Department of Exercise and Sport Science

Chair
Dr. Eric Fuchs
(859) 622-1889
Moberly 233
Faculty
H. Adams‑Blair, J. Cormier, E. Fuchs, M. Lane, J. Larkin, A. Monk, C. Perry, M. Sabin, and T. Spigelman
The Department of Exercise and Sport Science offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Sport Management, and Exercise and Sport Science with three program concentrations: Physical Fitness and Wellness Management, Pre-Physical Therapy, and Pre-Athletic Training. In addition, the department offers two accelerated, 3+2 dual degree leading to graduate degrees offered by the department: a MS in Exercise and Sport Science: Exercise Wellness concentration and the MS in Athletic Training. The department also offers minors in Physical Education (non-teaching), and Coaching (non-teaching). The Department also offers a certificate in Coaching/Personal Training.
Students who transfer from another college or university must earn a minimum of 12 hours at EKU in their major. Students who transfer from another college or university must earn a minimum of six hours at EKU in their minor.
Bachelor’s
- Exercise & Sport Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Physical Fitness & Wellness Management (B.S.)
- Exercise & Sport Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Pre-Physical Therapy (B.S.)
- Exercise & Sport Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Pre‑Athletic Training (B.S.)
- Sport Management, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Accelerated
- Exercise and Sport Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Athletic Training, Master of Science (M.S.) Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program with a Concentration in Pre-Athletic Training
- Exercise and Sport Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program with a Concentration in Physical Finess & Wellness Management
Minor
Certificate
Courses
Athletic Training
ATR 325. Applied Palpation Anatomy for Healthcare Providers. (3 Credits)
A. Formerly ATR 225. Pre-requisite: BIO 107 or 307 with a minimum grade of "C". Co-requisite: ATR 325L. Students repeating ATR 325 must also enroll in 325L. Provide students with the opportunity to identify, differentiate and assess human musculoskeletal, nerve, and vascular body structures. This course will focus on anatomy function and assessment from the healthcare perspective. Credit will not be awarded for both ATR 225 and 325. 3 Lec.
ATR 325L. Applied Palpation Anatomy for Healthcare Providers Lab. (1 Credit)
A. Formerly ATR 225l. Co-requisite: ATR 325. Students repeating ATR 325L must also enroll in ATR 325. Provide students with hands on opportunity to identify, differentiate, and assess human body structures through palpation. This course will focus on musculoskeletal, nerve and vascular structures assessment for healthcare providers. Credit will not be awarded for both ATR 225L and ATR 325L. 2 Lab.
ATR 330. Foundations of Orthopedic Evaluation. (3 Credits)
I. Prerequisite: ATR 325, 325L and ESS 212, each with a grade of "C" or better. Students will learn how to properly evaluate common injuries of the lower and upper extremity and spine. Students will learn how to apply these thechniques to various structures and pathologies across the entire human body. 3 Lec.
ATR 340. Foundations of Rehabilitation. (2 Credits)
A. Prerequisite: ATR 330 with a minimum grade of "C". Co-requisite: ATR 304L. Students repeating ATR 340 must also enroll in ATR 340L and the most recent grade in these two co-requisites will be applied toward student's GPA. Study and development of therapeutic exercise program design. Emphasis on understanding the interaction between healing, exercise selection and the return to function. 2 Lec.
ATR 340L. Foundations of Rehabilitation Lab. (1 Credit)
A. Co-requisite: ATR 304. Students repeating ATR 340L must also enroll in ATR 340 and the most recent grade in these two co-requisites will be applied toward student's GPA. Application of rehabilitation to further understand the interaction between healing, exercise selection and the return to function. 2 Lab.
ATR 430. Foundations of Clinical Practice. (3 Credits)
A. Prerequisite/Corequisite: ATR 340 and 340L each ATR 330 with a grade of “C” or better. Students will receive an introduction to the clinical practice of athletic training and/or physical therapy through didactic education, basic skill performance, and clinical observation; preparing them for future clinical practice.
Exercise and Sport Science
ESS 180. Lifetime Wellness. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 180. Interactive learning and laboratory experiences for individual assessment, practice of exercise systems, and improvement of body function. This course offers a comprehensive discussion of the critical areas of health, physical fitness, and wellness. Gen. Ed. VI. Fulfills University Wellness Requirement.
ESS 190. Wellness Experience:____. (1-2 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 190. Wellness activities of current interest and/or need for students. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours, if subtitles are different. Credit will not be awarded to students who have received credit for HPR 190.
ESS 200. Dance and Culture. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 200. Introduction to dance and its role as a non-verbal means of expression. The course examines several dance forms and their cultural context including folk, social, ethnic, entertainment, and dance as an art form. Gen. Ed. Element 3A.
ESS 201. Foundations of Sport Science. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 201. Introduction to the profession, exposure to professional standards in the field, and historical perspective and philosophies in physical education and sports science.
