Course Syllabus
Course: HFST 1300
Division: Social and Behavioral Science
Department: Education and Family Studies
Title: Personal and Family Health
Semester Approved: Spring 2024
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2028
End Semester: Fall 2029
Catalog Description: This course is an overview of health issues affecting the individual and the family. Discussion focuses on improving personal lifestyle decisions and preventing rather than curing illnesses.
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
Justification: HFST 1300, Personal and Family Health, is an introductory course on concepts of overall physical, emotional, and collective wellness. This course serves an an elective for students desiring information and skills for personal and professional use. Elementary Education majors, Exercise Science majors, Family Science majors and student athletes find this course especially applicable to their current and future interests.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will understand the factors that can help you achieve better health for yourselves and for your families. Students will be assessed through various assignments.
Students will begin to implement behavior changes in your own lives to improve your total wellness and health Students will be assessed through assignments.
Students will become a more educated consumer and be able to better distinguish between health fads and myths and the proven scientific information available to modern consumers. Students will be assessed by discussions and assignments.
Students will gain experience in researching current diet trends and health information. Students will be assessed through a assignments, exams, and quizzes.
Students will be able to implement self-help health procedures that can optimize a healthy lifestyle. Students will be assessed through assignments and discussion.
Content:
This course will include topics that explore though the lens of family systems, lifespan development, culture and diversity. A few topics include achieving personal health, managing stress, maintaining emotional wellness, choosing a nutritious diet, managing weight, and other relevant topics. This course is vital in understanding and explaining various health related issues for people of all backgrounds and cultures. Health related concerns are unique to different cultures, and among other things, this course addresses them.
Key Performance Indicators:
Exams and quizzes: 25 to 35%
Assignments 50 to 65%
Discussions 5 to 20%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Gordon Edlin, et. al., Essentials for Health and Wellness, current edition, Jones and Bartlett.
Pedagogy Statement:
This course is taught through lecture, class discussion, and self-assessment and approaches topics using diverse approaches to learning and thinking. The course promotes inclusivity by addressing concepts through the lens of various cultures, individual and societal perspective, and other diverse contexts. Students are assisted through their learning by Canvas reminders, semi-flexible due dates, and low-stakes assignments.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Online
Maximum Class Size: 35
Optimum Class Size: 35
