运动科学

As an SPU 运动科学 major, you examine the health and fitness benefits of physical activity and exercise using a science-based approach. 这种方法结合了:

• 课堂学习, 包括化学
• 实验室工作
• 实习 in a 西雅图-area professional setting

Whether you plan to enter the workforce after graduation or attend graduate school for an advanced degree or certification, an 运动科学 degree provides you with a solid foundation.

好处

在这个专业, you will take courses such as “Motor Learning and Development,”“生物力学,“运动生理学”,” and “Sports and Exercise Nutrition.” You will benefit from outstanding faculty members who not only have years of experience working within academic settings, but also have significant experience in the exercise industry — working with recreational and elite populations, as well as coaching and training athletes. In this program, you will:

• Move through a sequential, comprehensive curriculum that prepares you to enter a variety of movement-related careers, including physical therapy, 职业治疗, 运动医学.
• Learn from practical hands-on experiences throughout the program in areas such as research, 身体健康测试, and exercise prescription and leadership.
• Access state-of-the-art equipment in the 水马力实验室, which includes assessment of maximal oxygen uptake, 活体肌肉力学, 运动技能, 等速测力法, and functional movement screening that will be used with future clients, 病人, 和学生.
• Participate in a required internship, to gain valuable real-world experience in a local organization such as a fitness center, 康复中心, 本地体育组织, or research-based laboratory.
• Fulfill the requirements of your senior colloquium and capstone by completing an original research project and paper and presenting it during the annual 健康 and Human Performance 讨论会.

Major courses and degree requirements

As an 运动科学 major, you will be required to take a minimum of 80 credits, including at least 35 upper-division credits.

检查 运动科学 major courses and requirements.