Sport and Leisure Studies
Overview
Designed to prepare you for graduate work in education or a career in the sports and recreation industry, a Sport and Leisure Studies major arms you with the skills you will need to render informed and accurate advice on almost every aspect of the sports world. Whether you’re coaching a baseball team, or advising Nike on how to develop a better basketball shoe, the skills you learn here will have real, practical applications.
With a gym in almost every neighborhood in America, Sport and Leisure Studies majors can find themselves in high demand. The more health conscious our society becomes, the more we will need well trained and informed individuals to guide us through the litany of workout programs available to us.
- $29,976 Tuition
- 1150 Avg SAT
- 2,794 Enrolled
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SAMPLE CURRICULUM
Advanced Skill Techniques
Coaching Disabled Athletes
Coaching Effectiveness
Coaching the Young Athlete
Health and Well-being in American Society
History of Sport and Leisure
Human Nutrition
Introduction to Sports and Leisure Studies
Introductory Physiology
Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity
Mathematics
Sports Officiating
Statistics
HIGH SCHOOl PREPARATION
GRADUATE PROGRAMS & CAREERS
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