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About the Department
Our Mission in the Health & Exercise Science department is:
To engage students in seeking truth and knowledge, thereby enlarging human understanding in health and exercise science;
To experience God, ourselves, and the world through excellence in mentoring and teaching holistic health and wellness;
To empower our students to participate in the academic and scientific domains, thereby contributing to the quality and quantity of the lives of those within our local and global communities.
We pursue this mission with excellence, integrity, compassion, and mutual respect in harmony with the overall mission of La Sierra University.
Our Vision in the Health & Exercise Science department is:
To enable our students and faculty to exemplify Christ-like changes in wellness --physically, mentally, and spiritually.
HEALTH SCIENCE
Health Science prepares students to recognize social, cultural, economic, political and biological effects on personal and community health. Students will be able to describe the United States profile, including key indicators, determinants, disparities, access to health services, and both historical and contemporary trends and implications. Graduates of this degree will understand the role of research, evaluation, and the use of data in health promotion, disease prevention, and health services.
EXERCISE SCIENCE
The La Sierra University Exercise Science program prepares students to become professional practitioners of the discipline in a variety of career endeavors through a rigorous course of study. Our program includes training in the philosophical and mechanical foundations of human movement and health, while providing instruction, training and experience in research and field work.
If you have the desire to help people live healthier lives through the knowledge of the principles of wellness and the science of human movement, then this is an ideal degree for you to consider. Students graduating with a degree in Exercise Science may consider careers in wellness and fitness center management, personal fitness certification, or apply to various graduate programs. Graduate programs of interest for most Exercise Science majors are Physical Therapy, schools of medicine and dentistry, athletic training, and further graduate research.
Objectives and Functions
The department of Health and Exercise Science seeks to advance the mission of the University through the following objectives and functions.
- Promote the philosophy of life that emphasizes the health of the whole person in healthy communities.
- Offer undergraduate degrees that prepare students for careers in health promotion, health education, exercise science, and the fitness professions. These programs also prepare students for further study in graduate and professional schools.
- Provide instruction and guidance in a variety of physical, recreational, and intramural activities.
Department Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in addressing discipline-based questions.
2. Demonstrate knowledge and skills of research principles and methodologies relevant to health and exercise science.
3. Apply standards, ethics, and expectations of professional communities related to health and exercise science.
4. Demonstrate learned competencies and skills as part of leaning activities and experiences.
EXERCISE SCIENCE
5.Identify, assess, and analyze human movement in different contexts.
6. Describe the reciprocal relationship between physical activity and the philosophical, historical, or sociological perspectives of society.
HEALTH SCIENCE
7. Understand how the social, cultural, spiritual, economic, political, and biological environments affect both personal and community health.
8.Describe the US health profile, including key indicators, determinants, disparities, access to health services, and both historical and contemporary trends and implications.
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