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Exercise and Sports Sciences

The Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences at Tennessee Wesleyan College prepares students to serve others by pursuing careers in athletics, recreation, health and wellness, physical education, physical/occupational therapy, and sport and fitness management.

The Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences offers a B.S. degree with emphases in physical education, sports and fitness management and exercise science. Each of these emphases provides students with the knowledge needed to enter graduate study or a career in that subdivision of exercise and sports science. The physical education emphasis serves those seeking to teach and coach at the elementary and secondary levels. The sports and fitness management emphasis combines exercise and sports science courses with courses from the Business Administration Department to prepare graduates to manage sports and fitness programs, organizations and facilities.

The exercise science curriculum prepares students for a variety of careers and graduate programs in exercise physiology, fitness, wellness, strength and conditioning, and exercise testing and prescription. In addition to these three emphases, the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences also offers a major in pre-physical therapy. The program, which is jointly administered by the Departments of Exercise and Sports Science and Natural Sciences, will prepare students for graduate programs and careers in physical therapy.

Exercise and Sports Sciences Fundraiser

Order your next pair(s) of socks by clicking this button. Proceeds from the fundraiser will outfit the exercise science lab and activity courses with updated equipment.
During check-out, you will be prompted to select an organization to receive credit for your purchase. Please select TN (state) and Tenn Wesleyan College Exercise Sports Equip Fund, Athens (Organization).

CORE REQUIREMENTS - 29 Semester Hours
B 155: Anatomy and Physiology I 4 s.h.
B 156: Anatomy and Physiology II 4 s.h.
HE 264: Safety and First Aid 3 s.h.
PE 200: Introduction to PE and Recreation 3 s.h.
PE 316: Assessment & Exercise Prescription 3 s.h.
PE 360: Kinesiology 3 s.h.
PE 411: Tests and Measurements 3 s.h.
PE 421: Physiology of Exercise 3 s.h.
PE 422: Applied Exercise Physiology 3 s.h.


* Note the following two items:
1. CS 218 (3 s.h.) and PE 100 (2 s.h.) are required of all students under the ACRs and not repeated in the departmental curriculum.
2. B155 and B156 meet the Lab Sciences requirements under the ACRs, but are included here to assure completion prior to upper division courses in the various emphases.

Exercise Science Emphasis - 28 Semester Hours
C 100: Introduction to Chemistry 4 s.h.
HE 263: Nutrition for Sport and Fitness 3 s.h.
PE 280: Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries 3 s.h.
PE 436: Therapeutic Exercise 3 s.h.
PE 460: Exercise Phys. Review for ACE 3 s.h.
PE 499: Internship 6 s.h.
PE Selectives and/or Electives 6 s.h.


A student must complete 12 s.h. of PE 499 if seeking both the Exercise Science Emphasis and Sports & Fitness Management Emphasis.

Physical Education Emphasis - 21 Semester Hours 
PE 303: Lifetime and Team Sports 3 s.h.
PE 307: Movement Education 3 s.h.
PE 308: Activities for Children 3 s.h.
PE 365: Adaptive Physical Education 3 s.h.
PE 441: Methods of Teaching 3 s.h.
PE 451: Curriculum Development 3 s.h.
PE Selectives and/or Electives 3 s.h.
 

Sports & Fitness Management Emphasis - 27 Semester Hours
BA 201: Principles of Accounting 3 s.h.
BA 321: Principles of Management 3 s.h.
HE 263: Nutrition for Sport and Fitness 3 s.h.
PE 280: Care and Prevention of Athletic Injury 3 s.h.
PE 431: Administration/Organization of PE/Sport 3 s.h.
PE 436: Therapeutic Exercise 3 s.h.
PE 460: Exercise Phys. Review for ACE 3 s.h.
PE 499: Internship 6 s.h.


The Department recommends that students in the Sport & Fitness Management emphasis complete a minor in Business Administration. This only requires completing BA/EC 251 plus 3 s.h. from BA 202, BA/EC 252 or any 300-400 level BA/EC course. These can be part of the electives required for the final 128 s.h. for graduation.

 

 

Pre-Physical Therapy Major

Physical therapy is a profession involved in the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of people with physical injury and dysfunction which may occur throughout their lifetime. A master's or doctoral level degree is required to become a licensed physical therapist and the curriculum presented here is designed to enable a student to gain the requisite knowledge to successfully apply to physical therapy school; however, the curriculum presented does not guarantee acceptance. Additionally, this major is intended to increase students’ basic skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and communications. This program is jointly administered by the Departments of Exercise and Sports Sciences and Natural Sciences.

Pre-Physical Therapy - 53 - 56 Semester Hours
B 171: General Biology I - The Unity of Life 4 s.h.
B 172: General Biology II - The Diversity of Life 4 s.h.
B 155, 156: Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II 8 s.h.
C 101, 102: General Chemistry I and II 8 s.h.
P 211, 212: General Physics I and II 8 s.h.
PY 231 or 251: Developmental Psychology I or II 3 s.h.
PE 280: Care and Prevention of Athletic Injury 3 s.h.
PE 360: Kinesiology 3 s.h.
PE 421: Physiology of Exercise 3 s.h.
PE 422: Applied Exercise Physiology 3 s.h.
PE 460: Exercise Phys. Review for ACE 3 s.h.
PE 499: Exercise Science Internship 3-6 s.h.