Human Performance and Wellness, B.S. ~ Degree Requirements

Semester Credits Required

Total credits: 120-124

Credits in the major: 55-60 (depending on concentration)

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You officially begin the major with HPWE 299 Introduction to Human Performance and Wellness, where you create or revise an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with faculty guidance. The ILP is a personalized plan for fulfilling the required Major Learning Outcomes, listed below, by successfully completing courses and passing formal assessments of your individual experience and knowledge. The ILP culminates in a Senior Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major. [Learn more at CSUMB.EDU/capstone].

MLO 1 Knowledge of Human Performance and Wellness ~ Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental content, principles, and issues common in the fields of human performance and health and wellness, including exercise science, human development, neurological foundations of learning, movement, nutrition, and community health.

  • Complete all of the following: HPWE 120 CPR/First Aid; HPWE 270 Anatomy and Physiology; HPWE 299 Introduction to Human Performance and Wellness; HPWE 300 Major ProSeminar; HPWE 360 Nutritional Science; HPWE 360L Nutritional Science Lab; PSY 366 Research Methods & Data Analysis; HPWE 375 Motor Behavior; HPWE 420 Essentials of Exercise Physiology; HPWE 479 Senior Capstone I; HPWE 499 Senior Capstone II
  • Complete one of the following: HDEV 357 Human Development Across the Life Span; HPWE 464 Patterns and Dynamics in Relationships

MLO 2 Research Methods ~ Demonstrate the ability to use diverse methods of inquiry to analyze a human performance or wellness related issue. This includes acquiring, evaluating, interpreting, synthesizing, applying, documenting, and presenting scientific and social science knowledge.

  • Complete one of the following: MATH 320 Probability and Statistics; PSY 366 Research Methods and Data Analysis; SBS 366 Research Methods and Data Analysis

MLO 3 Multicultural Competency ~ Demonstrate the ability to deliver human performance and wellness services by communicating effectively across cultural groups, assessing the needs and capabilities of culturally diverse populations, and engaging in this process with mutual respect and sensitivity with others.

  • Complete one of the following: HPWE 364 Multi-cultural/Ancestral Views of Well-being & Healing; HPWE 372A Sociological Perspective of Sport & Marginality: Disability; GS 360 Intercultural Communications; HDEV 371 Adulthood and Aging; PSY 315 Drugs, Addiction, and Behavior; PSY 329 Psychology of Health

MLO 4 Personal and Professional Ethics and Communication ~ Demonstrate the ability to articulate the values and ethics that are the foundation for practices in human performance and wellness; to recognize areas of conflict between the professional values and the student’s own; and to interact ethically and effectively in written, interpersonal, and group communication.

  • Complete one of the following: HPWE 345 Sport Ethics; HPWE 365 Models and Dimensions of Wellness; CHHS 350 Personal and Professional Ethics; PSY 310 Introduction to Biological Psychology; HCOM 304 Relational Ethics; HCOM 403 Ethical Issues in the Professions

MLO 5 Collaboration ~ Demonstrate the ability to work in teams across professions, settings, programs, agencies, and disciplines, and in diverse communities. While doing so, demonstrate prowess at establishing common missions and purposes, applying knowledge of group process and group interaction, and collaborating with others in decision making, learning, and completing tasks.

  • Complete one of the following: HPWE 367 Consumer Advocacy and Well-Being; HPWE 368 Applied Holistic Healing and Well-Being; CHHS 320 Introduction to Community Health; CHHS 340 Conflict Resolution and Collaborative Negotiations

MLO 6 Leadership ~ Demonstrate an understanding and adroit command of the skills needed to motivate others in diverse settings and communities. These include promoting a shared vision and setting clear directions for implementing sustained changes.

  • Complete one of the following: HPWE 347 Leadership, Life-Skills, Citizenship; HPWE 366 Wellness Behavior Change/Support Strategies; HPWE 367 Consumer Advocacy and Well-Being; HPWE 382 Wilderness Leadership with Lab; CHHS 330 Collaborative Community Leadership

MLO 7 Service Learning ~ Demonstrate the ability to share the relevance and importance of the human performance and wellness discipline and its services. Work collaboratively with culturally, linguistically, technologically, and economically diverse populations in the context of issues related to social responsibility, justice, diversity, and compassion.

  • Complete one of the following: HPWE 361S Foundations of Wellness through Community Participation SL; HPWE 465 Community Wellness through Service Learning; HPWE 376 Physical Activity for Individuals with Disabilities SL; HDEV 360S Child Development Service Learning

MLO 8 Subject Matter Competency in Concentration

  • Complete up to 30 credits within one of the four HPW concentrations (Wellness; Human Movement: Adapted Physical Activity; Exercise Science; Interdisciplinary Concentration: Sport/Outdoor Education Focus). This coursework is typically completed simultaneously with the Core Curriculum during your junior and senior year. See an HPW Concentration Advisor for specific information.
 

Revised 5/24/05