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College of Health Sciences

Human Performance and Wellness Management

​​Helping Others Achieve Maximum Health and Wellness Outcomes ​

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Degree
  • Bachelor of Science
Location
  • Huntsville
Type of Instruction
  • Face to Face
Length

4 Years

​​The Path to Wellness Begins Here​ 

The B.S. in Human Performance and Wellness Management (HPWM) at Sam Houston State University prepares students for careers in fitness leadership, athletic performance, wellness promotion, and health entrepreneurship. This program is ideal for students who want to design, lead, and manage wellness programs in corporate, commercial, or clinical settings—or launch their own fitness business. 

Students gain hands-on experience in fitness assessment, exercise program design, and wellness coaching while building professional skills in communication, leadership, and facility management. The program also serves as excellent preparation for graduate studies in fields such as Occupational Therapy, Kinesiology, or Sport and Human Performance. 

​​Where and How Is This Program Available?​ 

​​The BS in Human Performance and Wellness Management is offered in person at our Huntsville campus.​ 

​​Gain Marketable Skills​

​​Students majoring in human performance and wellness management develop a variety of in-demand skills, including effective communication, the ability to teach motor skill functions, exercise program design and implementation, and entrepreneurship. This means you’ll have a unique approach to helping others stay healthy.​

  • ​​A Focus on Humanity​

    ​​Maybe you want to help athletes achieve peak performance. Maybe you dream of creating an initiative to help kids be more active and reduce childhood obesity. Maybe you want to run your own fitness company. A degree in human performance and wellness management blends classroom with practical applications to help you do all that – and more. This multidisciplinary degree focuses on how fitness and wellness help people become healthier, and how a healthy society is better for everyone.​ 

  • ​​Real-World Experience​

    The wellness management degree culminates with a 400-hour professional internship. The internship will be conducted in a corporate, community, or hospital setting under the instruction and supervision of a qualified and experienced wellness professional. 

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Find Your Future Career

This degree helps graduates become fitness entrepreneurs, work in health and fitness or strength and conditioning industries, become wellness directors at hospitals and corporations, or help patients with cardiac rehabilitation.

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Expert Faculty

​​You’ll encounter faculty from a variety of disciplines, including kinesiology, biology, psychology, and chemistry, giving you a truly interdisciplinary experience. They’ll support and mentor you to help you reach your goals.​

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