KINESIOLOGY eastern.edu/kinesiology
BA Health Sciences BS Exercise Science
Department Distinctives
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I will always appreciate the mentorship provided by my professors and the genuine care they brought forth every day throughout the course of my degree program.
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JUSTIN MCCLELLAND '11 EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJOR STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR, FLORIDA GATORS
• Accreditation: The department is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. • Hands-on experience is developed through an oncampus kinesiology laboratory with a Wingate Peak Monarch Cycle Ergometer and software, Cardiac Science Q Stress treadmill, metabolic cart, ‘Bod Pod’, and a full spectrum of therapeutic modalities. • Faculty research focuses on effects of exercise on myocardial protection in a model of spontaneous hypertension, clinical education, substrate utilization during exercise, and low carbohydrate diets. • Multiple practicum placement opportunities are available at universities, high schools, hospitals, and private practices. • An intentional understanding of verbal and written discourse is cultivated in the discipline of research literacy and evidence-based practice. • Accelerated option: Students meeting certain criteria may also complete a 3-year, accelerated Exercise Science Degree. • Graduate studies preparation: A degree in exercise science provides a strong foundation for graduate studies in physical therapy, athletic training, occupational therapy, nutrition, clinical exercise physiology, and physician assistant programs.
Our Graduates Are Now Working: • As health fitness specialists, cardiac rehabilitation exercise specialists, research and clinical faculty, athletic trainers, personal trainers, and fitness directors. • With organizations such as NovaCare Rehabilitation, Methacton High School, Bryn Mawr Cardiac Rehab, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, EXOS corporate wellness, Wyeth Ayerst, University of Florida, and Harley Davidson.
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