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Southern Miss Gulf Coast Nursing students perform hearing tests for students at Westminster Academy in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Degree Concentrations

Health Promotion Concentration
Students pursuing the health promotion emphasis are prepared for professional careers in health education, research, service, and a wide variety of health organizations such as hospitals, multispecialty health clinics, local and state health departments, voluntary, private and grant funded agencies and industry, government agencies and community health clinics. Students interested in Health Promotion must complete the following emphasis area requirements (69 hours) in addition to the USM core requirements and Major Area of Study Requirements.
CHS 321 - Community Health
CHS 409 - Community Health Education Planning
CHS 412 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education
CHS 425 - Health Administration
CHS 427 - Health Policy
CHS 432 - Epidemiology
CHS 438 - Workplace Health Promotion
CHS 440 - Introduction to Biostatistics
CHS 485 - Senior Seminar
CHS 493 - Practicum:  Select 6 hours
PSY 432 - Behavioral Interventions
PSY 450 - Social Psychology
MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing
SCM 320 - Business and Professional Speaking
Choose six (6) hours CHS electives
Choose eighteen (18) hours general electives