Bachelor of Science in Sports and Health Sciences

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The Sports and Health Sciences degree is a study of the human, physical, psychological, and related issues concerning sports, recreation, health, and wellness. Students study a core of issues central to this growing field and also have the opportunity to concentrate in specific areas of sports and health interest, to include: athletic performance, coaching, sports management, and pre-sports medicine. This degree is applicable in the various sports and health professions, and it is also a foundation degree for general purposes and further academic interests in a variety of areas.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Science in Sports and Health Sciences also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of sports and health sciences, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

  • Apply knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, health, and kinesiology to applications in sports and fitness
  • Apply training, conditioning, and psychology to applications in sports and wellness
  • Articulate and interpret the legal and regulatory issues associated with recreational, officially sanctioned, and professional sports
  • Apply the management principles, concepts, and practices associated with the operations and maintenance of sports and recreation facilities
  • Address the sociological, historical, political, and philosophical aspects of sport
  • Discuss human behavior with respect to sport and fitness
  • Pursue a career in the disciplines of sport coaching, sport management, or health and fitness management 
Degree Program Requirements
Required Course - 3 semester hours

General Education Requirements (38 semester hours)
English - 6 semester hours
Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
Science - 8 semester hours including the required 1 hour labs
Mathematics - 3 semester hours
History - 6 semester hours
Humanities - 3 semester hours
Literature - 3 semester hours
All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing
Political Science - 3 semester hours
Core Courses (40 semester hours)
Major Courses (15 semester hours)

General Concentration
Note: Students can select any 5 courses that they wish in the area of Sports and Health Sciences for a General concentration.

Concentration in Exercise Science

Objectives

  • Apply scientific knowledge to train athletes and clients for the primary goals of improving athletic performance and fitness
  • Apply exercise prescription principles for training variation, injury prevention, and reconditioning
  • Analyze sport movements and design movement-oriented exercise prescriptions

Concentration Requirements

Concentration in Coaching Studies

Objectives

  • Identify strategies to effectively communicate athletes, fellow coaches, officials, school administrators, and parents
  • Examine methods for teaching and evaluating technical and tactical sport skills
  • Analyze and evaluate leadership strategies and apply them to coaching principles

Concentration Requirements



Concentration in Sports Management

Objectives

  • Discuss the social, political, and economic significance of sport in our society
  • Explain the role, scope, and influence of sport management and marketing agencies as they relate to the business of sport
  • Identify the basic elements of finance and describe how it relates to the business of sport
     

Concentration Requirements

Concentration in Pre-Sports Medicine

Objectives

  • Assess techniques and methods involved with preventing, evaluating, and treating sport and exercise related injuries
  • Identify steps for interacting with emergency medical services during common medical emergencies in sports
  • Define and analyze the physiological and psychological effects of performance enhancing substances

Concentration Requirements



Final Program Requirements (3 semester hours)
Electives (24 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 123 semester hours

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