Exercise and Sport Sciences

Stress is part of everyday life and affects our health and well-being. Throughout this course, we will examine our body’s responses to stress, our sources of stress, and various strategies to respond to stressors.

This 80-hour minimum experience (2 credits) for exercise science majors and 120 hour minimum experience (3 credits) for sport management majors is organized to allow for student participation in programs relevant to the student’s major and professional interests. Graded Pass/Fail.

This course takes a multifaceted approach to the science and application of strength training. Topics covered include exercise physiology concepts and applications, testing and evaluation, flexibility and exercise techniques, program design and periodization. This course also provides a practical challenge for the student to apply scientific concepts and principles into the development of sport or client specific training programs. Students will keep a journal of exercise habits, observe and reflect on personal training appointments, summarize peer reviewed literature in the strength and conditioning field and develop a comprehensive training program for a client of their choosing.

An introductory course which involves the fundamental application and interpretation of electrocardiography. This course will include a review of anatomy and physiology as it pertains to the cardiac conduction system. Students will gain an understanding of electrocardiographs with bottom-up processing while learning and analyzing each component of an EKG, as well as top-down processing while recognizing the importance of an EKG as it relates to the larger clinical picture. 

Students will explore the political, socio-economical, historical, cultural, ethical, gender and racial perspectives of international sport. This course encompasses the identification and study of popular amateur and professional international sports. In addition, there is a focus on the framework of sport ranging from newly introduced grassroots sports to recognized international sport organizations and governing agencies.

This course examines the legal aspects of sport (i.e., coaching; administering fitness; instructional, recreational and athletic programs; sport marketing). Areas of study include, but are not limited to, constitutions; legislative enactments; case law related to administrative, constitutional, contract, labor, product liability and tort law; and risk management techniques.

This course brings together all aspects of sport management building on the foundation and specialized course Prerequisites in the exercise and sport sciences and business administration programs. Course content includes organizing, motivating, planning, staffing and supervising. Emphasis is on the practical application of the sport management knowledge base.

This 200 hour minimum experience in exercise and sport sciences is organized to allow for student participation in programs relevant to the student’s major and interests. This final required internship experience serves as an opportunity to apply and more fully develop those professional competencies necessary for a successful work experience. Graded Pass/Fail.

In this first semester of the capstone students explore a topic of their choosing. This exploration involves reviewing and synthesizing the primary literature in the area as well as developing an original area of inquiry and the methods necessary to complete the investigation. Throughout the process, students review, learn and incorporate basic techniques and procedures associated with the research process.