Department of Exercise Science

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Faculty

Dr. Sonia Tinsley, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Health & Exercise Science
Dr. Nic Philpot

Mission Statement for the Department of Exercise Science

The Health & Exercise Science Department works to prepare students to be highly qualified teachers and community leaders in health promotion and physical education; qualified instructors for fitness centers, corporate wellness programs, along with sport and recreation program directors. In each of our programs, the faculty are committed to developing professionals who will impact the health and wellness of children, adolescents, and adults from a Christ-centered worldview.

Description

The Department of Exercise Science focuses on the fundamental principles in health and the effects physical activity has on the human body. The department offers a B.S. in Exercise Science with a Clinical/Wellness concentration, a B.A. in Exercise Science with a Sports/Wellness Concentration, and a B.A. in Exercise Science with a Health Promotion Concentration. The degrees are designed to help students competitively enter the job market and/or pursue graduate studies in a health and exercise science related field.

Programs

• Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science with Health Promotion Concentration
• Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science with Sports & Wellness Concentration
• Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with Clinical Wellness Concentration

• Coaching Minor
• Exercise Science Minor
• Health and Physical Education Minor

Courses

• HP 100 Personal Fitness
• HP 101 Badminton
• HP 102 Tennis
• HP 105 Weight Training
• HP 106 Bowling
• HP 107 Intermediate Badminton
• HP 108 Intermediate Tennis
• HP 109 Lifeguard
• HP 110 Beginning Golf
• HP 111 Aerobic Exercise
• HP 112 Outdoor Activities
• HP 113 Beginning Swimming
• HP 114 Snow Skiing
• HP 115 Water Fitness
• HP 116 Introduction to Karate
• HP 117 Advanced Karate
• HP 118 Adapted Activities
• HP 119 Basic Sailing
• HP 120 Skin and Scuba Diving
• HP 125 Varsity Sports
• HP 195 Ballet and Choreography I
• HP 196 Jazz Dance and Choreography I
• HP 201 History and Principles of Health and Physical Education
• HP 202 Outdoor Recreation/Field Biology
• HP 203 First Aid/CPR
• HP 204 Kinesiology
• HP 205 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
• HP 207 Taping Athletic Injuries
• HP 210 Principles of Self-Defense
• HP 221 Personal and Community Health
• HP 222 Basic Nutrition
• HP 225 Introduction to Health Promotion
• HP 295 Ballet Dance and Choreography II
• HP 296 Jazz Dance and Choreography II
• HP 300 Chemical and Substance Abuse
• HP 302 Stress Management
• HP 311 Athletic Training Certification Prep
• HP 312 Introduction to Church Recreation
• HP 320 Health Science/Nutrition
• HP 321 Health Education for Secondary Teachers
• HP 322 Physical Education in the Elementary School
• HP 330 Community Health
• HP 335 Sports Officiating
• HP 340 Methods of Teaching Team Sports
• HP 341 Methods of Teaching Individual Sports
• HP 343 Methods of Fitness Instruction
• HP 344 Qualitative Motor & Sports Skills Analysis
• HP 350 Theory of Behavior Change
• HP 402 Management and Psychosocial Administration in Athletic Training
• HP 403 Health Promotion in the Workplace
• HP 406 Preventive Cardiology
• HP 411 Introducing Physical Education for Handicapped Children
• HP 412 Behavior and Educational Impairment and Physical Education
• HP 413 Chronic Disability and Physical Education
• HP 414 Physical Education Curriculum for Handicapped Children
• HP 415 Sport and Exercise Psychology
• HP 416 Exercise Science Internship
• HP 418 Health Promotion Internship
• HP 425 Program Planning and Implementation
• HP 430 Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs
• HP 436 Techniques and Philosophy of Coaching Football
• HP 437 Techniques and Philosophy of Coaching Basketball
• HP 444 Principles of Strength and Conditioning
• HP 445 Management of Health and Physical Education
• HP 446 Physiology of Exercise
• HP 447 Motor Development and Learning
• HP 450 Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education
• HP 451 Directed Study in Health and Physical Education

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