Undergraduate Study - SHS - Exercise Science

The exercise science program offers elective courses for students interested in the relationship among physical activity, weight control, disease prevention, stress management and nutrition for optimal health and performance. Opportunities exist for students to establish personal programs of exercise, weight control, nutrition, stress management and substance abuse avoidance. Disease prevention and quality of life are components of many of the course offerings. Selecting courses in exercise science can be especially meaningful to students entering a health related career, with the current emphasis placed on health promotion and disease prevention within the health care delivery system.

While Oakland University does not offer a major in exercise science, students can earn a baccalaureate degree at Oakland University with a minor in exercise science in one of three ways…

Earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with an exercise science academic concentration. For a checklist of requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with an Exercise Science academic concentration click here
Earn a Bachelor of Science in Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention with an exercise science academic concentration. For a checklist of requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention with an exercise science academic concentration click here
Earn a Bachelor of Integrative Studies with an exercise science minor. To learn more about the Bachelor of Integrative Studies click here to visit their website

Minor in exercise science
A minor in exercise science is available to students seeking a formal introduction to the exercise science field. For a checklist of requirements for the minor in Exercise Science click here.

Click Master of Science in Exercise Science for a description of this graduate program.

Courses offered at the Undergraduate Level:

EXS 103 Exercise (Strength Training) and Health Enhancement (2)
EXS 105 Cardiovascular Fitness Training (2)
EXS 202 Introduction to Exercise Science (2)
EXS 203 Resistance Training Exercise Leadership (2)
EXS 204 Weight Control, Nutrition and Exercise (4)
EXS 205 Group Aerobic Exercise Leadership (2)
EXS 207 Safety and First Aid in Exercise Settings (2)
EXS 215 Stress Management (2)
EXS 304 Exercise Physiology (3)
EXS 306 Exercise Physiology laboratory (1)
EXS 321 Basic Athletic Training (2)
EXS 350 Human Motion Analysis (4)
EXS 360 Healthy Lifestyle Choices (2)
EXS 401 Practicum in Exercise Science (5)
EXS 403 Human Performance Enhancement (2)
EXS 405 Health and Disease (2)
EXS 406 The Brain and Disease (2)
EXS 410 Clinical Biomechanics (2)
EXS 415 Exercise Endocrinology (2)
EXS 425 Exercise Electrocardiography (2)
EXS 435 Environment and Human Performance (2)
EXS 445 Physical Activity and Aging (2)
EXS 450 Children and Exercise (2)
EXS 465 Corporate and Worksite Wellness Programs (2)
EXS 483 Special Topics (1, 2, 3, or 4)
EXS 493 Directed Study and Research (1, 2, 3 or 4)