PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Health and Exercise Sciences Area of Concentration within the A.A. in Arts and Sciences degree provides students with the first two years of course requirements leading to a bachelor’s degree in exercise science or kinesiology. ESTIMATED TUITION & FEES: $9,500 TIME TO COMPLETION: 2 Years NUMBER OF CREDITS: 60-61 RESULT: A.A. Degree OBJECTIVE: Transfer to complete bachelor’s degree CAREER OVERVIEW: Clinical Exercise Physiology, Health and Wellness, Sports Performance Exercise science focuses on physiology, biomechanics, and bioenergetics with practical application to sports performance, disease prevention and rehabilitation, and improving health and wellness. SALARY: Exercise physiologist: $54,390/yr in Maryland PRACTICE SETTINGS: Clinics, hospitals, fitness and wellness centers, college sports performance centers RELATED JOBS: Dietitian, nutritionist, athletic trainer DUTIES: Assessing fitness and programming exercise to improve health, increase performance, and prevent lifestylerelated disease ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: Track fitness assessments and programs, monitor physiological outcomes CORE INTERESTS: Fitness and wellness, sports performance, nutrition CORE SKILLS: Communication, self-motivated, teamwork PERSONALITY TRAITS: Motivational, professional, confident Health & Exercise Sciences 9
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