The Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance (HSHP) offers a unique learning environment. The engaged faculty, stimulating coursework and hands-on learning opportunities enable students to be highly competitive whether they choose to enter the job market or pursue a graduate degree.
The department offers four undergraduate degrees in the following areas of study.
*°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êapp's athletic training program offers an early-assurance 3+2 graduate professional program. Students earn a B.S. in Health Science after the completion of four years, then a M.S. in Athletic Training (MSAT) after the successful completion of an additional post-baccalaureate year. Students may also enter the program as undergraduate transfer students or as post-baccalaureate students.
The department offers two graduate degrees in the following areas of study.
Students will connect theory with application in global settings through:
Examples of the educational opportunities offered by our majors and program concentrations include:
- Creating and implementing personal fitness plans for athletes, faculty members, and students
- Creating and participating in health promotion and education campaigns
- Providing rehabilitation in an athletic training clinicÌý
- Interning with public and private corporate and health organizations
- Working for professional or national events
- Participating in health sciences and human performance research grants/project
