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Dunn ES Whether you aspire to be a physician, personal trainer, chiropractor, physical therapist, physicians assistant or other health-related professional, Hope鈥檚 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

换妻社区 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.

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