Health and Wellness Coaching Minor
The Health and Wellness Coaching Minor (20-24 credits) is a free-standing minor that offers the basic skills and knowledge consistent with a career or interest in health and wellness coaching. A health/wellness coach is a supportive mentor who helps others feel their best through lifestyle changes that meet their unique needs. Students will learn to assess the current health/wellness needs of clients through coursework such as Human Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategies for Life, and Facilitating Healthy Lifestyles. The Health and Wellness Coaching Minor will then provide further instructional options to aid in areas the student would like to pursue such as Exercise Adherence, Behavioral Analysis and Behavioral Change, and Cross-Cultural Psychology. These courses will assist the student in learning how to set goals and develop plans of action to work towards the clients’ desired outcomes.
Curriculum
Admission Requirements (10 cr)
Students must complete 30 credits before admission to the program. Students must also complete:
HLTH 1100 - Health and Wellness Strategies for Life (3.0 cr)
HLTH 1470 - Human Nutrition (3.0 cr)
PSY 2021 - Developmental Psychology (4.0 cr)
Minor Requirement - Core Courses (6 cr)
HLTH 4400 cannot be applied to both Public Health BASc and the Health and Wellness Coaching Minor.
HLTH 3400 - Facilitating Healthy Lifestyle Change (3.0 cr)
HLTH 4400 - Professional Health Coaching (3.0 cr)
Minor Requirement - Elective Courses (6 cr)
EXSC 3410 - Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition (4.0 cr)
HLTH 3118 - Women's Health Issues (3.0 cr)
PSY 3613 - Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Change (4.0 cr)
(view Health and Wellness Coaching Minor in UMD’s catalog for more options)
Job Outlook
Wellness is defined as the holistic well-being of a person. The seven dimensions of wellness demonstrate this holistic approach by explaining the equality of physical, environmental, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social, and occupational on the overall wellness for any individual. When working as a Health and Wellness Coach, you can mentor on the commonly thought of nutrition and physical activity aspect of health and wellness but there is so much more that can be developed and achieved through coaching. Depending on the position you hold as a health and wellness coach, you can be a supportive mentor for all seven dimensions of wellness.
A Look into Health & Wellness Coaching: 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Wellness is defined as the holistic well-being of a person. The seven dimensions of wellness demonstrate this holistic approach by explaining the equality of physical, environmental, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social, and occupational on the overall wellness for any individual. When working as a Health and Wellness Coach, you can mentor on the commonly thought of nutrition and physical activity aspect of health and wellness but there is so much more that can be developed and achieved through coaching. Depending on the position you hold as a health and wellness coach, you can be a supportive mentor for all seven dimensions of wellness.