Health Science 500 Fitness Certification Preparation
Offered on occasion
A review course in preparation for the national credentialing exams in fitness and exercise science.  Topics of functional anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, pathophysiology, human behavior/psychology, gerontology, graded exercise testing for Healthy and diseased populations, exercise supervision/leadership, patient counseling, and emergency procedures related to exercise testing and training situations will be discussed.  Demonstration and laboratory experience will be facilitated by the instructor.  Extensive laboratory sessions will be used to reinforce material covered in lecture.  
Three credits

Health Science 501 Exercise Physiology in Health and Disease I
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Fall

A course designed to provide students with experience in understanding and accessing various physiological and auto physiological changes occurring as a result of exercise, performance of athletic skills and physical activities on the musculosketal and cardiovascular systems. The role of skeletal muscles in the reduction of the side effects of aging will be presented. Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and high blood pressure will be discussed with their effect on the patient as well as the society at large. Demonstration and laboratory experience will reinforce material presented in the lectures.

Health Science 506 Administrative Issues in Sports Management
(Formerly Health Science 606)
Offered on occasion
A study of theory and methods of sport management and marketing.  A course that provides students with the conceptual and practical information required for managing programs in the fitness and sports industry. Issues addressed include the nature of administration and management functions, facilities planning, finances, risk management, marketing strategies, communication , employee recruitment, training and motivation. Three credits.

Health Science 508 Certification Preparation
Offered every other Fall
This course prepares Sports Sciences and Athletic Training students for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) examination (National Strength and Conditioning Associations – what about HS 500???) . Students will receive ……insert new course description.. Three credits

Health Science 520 Program Design in Adapted Physical Education
Offered every other Fall

Students will learn to examine the eco-environmental variables in the adapted pyscial educational setting that may influence an individual’s interpretation of his behavior.  Environmental analysis, accommodations as well as a self-examination of one’s own learning style will enable students to explore learning styles and its impact on student’s behavioral performance.  Emphasis will be placed on the development of movement and physical activity as vehicles to promote wellness and a healthier lifestyle. Disabilities such as learning disabilities, Tourette’s syndrome, oppositional defiant behavior, non-verbal learning disabilities and Asperger’s syndrome will be discussed. Three credits.

Health Science 525 Advanced Techniques in Adapted Physical Education
Offered on ocassion

An advanced study of physical activity and sport programs and techniques in adapted physical education. Program innovations in physical fitness, sports training and conditioning, adapted aquatics, and so on, for special populations are presented and analyzed in relation to their physical, cognitive and social-emotional benefits. Three credits.

Health Science 530 Adapted Physical Education for Individuals with Autism
Offered every Spring

A course designed to teach applied behavior analysis procedures for working effectively with children and adults with autism, in the development of adapted physical education programs. Topics include behavior management, prompting techniques, discrete trial communication, environmental modification and adapted physical activities. Three credits.

Health Science 542 Psychology of Exercise and Physical Activity
Offered every Spring

This course examines the relationship between psychosocial factors and participation in exercise and physical activity. Students will learn the importance of exercise and physical activity in promoting long-term Health while reducing the risk of coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, colon cancer and other types of diseases that arise from physical inactivity and how to change an individual's behavior to exercise. Three credits

Health Science 545 Sports Psychology
Offered on occasion

This course provides students with the conceptual and theoretical frameworks necessary for understanding the behavioral component of athletic performance, as well as the underlying brain processes that influence performance quality. Topics addressed include personality, attention, perception, anxiety and arousal, brain mapping, cortical activation, motivation, attitude, perception and self-confidence. Three credits

Health Science 570 Nutrition and Exercise
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Fall

A course designed to expose students to basic concepts of nutrition for non-athletic and athletic populations. Emphasis is also placed on nutrition and exercise requirements essential for a Healthy quality of life. Three credits.

