Help people of all ages become healthier and happier with a degree from our exercise science program.
You’ll work side-by-side with faculty members and other experts in our human performance lab to learn fitness, nutrition, physiology and clinical research skills to achieve good outcomes for a variety of scenarios.
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What You’ll Love About the Exercise Science Program:
- You’ll study all aspects of exercise science, which prepare you for a job after graduation or additional academic work, if you’d like.
- You get to work side-by-side with faculty members and other experts in our human performance lab.
- You’ll experience the satisfaction of helping strong people get stronger, recovering people regain their fitness and health and others fight the obesity epidemic one good decision (based on science) at a time.
- You’ll use interdisciplinary skills — from fitness and nutrition to physiology and clinical research — to achieve good outcomes for a variety of scenarios.
- You’ll probably become healthier yourself, and you’ll be able to debunk various health myths for family and friends.
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Reach Your Career Goals
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Exercise science plays an important role as healthcare costs impact all facets of modern life. Those in a healthy state want to stay that way. Those who facing illness or injury may need your help to regain wellness and function. Improved health is important for every person:
- Young and old
- Diseased populations and healthy ones
- Athletes and hobbyists
- Anyone interested in better fitness and health
If you choose to work right after graduation, job options include:
- Personal training
- Fitness center staff
- Corporate fitness
- Strength and conditioning for individuals and teams
- Rehabilitation programs at hospitals and nursing homes, including helping cardiac and stroke patients recover
Our programs also provide the solid background for those seeking additional graduate work:
- Graduate programs in physical therapy and other allied health fields
- Medical school
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Professors With a Passion for Exercise Science
Well-respected in the field thanks to ongoing research, publication and presentations at key conferences, our exercise science faculty come from different areas of the field, including:
- Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation
- Strength and conditioning
- Public health
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Gain Real World Experience
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Thanks to a variety of fieldwork options, you’ll have plenty of chances to put what you learn in the classroom to use in the lives of real people seeking help:
- Three of your required courses take place entirely in our human performance lab.
- Many other courses have lab components.
- You’ll complete a total of six credit hours in practical internships, including at least two credits working with geriatric populations (a fast-growing area for jobs), where you can experiment with different fields to see which ones feel like a good fit.
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Some of the Interesting Classes You May Take
- Physiology of Exercise — Take part in applied study of body system function during exercise.
- Wellness in Special Populations: From Pediatrics to Geriatrics — Examine common pathologies across the lifespan and their implications for exercise participation.
- Sport Nutrition/Substance Abuse — Study scientifically based research on nutrition and diet, weight control and physical conditioning and the foundations of substance abuse.
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Organizations for Exercise Science Majors
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