The Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies (HESS) department's focus is on the study of health within the tradition of physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as community and individual well-being.  The study of physical exercise explores the relationships between the structure of the body and its function.  The study of sports seeks to examine the pervasive social institution of sports from a variety of perspectives, applying theory to the experience of the individual, the community, and the sports context. The course list outlined below is a representative sample only. A comprehensive course list for current terms is available on the registration database.

Major Requirements

Three Core Courses:

HESS 200History and Organization of Sport in the U.S.
HESS 201Fundamentals Health & Exercise
HESS 202Applied Anatomy

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Four 300-level HESS courses. Examples include:

HESS 300Personal and Community Health
HESS 301Psychology of Sport
HESS 303Therapeutic Modalities
HESS 304Kinesiology
HESS 305Chronic Disease Prevention
HESS 306The Philosophical Athlete: Meanings of Sport
HESS 307Youth Sports in the United States
HESS 308The Black Athlete in the U.S.
HESS 326Lifetime Motor Development

Three 400-level HESS courses. Examples include:
 

HESS 401Organization and Administration of Athletics and Physical Education
HESS 402Orthopedic Injury and Illness Assessment
HESS 403Exercise Physiology
HESS 404Therapeutic Exercise in Athletic Training
HESS 405Health Behavioral Theory
HESS 406Leadership Theory and Development Through Sport
HESS 426Motor Learning and Control
BIOL 334Comparative Physiology: Human and non-human animals (This class may count as one 400-level elective)
HESS 451
& HESS 452		Senior Research
and Senior Research


Senior Practicums:

HESS 450Senior Practicum (Fall, Senior Year)
HESS 450Senior Practicum (Spring, Senior Year)