HL ED 198 - Independent Study-Health

Credits: 3
For any student wishing to develop a basic knowledge in health when there is no offering in the regular curriculum.

Enrollment Requirement: Instructor consent.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Demonstrate an enhanced awareness of various components of health/wellness.
Increase knowledge in and understanding of various components of health/wellness.
Develop strategies to reduce their risk of chronic disease such as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, stroke or cancer.

Program Outcomes

Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020. Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer.
Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes.
Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.