Undergraduate Exercises Science Course Descriptions

Bachelor's Degree • Admission • Course Descriptions • Curriculum

100 Orientation to Exercise Science (1): Overview of discipline and professional areas for incoming Exercise Science majors. Must be taken prior to admission to the Exercise Science major.

260 Exercise Science Practicum (1): First practicum experience to support and clarify career goals. Prereq: 100. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.

325 Athletic Training Techniques (3): Prevention of athletic injuries through sound conditioning programs and practices; recognition and immediate treatment of injuries. Prereq: 332, progression to the exercise science major or consent of instructor.

332 Applied Anatomy (3): Structure and roles of bones, joints, and muscles in human movement and exercise; related biomechanical principles. Prereq: Junior standing.

350 Physical Activity Epidemiology (3): Epidemiological examination of the relationship of physical activity with the morbidity and mortality of chronic disease and related risk factors.

380 Special Topics (1-3): Study in selected disciplinary or professional areas of Exercise Science. Prereq: Progression to the major May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

411 Physical Activity for Special Populations (3): Nature of various disabilities and implications for physical activity programming. Course requirements include out-of-class practicum working with individuals who have disabilities. Prereq: 332 or consent of instructor, exercise science majors, minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.

414 Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription(3): Relationship of exercise to cardiorespiratory function, body, composition, strength and flexibility. Measurement and evaluation of fitness in normal populations. Prereq: Biochemistry and Cellular Molecular Biology 230. Exercise science majors, minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.

422 Biomechanics of Human Movement (3): Study of biomechanics and its application to the analysis of human movement. Emphasis on quantitative and qualitative analysis of human movement. Prereq: 332, Physics 221. Exercise science majors, minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.

426 Exercise Science Practicum II (1-6): Supervised experience in exercise/fitness areas. Prereq: Progression to the major and consent of instructor. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. May be repeated. Maximum 10 hours.

480 Physiology of Exercise (3): Lecture and class dealing with functions of the body in muscular work. Topics include physiological aspects of fatigue, training, and adaptation to environment. 2 lectures and 1 lab. Prereq: Biochemistry and Cellular Molecular Biology 230 or 440, exercise science majors, minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.

490 Exercise Physiology/Fitness Internship (12-15): Full-time practicum in exercise/fitness at approved agency. Prereq: 414, 422, 426, 480 progression to the major, and consent of instructor. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.

493 Directed Independent Studies (1-3) Independent study in a specialized area with exercise science. Prereq: Consent of advisor, progression to the major. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

497 Honors Research Project Senior research project done under supervision of a faculty member. Includes design of research project, writing proposal for institutional review board approval, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results. Project should be approved with two semesters of study remaining. Prereq: Senior standing.

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