Sports and Fitness Management, Associate of Applied Science Degree SAF3

The Sports and Fitness Management program is an application-based course of classes that focus on preparing students for entry to mid-level management positions in the sport fitness profession, as well as qualifies them to sit for a national certification exam for certified health fitness trainers. Program graduates will receive an Associate Degree in Sports and Fitness Management upon completion. The program of study emphasizes opportunities that provide students with specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes required to work in the health and wellness industry. Upon completion of studies, graduates are eligible to obtain certification from a variety of certifying bodies including American Council on Exercise and American College of Sports Medicine.

Program Objectives: The knowledge and skills emphasized in this program include ethical obligations of business management and wellness; basic concepts of health promotion strategies, communication, basic principles of exercise physiology, human anatomy and bio-mechanics. Critical thinking strategies are combined with theoretical knowledge to make decisions which promote and facilitate effective health fitness plans.

Curriculum Outline

All pre-requisite courses and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.

First Semester

SEMN 1000
First Semester Seminar

0

ALHS 1040Introduction to Health Care

3

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

SFMA 2110Health Concepts

3

Second Semester

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3

SFMA 1210Certified Personal Training I

4

Third Semester

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

or

SOCI 1101
Introduction to Sociology

3

SFMA 1220Certified Personal Training II

4

SFMA 1240Seminar in Sports and Fitness

2

Fourth Semester

MGMT 1135Managerial Accounting&Finance

3

or

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology Lab II

1

MGMT 1110Employment Law

3

or

MKTG 1130Business Reg and Compliance

3

SFMA 1200Nutrition for Sports

3

Fifth Semester

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

or

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

or

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

or

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

or

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

SFMA 2275Advanced Health Fitness Trainer

3

SFMA 2216Sports Administration and Health Promotion

3

Total Credit Hours: 62