Health Science 576 Therapeutic Exercise in Athletic Training
Prerequisite: Sports Science 173
Offered every Spring

A review of the knowledge and skills in therapeutic exercise required of the entry-level athletic trainer, including planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic exercise programs for the rehabilitation/ reconditioning of injuries and illnesses of the physically active. Three credits.

Health Science 577 Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Training
Offered every Fall

A review of the knowledge and skills in therapeutic modalities required by an entry-level athletic trainer, including planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating the efficacy of the modalities used in the treatment and rehabilitation of injuries/illnesses of athletes. Three credits.

Health Science 580 Physical and Psychological Aspects of Disabilities in Adapted Physical Education
Offered on occasion

An examination of the medical, physical and psychological aspects of various disabilities, including mental retardation, learning disabilities, orthopedic impairments, cerebral palsy, deafness and blindness. Program implications of each disability for the adapted physical educator are emphasized. Three credits.

Health Science 601 Advanced Analysis of Human Motion and Biomechanics
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Spring

The use of recently developed instrumentation to study applied anatomy and the kinesiology of the human body. Analyses of normal and pathological conditions are studied and compared. Biomechanics is stressed. Demonstration and laboratory reinforce material presented in lecture. Three credits.

Health Science 603 Individual Problem in the Health Sciences
Offered every semester

This course is part of culminating experience for each student in the Health Science program. The course provides an opportunity to select and research a topic of interest. The student must present and orally defend his or her research findings.

Three credits.

Health Science 608 Current Issues and Topics in Coaching
(Formerly Health Science 670)
Offered every other Fall

This course will provide an in depth analysis of the structure and function of coaching in the United States, as it applies in sports setting. Some of the topics to be discussed will include the coaching personality, motivation, ethics, law, communication, training, team management, profile great coaches, and other related topics.
Three credits

Health Science 611 Exercise Physiology in Health and Disease II
Prerequisite: Health Science 501
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every other Fall

Study of additional body systems: respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal and skeletal,as well as how performance , disease and the process of aging affect these systems. The latest concepts of the role of exercise, fitness, and physical activity on diseases such as asthma, type II diabetes, obesity, heart failure, osteoporosis, and aging will be discussed. The criteria for disease-specific exercises and physical activities will be presented.
Three credits.

Health Science 622 Field Experience I
Prerequisite: Health Science 501
Offered every semester

An opportunity for the student to gain experience in his or her chosen track by spending a minimum of 90 hours at a public or private institution. Experience may be gained in the areas of fitness testing, planning of physical activity or nutritional needs, as well as administration of exercise and training programs. Three credits.

Health Science 623 Field Experience II
Offered every semester

An opportunity for the student to complete a minimum of 90 hours of fieldwork within his or her chosen track involving assessment, program planning and team consultation under appropriate supervision. Emphasis is on Health and physical activity fitness for able and disabled populations. The students is responsible for identifying and developing a clinical study project that is presented and orally defended at the end of the course. Three credits.

Health Science 640 Neuroscience of Physical Activity and Disease
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Spring

A study of the gross and miscoscopic structures and functions of the human nervous system, including the spinal cord and peripheral and autonomic nervous systems as they pertain to physical activity and disease. Laboratory examinations of human specimens are offered. A sequence of lectures is given with laboratory work.
Three credits.

Health Science 654 Cardiopulmonary Health and Disease
(Formerly health Science 518)
Offered every other Fall
A discussion of current topics in cardiopulmonary health and disease management. Topics include cardiopulmonary physiology, EKG principles, monitoring and interpretation, atria hypertrophy, ischemia, the infarction and relationship of physical activity to cardiopulmonary health.
Three credits.

Health Science 655 Human Pathology and Illness in Sports
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Spring

The study of disease processes associated with a variety of systems of the human body including cardiovascular, neurological, muscular skeletal and respiratory systems. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between a variety of such diseases and how they may affect human performance. Demonstration and laboratory reinforce material presented in lecture.
Three credits.

