Exercise Science and Health Promotion, MS

Student Learning Outcomes

Exercise Science Program Level Outcomes

• Describe and apply principles and applications of leadership, including persuasiveness, leading and directing teams, leading within organizations, leadership opportunities in shaping fitness policy, techniques for managing change and empowerment.
• Analyze and apply fitness & injury prevention research, focusing on current clinical outcomes research, psychology and physical activity research, and performance enhancement research, such as research related to special populations, (e.g. athletes at opposite ends of the age spectrum.)
• Describe the kinetic chain and proper biomechanical movement patterns and related principles.
• Perform a comprehensive, kinetic chain assessment to identify common postural distortions, muscle imbalances, and neuromuscular dysfunctions, as well as describe proper biomechanical movement patterns.
• Design industrial and corporate wellness programs focused on injury and illness prevention as well as decreasing health-related costs.
• Design performance nutrition programs for pre-activity, during activity, and recovery phases of exercise.
• Design sport specific nutrition programs for endurance, anaerobic activity, weight gain, and weight loss goals.
• Develop an exercise prescription designed to improve health and/or fitness, and how to adjust these programs based on age, gender and individuals with disabilities.
• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply integrated, functional speed, agility, and quickness techniques including core stabilization, neuromuscular stabilization, reactive neuromuscular stabilization, integrated flexibility, integrated strength, speed training, foot training, and vision training.
• Develop a program design project including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research.
• Demonstrate above average skills in the launching of entrepreneurial ventures, as well as business and management practices, including: management theory, financial management, personnel management, record keeping, risk management, marketing, billing and technology issues.

Advanced Golf Performance Concentration Outcomes

• Assess and explain the movement demands of golf on the body and common injures associated with the golf swing.
• Recognize compensations in motor programs and create solutions that improve movement patterns.
• Analyze data from golf skills and fitness assessments to develop programming to improve player performance.
• Perform a comprehensive, kinetic chain assessment to identify common postural distortions, muscle imbalances, and neuromuscular dysfunctions.
• Develop solutions to current performance challenges by applying both relevant research and principles of strength and conditioning to player performance.
• Create and implement a comprehensive, integrated functional conditioning program for individuals in the field of Golf Performance Training and Instruction.

Applied Sport Science Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced recovery and exercise science methodology and techniques including monitoring, recovery innovations, and other applied sport science methodologies.
• Plan and develop various recovery, monitoring, and exercise science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to applied sport science.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to applied sport science with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and sport science trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping sport science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the sport science and exercise science fields.
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Group Fitness Leadership Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply group fitness instruction and exercise science methodology/techniques including integrated functional group fitness and other wellness methodologies.
• Plan and develop various fitness, group fitness, and exercise science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to group fitness instruction.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to group fitness instruction. Current topics may focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and fitness trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping fitness and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the fitness and exercise science fields.
   

Nutrition Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced nutrition and exercise science methodology and techniques including nutrition performance programs and other nutrition counseling methodologies.
• Plan and develop various nutrition and sport performance nutritional program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to their field of study.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to nutrition and sports nutrition with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and nutrition trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping nutrition and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the nutrition and exercise science fields.
   

Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced sport performance enhancement and exercise science methodology and techniques including integrated functional training and other injury prevention methodologies.
• Plan and develop various performance enhancement, injury prevention, and exercise science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to sport performance training and injury prevention.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to sport performance training with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and sport performance enhancement trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping performance training, injury prevention and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to sport performance training and exercise science fields.
   

Rehabilitation Science Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced rehabilitation science methodology and techniques including integrated corrective exercise protocols and other rehabilitation methodologies.
• Plan and develop various corrective exercise and rehabilitation science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to rehabilitation science.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to rehabilitation science with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and rehabilitation science trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping rehabilitation science and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the rehabilitation and exercise science fields.
   

Sport Psychology Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced sport psychology and exercise science methodology and techniques including integrated counseling and other sport psychology methodologies.
• Plan and develop various sport psychology, wellness counseling, and exercise science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to sport psychology.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to sport psychology with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and sport psychology trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping sport psychology and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the sport psychology and exercise science fields.

Tactical Strength and Conditioning Concentration Outcomes

• Assess for both routine and extreme demands of tactical professions that influence how to design safe and effective training programs.
• Compile a high performance team (e.g. dietitian, physical therapist, mental performance specialist) to best optimize the tactical athlete’s effectiveness.
• Determine biomechanical and metabolic demands placed on tactical professionals due to the unique nature of their professions.
• Assess job relevant physical capabilities of tactical professionals.
• Build exercise programs using warm-up, power, strength, and energy system focused training principles to enhance health and performance needs of tactical professionals.
• Design and implement a comprehensive strength and conditioning program tailored specifically to address the unique needs of a tactical professional.
• Construct training programs to accommodate various sized groups of trainees with variable equipment availability.
• Develop solutions to current performance challenges by applying both relevant research and principles of strength and conditioning.
   

Wellness and Fitness Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced fitness and exercise science methodology and techniques including integrated functional fitness and other wellness methodologies.
• Plan and develop various fitness, wellness, and exercise science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to their field of study.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to their field of study with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and fitness trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping fitness and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the fitness and exercise science fields.
   

Wellness Coaching Concentration Outcomes

• Demonstrate an above average ability to implement and apply advanced wellness coaching and exercise science methodology and techniques including integrated functional fitness and other wellness coaching methodologies.
• Plan and develop various fitness, wellness coaching, and exercise science program design projects including program elements, rationale, innovative design, and supporting research related to their field of study.
• Competently describe a variety of current topics and issues related to wellness coaching with a focus on a.) federal, state and organization policy, b.) current exercise science and fitness trends, c.) leadership opportunities in shaping fitness and exercise science policy, and d.) research-based initiatives new to the wellness coaching and exercise science fields.

Curriculum Requirements

Core

• EXSC 7000 - Orientation to Exercise Science and Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7200 - Essentials of Human Movement Science Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7650 - Nutrition for Peak Performance Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7700 - Exercise Physiology: Assessment and Exercise Prescription Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7010 - Advanced Topics in Speed, Agility, and Quickness and Endurance Training Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7050 - Industrial, Clinical and Corporate Wellness Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7150 - Business and Entrepreneurship in the Fitness Industry Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 7600 - Leadership and Professional Development Credit Hours: 3
• EXSC 6501 - Research Theory in Exercise Science Credit Hours: 3.00
• EXSC 6502 - Evaluating Exercise Science Research Credit Hours: 3

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Required Advanced

Optional Electives

• EXSC 6290 - Exercise Science Research Project Credit Hours: 2
• EXSC 7950 - Grad Exs Sci Internship Credit Hours: 0 to 6

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Total Number of Credits to Complete the Program: 39 to 45

The Advanced Golf Performance Concentration requires 42 total credits for the program and the Applied Sport Science Concentration requires 45 total credits for the program.  Dual concentrations can be achieved at 48 credits or more, depending on the concentrations.