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This degree can lead to working with professional and collegiate athletes who are injured or who are simply trying to redesign their golf swing. You might use a computer to analyze the ankle motion of a long-distance runner, or help an injured child take her first, teetering steps on her new legs.
If you work hard and get noticed, you might just end up with a courtside, ringside, or fifty-yard line office.
So when the season is two months away, you line up the offers from eight pro teams across the floor, and pace back and forth. The phone rings, and when you turn to answer it, you slip on one of the sheets of paper and twist your ankle. You do get to the phone, though. It's the manager of the Colts. He wants to meet in five hours. Now what are you going to do?
Just walk it off, Champ. Walk it off.
Possible Job Titles:
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Athletic Training, Chiropractor
- Instructors of Exercise Science
- Nutrition
- Sports Psychology
- Fitness trainers
- Fitness facility administrators
- First Responders
Salary Range:
15K to Mid 30's
Job Outlook:
Good
What are the benefits of a DSU Degree?
- Class size/personal attention (Faculty-Student ratio):
- Very popular and a fast growing program
- Cool facts or interesting things about this major:
- EXS is a broad field that offers graduates an abundance of employment opportunities.
- Faculty's unique experiences or certifications in this major:
- As the primary advisor I have 36 years of experience in teaching at the college level. The first 25 years of at the college level my primary assignment was coaching. I have developed strength and power training programs for college athletes.
- Integrated Technology:
- EXS SPSS a statistical program is taught in several classes.
- Special Facilities:
- In-depth field experiences and internships available through the Community Center in Madison, Avera in Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, and Mitchell, Sanford, SDSU sports acceleration program in Brookings, and the Chicago Bears Training Facility in Forest Lake, IL.
- What type of special opportunities can students take part in? (i.e. scholarships, grants, research opportunities, internships, clubs, organizations, etc.)
- Students can submit articles for publication, submit grants, contact Scheel's in Sioux Falls for a contribution towards one male and one female athletic scholarship, perform a fitness assessment for employees of local businesses
| Nutrition Facts | |
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| Serving Size 1 Semester (16cr) Semesters Per Degree 8 (128cr)* |
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| Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science | |
| Degree Requirements | 128 cr |
| Credits | |
| Exercise Science Core | 55-61 |
| BIOL 323 Human Anatomy & Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 325 Physiology | 4 |
| EXS 180 Foundations of HPER | 2 |
| EXS 300 Introduction to Research | 3 |
| EXS 335 Program Design & Administration | 3 |
| EXS 350 Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| EXS 353 Kinesiology | 3 |
| EXS 376 Technology Integration | 3 |
| EXS 395 Practicum | 2 |
| EXS 400 Exercise Testing & Prescription | 3 |
| EXS 405 Methods of Training | 3 |
| EXS 420 Facility Risk Management | 3 |
| EXS 454 Biomechanics | 3 |
| EXS 492 Topics | 3-6 |
| EXS 494 Internship | 1-4 |
| HLTH 251 First Aid and CPR | 1 |
| HLTH 370 Stress Management | 3 |
| HLTH 422 Nutrition | 3 |
| PE 354 Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries | 2 |
| PE/EXS 452 Motor Learning & Development | 3 |
| Supporting Coursework Component | 17-23 |
| ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BADM 310 Business Finance | 3 |
| BADM 334 Small Business Management | 3 |
| BADM 350 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BADM 360 Organization & Management | 3 |
| BADM 370 Marketing | 3 |
| BADM 460 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BADM 475 Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| BADM 481 Promotional Management | 3 |
| BIOL 165 General Zoology | 4* |
| BIOL 331 Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 343 Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 371 Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM 114 General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 326 Organic Chemistry I | 4* |
| CHEM 460 Biochemistry | 3 |
| CSC 206 Advanced Computer Application | 1 |
| ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics | 3* |
| ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3* |
| ENGL 305 Professional, Technical & Grant Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 401 Advanced Writing | 3 |
| HIM 130 Basic Medical Terminology | 2 |
| HIM 260 Fundamentals of Human Disease | 5 |
| HLTH 110 Health Concepts | 3 |
| HLTH 201 ATOD Prevention Education | 2 |
| HLTH 320 Community Health | 3 |
| MATH 123 Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 281 Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| PE 200-207, 321 Maximum of 4 credits | 0-4 |
| PE 200 Prof. Prep.: Fitness | 1 |
| PE 204 Prof. Prep.: Rhy. & Dance | 1 |
| PE 207 Prof. Prep.: Strength Training | 1 |
| PE 321 Water Safety Instruction | 1 |
| PE 363 Skills Concepts | 3 |
| PE 322 Lifeguard Instructor | 1 |
| PE 453 Sports Psychology | 3 |
| PHYS 113 Intro to Physics II | 4 |
| Electives | 9 |
| NOTE: 8 of these credits will have been met upon completion of BIOL 151 and CHEM 112 or PHYS 111 as part of the system general education requirement. * This course may not be used to satisfy general education requirements. |
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| General Education Requirements | 30 |
| Institutional Requirements | 11 |
| NOTE: Majors must take BIOL 151, CHEM 112 or PHYS 111, PSYC 101 and MATH 102 as part of the system-wide general education requirement. | |
| * The serving size is based on a four year degree plan, so your course load may vary depending on your specific educational goals. The values here are current as of the 2009-10 DSU course catalog. | |
