ESS 2200 A Exercise and Intervention
This course examines the science behind exercise as 'medicine' and offers students an opportunity to apply acquired knowledge and skills through participation in at least 20 hours of service learning with clients from community partners. Service learning is an experiential educational approach that involves an established community partnership, where students guided by the expertise of a professor and a community based practitioner, address a community need. In this course, those needs will involve physical activity or health in some way. Through both the academic and service learning components of this course, students will understand the role of various forms of physical activity to prevent and treat clinical conditions, including muscular skeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, mental health, and neurological issues associated with aging. Students will continue to develop skills in analyzing and interpreting clients' health status before, during, and after exercise. They will design and critique either exercise interventions or other health education programming, applying relevant guidelines and theories, with a focus on cultural sensitivity and equity issues. Students will cultivate cultural competence and professional communication skills through direct interactions with clients and supervising community partners.
Course Types
Exercise Science Elective
Offered
Fall 2022