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.
Health Management
Start your future in health management.
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.
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.
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Students interested in pursuing this program can obtain a Bachelor of Science in either Health Management or Health Science from Friends University and be pre-admitted to the University of Saint Mary Doctor of Occupational Therapy program.
Master of Science in Athletic Training
Obtain a Bachelor of Science in Health Management from Friends University and be pre-admitted to the University of Saint Mary Athletic Training program.
Passionate Faculty
Accessible educators with real-world experience and expertise
Academic Resources
Access to library and academic support services
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
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
Dr. John Simmons
- Associate Professor of Biology
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- B.S., Culver-Stockton College; Ph.D., Missouri University
Brenda Smith
- Associate Professor of Mathematics
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University