Exercise Science
We impact lives by preparing students for careers in human performance and allied health through experiences that foster character, leadership and service.
Whether you aspire to be a physician, personal trainer, chiropractor, physical therapist,
physicians assistant or other health-related professional, Hope’s exercise science
program has many distinguishing features that will prepare you for the future:
- Outstanding faculty with diverse academic backgrounds
- Student-faculty collaborative research
- State of the art equipment and facilities located right on campus (human performance lab, cadaver lab)
- Excellent opportunities for post-graduate employment and graduate studies
- Internships and hands-on experience in hospitals, corporate wellness settings, pharmaceutical companies, fitness facilities and other settings
- Pre-professional peer groups
- Capstone research project
- Broad range of courses focused on the human body
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- Program Outcomes
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ students completing an exercise science degree will:
- Describe, understand and apply basic scientific knowledge, concepts and theories of nutrition, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, metabolism and other supplementary topics as they relate to human movement and exercise.
- Along with content comprehension, successful students will demonstrate ability to read, understand, design, perform and apply research as it relates to the field of human movement, health and wellness.
- Perform individualized and/or group physical fitness/health assessments and demonstrate the ability to select, perform and analyze various clinical tests and exams associated with determining current status or improvement of health and fitness in accordance with accepted guidelines.
- Develop exercise and fitness programs for healthy and special populations, providing modifications in response to health and performance goals.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate (verbal, written, etc.) as a means to educate and manage the safe and proper instruction for fitness testing and/or exercise prescription, as well as to interact with co-workers and/or clients and to disseminate research findings.
- COURSE SEQUENCES
- INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
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- Exercise Science Internship Guidelines
- Internship Contract Form (To be submitted to Dr. Dunn)
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Internship Site (must complete Registrar's Registration Process)
- Exercise Science Internship Guidelines
Interested in Exercise Science?
Contact program director, Dr. Brian Rider, for more information.
workP. 616.395.7070
kinesiology@hope.edu