Purpose & Outcomes

The goal of the Exercise and Sport Science Division is to develop students' cognitive, affective, and psychomotor abilities as preparation for a lifetime of learning. The Division presents conceptual and applied content that includes the areas of athletic training, teacher education, exercise science, rehabilitation, wellness, coaching, and sport management.

Desired Outcomes

Systematic Inquiry

• Skill in Scholarship: Graduates will be able to use scholarly resources and related material appropriate for the discipline to understand new and useful information in the field of Exercise and Sport Science.
• Critical Thinking: Graduates will be able to recognize problems and through investigation and critical thinking achieve an appropriate response.

Clear Communication

• Professional and Interpersonal Communication: Graduates will be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, students, and peers using correct language skills and appropriate verbal and non verbal techniques.

Health and Well-Being

• Balanced Lifestyle: Graduates will relate healthy life choices to spiritual development.
  • Graduates will be able to assess physical needs and develop a personal fitness and nutrition program.
  • Graduates will articulate an understanding of lifestyle choices and techniques related to development of healthy practices for the individual.

Sociocultural Responsiveness

• Concern for all People: Graduates will demonstrate a sensitivity and ability to adapt to special needs, populations, gender, and multicultural environments.

Aesthetic Responsiveness

• Artful Comprehension: Graduates are aware of the elements of movement as artistic expression.
• Artful Sensitivity: Graduates discern emotion and feeling in movement experiences.

Christian Literacy and Life

• Ethical Decision-Making: Graduates will be guided by Biblical principles as they encounter human problems that require decisions to be made.

Servant Leadership

• Profession and Service Attitude: Graduates will respond to the needs of people and the profession from a spiritual perspective and seek opportunities to fulfill those needs in their private and professional lives.