Wellness

The Wellness major at Defiance College prepares students for careers that develop "the whole person," such as preventive health programming, fitness management, corporate fitness administration, rehabilitative programming, or other allied health professions.

This major is part of the DC Sport Science area which also includes physical education, health, and sport management majors, and the sports medicine concentration area. The Sport Science area allows each of these majors to share core educational experiences with related majors prior to specializing in their specific educational track.

A Wellness major can provide the educational base and practical experiences that lead to a variety of career options in allied health professions or to graduate study in health management, exercise science, exercise physiology, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, or fitness management.

With a major in Wellness and an emphasis in Sports Medicine, one is equipped to work in hospital, clinic or industrial settings. Businesses and industries are deeply concerned about the rising costs of health care and are eager to hire those wellness professionals who might be able to help deal with the growing problem. Wellness is clearly emerging as a health promotion emphasis in business, community and YMCA/YWCA settings in order to promote optimal health and well-being for all citizens.

Required courses for the Wellness major include:

• PE 125, Personal and Community Health
  
• PE 121, Foundations of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport
  
• PE 237, Recreation for Special Populations
  
• PE 334, Community First Aid and CPR
  
• PE 355, Exercise Physiology
  
• PE 357, Muscle Structure and Function
• AT 320, Introduction to Drugs, Alcohol and Nutrition
  
• BI 235 and BI 236, Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
  
• SW 340, Health Care Issues
  
• WE 390, Wellness Program Implementation
  
• WE 397, Field Experience
  
• WE 490, Advanced Wellness Program Implementation
  
• WE 491, Internship