. Currently very few students
minor in Health and Wellness Promotion so even a doubling of minors will likely
not have a significant impact on our course loads.
Rationale:
The minor has been updated to be consistent
with changes in the core curriculum for the major. It now allows more
flexibility and will better meet the needs of students interested in a specific
area of health. The course changes for the minor provide an introduction to the
field, one background science course, one health parity focused course, one
applications course, one course that addresses the body mind connection, and
two other HWP courses that suit the students interest area. It thereby provides
a solid overview of the field of health promotion.