This minor is designed to engage students in the comprehensive study of mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being, including the role of addictions and recovery. Students will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to promote holistic health and wellness in individuals, families, and communities. Content is a good fit for students pursuing any healthrelated career, including counseling, physical or occupational therapy, medicine, public health, social work, etc.
Program of Study
Required Courses (9 hours)
- HDFS 2200, Lifespan Development (3 hours)
- HDFS 3000, Introduction to Behavioral Health (3 hours)
- Choose one:
- HDFS 3200, Substance Use and Other Addictive Behaviors within Family Systems (3 hours)
- ECHD 3170, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Issues (3 hours)
Elective Courses (6 hours) Choose two of the following courses:
- EPSY 3600-3600L, Science and Practice of Health and Well-Being (3 hours)
- IHDD 2001, Introduction to Disability (3 hours)
- HDFS 4080/6080, Contemporary Topics in Child Development: Risk and Resilience (3 hours)
- HDFS 4200/6200, Health Technology, Ethics, and Human Development (3 hours)
- HDFS 4700, Creativity and Mindfulness in Behavioral Health (3 hours)
- HDFS 5100, Prevention and Intervention in Human Development and Family Science (3 hours)
- HPRB 3010, Health Promotion in Public Health (3 hours)
- HPRB 5210, Substance Use and Misuse (3 hours)
- PSYC 3230, Psychopathology (3 hours)
- PSYC 3300, Social and Personality Development (3 hours)
- SOCI 3100, Medical Sociology (3 hours)
- SOCI 4000, Society, Bodies, and Health (3 hours)