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2024-2025

Major:

Health and Fitness Studies (B.S.)

Students majoring in Health and Fitness Studies may pursue interest in such areas as personal training, strength and conditioning training, worksite wellness, health promotions, fitness centers, and graduate school. See your advisor regarding possible career choices and graduate school requirements.

Learning Outcomes
Majors will be able to:

  1. Possess understanding of human anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of movement and performance.
  2. Demonstrate proficiency in assessing health, fitness, and well-being and prescribing programs to achieve goals in a safe and effective environment.
  3. Demonstrate practical application of knowledge and ethical decision making in an appropriately supervised organizational setting.
  4. Analyze and effectively communicate (oral and written) scholarly work in health and human performance.

 

Required Courses

44 hours

Health and Fitness Studies (54 hours)

BIO 1090 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BIO 1090L Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory

4 hours

BIO 1100 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology II and BIO 1100L Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

4 hours

HHP 1270 Advanced Emergency Care

1 hour

HHP 1320 Introduction to Allied Health

1 hour

HHP 2010 Drugs in Modern Society

3 hours

HHP 2020 Consumer, Community, and Environment Health Issues

3 hours

HHP 2030 Human Sexuality

3 hours

HHP 2040 Stress and Disease Management

2 hours

HHP 2500 Basic Human Nutrition

2 hours

HHP 2850 Structural Kinesiology

1 hour

HHP 3100 Worksite Health Promotion

3 hours

HHP 3150 Principles Of Sport Performance

3 hours

HHP 3400 Advanced Human Nutrition

2 hours

HHP 3850 Biomechanics

3 hours

HHP 4150 Physiology of Exercise

4 hours

HHP 4250 Exercise Testing and Programming

3 hours

HHP 4970 Internship

2 hours

Select 8 hours from the following courses:

8 hours

 

Capstone Courses

2 hours

HHP 3990 Professional Engagement

1 hour

HHP 4990 Senior Capstone

1 hour