Student Learning Goals

Below are the departmental learning goals mapped to College-wide goals for student learning.

知识

• Acquire knowledge of the human body’s systems, the interdependence of these systems, and how these systems respond to exercise, diet, physical inactivity, disease, and 老化.
• Understand the principles of nutrition and its impact on 健康 and disease.
• Demonstrate scientific literacy orally, visually, and in writing. 
• Understand the basic principles of epidemiology.
• Identify the major U.S. and global public 健康 problems.

Intellectual Skills/Practices

• Perform laboratory skills to study human 健康 and physiological function.
• Develop the ability to prescribe exercise programs to a variety of populations by performing, analyzing, and interpreting 健康/fitness tests.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret scientific data. 
• Effectively communicate scientific data orally, visually, and in written form to both scientific and lay audiences.
• Develop skills through research and internships for man老化 the 健康 challenges in diverse populations.
• Assess, explain, and prioritize public 健康 problems and identify selected approaches to address these problems.

Personal and Social Values

• Understand the multiple determinants of and challenge assumptions about individual and community 健康.
• Develop creative and evidence-based strategies to improve individual or community 健康.
• Foster values and ethics appropriate in professional settings.
• Appreciate and recognize the value of a collaborative and inclusive environment.

转换

• Integrate and apply knowledge across diverse disciplines to address human 健康 problems.
• 应用 the skills and knowledge acquired in the study of 健康 and exercise sciences to improve the quality of life in individuals and community.
• Foster habits of a 健康y lifestyle in self and others.
• Exhibit professional integrity.
• Develop a passion for lifelong learning and a desire to share new knowledge.
• Develop educated citizens prepared to thoughtfully engage with matters of public 健康 政策.