Health & Exercise Science Programs

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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.

What can I expect to learn?

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.