Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness
Description and Outcomes
The Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness program features a dynamic, evidence-informed curriculum with a focus on lifestyle and behavior change strategies to promote wellness and reduce the risk of chronic health conditions. By integrating a mind, body, and spirit approach, the program addresses modern health challenges with wellness strategies that extend beyond traditional health care models.
The program’s health coaching curriculum equips you to translate principles of nutrition, movement, and health psychology into effective health education and lifestyle strategies. By mastering professional coaching techniques within the following courses, you will gain the expertise to facilitate lasting behavioral changes that empower clients to improve their health and well-being:
- NS105 Fundamentals of Nutrition
- EF205 Principles of Exercise Science
- HW300 Disease Prevention and Lifestyle Medicine
- HW350 Principles of Health Coaching
- HW420 Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Wellness
- HW450 Applied Health Coaching
If you are seeking to gain expertise in human movement and function, the exercise science concentration provides coursework in kinesiology, exercise physiology, applied exercise science for healthy aging and special populations, psychosocial aspects of exercise, and sports nutrition, so you can apply physiological principles to enhance your professional practice.
Whether you are aiming for a diverse wellness career or advanced graduate study, you will graduate ready to make a measurable impact.
Concentration
In addition to the required core and major courses, you can further specialize your degree by choosing a concentration in exercise science.
Graduate Program Pathways
If you are interested in earning both a bachelor's and master's degree, consider a graduate program pathway.
Program Length
The Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness program consists of a minimum of 180 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a bachelor of science degree.
Program Outcomes
Discipline-Specific Outcomes
- Disciplinary Knowledge and Skills: Synthesize core dimensions of lifestyle medicine as they relate to health and disease prevention.
- Research and Analysis: Evaluate current research to support evidence-based health and wellness practice.
- Communications: Integrate inclusive perspectives into health and wellness practice to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Design health and wellness programs using evidence-informed principles of lifestyle medicine and behavior change.
- Leadership and Teamwork: Formulate a multidisciplinary leadership framework to coordinate integrative health services for high-needs populations.
- Professionalism and Ethics: Evaluate professional frameworks and scope of practice to ensure compliance in the health and wellness field.
General Education Literacies and Professional Competencies
In addition to the discipline-specific outcomes, general education literacies and professional competencies are integrated throughout your academic program. You can review the general education literacies and professional competencies associated with your academic program in the General Education and Professional Competency Requirements section of this Catalog.
Program Availability
For program availability, please refer to the U.S. State and Other Approvals section and Program Availability Information.
Policies
Please refer to school-specific policies and the Policy Information section for general Purdue Global policies.
Certification, State Board, and National Board Exams
Certification and licensure boards have state-specific educational requirements for programs that lead to a license or certification that is a precondition for employment. Prospective and current students must review Purdue Global’s State Licensure and Certifications site to view program and state-specific licensure information.
Licensure-track programs may limit enrollment to students in certain states; please see Purdue Global’s Program Availability Information to determine enrollment eligibility.
You are responsible for understanding the requirements of optional certification exams. Such requirements may change during the course of your program. You are not automatically certified in any way upon program completion. Although certain programs are designed to prepare you to take various optional certification exams, Purdue Global cannot guarantee you will be eligible to take these exams or become certified. Your eligibility may depend on your work experience, completion of education and/or degree requirements, not having a criminal record, and meeting other certification requirements.