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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Applied Exercise Science
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The Bachelor of Science in Applied Exercise Science, provides students with an overview of the study of the human body and its response to movement and exercise. It provides insight into the benefits of physical exercise and examines the connection between exercise, nutrition, and health. Students who study exercise science in an undergraduate program often take courses related to nutrition, exercise psychology, physics, chemistry, kinesiology, and anatomy and physiology. Exercise science is a broad industry and professionals in this field can work for a variety of employers, such as gyms and fitness centers, hospital rehabilitation centers, physical therapy clinics or sports teams.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Applied Exercise Science degree requirements, graduates will be able to:
- Describe and discern the career paths in exercise science.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge base of physiological principles of exercise and their developmentally appropriate application across the lifespan.
- Identify and analyze critical components of physical movement.
- Incorporate the physiological principles of exercise as they apply to endurance & strength-based physical activity, sport performance, and rehabilitation.
- Measure and assess fitness levels, performance, and physiological effects during exercise via testing modalities that measure body composition, flexibility, muscular endurance & strength, cardio-respiratory health.
- Evaluate and predict the developmentally appropriate nutritional requirements that influence human health and physical performance.
- Design and implement physical activities, fitness programs, learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate, safe, and that are effective & efficient to enhance human health and performance.
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Major Requirements (72-74 credits)
General Education Requirements (42-45 credits)
Who am I and What is the World? Students explore these questions in their first year common core courses.
Associated with General Core
Who is My Neighbor? Students explore this question in their second and third years. (6 credits)
- ENGL 200 Literature, Art, and the Human Credits: 3
Students take one -200 level interdisciplinary course that addresses a basic human question from the perspectives of the literary, visual, and musical arts.
- HIST 203 Interactions: The West in the World I Credits: 3 or
- HIST 204 Interactions: The West in the World II Credits: 3
How Shall We Live? Students explore this question in their junior and senior years. (6 credits)
- Religion: Faith, Religion, and Social Justice Credits: 3
Students take one Religion course developed with this theme at its center.
- Philosophy: Ethics, Values, and Moral Choices Credits: 3
Students take one Philosophy course developed with this theme at its center.
What, then, Shall We Do? Students explore this question in their junior or senior year. (3 credits)
- Capstone: Justice and Global Responsibility Credits: 3
Students take one of a number of offerings under Justice and Global Responsibility. This seminar serves as the culmination of the Common Core. Informed by problem-solving pedagogy, this seminar enhances the student’s connection with the Catholic vision of the University by focusing on justice and global responsibility.
Area Distribution Courses: The Core Complement
Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
- One course from: English, History, Modern Language, Philosophy, Religious Studies Credits: 3
- One course from: Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology Credits: 3
Mathematics and Natural Sciences (6 credits)
- One course in Mathematics: MATH 112 College Algebra or above Credits: 3
- One course from: Computer Science, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, or Physical Science Credits: 3-4
Culture through Language (6 credits)
Students must demonstrate university-level introductory competency in a language other than English.
General Electives (6 credits)
Degree Requirements (120 credits)
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