ESS 212. Care and Prevention of Athletic and Exercise Injuries. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 212. Overview of the mechanism, prevention, management, and rehabilitation of athletic and exercise injuries.
ESS 220. Team Sports I. (2 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 220. Basic skills, strategy, rules, officiating, and teaching techniques related to various team sports.
ESS 224. Team Sports II. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 224. Prerequisite: Open only to majors in Physical Education, Sports Management, those who have declared a coaching minor, coaching/personal training certificate, or those with departmental approval. Basic skills, strategy, rules, officiating, and teaching techniques related to basketball, volleyball, soccer, and track and field.
ESS 230. Social Dance I. (1 Credit)
I, II. Formerly PHE 230. This course introduces the basic movement concepts of social dancing. Rhythm, style and variations of several popular social dances are covered as well as leading and following skills. Some of the dances covered include: swing, salsa, merengue, tango, waltz and hustle.
ESS 241. Introduction to Swimming. (1 Credit)
A, I, II. Develop swimming skills and endurance to intermediate level; study of fundamental mechanical principles; basic safety skills; ability to conduct a variety of aquatic activities.
ESS 250. Modern Dance. (1 Credit)
I, II. Formerly PHE 250. A beginning level modern dance technique class designed to introduce the student to basic modern dance skills and concepts including some improvisation and choreographic skills. No prior dance experience is necessary. May be retaken up to a maximum of 3 hours.
ESS 261. Coaching Baseball and Softball. (2 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 261. Theory and practice in coaching the fundamentals of baseball and softball; team offense and defense.
ESS 271. Ballet I. (1 Credit)
A. Formerly PHE 271. A beginning ballet class designed to introduce the student to the art of ballet. Basic barre, center floor and across the floor combinations are performed. Ballet history and terminology are covered through the textbook readings and videos.
ESS 300. Dance Activities in the Schools. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 300. Teaching creative and social forms of dance in the educational and recreational setting.
ESS 301. Foundations of Coaching. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 301. Coaching communication, organization, motivational skills, sports skills, tactics, and philosophy. American Sport Education Program (ASEP) certification awarded to those who qualify.
ESS 305. Individual and Dual Sports I. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 305. Prerequisite: Open only to majors in Physical Education or Sport Management, those who have declared a Coaching minor, Coaching/Personal Training Certificate, or those with departmental approval. Basic skills, strategy, etiquette, rules, and teaching techniques related to tennis, golf, and badminton.
ESS 306. Individual and Dual Sports II. (3 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 306. Basic skills, strategy, etiquette, rules, and teaching techniques related to archery, bowling, and racquetball.
ESS 310. Physical Activity and Child Development. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 310. Prerequisite: EDF 219 or 219W with a minimum grade of "C". Understanding of motor development and the improvement of human movement through developmental movement activities which are basic to readiness for performance at school.
ESS 313. Lifeguard Training. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 313. Prerequisite: ability to pass American Red Cross swimming test. Advanced technique of water safety and rescue; American Red Cross certification awarded to those who qualify.
ESS 315. Physical Fitness Concepts and Applications. (3 Credits)
(3) I. II. Formerly PHE 315. Prerequisite: Open only to majors in Physical Education or those with departmental approval. Discussion, demonstration, practice of fitness concepts and various methods of developing physical fitness.
ESS 320. Biomechanics. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 320. Prerequisite: BIO 107 or 301. Qualitative study of human movement through anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical concepts; analysis and application.
ESS 322. Legal Issues in Sport. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 322. Prerequisite: GBU204. Legal issues involved in the supervision, management, and business operations of sport. A critical perspective of the American legal system as it applies to sport.
ESS 323. Movement Concepts and Skill Themes. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 323. Prerequisites: physical education major, CED 100 and EDF 203. Motor skill themes and movement concepts required for planning and teaching the appropriate sequence and scope for achievement of learner outcomes through elementary physical education.
ESS 324. Policy and Governance in Sport. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 324. Designed to encourage students to integrate management theory with governance and policy development. Provides an overview of the sport industry from the perspective of the sport management professional.
ESS 325. Physiology of Activity. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 325. Prerequisite: BIO 171 OR 307 and 301 OR 308. Effects of physical activities on various systems of the human body. Credit will not be awarded for both ESS 325 and PHE 325.
ESS 327. Sport in American Society. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 327. Impact of sport in American society with attention to relationship of political, economic, ethnic, and institutional forces operating within the phenomenon of sport.
ESS 328. Sport Finance. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 328. Course will examine all aspects of successful sport business operations, including budgeting, legal issues, marketing, competitive positioning, regulatory compliance, and strategies for success in sport and recreation industry.
ESS 330. Social Dance II. (1 Credit)
A. Formerly PHE 330. This course will build on skills learned in Social Dance I. New dances covered will include: Triple Swing, West Coast Swing, Bolero, Samba and Quickstep. More variations will also be introduced for dances learned in Social Dance I.
