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The Health and Fitness Management major will include foundation courses
such as anatomy and physiology I and II, survey of health and fitness
professions, first aid and CPR, and introduction tomanagement. This major will
also provide students with a solid base in business andmanagement principles
by requiring courses in accounting, economics, marketing, finance, legal, ethical
issues in health care, and applied human resourcemanagement. The program
features courses specific to the health and fitness arena including, kinesiology,
exercise physiology, sports psychology, personal health and wellness,
prevention, care and rehabilitation of injuries, personal nutrition, principles of
fitness across populations, substance use in fitness, exercise testing and
prescription. Finally, the program will involve capstone courses to ensure the
students are able to synthesize all of their undergraduate coursework into
meaningful application of their acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities. These
courses include health and fitness management, a capstone course, and an
internship.
CurriculumOverview
Freshman-SophomoreYears
AreasA - E: General EducationCoreCurriculum ......................42 hours
AreaF: Major-relatedCoreCurriculum (USGguidelines)..........18 hours
Junior-Senior Years
I. ProgramCoreRequirements.................................................... 30hours
II: Upper DivisionRequirements ................................................... 21hours
III: ProgramCapstoneRequirements............................................. 9hours
Total DegreeRequirements
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120 hours
Freshman - SophomoreYears
AreasA - E: General EducationCoreCurriculum (42hours)
The Health and Fitness Management major will utilize the standard general
educationCoreCurriculum for students.
Lower DivisionProgramCore
............................................................
18hours
ACCT 2101Principles of Financial Accounting ........................................ 3 hours
BIOL 1151/LHumanAnatomyandPhysiology I....................................... 4 hours
BIOL 1152/LHumanAnatomyandPhysiology II...................................... 4 hours
ECON2105PrinciplesofMacroeconomics ............................................. 3 hours
HFMG 1101Survey of HealthandFitnessProfessions.............................. 1 hour
HFMG 2110First AidandCPR ............................................................... 3 hours
Students are required to earn a grade of C or better in Area F and all upper-
division courses in the Health and Fitness Management major. Upper-division
courses are all courses other than those of areas A through F of the core
curriculum. Courses at the 1000- or 2000-level used in the upper division are
included in this restriction.
ProgramCoreRequirements
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30hours
MGMT 3101........................................................................................... 3 hours
Chooseoneelective from:
MGMT 3520Negotiation&Conflict Management .................................... 3 hours
