{"id":278,"date":"2018-05-23T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T16:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/health-and-physical-education-monmouth-university\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:46:14","slug":"department-of-health-and-physical-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Health and Physical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero is-style-default has-buttons has-narrative\" style=\"--hero-desktop-image-position: 49% 78%; \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"1905\" style=\"object-position: 40.98625% 31.95%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924-1536x1045.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924-2048x1393.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/iStock-1343399924-150x102.jpg 150w\" class=\"wp-image-4385\" alt=\"athletes doing crunches with instructors\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">Department of Health and Physical Education<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text \"><h2 class=\"top-text hero\">Welcome<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/?progtype=ug\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/?progtype=gr\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/human-performance-lab\/\">Human Performance Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-narrative\"><p class=\"bottom-text\">Monmouth University&#8217;s health programs provide an interdisciplinary approach to information about health.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/\" class=\"home\"  >Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/\" class=\"\"  aria-current=\"page\"  >Department of Health and Physical Education<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-and-navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"supernav root\"  aria-label=\"Primary Menu - Department of Health and Physical Education\"><div class=\"supernav-current\" data-menuguid=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/menu\"><h2><p  data-menuid=\"957\" aria-current=\"page\" class=\"parent current-page\"   ><span>Department of Health and Physical Education<\/span><\/p><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/faculty-and-staff\/\" data-menuid=\"225\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/stay-connected\/\" data-menuid=\"243\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Alumni: Keep in Touch and Stay Connected<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/human-performance-lab\/\" data-menuid=\"4482\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Human Performance Lab<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-menuid=\"4151\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Student Organizations<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-menuid=\"4138\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Student Resources<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/\" data-menuid=\"4105\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Programs of Study<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mission-statement\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The mission of the HPE Department in the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies is to empower students to become leaders within the health professions, driving change within the fields of health sciences, fitness and wellness, public health, and health and physical education teacher education, in order to advance the holistic health and well-being of the community in an increasingly global society.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"philosophy-and-characteristics\">Philosophy and Characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Department of Health and Physical Education faculty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>are a team of invested professionals from diverse disciplines with a passion for empowering students to develop into future leaders by combining didactic instruction with practical experiences to support transfer and application of knowledge, skills, and competencies to a variety of professional fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>implement activity-based and problem-based learning strategies to engage students and supervise capstone experiential education internship opportunities to promote professional development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are scholars who value the importance of scientific inquiry and conduct research projects to inform our fields and maintain best teaching practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>provide informed, empathetic advising and empower students to make decisions regarding academic progress, career development, and personal growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>value equity, inclusion, and diversity. We appreciate varied experiences and backgrounds and view individual differences as a collective strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Health and Physical Education promotes inclusivity, group belongingness, cohesive collaboration and welcomes conversation that represents diverse viewpoints as a reflective means to innovate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-bracket\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health-studies\"><a aria-label=\"B.S. in Health Studies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/bs-health-studies\/\">Health Studies<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"tile-title\">With clusters in Health Science or Exercise Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Studies<\/strong> offers two clusters, <strong>Health Science <\/strong>and<strong> Exercise Science<\/strong>, that prepare students for a wide variety of graduate programs in the fields of healthcare and movement science. The curriculum features a rigorous sequence of science courses, critical training on the research process and implications, holistic approach to the dimensions of health\/movement science, internship experiences in applied settings, and free elective credits to complete graduate program prerequisites in four years.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" style=\"object-position: 67.52% 30.695%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"Three men in scrubs perform a medical technique on a simulated patient\" class=\"wp-image-4370 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2024\/08\/PA-Lab-Birth-Simulation-_20220621_AD_70.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-bracket\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" style=\"object-position: 57.97% 54.065%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Man at computer watching as woman performs exercises\" class=\"wp-image-4426 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/02\/Human-Performance-Lab_20250122_MG_013A4342.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health-promotion\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/bs-health-promotion\/\">Health Promotion<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"tile-title\">With clusters in Fitness and Wellness or Public Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Promotion<\/strong> offers two clusters, <strong>Public Health <\/strong>and<strong> Fitness and Wellness<\/strong>, that prepare students to be change agents that improve quality of life for individuals in diverse communities. The curriculum features a comprehensive sequence of health education and health policy courses, critical training on the research process and implications, holistic approach to the determinants of health, internship experiences in real world settings, and free elective credits to complete a minor and\/or earn a professional certification in four years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-bracket\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"healthphysical-educationeducation-k12-endorsement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-curriculum-and-instruction\/programs-of-study\/bs-health-and-physical-education-endorsement-in-k12-education\/\">Health\/Physical Education\/Education<\/a> (K\u201312 endorsement)<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><strong>Health and Physical Education Teacher Education<\/strong> majors impact the overall health and well-being of community members by increasing feelings of competence and confidence to be physically active and maintain a healthy lifestyle in a variety of settings. The program\u2019s primary objectives include preparing future teachers to gain employment in a K12 health and physical education school setting or pursue an advanced degree in a related field. The curriculum is designed and delivered with the intent of developing knowledge, skills, competencies, and dispositions in the domains of: physical literacy (cognitive, psychomotor, affective), health literacy, and professional disposition. Future Health and Physical Education teachers develop instructional competencies via clinical experiences working with diverse students in a variety of traditional and non-traditional K-12 settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*The health and physical education baccalaureate major K-12 education endorsement offers core health studies and physical education aligned with both the State of New Jersey certification requirements and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" style=\"object-position: 44.875% 23.39%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2022\/12\/iStock-1176953928.jpg\" alt=\"A child is jumping down a path of bright multicolored elevated risers while holding the hand of an instructor\" class=\"wp-image-4257 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2022\/12\/iStock-1176953928.