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Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Science (M.S.) in Wellness Management
Admissions and degree requirements for the wellness management degree.

Applied Gerontology Degrees
The academic program in gerontology, dedicated to the promotion of multidimensional wellness over the life-span, serves as a resource center for students and faculty who are interested in aging studies.

Graduate Assistantships in the Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
A graduate assistantship at Ball State University is a contractual agreement outlining basic assistantship requirements. The requirements may involve but no limited to research, teaching, or various wellness and gerontological services and activities.
The two-year master's degree in wellness management, an interdisciplinary program sponsored by the Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, focuses on the strong health and wellness resources of the university, offering comprehensive graduate training. The goal of the program is to prepare students to be wellness managers, capable of having a significant effect on the health and well-being of numerous constituencies and knowledgeable of the principles of sound management, cost containment, and accountability. A degree in wellness management prepares students to work as professionals in an expanding, exciting field.



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Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Science (M.S.) in Wellness Management

Wellness Management Curriculum
WELLNESS MANAGEMENT CORE COURSES (24-27 Hours)

WELNS 605 - Wellness Management Administration.

WELNS 630 - Wellness Programming for Health and Productivity Management.

WELNS 650 - Foundations of Wellness.

WELNS 660 - Critical Issues in Worksite Wellness.

WELNS 670 - Interdisciplinary Wellness Research Design.

WELNS 698 - Internship in Wellness Management.

RES 697 - Research Paper.

EDPSY 641 - Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research.

THES 698 - Thesis.

DIRECTED ELECTIVES (Complete 12-13 Hours)

WELNS 625 - Community Collaboration and Service Learning in Wellness Management.

WELNS 635 - Wellness Coaching.

WELNS 640 - Survey of Wellness Policy, Advocacy and Ethics.

WELNS 645 - Social Marketing in Wellness Management Practice.

WELNS 655 - Practical Applications for Worksite Wellness.

WELNS 665 - Technology and Media for Wellness Managers.

WELNS 675 - Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

WELNS 680 - Evaluating Health and Wellness Initiatives.

GERON 515 - Technology in Aging.

GERON 535 - Aging in Communities.

GERON 540 - Women and Aging.

GERON 605 - Aging Well: A Systems Approach.

GERON 610 - Public Policy and Aging.

GERON 620 - Guided Life Review.

GERON 625 - Changing Health/Wellness Behaviors.

GERON 630 - Health, Wellness, and Aging.

GERON 635 - Aging Well: Adaptations in Later Life.

CPSY 634 - Introduction to Behavioral Medicine.

FCSFN 540 - Human Nutrition.

FCSFN 644 - Nutrition for Exercise and Sport.

FCSFN 652 - Geriatric Nutrition.

FCSFN 696 - Seminar in Foods and Nutrition.

HSC 683 - Principles of Epidemiology.

HSC 686 - Health Promotion Program Planning and Evaluation.

HSC 687 - Statistical Theory and Methods in Health Science.

PEP 613 - Physical Fitness Seminar.

 


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