BS in Exercise Science

The Exercise Science (EXS) degree program includes a knowledge base in the scientific principles that underlie human movement and requires the development of basic skills in exercise assessment, prescription and programming in healthy and special populations, performance enhancement, prevention and treatment of sports injuries, nutritional principles applied to exercise and sport, patient/client interpersonal relations and professional ethics and behavior. Students receiving this degree are qualified to pursue careers in areas such as cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, corporate fitness, sports medicine, community health and wellness, and personal training or can pursue graduate work in numerous fields related to the health, fitness, and exercise sciences. Learning Outcomes - Students will be able to: Demonstrate their understanding of how individuals learn and develop by providing opportunities that support individual physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Demonstrate their understanding of how the human body moves, based on the knowledge of muscles, bones, connective tissues and the related physical laws of movement. Evaluate and prescribe exercise as a therapeutic modality based on concepts and theories of exercise physiology. Ensure that programs they may work in are comprehensive and follow professional standards based on their understanding of the central aspects of exercise science program design. Appreciate how basic human behavior impacts their professional goal of ensuring that all individuals become “physically educated.” Provide high quality fitness evaluations and goal setting for a variety of individuals based on knowledge and skills in assessment and testing. Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness throughout the program. Demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of appropriate safety issues, injury prevention protocols. Secure American Red Cross certification in emergency procedures needed for the settings they will be employed. Demonstrate knowledge of disease prevention as it relates to healthy individuals as well as those involved in sports and exercise. Demonstrate knowledge of nutrition as it relates to healthy individuals as well as those involved in sports and exercise. Participate in activities that enhance collaboration and lead to professional growth and development. Demonstrate behaviors that are consistent with the professional ethics of highly qualified teachers. Communicate in ways that convey respect and sensitivity. Career Options: Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, Community health and wellness, corporate fitness program management, Personal training, Post-graduate study, Sports medicine.