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The Department of Exercise Science is concerned with the development, instruction, and administration of programs of applied interdisciplinary knowledge and research focused on the development, improvement, maintenance and regeneration of the active human body. To aid the University in achieving its mission to graduate students with exemplary academic and professional skills who are prepared for purposeful lives and meaningful service, the Department of Exercise Science:
- influences development of moral courage, social sensitivity, and ethical responsibility by encouraging students to grow professionally and develop a strong sense of personal and professional integrity;
- delivers academic instruction in athletic training, exercise science, health and physical education, fitness and wellness, kinesiology, and sport management;
- delivers professional preparation in athletic training, exercise science, health and physical education, fitness and wellness, kinesiology, and sport management at both undergraduate and graduate levels;
- transfers to students the body of knowledge and values related to the broad field of exercise science;
- encourages students to think critically and creatively;
- fosters the development of intellectual vitality, physical wellness, and aesthetic sensibility;
- participates in a community of learning that is committed to the pursuit, discovery, and dissemination of knowledge;
- provides students with servant leadership opportunities through, clinical experiences, practicum, internships and involvement in professional organizations;
- cooperates with other educational institutions to expand learning opportunities for students;
- provides service and other opportunities to the greater community through research, professional service, continuing education, publications, presentations, and collaboration with other professionals and institutions within the broad field of exercise science.
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