Major Requirements

The major in exercise science and sport studies offers four options: the exercise science option, the exercise physiology option, the sport management option, and the general option (requires a double major).

To graduate with the exercise science and sport studies major, students must have at least a 2.0 grade-point average from the required courses within their specific option. An interview with the department chair and a minimum of a 2.0 grade-point average is required prior to admission to the program.

Required core courses for all majors include:

  01:198:110  Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3)

  01:377:140  Foundations of Exercise Science and Sport Studies (1.5)

  01:377:275  Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (3) or 01:377:413  Statistics and Research Design in Exercise Science  (4)
 
Exercise Science Option

The exercise science option provides the student with a strong science foundation that emphasizes preparation for further specialized graduate study or direct entrance into a related career. Opportunities include pre-athletic training, biomechanics, fitness management, medicine, pre-physical therapy, and preoccupational therapy. The following are the required courses in addition to core courses:

  01:119:101-102  General Biology (4,4)

  01:146:356, 357  Systems Physiology and Systems Physiology Laboratory (3,1)

  01:160:161-162  General Chemistry (4,4)

  01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)

  01:377:213  Functional Human Anatomy (4)

  01:377:301  Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3)

  01:377:303  Neuromechanical Kinesiology (3)

  01:377:310  Motor Learning (3)

  01:377:324  Movement Experiences for Individuals with Disabilities (3)

  01:377:370,371  Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory (3,1)

  01:377:406  Management in Exercise Science and Sport (3)

  01:377:410  Exercise Testing and Prescription (4)

  01:377:493  Internship in Exercise Science  (3 or 6)

  01:377:___  Exercise Science and Sport Studies electives, 3 credits of which must be at the 300 or 400 level (6)

  01:640:135  Calculus (4)

  01:750:193,194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or 01:750:203, 205 or 204, 206 General Physics and Laboratory (3,1) or 01:750:201,202 Extended General Physics (5,5)

  01:830:101  General Psychology (3)

Exercise Physiology Option

The exercise physiology option also provides students with a strong science foundation that emphasizes preparation for graduate study in a variety of fields related to sport medicine and/or direct entrance to upper-level certifications in the rehabilitation and fitness industries. The following are the courses required in addition to the core courses:

  01:119:101-102  General Biology (4,4)

  01:146:356,357  Systems Physiology and Systems Physiology Laboratory (3,1)

  01:160:161-162  General Chemistry (4,4)

  01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)
 
  01:377:213  Functional Human Anatomy (4)

  01:377:303  Neuromechanical Kinesiology (3)

  01:377:319  Risk Management for Health and Fitness Professionals (1.5)

  01:377:350  Biomechanics (3)

  01:377:370,371  Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory (3,1)

  01:377:381  Biochemistry of Exercise (3)

  01:377:410  Exercise Testing and Prescription (4)

  01:377:454  Advanced Exercise Physiology (3)

  01:377:494,495  Internship in Exercise Physiology I,II (3,3)

  01:377:496  EKG: Use and Interpretation (3)

  01:377:___  Exercise Science and Sport Studies electives, 3 credits of  which must be at the 300 or 400 level (6)

  01:640:135  Calculus (4)

  01:750:193,194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or 01:750:203, 205 or 204, 206 General Physics and Laboratory (3,1) or 01:750:201,202 Extended General Physics (5,5)

Sport Management Option

The sport management option is designed to prepare students to enter the field of sport management including, but not necessarily limited to, sport marketing, sport business, sport administration, and facilities management. The following are the courses required in addition to the core courses:

  01:220:102  Introduction to Microeconomics (3)

  01:220:103  Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)

  01:355:101  Expository Writing I (3)

  01:355:303  Writing for Business and the Professions (3)

  01:377:301  Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3)

  01:377:305  Sport Sociology (3)

  01:377:311  Sport Marketing (3)

  01:377:320  Risk Management in Sport Administration (1.5)

  01:377:323  Sport and the Law (3)

  01:377:330  Organizational Behavior in Sport Management (3)

  01:377:406  Management in Exercise Science and Sport (3)

  01:377:490  Internship in Sport Management (6)

  01:377:___  Exercise Science and Sport Studies electives (6)

  01:640:115  Precalculus College Mathematics (4) or 01:640:111-112  Precalculus I,II (2,2) or placement into calculus

  01:830:101  General Psychology (3)

  01:920:101  Introduction to Sociology (3)

  04:189:101  Introduction to Communication and Information Systems and Processes (3) or 04:192:201 Interpersonal Communication Processes (3) or 04:192:313 Message Design for Public Relations and Organizational Communication (3)

  04:189:102  Introduction to Media Systems and Processes (3)

  04:192:380  Public Speaking (3)

  33:010:272  Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)

General Option

A general option is available for those students who are interested in a broad study of the discipline of exercise science and sport studies. This program might be appropriate for those students wishing to pursue careers in allied fields, such as sport journalism or sport psychology. Students electing this program must first enroll in another major.

  01:119:101 General Biology (4)

  01:119:102  General Biology (4)

  01:198:110  Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3)

  01:377:140  Foundations of Exercise Science and Sport Studies (1.5)

  01:377:213  Functional Human Anatomy (4)

  01:377:218  Exercise and Health or an approved equivalent (3)

  01:377:275  Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (3) or 01:377:413 Statistics and Research Design in Exercise Science (4)

  01:377:301  Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3) or 01:377:305 Sport Sociology (3)

  01:377:303  Neuromechanical Kinesiology (3)

  01:377:406  Management in Exercise Science and Sport (3)

  01:377:493  Internship in Exercise Science (3 or 6) or 01:377:491 Independent Study (3)

  01:377:_____  Elective (3)

  01:377:_____  Elective (3)

  01:377:_____  Elective (3) or two minicourses (1.5, 1.5)

  01:830:101  General Psychology (3)