UMHB Exercise and Sport Science

The Department of Exercise and Sport Science seeks to develop the total personality of the individual student through a selected and varied programs of sport management, recreation leadership, teacher certification, exercise science, motor activities, and related educational opportunities.

Desirable outcomes for the individual expected to result from this emphasis are a greater understanding of human performance from a physiological, anatomical, kinesiological, and functional standpoint. The exercise scientist excels at assessment, prescription, and the physiological basis for physical fitness. In addition, a high level of physical fitness, improved motor skills, greater neuromuscular coordination, personal and group social skills, refined kinesthetic sense, ability to think and to interpret knowledge, and refined and enlarged appreciation for an understanding of activity performance are expected outcomes.