The student will gain knowledge of behavior change, components of exercise sessions, cardinal principles of conditioning, basics of fitness programming, and instructing individual and group exercise sessions.

Introductory overview of the current trends and theories in exercise science. Preview the body systems, exercise training, and preparation for professional certification and careers in exercise science.

Course addresses fitness and weight control and modes of change. Primary focus is on goals in nutrition, label identification, nutrient assessment, weight control, and fitness and how to reach them safely.

Development of philosophic reasoning skills to better understand the role that philosophy plays in our understanding and conception of physical activity and sport.

Focuses on physiological and functional alterations in response to acute and chronic exercise with emphasis on metabolic, neuroendocrine, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and environmental adaptations.

Pre-req: BSC 228 with a minimum grade of C.

Laboratory course that demonstrates and reinforces concepts pertaining to the effects of exercise on physiological systems.

Pre-req: ESS 345 (may be taken concurrently).

Focuses on the processes and procedures of physical fitness evaluation and prescription. Emphasis is placed on the design of individual and group exercise programs.

Pre-req: ESS 345 with a minimum grade of C.

Pre-req: ESS 345.

Discuss health risk appraisal and exercise benefits of commonly seen pathophysiology among the U.S. adults.

Pre-req: ESS 345 with a minimum grade of C.

An in-depth investigation of the role of sport in ancient and medieval societies. The course focuses on ancient Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe, but will also briefly cover non-Western cultures.

Application of strength and conditioning principles in the development and administration of sport-based exercise programs. Emphasis on the teaching of flexibility, powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and speed and agility programs.

Pre-req: HS 365 with a minimum grade of D.

Laboratory course that demonstrates strength and conditioning skills. Practical application of strength and conditioning principles with emphasis on the teaching of flexibility, powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and speed and agility programs.

Pre-req: HS 365 with a minimum grade of D.

The course in Advanced Exercise Physiology will focus on the detailed study of the cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, neuromuscular, and respiratory systems in response to acute and chronic exercise.

Pre-req: ESS 345.

Pre-req: ESS 345 with a minimum grade of C.

Field internship experience.

Pre-req: ESS 375 with a minimum grade of C.