Exercise Science | University of South Alabama

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionInstructingSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningWritingMonitoringSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingTherapy and CounselingEnglish Language

Abilities

Oral ExpressionProblem SensitivityOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionInformation Ordering

Tasks

Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory fu
Provide emergency or other appropriate medical care to participants with symptoms or signs of physic
Demonstrate correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routines.

Technology

Electronic mail softwareMedical softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation software

Tools

Arm crank ergometersAutomated blood pressure measurement equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDBioelectric impedance analyzersCholesterol analyzersCycle ergometersDesktop computersDual energy x ray absorptiometersEchocardiography systemsElectrocardiography EKG machinesElectromyographs EMGElectronic spirometersElectronic timing systemsExercise treadmillsGoniometers or arthrometers

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceRecognitionWorking ConditionsSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Program Pathways

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Comprehensive exercise programs — develop and refine autonomously for participants across all risk stratifications, incorporating current evidence and regulatory standards in a tertiary-care or specialty clinic.
Complex participant data sets — analyze using advanced medical and spreadsheet software to evaluate longitudinal progress trends and drive evidence-based program modifications in a clinical research or hospital environment.
Non-routine clinical presentations — assess and manage independently, applying critical thinking and judgment to adapt exercise prescriptions for participants with comorbid conditions in a medical fitness facility.
Full-scope clinical oversight — maintain for high-risk populations including cardiac, pulmonary, and metabolic disease patients, ensuring safety and efficacy throughout exercise sessions in a credentialed rehabilitation program.
Individualized exercise equipment selection — prescribe with precision, including specialized devices such as perceptual goggles and recumbent ergometers, based on functional capacity testing in an advanced clinical setting.
Systems-level evaluation of exercise program outcomes — conduct by integrating participant data, program metrics, and health system goals to identify quality improvement opportunities in a hospital-based wellness department.
Advanced exercise physiology consultations — provide autonomously to referring physicians and allied health professionals, communicating technical findings clearly in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic.
Evidence-based lifestyle physical activity interventions — design and implement for diverse populations, addressing behavioral and motivational factors using counseling techniques in a chronic disease management program.
Formal written clinical reports and program documentation — produce at a high standard for regulatory, credentialing, and institutional review purposes in a healthcare or research environment.
Active learning and learning strategies — apply continuously to integrate emerging exercise science research into clinical practice across the full scope of an exercise physiology caseload.

Course Pathway

21 courses in this program

Core course

External prerequisite

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Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

BMD 251Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4 cr

BMD 252Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4 cr

HS 170First Aid

1 cr

KIN 100Concepts of Health and Fitness

3 cr

KIN 201Orientation to Kinesiology

3 cr

KIN 263Intro to Nutrition

3 cr

KIN 278Sport, Performance, & Exercise Psychology

3 cr

KIN 363Sports Nutrition - W

3 cr

KIN 380Kinesiology

3 cr

KIN 380LKinesiology Lab

1 cr

KIN 474Sport and Fitness Conditioning

3 cr

KIN 476Exercise Physiology

3 cr

KIN 476LExercise Physiology Lab

1 cr

KIN 479Fit Assess-Exercise Prescript

3 cr

KIN 479LFitness Assessment & Exercise Prescription Lab - W

1 cr

KIN 486Advanced Exercise Physiology

3 cr

KIN 495Internship

1 cr

ST 210Stat Reason and Application

3 cr

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