EXS Emphasis: Exercise Science in Healthcare
This emphasis provides a logical gateway for graduate health professions-seeking students (athletic training, physical therapy, and physician assistant) by broadening their basic biological and physical science background. This emphasis is intentionally diverse in electives to accommodate the wide range of graduate health profession pre-requisite coursework not already offered within the Exercise Science core curriculum.
Courses, Careers and Internships from EXS-HC
Curricular Guide for AY 24-25
This curriculum guide provides ONE example of how how to progress through the Exercise Science in Healthcare emphasis.
Curriculum Guide / 4-year Plan
In addition to the EXS Core courses, the following courses must be completed to fulfill the Exercise Science in Health Care emphasis requirements:
- BIO 328 - Biomedical Ethics (3cr)
- BMS 223 - Infectious Human Diseases (3cr)
- CHM 230 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (4cr) OR CHM 231 + CHM 232 (8cr)
- PHY 200 - Physics for Life Sciences (4cr) OR PHY 220 + PHY 221 (10cr)
Elective credits - Students must complete twelve credits from the following:
- ATH 210 - Directed Observation in AT (1cr)
- ATH 218 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training Lab (1cr)
- BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3cr)
- BMS 212 - Introduction to Microbiology (3cr)
- BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1cr)
- BMS 305 - Clinical Nutrition (3cr)
- BMS 355 - Anatomy of Joints (2cr)
- BMS 427 - Neuroanatomy (1cr)
- CHM 231 - Introductory Organic Chemistry (4cr)
- CHM 232 - Biological Chemistry (4cr)
- EXS 360 - Strength and Conditioning for Athletic Performance (3cr)
- EXS 400 - Biomechanics (3cr)
- EXS 440 - Environmental Exercise Physiology (3cr)
- MOV 102 - First Aid, CPR, and AED (2cr)
- MOV 310 - Motor Skill Development (3cr)
- PHY 216 - Physics of Sport (4cr)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5cr)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5cr)
- PSY 303 - Psychopathology (3cr)
- PSY 364 - Life Span Developmental Psychology (3cr)
- PSY 431 - Introduction to Neuropsychology (3cr)