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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2011–2013 Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Exercise Science and Sport Studies 377 Major Requirements  

Major Requirements


The major in exercise science and sport studies offers four options: the applied kinesiology option, the exercise science option, the exercise physiology option, and the sport management option.

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 the applied kinesiology option or the sport management option or a 3.0 in the exercise science option or the exercise physiology option.

Entrance into the exercise science and sport studies major for the three science options is through the applied kinesiology option. Students may enter the sport management option directly. An interview with the department chair and a minimum of a 2.0 grade-point average is required prior to admission to the program. Students become eligible to declare the major in either the applied kinesiology option or the sport management option after earning a minimum of a "C" in three specific courses within their option:

For all science options:

General Biology (01:119:101)
General Biology (01:119:102)
Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (01:377:275 or its equivalent)

For sport management option:
Sport and the Law (01:377:203)
Risk Management in Sport Administration (01:377:204)
Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (01:377:275 or its equivalent)

These requirements are waived for transfer students if they had a strong academic record at their previous academic institution and are approved by an exercise science academic adviser. In addition, all students must receive approval to declare the major from the department chair at an orientation session.

After admission to the major in the applied kinesiology option, students with less than 90 credits toward graduation and a 2.85 grade-point average in a minimum of 12 credits toward the major may apply for admission to either the exercise science option or the exercise physiology option. Students with 90 credits or more (senior status) must have a minimum of a 3.0 overall and in the major courses within their chosen option in order to enter or to remain in either the exercise science option or the exercise physiology option. Students who drop below the minimum grade-point average of 3.00 after attaining 90 credits will automatically be placed in the applied kinesiology option.

Required core courses for all majors include:

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

  01:377:275  Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (3)

Applied Kinesiology Option

The following are the courses required in addition to the core courses:

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

  01:146:356  Systems Physiology (3)

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

  01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)

  01:640:135  Calculus I (4)

  01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4)

  01:830:101  General Psychology (3)

  01:377:213  Functional Human Anatomy (4)

Cluster Requirement -- Must take two of the five following courses:

       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)

       01:377:350  Biomechanics

  01:377:370  Exercise Physiology (3)

  01:377:407  Administration in Exercise Science and Applied Kinesiology (1.5)

  01:377:493  Internship in Exercise Science (3 or 6) (cannot be 4 or 5)

  01:377:___  Electives (any level; may include minicourses*) (3)

  01:377:___  Electives (300 or 400 level; may include minicourses* (6)

 

While Physics for the Sciences (750:193-194) is recommended, two alternative physics sequences are available to students: General Physics, (750:203,205 and 750:204,206) and Extended General Physics (750:201-202). Extended General Physics is actually offered in a spring/fall sequence (i.e., first semester 201 course is offered only in the spring; 202 is offered in the fall).

 

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 preathletic training, biomechanics, fitness management, medicine, prephysical 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)

  Cluster Requirement -- Must take three of the following six course:

              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;377:350  Biomechanics (3)

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

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

  01:377:407  Administration in Exercise Science and Applied Kinesiology (1.5)

  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; (may include minicourses*) (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; may include minicourses* (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) or 11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3)

  01:220:103  Introduction to Macroeconomics (3) or 11:373:122 Principles and Applications of Macroeconomics (3)

  01:355:101  Expository Writing I (3)

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

  01:377:203  Sport and the Law (1.5)

  01:377:204  Risk Management in Sport Administration (1.5)

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

  01:377:305  Sport Sociology (3)

  01:377:311  Sport Marketing (3) or 11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3)

  01:377:330  Organizational Behavior in Sport Management (3) or 01:830;373 Organizational and Personnel Psychology (3)

  01:377:355  Professional Presentations in Sport Management (3) or 04:192:380  Public Speaking (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, 3 credits of which must be at the 300 or 400 level; may include minicourses* (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 Processes

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

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

  01:830:101  General Psychology (3)



*A minicourse is typically a 1.5-credit course which meets either twice a week for seven weeks (   semester) or once a week for 14 weeks (a full semester).


 
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