Courses & Curriculum
With Chatham's exercise science major, you'll develop a strong understanding of the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of the field. Explore this page's sample courses and curriculum, and come back soon for a more detailed example degree progression.
Sample Courses & Curriculum
Principles of Strength and Conditioning
Students learn to integrate anatomical and physiological function into a comprehensive strength and conditioning model. Topics include testing, evaluation, exercise techniques, program design, and aerobic endurance training. Students are introduced to facility organization, risk management, and developing a policies and procedure manual.
Exercise and Nutrition
This course introduces the student to the science of human nutrition and the relationship between health, exercise, and food intake. Basic topics of digestion, absorption, metabolism, interaction, and functions of nutrients will be covered. Special topics include optimal nutrition for exercise and sport, energy use during exercise, evaluation of body composition (body fat, muscle mass), development of obesity, weight management, and nutritional factors in planning a successful muscular strength and endurance program.
Kinesiology and Movement Science
This course will cover the movement of muscles as well as their function and interaction with other muscles. It will also examine theories, principles, and practical applications in motor control and learning. Attention is given to the physiological and psychological foundations of motor control and learning.