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Get your career in shape with an online exercise science degree
The benefits of a healthy lifestyle extend beyond physical and mental well-being and impact nearly every aspect of our lives. Consequently, the health and fitness industry generates more than $87 billion as of 2021. The B.S. Exercise Science major provides a clear path to a rewarding career helping individuals realize their health and fitness goals. You’ll learn to evaluate fitness levels, design results-oriented exercise programs and apply coaching methodologies to help your clients reach their full potential.
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Learn best practices in exercise design to meet the needs of healthy adults, as well as specialized populations
From trendy high intensity interval training (HIIT) to pre-natal yoga, you’ll learn to prescribe exercise according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for apparently healthy individuals, as well as cardiac and pulmonary patients, children, the elderly and pregnant women.
You’ll gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create effective strength training and conditioning programs. You’ll be able to keep your clients on track with proper and safe exercise techniques for warm ups and stretching, resistance training, plyometrics, speed, agility and endurance programs.
Master the industry-standard tools to test and evaluate clients’ current fitness levels
Franklin’s B.S. Exercise Science is aligned with ACSM guidelines for exercise testing, as well as prescription. You’ll explore health screening, exercise risk assessment, methods of exercise testing and prescription. You’ll get opportunities to interact with tools like the Just Jump system that measures lower-body power and reaction time, ergometers to identify anaerobic aerobic fitness levels, as well as a variety of tools to measure lung capacity and cardio fitness levels. You’ll become proficient in using fitness testing to assess individuals’ exercise tolerance, determine fitness level and prescribe appropriate exercise.
Understand the impact of exercise from the inside out
As a student in the Exercise Science major, you’ll take a deep dive into how exercise works with studies in kinesiology and biomechanics. You’ll learn about the musculoskeletal system’s anatomy and functions, as well as how physics applies to the human body. Moreover, you’ll gain insight on basic principles of nutrition and its role in maintaining health and achieving optimum performance. You’ll also focus the mind-body connection by exploring uses of visualization and mental imagery and their effects on athletic performance. Lastly, you’ll benefit from an emphasis on the concept of wellness and its relationship to fitness, nutrition, self-esteem and stress management.
Tackle the legal and administrative issues relative to sport administration
Exercise science is a career path that provides many opportunities for you to expand your expertise and grow professionally, while still providing fitness solutions for individuals and communities. As a result, our bachelor’s degree curriculum includes coursework that focuses on the changing administrative environment in health, physical education and recreation programs. You’ll be exposed to issues surrounding daily operations including: maintaining physical locations, purchase and care of supplies and equipment, legal liability, insurance management, and professional and public relations.
Supplement your online coursework with required field experience
Put your knowledge to the test and get practical experience with an on-site field experience at an organization of your choice. Tailor you degree to your ultimate career ambition with an internship in a healthcare facility, fitness center or community rec center. You’ll build on-the-job skills under the direction of an on-site supervisor and a Franklin faculty member.
Earn your degree from a university built for busy adults
Earn your degree on your terms by taking classes 100% online. Accredited and nonprofit, Franklin was built from the ground-up to satisfy the needs of adult learners. Our seamless transfer process and team of academic advisors will help ease your transition to becoming a student, while our flexible course schedules help to balance your education with work, family and life. Get started on your future today.
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Employment Outlook
From 2023-2033, jobs in Healthcare are expected to increase by 12%
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Health Education Specialists | $62,858 | 31,811 | 11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Education Specialists
Median Salary: $62,858
Job Postings: 31,811 Projected Growth: 11% |
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Occupation Job Titles Skills Industry DescriptionHealth Education Specialists provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs. Projected Growth
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Athletic Trainers | $57,930 | 55,446 | 16% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletic Trainers
Median Salary: $57,930
Job Postings: 55,446 Projected Growth: 16% |
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Occupation Job Titles Skills Industry DescriptionAthletic Trainers evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care. Projected Growth
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Exercise Physiologists | $54,870 | 11,479 | 9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise Physiologists
Median Salary: $54,870
Job Postings: 11,479 Projected Growth: 9% |
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Occupation Job Titles Skills Industry DescriptionExercise Physiologists assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility. Projected Growth
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Source: Employment Outlook data is provided by Lightcast. Franklin University cannot guarantee employment placement, salary level, or career advancement.
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