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  • EXSC 7840: Cur Topic Wellness Coaching

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    The purpose of this course is to increase student understanding of various fitness and wellness issues facing America and the world today. This course introduces students to the field of health and wellness coaching as a discipline and profession with a specific focus on contemporary topics facing all fitness and wellness professionals.
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  • EXSC 7860: Cur Topic Movemnt/Recovery Sci

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    The purpose of this course is to increase student awareness and understanding of the various musculoskeletal health and performance issues facing America and the world today. This course introduces students to the field of performance healthcare as a discipline and profession with a specific focus on contemporary topics and trends facing professionals who focus on optimizing human movement, human performance, and human recovery.
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  • EXSC 7870: Key Concepts Fitness/Wellness

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course will focus on key concepts that will benefit individuals who are group exercise leaders and group fitness instructors. Students will be exposed to topics that impact fitness instruction, including skill development, coaching development, and the development of a healthy lifestyle. Special emphasis will be placed on pre-choreographed group fitness classes, effective coaching techniques for todays group fitness participants, and instructor development.
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  • EXSC 7880: Nutrition Through Lifecycle

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course covers nutrition needs necessary for growth, development and normal functioning throughout the life cycle. Pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence and aging will be studied. Specific concerns for each life cycle stage will be emphasized. Common chronic diseases during Adult nutrition and their corresponding interventions will be explored in depth.
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  • EXSC 7890: Cur Top Tactical Strngth/Cond

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course investigates the latest needs and trends of the tactical strength and conditioning field, and empowers students with a system for analyzing challenges and developing solutions that comply with the principles of strength and conditioning. The student will combine research findings with strength and conditioning knowledge to yield informed opinions and decisions regarding the effectiveness of various methods and technologies to solve performance related problems in the unique tactical setting.
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  • EXSC 7950: Grad Exs Sci Internship

    0.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Student interns are placed with an organization, which most nearly approximates employment goals. The intent of the internship is to provide students with practical work experience in an environment in which they will be addressing real problems requiring real solutions in a relatively short time frame.
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  • EXSC 8040: Evidence-Based Practice Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is designed to provide the student with a systematic method to critically appraise and integrate the results of current scientific literature. Students will participate in discussions and practical writing exercises to articulate clinical questions to be answered through sources of scientific evidence. Students will be exposed to strategies for searching relevant data bases and appraising and evaluating specific sources of evidence.
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  • EXSC 8050: Hlth Promo & Well for the Indv

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    In this course students will be provided with an advanced framework for individual health promotion. Elements of the health and wellness lifestyle will be examined in detail, and students will be provided opportunities to lead and to employ leadership styles into wellness and health promotion for the individual. Students will search the evidence to uncover the most current literature to support individual health promotion, including leadership trends to encourage health and wellness lifestyles.
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  • EXSC 8060: Comm & Corp Wellness

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Students will develop and design community and corporate wellness plans based upon the most current research and evidence. Additionally, the role of effective leadership styles and trends will be studied. Effective leadership in the promotion of healthy lifestyles will be vital in the improvement of health and wellness leading into the future. Great emphasis will be devoted to examining and understanding health and wellness disparities across socioeconomic and cultural lines. Model corporate programs will be examined and dissected to determine overall efficacy in application and leadership.
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  • EXSC 8250: Res Method Exercise Science I

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course will explore general research principles and scientific method. Ethics in research will be fully investigated including training aligned with federal regulations on ethical research practices and protection of human research participants. The process of question formulation, writing the literature review, research design and methodology of the research report will be examined. The student will focus on a research question and begin critically appraising current research for use in writing a literature review.
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