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• EXSC 1332: Hlth & Fit Promo in Wrkplc

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides the foundation necessary to manage, plan, implement, and evaluate health, wellness, and fitness promotion programs in a variety of business and industrial work places. Specific areas of concentration include rationale for and benefits of worksite health promotion programs, conducting needs assessments, writing program goals and objectives, facilitating employees' health behavior change, cultivating a healthy work environment, financial considerations in program planning, promoting/marketing programs, and evaluating programs.
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• EXSC 1840: Tech Integ. for Health and Fit

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides students with a practical understanding of essential technologies enhancing productivity in personal and professional settings. Special emphasis will be placed on utilizing technology for measuring human movement, assessing fitness, managing data, and communicating professionally.
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• EXSC 2150: Cur Top & Strat Youth Fitness

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will focus on developing the skills that will benefit individuals who are ages 6-18 by providing knowledge and skills necessary to promote and maintain fitness. Students will be exposed to topics that impact this population, including skill development, long-term impact of the sedentary lifestyle and the development of a healthy lifestyle. Special emphasis will be placed on specific training regimens, current fitness trends for todays youth, and program development.
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• EXSC 2253: Nutrition for Healthy Living

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Teaches about the different food groups and their roles in the human body, the type of chemical reactions during metabolism, the way the body makes and stores energy, and eating habits role in weight control.
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• EXSC 2260: Sports Nutrition

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Introduces students to the basic elements of sports nutrition. This course presents the scientific basis of roles played by carbohydrates, fat, protein, water, and key vitamins and minerals as they relate to physical exercise. The course will present information on diets during training, timing and composition of pre- and post-competition meals.
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• EXSC 2272: Acute Care of Athletic Injury

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for the first person(s) on the scene of an emergency. Whether medical or trauma in nature, upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to adequately asses and care for a wide variety of illnesses and injuries until advanced level responders arrive. Prerequisite: Admission to professional phase of ATE Program. Offered fall, annually.
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• EXSC 2286: Cardio & Resist Train Tech

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Students will explore the various methods of cardiovascular and resistance training. Appropriate training progression and safety will be emphasized. Topics include training for muscular strength, muscular endurance, and power. Students will learn how to train both the aerobic and anaerobic athlete.
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• EXSC 2322: Prin of Fitness Instruction

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides knowledge and skills involved in fitness instruction. Students are introduced to a variety of concepts related to resistance training instruction, aerobic exercise instruction, flexibility training, and related fitness activities. Students will be introduced to requisite principles and skills leading to fitness instructor certification.
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• EXSC 2323: Intro Strength & Cond

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides basic knowledge in the area of strength and conditioning, especially as it relates to athletic populations. Students are introduced to a variety of concepts related to strength and conditioning programs for a variety of athletes at different time points in regard to the competitive season.
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• EXSC 2341: Stress Management

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course assists students in acquiring a background of scientific knowledge related to stress and stress management. It emphasizes topics commonly addressed in school health settings and in community, corporate, and/or medical settings in anticipation of a health promotion career. Specific areas of concentration include stress psychophysiology, stress and illness/disease, common sources of stress, stress intervention methods, stress management techniques, stress through the life cycle, and stress issues specific to college students. Students will gain stress management knowledge and skills to utilize in their careers as health professionals, as well as in their own lives.
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