HEU – HealthEU

Tennis I

HEU 1000, 1 s.h.
This course is an introductory tennis course. Students will apply learned skills, strategies and rules for singles and doubles play. The course includes an exploration of the history of tennis.

Self-Defense

HEU 1020, 1 s.h.
This course offers instruction in self-defense techniques that are easy to learn and perform. Using techniques from various martial arts, students learn practical self-defense maneuvers for the most common real world situations from the perspective of personal safety.

Golf I

HEU 1050, 1 s.h.
Golf I is an introductory course in the basics of the sport. Instruction will include all aspects of the game from the fundamentals of the swing to putting and chipping. Students will learn the rules and the etiquette of the game.

Aerobic Conditioning & Weight Training

HEU 1090, 1 s.h.
This course is designed to engage students in daily physiological fitness activities to meet the needs of the individual student in both weight training and cardiorespiratory training.  The student will learn the necessary components to design and implement a program based on their individual goals.

Joyful Living/Embracing Gratitude

HEU 1703, 2 s.h.
In our currently fast paced routines, we often miss moments of unexpected joy and gratitude.  Joyful Living: Embracing Gratitude and Joy for a Balanced Life is a transformative course designed to empower you to reflect on your personal values and incorporate gratitude and joy into your daily life. Through a combination of self-reflection, mindfulness exercises, and practical techniques, you will explore the profound impact of gratitude and joy on overall wellness and develop an action plan to integrate these practices beyond the course.

Financial Equity and Well-being

HEU 1704, 1 s.h.
Unlike traditional financial literacy courses this course will explore and analyze present financial health through the lens of the social and economic environment, personal attitudes, knowledge and skills, behaviors, and available opportunities. The course will emphasize the development of a holistic view and approach to financial well-being through the tenants of HealthEU. Students will examine models of money management, spending, budgeting, the psychology of money, financial behavior, and resource allocation.

Relationships, Health and Well-being

HEU 1705, 1 s.h.
Close relationships are a significant predictor of health, well-being, and even mortality. For emerging adults (age 18-25ish), building and cultivating relationships, such as romantic partners, friends, family, and community, are critical to creating and sustaining personal wellness. In this course, you will learn about the connection between close relationships, health, and holistic well-being through engaging with scholarly content, practicing interpersonal skills, and creating a Personal Relationship Wellness Plan to strengthen and broaden relationships in your own life. We will also explore how technology (e.g., social media, dating apps, texting, etc.) plays a role in developing and maintaining relationships, and you will present on a mobile app that resonates with you and promotes relationships and wellness. At the end of the course, you will be able to recognize and implement healthy interpersonal skills and health behaviors in your relationships to support your short- and long-term wellness.

Find Community Where You Are

HEU 1706, 1 s.h.
Regardless of where you end up living after graduating from Elon, getting to know your community is essential to finding a sense of place, belonging, and connectedness. This course will provide you with ideas and best practices for entering a community. The course will use Alamance County as a backdrop, sharing information, opportunities, assets, and challenges about the community in our backyard. You will develop skills and strategies for being engaged and lifelong global citizens in whatever community you land in after your time at Elon.

Koru Meditation

HEU 1709, 1 s.h.
In this course, you’ll explore mindfulness to enhance emotional intelligence, reduce anxiety, and boost self-awareness using the Koru method of instruction. Based on scientific evidence, it covers the impact of mindfulness on modern life. Through experiential learning, you’ll gain tools to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance decision-making. This is a hands-on practical course of skill building.  Coursework includes a guided ten minutes of on-your-own practice daily using the Koru app, journaling, and weekly in-person meetings for discussion. By the course’s end, you’ll have a strong mindfulness foundation for your well-being journey.

Cultivating Courage

HEU 1711, 1 s.h.
This course will provide an overview of stress response and common anxious thoughts, feelings, and body sensations associated with social interactions, talking in front of others, and ‘stage fright’. We will also explore ways to self-regulate and cultivate our courage to grow confidence with our voices and our ability to speak in front of others. The goal is ‘challenge by choice’ in participating in fun and creative ways with other students that are wanting to grow their courage in an encouraging and supportive environment.

Caring for the Queer Self

HEU 1712, 1 s.h.
This class seeks to answer the question: what are the ways queer and trans people care for their selves? Is caring for the self done individually or in community? Queer and trans college student face unique stressors that their non-queer and non-trans peers do not. These stressors could be navigating the coming out process at school or at home, finding LGBTQIA-inclusive medical and health providers, financial stressors, seeing anti-queer violence on media and in real (including legislature) or feeling like they are the “only one” in classes or social groups. This course will provide students with resources and space to cultivate a practice of care that centers a queer and/or trans identity. This class will read relevant works that discuss wellness for LGBTQIA people including articles, discuss popular culture media, and hear from speakers about their own practice of self-care. *queer is an umbrella term to define those who are part of the LGBTQIA communities or identify as diverse sexual and gender minorities.

Eating in Season at Loy Farm

HEU 1713, 1 s.h.
In this course, students will engage with the food they eat in a new light, looking inquisitively at the source and practice of making a meal. Over the course of the semester, students will grow produce from seed to plate, helping plant, weed and harvest crops they will then cook as a community. With produce in hand, students will investigate where all parts of their meal comes from, how it comes from the earth, and ways they can be a part of that process. Finally, the class will learn about how to have a healthy relationship with food from a lens of local food systems by cooking and sharing with one another. Through this course, students will explore how cooking can be an act of self-care, expression and nature awareness.