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2022\/12\/iStock-1176953928-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2022\/12\/iStock-1176953928-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2022\/12\/iStock-1176953928-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"minors\">Minors<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health-studies\"><a aria-label=\"Minor in Health Studies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/health-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Studies<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p>This minor is available to Monmouth University undergraduate students who wish to enhance their knowledge about health and health-related issues for personal development or to complement their major area of study.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bachelors-masters-programs\"><strong>Bachelor\u2019s + Master\u2019s Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/b+m\/bs-health-studies-otd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Studies with Occupational Therapy, OTD (3+3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/b+m\/pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Studies with Physician\u2019s Assistant, MS (3+ 3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/programs-of-study\/\">View All Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69f26090a6e23\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69f26090a6e23\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"related-links\">Related Links<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/human-performance-lab\/\">Human Performance Lab<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/\">Undergraduate Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/graduate-catalog\/\">Graduate Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/undergraduate-course-descriptions\/\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/\">Pre-Health Advising<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/registrar\/\">Registrar&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"careers-in-health-amp-physical-education\">Careers in Health &amp; Physical Education<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Monmouth health program graduates will be prepared to serve as leaders in fields that integrate health, wellness, and education; working with individuals, groups, and families in healthcare organizations and services, corporate health programs, education and at the local, state, federal or international level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Career paths include working in healthcare agencies, managing sports or wellness centers, working in community health departments, teaching, and working in global nonprofit agencies or other public and private healthcare sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can further their education by pursuing graduate degrees in areas such as medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, health and physical education, healthcare administration, public health and many others. Students intending to pursue careers as physicians or other healthcare professionals are encourage to explore the mentorship available through Pre-Health Advising<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69f26090a7395\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69f26090a7395\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"student-organizations\">Student Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/eta-sigma-gamma\/\">Eta Sigma Gamma &#8211; Honors Society for Health Educators<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/student-activities\/clubs-organizations\/\">Monmouth Student Clubs and Organizations&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/\">Pre-Health Advising<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69f26090a7864\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69f26090a7864\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"student-resources\">Student Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/career-resources\/\">Career Resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/\">Pre-Health Advising<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-sa.terradotta.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=37901\">Faculty-Led Study Abroad Costa Rica<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/resilienteducator.com\/teaching-careers\/physical-education-teacher\/\">Becoming a Health and Physical Educator<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/resilienteducator.com\/teaching-careers\/physical-education-teacher\/\">Health and Physical Education Teacher Education Advising<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/health-and-physical-education\/documents\/2022\/10\/advising-document-for-all-five-health-and-physical-education-majors.pdf\/\">Advising Document for All Five Health and Physical Education Majors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/department\/health-and-physical-education\/\">Health and Physical Education<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bodycopy\">\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\"><a href=\"\/map\/#location\/mcallan-hall\">Robert E. McAllan Hall<\/a>, 230<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5824\">732-263-5824<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health &amp; Physical Education The health and physical education programs at Monmouth University are for those students seeking to enhance their knowledge of health and health-related issues. Specific course content provides information about current health issues as well as teaching the supporting analytical skills needed to evaluate issues and policies. Additionally, students will develop an understanding of the link between new research in health science and the development of healthcare strategies and policies.\u00a0 Graduates may prepare to work with individuals, groups, and families in health organizations and services, corporate health programs, education, and at the local, state, federal, or international level. Students can further their education by pursuing graduate degrees in areas such as medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, health and physical education, healthcare administration, public health and many others. \u00a0 Pre-professional health advising that charts a uniform course of study under the mentorship of the Pre-Professional Health Advisory Committee (PPHAC) is available to students who intend to pursue careers as physicians and healthcare professionals. The need is rising for skilled experts to deal with all aspects of human health. The fields of wellness, healthcare, nutrition, physical education, community and global health, and complementary health therapies are growing at record rates. The level of health that individuals achieve is influenced by the choices they make, which also affects their ability to develop to their full potential. It is this dynamic that sits at the core of Monmouth\u2019s health programs. \u00a0\u00a0 Students can major in: Health Studies\u00a0 Health and Physical Education\u00a0 Health\/Physical Education\/Education (K\u201312 endorsement)\u00a0 A minor in health studies is open to students from a variety of majors who wish to enhance their knowledge about health and health-related issues for personal development, or to complement their major area of study. \u00a0 BENefit Yourself and Others\u00a0 Monmouth University\u2019s health programs provide an interdisciplinary approach to information about health. These majors are designed to: increase knowledge about health and health-related topics allow students to gain knowledge about a variety of health disciplines enable students to communicate and learn how lifestyle choices may relate to the cause or prevention of disease expand interdisciplinary and comprehensive understanding of health issues facilitate student internships in health-related agencies and corporations \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monmouth health program graduates will be prepared to serve as leaders in fields that integrate health, wellness, and education. Career paths include working in healthcare agencies, managing sports or wellness centers, working in community health departments, teaching, and working in global nonprofit agencies or other public and private healthcare sectors. 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