Health ManagementBachelor of Science

Leading the world of health management

Gain the knowledge and knowhow necessary to succeed in the health and fitness industry with a degree in health management.

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Program Highlights

A Healthy Degree of Management

A health management degree at Friends University is an interdisciplinary, four-year degree for students interested in a combination of health, physical education and business management.

Academic Resources

Access to library and academic support services

Interactive Classrooms

Collaborative instruction in interactive classroom environments

Passionate Faculty

Accessible educators with real-world experience and expertise

Great Job Opportunities

Students who graduate with this degree typically work in community recreational departments, organizations such as the YMCA, the physical fitness industry, and other wellness organizations.

Passionate Faculty

Accessible educators with real-world experience and expertise

Career Services

Helpful career guidance

Students in the health management program consider their own health, and the health of their communities, to be of the utmost importance, and continually seek opportunities to improve.

Program Outcomes

  • Possess knowledge of the physiological, anatomical and mechanical systems of the human body.
  • Possess knowledge of how body systems adapt to physical activity and how these adaptations contribute to motor performance, fitness and wellness.
  • Possess knowledge of the various disciplines involved in the study of kinesiology and how these disciplines can be utilized to improve or increase athletic performance or exercise performance.

Featured Faculty

Prince Agbedanu

Dr. Prince Agbedanu

  • Assistant Professor of Biology; Director of Human Biology & Health Science Program
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  • B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; M.S., Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., Iowa State University
John Simmons

Dr. John Simmons

  • Associate Professor of Biology
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  • B.S., Culver-Stockton College; Ph.D., Missouri University
Brenda Smith

Brenda Smith

  • Associate Professor of Mathematics
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  • B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University

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