The Human Movement and Sports Science program is designed to allow students to foster the development of human values, effective interpersonal skills and a scientific foundation for major areas of study in allied health professions. The program consists of two distinct majors, a major in athletic training and a major in exercise science. The athletic training and exercise science majors are based on strong science-oriented core curriculum, providing students the necessary framework to build on during their professional coursework. Both majors consist of didactic and clinical components that provide students with not only the knowledge base necessary to work in allied health professions, but also an opportunity to enhance their knowledge through practical experience and application.
The athletic training major is designed for those students that have decided to pursue a career in athletic training. The professional coursework, both didactic and clinical, provides students with knowledge and skills specific to athletic training and enables students to be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination. Furthermore, students are prepared to pursue careers in athletic training or continued education in athletic training and/or other areas of allied health (i.e., physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, cardiac rehabilitation, wellness, nutrition). Students interested in pursuing the athletic training major at Sacred Heart must apply and be accepted at the end of spring semester freshman year or during the fall semester of their sophomore year prior to beginning any professional coursework.
The exercise science major is designed for students who would like to pursue other areas of allied health such as, physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, cardiac rehabilitation wellness and nutrition. The curriculum is also designed to provide students with a foundation in health science, which is consistent in all areas of allied health. The didactic and clinical components allow students the opportunity to explore and pursue a number of areas, which compose the allied health professions. Graduates from the exercise science major are prepared to pursue either employment opportunities or additional schooling in all areas of allied health. No application process is involved as students are placed in the exercise science major upon their declaration of the Human Movement and Sports Science major.
Differential Tuition
Sacred Heart University has implemented a differential tuition for the Human Movement and Sports Science program. The cost of Athletic Training and Exercise Science education is extraordinary because of the intensive clinical laboratory courses and clinical supervision required to maintain the professional standards of athletic training and exercise science education and the associated expenses of clinical education. This charge will occur as a program fee each semester in addition to the regular undergraduate tuition. The fee will be active for HMSS students starting their sophomore year.
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