Exercise Physiology Strength and Conditioning Concentration
The Exercise Physiology program at 51ยายื prepares students for the application of exercise physiology in health/fitness, clinical diagnostics, rehabilitation, and performance settings. This program also prepares students to advance to graduate degrees in exercise physiology and other health-related disciplines. Students often pursue certification through the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength and Conditioning Association to enhance employment opportunities.
This degree includes a solid background in basic sciences to allow the student to develop an understanding of how the body responds and adapts to exercise stimuli. Students also develop the applied skills to evaluate physical fitness and to design and administer appropriate exercise prescriptions.
The Strength and Conditioning Concentration (BS8090) provides students with an appropriate path to become strength and conditioning professionals after graduation. Although very similar to the other concentrations, this path requires 300 hours or more of field experience in specific areas of strength and conditioning.
Students also gain experience through required practicums. This track includes a Coaching Education Minor to allow students to gain knowledge about the highly linked profession of sport/tactical coaching.
About the Coaching Education Minor
Featured Courses in the Strength and Conditioning Concentration
In addition to the university-wide graduation and college-level requirements, students in the Strength and Conditioning Concentration also take courses specific to exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, and coaching.
A few of the required strength and conditioning and coaching courses include:
- EXPH 3300 - Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines
- EXPH 4160 - Resistance Training: Theory and Application
- EXPH 4495 - Exercise Testing and Prescription for Special Populations
- COED 2120 - Introduction to Coaching
- COED 2130 - Youth and Sports
- COED 3130 - Human Dynamics in Sport
- EXPH 4610: Advanced Topics in Exercise Performance
About OHIO's Master of Science in Exercise Physiology
The exercise physiology graduate program provides students with the specialized skills needed to work in either a clinical, research, or field-based environment. Students in the M.S. program can choose from three specializations: research, clinical and human performance.