2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Minor in Movement Science
Website: www.gvsu.edu/move-sci
Participating Programs
Exercise Science, Sport Management, Health and Physical Education
Requirements for a Minor
The movement science minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits. A minimum cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 2.0 is required in the movement science minor. There are 14 required credits in the movement science minor and 10 elective credits that must be completed. Students who are exercise science, sport management or health and physical education majors are not allowed to add this minor. Students should contact the Movement Science department if they have questions specific to choosing elective courses for the minor.
Required Courses (14 credits)
- EXS 210 - The Science of Human Movement and Exercise (3 credits)
- HPE 207 - Personal Health and Wellness (3 credits)
- MOV 101 - Foundations of Human Movement Science (3 credits)
- SPM 202 - Social Cultural Dimensions of Sport (3 credits)
- FIT 100-level courses (2 credits/courses required, but no more than 3 credits/courses are allowed)
Elective Courses: (10 credits)
Movement science minors are required to take a minimum of 4 elective classes totaling at least 10 credit hours from the following courses
- AAA 357/HST 357 - The Black Athlete in History (3 credits)
- ATH 217 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training (2 credits)
- BMS 415 - Nutrition and Physical Performance (3 credits)
- FIT 200 - Lifetime Fitness (2 credits)
- HPE 260 - Methods of Teaching Outdoor Pursuits (3 credits)
- HPE 264 - Methods of Teaching Early Childhood Movement and Health (2 credits)
- HPE 272 - Methods of Teaching Reproductive Health (2 credits)
- HPE 302 - Methods of Teaching Adapted Physical Education (3 credits)
- HST 322 - American Identity and Sports (3 credits)
- HST 325 - Topics in the History of Sport (3 credits)
- HST 370 - History of Medicine and Health (3 credits)
- IDS 105 - Mindfulness as a College-Success Tool (1 credit)
- MOV 201 - Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Education and Sport (3 credits)
- MOV 300 - Kinesiology (3 credits)
- MOV 304 - Introduction to Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
- MOV 310 - Motor Skill Development (3 credits)
- MOV 345 - Disability, Sport and Physical Activity (3 credits)
- NUR 344 - Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Journey (3 credits)
- PHI 202 - Philosophy and Ethics of Health (3 credits)
- PLS 310 - Politics and Health Policy (3 credits)
- PH 222 - Public Health Concepts (3 credits)
- PHY 216 - Physics of Sports (4 credits)
- RTX 302 - Leisure, Health, and Wellness (3 credits)
- SOC 286 - Health and Society (3 credits)
- SPM 355 - Contemporary Concepts of Coaching (3 credits)
- WRT 381 - Writing and Sports (3 credits)