Department of Applied Physiology and Sport Management curricula establishes the scientific and biological basis of health, fitness and human performance; introduce the business principles and skills necessary for management careers in the sport, health, coaching and fitness industries; and familiarize students with the legal and ethical aspects of the fitness, health, coaching and sport industries.
The major in physiology and health management ensures that students are able to develop effective lifestyle prescriptions that include research-based training methods, to serve in meaningful professions within the health management and allied health industries and/or design and manage fitness, wellness, and health facilities. Woven throughout the program are experiential learning opportunities as well as science courses structured in accordance with evidence-based practices and augmented by reviews of current research. The course offerings within this major focus on holistic wellbeing and health outcomes and are formulated and presented around the central theme of evidence-based practice. This strategy equips students with the analytic skills necessary to evaluate and properly incorporate research results into professional practice. The program provides students with the solid research foundation that is necessary for leaders, educators and practitioners to contribute to the prevention of chronic diseases that plague society and affect the health care system and prepares students for graduate programs in the allied health professions (i.e., physical therapy, nursing, physician assistant).
SMU Degree Requirements
An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:
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