Sports and Exercise Studies, A.S.

Major Code: (74410)

Associate of Science Learning Outcomes

The successful student is able to:

• Plan safe and effective exercise programs that will develop the physiological mechanisms needed to support and enhance the health-related components of physical fitness for healthy non-athletes.
• Describe the basic concepts related to strength and conditioning exercise techniques, including; warm-up and stretching techniques, resistance training and spotting techniques, programming for general muscular strength, endurance and hypertrophy proper sets, repetitions, loads, rest intervals, and recovery.
• Describe concepts related to the administration, leadership, and management of physical activity programs.