Bachelor of Science Degree
Oakland University’s wellness and health promotion degree equips you to meet the growing need for strong communicators who can encourage healthy habits. You’ll build deep expertise in nutrition, exercise, mental health, and stress management, preparing you for a wide range of health and wellness jobs or graduate programs (including medical school). One of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. workforce, health and wellness professionals range from doctors and nurses to fitness trainers, health educators, nutritionists, public health officials, and other specialists. Our program gives you a head start on graduate school or the health promotion job market.
Oakland University’s wellness and health promotion degree equips you to meet the growing need for strong communicators who can encourage healthy habits. You’ll build deep expertise in nutrition, exercise, mental health, and stress management, preparing you for a wide range of health and wellness jobs or graduate programs (including medical school). One of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. workforce, health and wellness professionals range from doctors and nurses to fitness trainers, health educators, nutritionists, public health officials, and other specialists. Our program gives you a head start on graduate school or the health promotion job market.
Health and wellness jobs require a strong personal touch, and that’s where Oakland University excels. We’re small enough to offer face-to-face education, with small classes and extensive faculty attention. But we’re large enough to have comprehensive, state-of-the-art wellness and health facilities (including a medical school on campus) plus community and corporate partnerships that let you explore the full range of health and wellness careers.
With an aging population and an evolving health care system, the United States has a tremendous need for health and wellness professionals. If you’re a strong communicator with a knack for the behavioral sciences, you’ll find a wide range of opportunities that include:
Our wellness and health degree includes introductory coursework in community health, health science statistics, safety and first aid, nutrition, and psychology. The program focuses heavily on diversity, with courses on global health and environmental perspectives, culture and well-being, wellness across the lifespan, and multicultural communication.
Additional courses and electives cover subjects such as:
The program concludes with a supervised professional internship in a health and wellness educational setting.