Human Health Science Curriculum

Curriculum Requirements

All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.

The Human Health Science major consists of 73 credit hours as follows:

• HWS 100: Introduction to Health, Wellness, and Sport (2)
• HWS 221: Family and Community Health (3)
• HWS 241: Human Anatomy and Kinesiology (3)
• HWS 246: Human Nutrition (3)
• HWS 301: Biomechanics (3)
• HWS 311: Geriatrics (3)
• HWS 341: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3)
• HWS 401: Exercise Physiology (3)
• HWS 495: Senior Seminar (2)
• *BIO 145: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
• *BIO 146: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
• BIO 211: Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
• BIO 212: Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
• PHY 151: Physics I (4)
• PHY 152: Physics II (4)
• MATH 230: Statistics (3)
• CHM 111: General Chemistry I (4)
• CHM 112: General Chemistry II (4)
• CIS 142: Tech Tools for Presentations (1)
• CIS 152: Digital Document Development (1)
• CIS 162: Fundamentals of Excel (1)
• PSY 110: Introduction to Psychology (3)
• PSY 227: Adult Development and Aging (3)
• SOC 111: Introduction to Sociology OR SOC 112: Contemporary Social Problems (3)
• PRF 201: Career Development Strategies (1)

* Not needed if students have successfully passed BIO 211/212. However, a student will need to take 8 additional credits of BIO courses as substitutes for BIO 145/146.

Four-Year Plan of Study: Human Health Science