Health and Human Performance, Exercise Science Emphasis, B.S.

Health and Human Performance

The Health and Human Performance major prepares the student for a variety of fitness, educational and rehabilitation settings including local, state and federal agencies such as schools, non-profit organizations such as health department services as well as commercial enterprises such as fitness centers, the Health and Human Performance major will include four emphasis areas.

Exercise Science Emphasis

This emphasis is designed to serve as a pre-professional course of study for athletic training, sports medicine, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, or physiology of exercise. This option would be for individuals interested in specializing in preventing, diagnosing and treating injuries related to participating in sports and/or exercise, specifically the rotation or deformation of joints or muscles caused by engaging in such physical activities. An exercise physiology and science professional performs a variety of tasks and procedures to assists athletes of all ages, amateur or professional, in any sport.

Total Credit Hours Required in Major: 57

Total Credit Hours Required in Degree: 121