Health Science 660 Clinical Experience I in Athletic Training
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Fall
Open only to athletic training students

A reinforcement of the clinical skills taught in Sports Science 173, Advanced Athletic Training II. Students practice skills related to the evaluation of the spine and upper extremities in an assigned clinical setting, according to their individual program tracks.
Three credits.

Health Science 661 Clinical Experience II in Athletic Training
Special fee: $70.00
Offered every Spring
Open only to athletic training students
A reinforcement of the clinical skills taught in Health Science 577, Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Training. Students practice those skills related to therapeutic modalities in an assigned clinical setting, according to their individual program track.
Three credits.

Health Science 700 Research Methods in Physical Activity
Offered every Fall

An introduction to various types of research designs and statistical methods relating to physical activity within the disciplines of adapted physical education, athletic training, exercise physiology, and coaching. The student also learns to work with basic statistical research in the formulation of the various designs. The student is able to apply the above to solve a particular research problem in their respective profession. Three credits.

Health Science 709 Clinical Experience III in Athletic Training
Prerequisite: Health Science 577
Special fee: $70.00
Offered every Fall
Open only to athletic training students

Health Science 710 Administration of Athletic Training Programs
Offered every Fall

An in-depth look at the organization and administration of an athletic training program. Emphasis is placed on preparation of budgets, purchasing, personnel management, public relations, and types of liability and insurance. Three credits.

Health Science 715 Analytical Approach to Exercise Prescription
Special Fee: $70.00
Offered every Spring

A study of the basic principles and the latest research in areas of body composition, flexibility, strength and cardiovascular fitness for athletes, nonathletes and special populations. Under the supervision of a faculty member, students develop a model program of exercise prescription for the above-listed areas. Demonstrations and laboratory work reinforce material presented in lectures. Three credits.

Health Science 718 Pharmacology in Sports Medicine
Offered every Spring

A study of the physiologic, pathologic and therapeutic effects of pharmacological agents and other drugs as they relate to exercise and sport. Topics include drug effects on the nervous system, metabolism, endocrine function and psychopharmacology. Three credits.

Health Science 721 Seminar: Current Issues in Athletic Training
Prerequisite: Health Science 603
Offered every Fall and Spring

Students will participate in and lead discussions regarding current issues and topics in Athletic Training. Also, by using the research project developed during Individual Problems, the students will report his/her effectiveness in implementing that topic in an appropriate Athletic Training Setting. 3 credits

Health Science 750 Advanced Sports Medicine
Prerequisites: Students must be NATABOC (or eligible); PT or PTA; PA; or OT.
Special permission of Program Director for Athletic Training
Offered on occasion

A course designed to enhance the level of sports medicine knowledge of the certified athletic trainer, physical therapist, occupational therapist and physicians assistant and the student with related expertise. In addition to lecture and laboratory experiences, students have the opportunity to view recordings of various surgical procedures to enhance their knowledge. Students use cadavers for dissection and, as opportunity permits, are present during surgery to view pathology and reconstructive methods. A review of both old and new case studies is used throughout the course to illustrate advances in the field of sports medicine. Advanced treatments through the use of modalities are discussed. Three credits.

HS 798 Research Thesis and Conference I
Offered every semester

Students choosing this option will select a research topic in their field of study in consultation with a faculty advisor. Students enrolled for Thesis I will complete a written Thesis Proposal for faculty to review. The proposal should include the research purpose, research questions, literature review and methodology. Implementation of their proposed research is contingent upon faculty and IRB approval.
Pass/Fail 3 credits

HS 799 Research Thesis and Conference II
Special fee $15.00
Offered every semester
Prerequisite HS 798

Students enrolled in Thesis II will finish their research begun in Thesis I and write a thesis. Issues regarding the statistical analyses and interpretation of research findings are of primary concern. The completion of the thesis is contingent upon faculty approval and meeting university guidelines for thesis submission.
Pass/Fail 3 credits