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• EXS 484: Organization and Management of Adult Fitness Programs Clinic/Seminar

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides students with practical knowledge in organizing, managing and implementing adult fitness. Students will get hands on experience in the following areas: personal training, program design, leading group exercise classes, retention, liability protection, facility safety, facility design, budgeting, and promotion and marketing. Special emphasis is placed on standards and guidelines set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Prerequisite:    EXS 484 requires prerequisites of EXS 381 and EXL 381.
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• EXS 486: Exercise Prescription - Special Population

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed to provide students with practical experience in organizing and managing physical fitness programs for adults. Prerequisite:    EXS 486 requires a prerequisite of EXS 381.
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• EXS 487: Physical Activity and the Environment

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A survey course investigating the multidisciplinary nature of environmental physiology. It will explore the impact of different environments on the physiology of humans while at work and play. This course will examine the thermal environments (hot, cold, humidity), baraphysiology (altitude and depth), microgravity and space, air pollution, and chronobiological rhythms. Laboratory experiences, both computer simulation and "hands-on," will be included in the course. Prerequisite:    EXS 487 requires prerequisite of EXS 380 or BIO 468 or BIO 469
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• EXS 489: Clinical Exercise Testing and Interpretation

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to teach students how to administer graded exercise tests, take blood pressure and heart rate measurements during exercise, administer and interpret standard resting and exercise 12-lead electrocardiograms at a fundamental level, and how to properly prescribe exercise based on test results and using metabolic calculations. Understanding the athletic heart is a major focus. Prerequisite:    EXS 489 requires prerequisites of EXS 381 and EXL 381 and a corequisite of EXL 489.
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• EXS 490: Internship

  3.00 - 6.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The Exercise Science internship course is a capstone experience that permits students to apply their academic training and develop oral communication skills under the direction of certified fitness/wellness professionals and/or licensed clinical professionals. While classroom input is inherent in educational programs at West Chester University, the application of academic theory gives the student experiences that will add to their personal and professional maturity. The internship is a requirement for all students in the Exercise Science Division of the Kinesiology Department. The internship provides the student with the opportunity to ask pertinent questions, make observations, and participate in agency activities that normally would not be possible for a paid, full-time employee. All internship experiences must be undertaken in an agency that guarantees to provide the student with supervision by an exercise specialist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, chiropractor, or physician assistant possessing appropriate academic and certification credentials as well as licensure, appropriate to the student's concentration of study.
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• EXS 499: Special Topics

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will examine selected topics of temporal or special interest that are not normally part of the regular ongoing exercise science curriculum. Students will be provided an opportunity to pursue research, study, and/or application of knowledge and development of skills in an applied setting, which may include an off-campus component.
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• FIN 300: International Special Topics in Finance

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a comprehensive overview of the Chinese economy and its role in the world economy, including topics such as China's economic reform, its interaction with the world through trade, investment and financial system, etc. This course will incorporate company visits and exploration of cultural sites in China.
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• FIN 310: Behavioral Finance

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Over the past several decades, the field of finance has developed a successful paradigm based on the notions that investors and managers were generally rational and the prices of securities were generally "efficient." In recent years, however, anecdotal evidence as well as theoretical and empirical research has shown this paradigm to be insufficient to describe various features of actual financial markets. In this course we will use psychology and more realistic settings to guide and develop alternative theories of financial market. We will examine how the insights of behavioral finance complement the traditional paradigm and shed light on investors' trading patterns, the behavior of asset prices, corporate finance, and various Wall Street institutions and practices. Prerequisite:    FIN 310 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 or ECO 112, and ECO 251 or MAT 121 and minimum 2.5 CUM GPA.
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• FIN 312: Entrepreneurial Finance

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on the examination of different types of start-up funding and exit strategies, as well as the discussion of useful financial tools for evaluating the various aspects of the start-up funding process. The major valuation approaches as well as the basics of financial statement analysis, financial modeling and forecasting are covered. Prerequisite:    FIN 312 requires a prerequisite of a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.
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• FIN 325: Corporate Finance

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental knowledge in finance. Its main purpose is to help students to develop a logical thinking process, enough financial and analytical skills, and an ability to make and implement strategic corporate financial decisions in the real world. Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand the time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return trade-off, and weighted average cost of capital. Prerequisite:    FIN 325 requires prerequisites of ACC 201; ECO 111; ECO 112; ECO 251 or MAT 121 or MAT 125 or STA 319; MAT 143 or MAT 161; and a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.
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