Join the field of physical health and wellness in the Sport and Exercise Science Department. It will provide you with a nuanced understanding of the physiological, biomechanical and psychological effects of exercise on the human body.
As an Exercise and Rehabilitation Science major, you will have the opportunity to study human movement and the impact physical activity and exercise can have on an individual. Plus, the focus on rehabilitation science emphasizes how physical therapy and activity can help improve wellness and allow individuals to recover from serious injury and illness.
There is a 3+3 track option with LMU’s DPT program as well as the Guaranteed Professional Admission (GPA) program.
Students who enter this track head into Physical Therapy school.
Check out the 4-year plan to see what your time here would look like.
Courses within the major provide a variety of hands-on and active learning experiences.
Outside the classroom students have the opportunity to participate in:
Within the Sport and Exercise Science Department our Alumni have gone on the further their careers in the field with extra schooling and certifications. Some of the most recent things our alumni are doing with their degree:
Coaching at all levels (a few at DI schools)
Strength and Conditioning coaches
Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist
Physician Assistant
Health & Fitness Specialist
Professors at Universities the field
Xray Technologist
Medical Sales
Research Interest: Focus on fatigue, athlete monitoring in colligate athletics, and all aspects of women’s soccer performance.
Courses: Physiology of Exercise (PEXS 300), Exercise Physiology II (PEXS 400), Practice and Application of Strength and Conditioning (PEXS 386)
Research Interest: Exercise Testing & Prescription for Healthy Populations. Special Interests include the exercise-related utility of RPE and Blood Flow Restriction.
Courses: First Aid and CPR (HLTH 120), Kinesiology & Biomechanics (PEXS 372), Exercise Prescription (PEXS 435), Evidence Based Research (PEXS 476)
Interests: Service to the Profession at the State, Regional and National level
Courses: Some of the coaching classes (i.e. PEXS 313, 430, 450), Foundation of Physical Education, Sport, & Fitness (PEXS 200), Human Learning & Psychomotor Development (PEXS 344), Technology for HPEES (PEXS 275)
Research Interests: Treatment options and their effect on training and rehabilitation. Student feedback on classroom engagement activities and effect on learning. Patient qualitative feedback on effectiveness of various treatments on injuries. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its best utilization in classroom instruction
Courses: Injury Evaluation of Extremities (PEXS 474), Rehab & Therapeutic Exercise (PEXS 488), Therapeutic Modalities (PEXS 487)
For more information about the Sports and Exercise Science program, please contact:
Dr. Katherine Pebworth | 423.869.6461 | Katherine.Pebworth@lmunet.edu