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Are you someone who loves the idea of helping people achieve their fitness goals? Do you see yourself becoming a health education specialist directly out of college?
A Health Promotion degree from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ offers an experience like no other — one that allows you to help people live healthier lives without having to obtain a graduate degree. The Health Promotion program through the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Kinesiology prepares students for a variety of pathways.
Health Promotion program is for you if you consider yourself
Helpful and Nurturing
Program Information
Health Promotion Program
3109 Wrightsboro Road
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, GA 30909
706-737-1499
What You'll Study
Coursework
In the Health Promotion program, you’ll take science and nutrition classes and then move into courses built around your chosen concentration — health education and assessment classes for the Health Education concentration; exercise, physiology and strength training for the Corporate and Community Wellness concentration.
Focal Points
Program Concentrations
Health Education
Health EducationCorporate and Community Wellness
Corporate and Community WellnessExperience-based Education
Outside the Classroom
Two concentrations allow you to tailor your classes around the exact future you want to explore.
Individual attention from faculty makes sure you’re entering the workforce armed with a thorough understanding of the latest information and the most up to date training methods.
A research-oriented faculty and access to the latest lab equipment and diagnostic tools ensures you are receiving cutting-edge knowledge in addition to opportunities to participate in exciting kinesiology research.
Research & Innovation
Whether you’re an undergrad or graduate student, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ offers opportunities to create your own research project or work with faculty to tackle some of the world’s most complex and pressing challenges.
Internships
Internships provide valuable experience observing and practicing the essential skills of a health and fitness professional in a real world setting.
Lab Space
The Nutrition, Exercise, and Stress Lab provides the latest equipment to evaluate diet and examine the effects of supplements and other aspects of health.
Christenberry Fieldhouse
The home of the Kinesiology department as well as ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Athletics, Christenberry Fieldhouse allows students to meet and study in the dynamic center of the university’s sports science world.
Your Future
Career Options
With a Health Promotion degree, you’ll be able to work as a personal or group trainer or as a Health Education Specialist.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for both fitness trainers and Health Education Specialists is expected to be much higher than average over the next decade.
Why ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½?
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Internships and opportunities outside the classroom mean you’ll have the real-world
experience to make the most of your career from the moment you start.Checkmark
The opportunity to choose between two concentrations ensures you’re only taking the
classes you need to move you toward the future you want.Checkmark
As part of the university’s Kinesiology department, you have access to the latest
fitness-related information, equipment and research.Education News
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