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This course looks at various general medical conditions and how the disease process might influence physical activity. The pathology, signs and symptoms, need for referral and treatment are discussed for each disease. Appropriate recommendations for restricted participation and release for activity are discussed. Students will develop basic assessment skills that will assist them in recognizing potential pathologies and the need for referral.

This course will introduce the student to basic pharmacology concepts including: pharmacokinetics and the effect of exercise on these processes. Nomenclature, laws, regulations, and procedures related to pharmacology and sport will also be discussed.

This course introduces students to statistics, field testing, measurement in human performance, and performance analytics. Students will gain statistical knowledge and skill while using technology like SPSS, Tableau, R, and other data analysis software. Students will collect data through lab activities using in-field exercise equipment, wearable technology, and sport-specific technology that instructs them on accurate and proper test administration. The course will present the foundational knowledge on making reliable and valid judgements with accurate data collection and evidence-driven analysis.

This course is designed to prepare students for a quality exercise science internship. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, internship search process, and certification within the field. Students will develop professional documents (letters of interest, resumes, ePortfolio etc.) and skills to support the internship search.

This course introduces students to the organization, governance, and cross-cultural context of sport and health on a global level. The emphasis in this course is on comparing and contrasting the connection between sport and health around the world, identifying issues and strategies associated with international sport and global health and evaluating current systems to suggest or implement future possible changes.

The course introduces students to the application and development of technology within the industries of sports, exercise, fitness, and healthcare. Students investigate technology utilization and ethical considerations that accompany that utilization. Laboratory activities expose students to technology use and strategies. Students will complete a technology concept paper where they develop their own technology to solve a current issue or need within the field of human performance.

This course examines the theories and practices appropriate for teaching group exercise. The student will learn the methodology necessary for setting up classes, creating effective teaching progressions, and choreographing to music. This course will take a workshop approach wherein students will perform the activities and master the techniques associated with effective exercise instruction.

This course focuses on the functional anatomical basis of human motion, with special emphasis on the skeletal, neural and muscular systems. Within this focus, the human body is examined with regard to how movement is created and maintained.

The study of the athletic fitness components of agility, speed, power, flexibility, strength, and endurance and their application to sport performance.

Students will develop personal training skills, competencies, and knowledge needed to complete a credible personal training certification program. Content areas include exercise science, screening and evaluation, training principles and methods, client program design and implementation, injury prevention, and legal concerns as they relate to the field of personal training.

This course instructs athletic training students in the principles of management and their application to the specific needs of athletic trainers as allied healthcare professionals. The course covers budgeting, design of an athletic training room, the role/application of athletic insurance, organizing physical exams and drug testing procedures, and the legal considerations of sports medicine.

This course covers advanced principles of wellness programming with application to corporate environments. Included are strategies to establish and maintain programming by demonstrating the potential value of a healthy workforce.

This course introduces students to the use of statistical analysis within human performance and to methods of analysis and distributions specific to sport and exercise. Students in this course gather, manage, analyze, interpret, and communicate statistical data to improve decision-making, player performance, in-game strategy, team management, operations, and business applications and decisions. The course focuses on analytics through theoretical and developmental frameworks in an effort to develop customized programs and reports to enhance sport performance, improve health, and optimize business strategies associated with human performance like logistics, sponsorship, user experience, and promotion.

This course introduces students to exercise and movement biomechanics through the study of external forces and their effects on the human body.

This course covers the prescription of exercise aligned with the guidelines provided by the American College of Sports Medicine. Students will learn how to make data-driven decisions from in-field testing data to prescribe exercise to a variety of populations. Students will explore the American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise is Medicine program and strategies.

These advanced workshops develop both theoretical concepts and skill-oriented practices of current interest in exercise science. It is the goal of these one-credit hour workshops to offer students opportunities to address timely topics and current training or application concepts on an advanced level. These workshops are activity-based and focus on career preparation in specific areas.

This course provides students with the opportunity to do advanced and sustained study in a variety of issues relating to exercise science.