Exercise Science (BA) - Sports Management Specialization
Transfer students must complete at least 40% of their major course work at Benedictine College to receive a B.A. in Exercise Science, and at least 40% of their minor course work at Benedictine College to receive an Exercise Science minor.
A maximum of one hour of fitness credit may be acquired through varsity sport participation. This applies both to majors and to non-majors.
Program Mission
The mission of the Exercise Science program is to provide a quality education in a community of faith and scholarship. We are committed to the preparation and development of skills necessary to successfully engage in a career in exercise science or to pursue a post-graduate education.
Program Outcomes
- Graduates will be able to assess the physical fitness of an individual.
- Graduates will be able to identify the muscles used in a selected activity and the roles those muscles play in the activity.
- Graduates will articulate the benefits of physical fitness.
- Graduates will be able to identify and interact with contemporary exercise science professions, including the ability to interact with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences as colleagues, clients, and students.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Exercise Science Major Core Curriculum | ||
EXSC-1150 | Foundations of Human Movement | 2 |
EXSC-2209 | Personal & Community Health | 2 |
EXSC-2210 | First Aid & Personal Safety | 2 |
EXSC-2263 | Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
EXSC-3357 | Tests & Measure Health & Exsc Science | 3 |
EXSC-3366 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
EXSC-3380 | Kinesiology & Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
EXSC-4402 | Organiz & Admin Exer Sci & Sport | 2 |
or ATHC-4406 | Administration of Athletic Health Care | |
EXSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
One swimming course or swim proficiency test | 1 | |
Select one Dance course of the following: | 1 | |
Aerobics-FITNESS | ||
Country & Social Dancing | ||
Zumba (FITNESS) | ||
Varsity Sport Activity (Dance Team only) | ||
Sports Management Specialization | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-8 | |
Structural Human Anatomy | ||
Human Anatomy & Physiology I and Human Anatomy & Physiology II | ||
Select one of the following options: | 3-6 | |
Option 1 | ||
Basic Nutrition and Sports Nutrition | ||
Option 2 | ||
Basic Nutrition | ||
or EXSC-3340 | Sports Nutrition | |
Minor in Business Administration | 21 | |
EXSC-4411 | Sports Management Practicum | 1 |
Total Hours | 50-58 |
Suggested Sequence of Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Exercise Science with Specialization in Sports Management
Freshman Year | ||
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First Semester | Hours | |
ENGL-1010 | English Composition | 3 |
EXSC-2209 | Personal & Community Health | 2 |
EXSC-1150 | Foundations of Human Movement | 2 |
THEO-1100 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
EXSC-1115 | Wellness for Life | 1 |
Aesthetic Foundation | 3 | |
Mathematical Reasoning Foundation | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Second Semester | ||
EXSC-2210 | First Aid & Personal Safety | 2 |
EXSC-3303 | Basic Nutrition | 3 |
BIOL-1107 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
EXSC-2263 | Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
ACCT-2090 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
Dance Elective | 1 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore Year | ||
First Semester | ||
BIOL-2242 or EXSC-2240 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I or Structural Human Anatomy |
3-4 |
ECON-2090 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
EXSC-3357 | Tests & Measure Health & Exsc Science | 3 |
EXSC-3340 or EXSC-3303 |
Sports Nutrition or Basic Nutrition |
3 |
Faith | 3 | |
Hours | 15-16 | |
Second Semester | ||
Historical Inquiry Foundation | 3 | |
Philosophical Inquiry | 3 | |
PHIL-2100 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
ECON-2100 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
Foreign Language | 4 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Junior Year | ||
First Semester | ||
ACCT-2100 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
MGMT-2250 | Prin of Business Management | 3 |
EXSC-3380 | Kinesiology & Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
Foreign Language | 4 | |
Natural World Foundation | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
FINC-3100 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
MKTG-3100 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Faith | 3 | |
Written Communication | 3 | |
Global Perspective | 3 | |
Western Perspective | 3 | |
Hours | 18 | |
Senior Year | ||
First Semester | ||
EXSC-3366 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
EXSC-4402 | Organiz & Admin Exer Sci & Sport | 2 |
EXSC-SWMP | Swimming Proficiency | NULL |
EXSC-4411 | Sports Management Practicum | 1 |
Historical Inquiry Foundation | 3 | |
Aesthetic Foundation | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
EXSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive Exam | NULL |
MKTG-3750 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
Philosophical Inquiry Foundation | 3 | |
EXSC Fitness Course | 1 | |
MGMT-4720 | Business Organizational Law | 3 |
Electives | 5 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Total Hours | 128-129 |