Health and Exercise Science (Minor)

Minor Requirements

The Health and Exercise Science minor allows any interested student an opportunity to gain knowledge of the role that exercise plays in health and disease. Minors typically consist of 20 credits. No more than two transfer courses can be counted, and must be approved by the chair.

Student must complete all of the required courses and an additional elective from the list below.

Required Courses

BIOL 246Foundations of Exercise and Health

4

BIOL 332/EXSC 332Exercise Physiology

4

EXSC 100Introduction to Exercise Science

2

EXSC 110Form and Function in Resistance Exercise

2

STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

Health and Exercise Science Elective List

AST 232/SOCI 232/WGSS 232Race, Gender & Health

4

EXSC 233Strength and Conditioning

4

CHEM 223Principles of Biochemistry

4

SOCI 241/PH 241Health, Illness & Society

4

PH 345Health Systems & Policy

4

SOCI 266Sociology of Sports

4

NUTR 110Sociocultural Implications of Nutrition

4

NUTR 215Sports Nutrition

4

NUTR 311ANutrient Metabolism Part I

4

NUTR 360Lifestyle Rx

4

MCPHS BEH 405A
Mind-Body Medicine

PHYS 110Introductory Physics I

4

For further information about the program in health and exercise science, contact Professor Michael Welch (Department of Biology). Students planning to attend medical, dental, or veterinary, and all other healthcare graduate programs should contact the Health Professions Advisor, as early as possible to be sure to incorporate the courses required for admission to these professional schools.