• B.S: Family and Consumer Sciences 
• B.S: Hospitality Management & Dietetics
• B.S: Interior Design
• B.S: Fashion Merchandising 
• Certificate: Early Childhood Education Director 
• Certificate: Family Home Visiting

• B.S: Communication Disorders
• Certificate: Deaf Studies

• B.S: Exercise Science
• B.S: Physical Education
• B.S: Recreation, Park & Nonprofit Administration
• B.S: Sport Management
• Certificate: Athletic Coaching
• Certificate: E-Sports Management

• A.S.N: Nursing
• A.S: Dental Hygiene
• B.S: Dental Hygiene
• B.S.N: Nursing

• B.S: Environmental & Occupational Health Science
• B.S: Health Care Administration
• B.S: Health Information Management
• B.S: Health Sciences 
• B.S: Public Health
• Certificate: Environmental Health
• Certificate: Health Education & Promotion
• Certificate: Health Informatics
• Certificate: Long-Term Care Administration
• Certificate: Occupational Safety & Health
• Certificate: Public Health
• Certificate: Worksite Health Promotion

• B.S.W: Social Work

• M.S: Child & Family Studies
• Certificate: Dietetic Practice

• M.S: Speech Language Pathology

• M.S: Kinesiology
• M.S: Recreation & Sport Administration
• Certificate: Facility and Event Management
• Certificate: Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
• Certificate: Nonprofit Administration

• M.S.N: Nursing
• D.N.P: Nursing Practice
• Post MSN Certificate: Family Nurse Practictioner
• Post MSN Certificate: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practictioner 

• D.P.T: Physical Therapy

• M.S: Environmental & Occupational Health Science
• M.H.A: Health Administration
• M.P.H: Public Health

• M.S.W: Social Work

Programs within the CSD department provide broad-based instruction to prepare students to be knowledgeable, productive and engaged leaders in a professional practice. Our programs provide a dynamic academic foundation to students across the globe through opportunities for lifelong learning, service and research.  

Our mission is to provide high-quality educational experiences and engagement opportunities for future professionals seeking knowledge in disciplines related to human movement, leisure services, and sport management. 

We prepare both undergraduate and graduate students to provide compassionate and culturally sensitive care to diverse populations. Through the use of service and inter-professional learning opportunities, you’ll be prepared to function in an increasingly global society and to provide creative, evidence-based, and ethical solutions for complex healthcare issues. 

The purpose of the DPT Program, an entry level professional program, is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become skilled physical therapists. 

The public health programs at Western Kentucky University prepare students to face the challenges of existing and emerging health concerns, locally and globally, and enable students to apply critical thinking skills to address and resolve these complex health issues.

As a department, we believe that wherever humans exist, social workers interact with them in an effort to improve their well-being and meet basic needs. We view people in a holistic way that encompasses all parts of them. By bringing social justice into discussions and keeping human well-beings as a focus, we are uniquely well-suited for interprofessional collaboration which makes our profession truly distinctive among WKU’s professional programs.

The Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging will integrate disciplinary perspectives in physical activity, health, human development, and cognitive psychology to optimize human potential.

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The LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research is facilitating applied research by collaboratively seeking solutions to chronic conditions that continue to negatively impact Kentucky’s families and children. 

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CEWH has a vision to be a leading applied research center for environmental and workplace health, and occupational safety and health in Kentucky and the region. We're focused on student-centered applied research that solves challenges for safer and healthier communities, workplaces, and workers is South Central Kentucky and the region.

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