EXSC 3643 - Exercise Testing and Evaluation in Health, Fitness and Sport

3 credits

[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Provides basic proficiency in quantitative and qualitative approaches to health promotion program measurement and evaluation. Current trends and issues in community, school, and worksite health promotion will be the focus, as well as interpreting results from community-based formative and summative evaluations. Students will learn principles of measurement and evaluation, including instrument construction. They will also learn the theoretical background for all testing methods commonly used in sport and fitness scenarios and how these methods can be used clinically. This course will help prepare exercise science students for certification through the American College of Sports Medicine and/or the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). This class requires light physical activity.

Prerequisite: EXSC 3233/1 Applied Exercise Physiology w/lab.