ESS 340. Water Safety Instructor. (3 Credits)
I, II. Prerequisite: proficient swimming ability. This American Red Cross course will train students to become certified swimming instructors. Course consists of lecture, lab, technique instruction, and practice teaching. WSI certification for those who qualify.
ESS 343. Lifeguard Instructor. (3 Credits)
A. Requires American Red Cross Lifeguard certification and age of 17 years or older. Course is designed to teach students who are already certified as American Red Cross Lifeguards to become American Red Cross lifeguard Instructors (LGIs), allowing them to instruct American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer/AED. Focuses on classroom and in-water instruction, planning, organizing, sequencing, skill development, and Red Cross operation policies and procedures.
ESS 345. Dance Choreography. (2 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 345. Basics of dance choreography, applicable to entertainment and art forms of dance.
ESS 349. Applied Learning in Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349. Work in a cooperative placement related to student's academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349A. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349B. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
ESS 349C. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349C. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349D. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349D. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349E. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349E. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349F. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349F. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349G. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349G. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349H. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349H. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349I. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349I. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349J. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349J. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349K. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349K. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349L. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349L. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349M. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349M. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 349N. Cooperative Learning: Physical Education. (0.5-8 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 349N. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade. May be retaken to a maximum of eight hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.
ESS 350. Modern Dance I, II. (1 Credit)
A. Formerly PHE 350. An intermediate level Modern Dance technique class including floor, center floor and across the floor dance combinations. The course is designed to help the student improve his/her alignment, technique, improvisation and choreographic skills.
ESS 355. Ethnic Dance Forms. (1 Credit)
A. Formerly PHE 355. A beginning/intermediate dance class in a particular ethnic form of dance. Basic steps and rhythms characteristic of the dance form will be learned as well as information about the culture from which it is derived.
ESS 360. Coaching Basketball. (2 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 360. Theory and practice in coaching the fundamentals of basketball; team offense and defense.
ESS 361. Coaching Volleyball. (2 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 361. Theory and practice in coaching the fundamentals of volleyball; team offense and defense.
ESS 362. Coaching Track and Field. (2 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 362. Theory and practice in coaching fundamentals involved in track and field.
ESS 383. Sports Officiating. (1 Credit)
I, II. Formerly PHE 383. Technique and skill of officiating, structure of officiating, and relationship between performance, behavior, and the official¿s duties.
ESS 390. Lifetime Activity Series:___. (0.5-2 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 390. A series of activities suitable for participation throughout life. Includes rules, skills, techniques, and strategies. May be retaken to a maximum of four hours toward graduation requirements. Credit will not be awarded to students who have received credit for HPR 390.
ESS 400. Management of Sport Organizations. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 400. Aspects of sport managment including disciplinary foundations of sport, theoretical and applied foundations of organization and management, opportunities available in various segments of the sport industry, and professional preparation and development.
ESS 407. Strength and Conditioning Programming. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 407. Advanced skills in developing, implementing, and evaluating strength training programs. Knowledge of strength and resistance training, spotting techniques, and safety techniques, exercises and associated anatomy, periodization, and general guidelines for all fitness levels and ages.
ESS 415. Outdoor and Lifelong Leisure Motor Activities. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 415. Prerequisites: EDF 203. Knowledge and skills needed to conduct cooperative, leisure, adventure, and outdoor motor activities for achievement of important personal and educational goals in the school system.
ESS 418. Dance Science. (3 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 418. Application of functional anatomy, basic physiology and physics to dance movement. Offers knowledge base for teachers to instruct safe and effective dance classes and prevent injury. Requirement for Dance Certification.
ESS 420. Coaching Football. (2 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 420. Theory and practice in coaching the fundamentals of football; team offense and defense.
ESS 423. Psychology of Coaching. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 423. Study of the dynamics of coaching including performance enhancement and understanding the functions of the coaching process.
ESS 430. Fitness Program Administration. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 430. Prerequisites: ESSC majors and junior or senior standing. Students will learn aspects of fitness and wellness program administration, including management skills, risk management, member tracking, promotion, and record keeping. Additionally, students will be introduced to clinical exercise electrocardiography.
ESS 433. Adult Physical Fitness Programs. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 433. Prerequisites: ESSC Physical Fitness & Wellness Concentration and junior or senior standing. Practice and study of exercise programs meeting the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) for improving health-related fitness.
ESS 435. Group Fitness Instruction. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 435. Prerequisites: PHE 320 and 325. A methods class for teaching group fitness classes. Students will learn movement and rhythmic fundamentals, effective teaching methods, how to develop appropriate and creative choreography, injury prevention, marketing techniques, and legal issues involved in starting and running a group exercise class.
ESS 450. Modern Dance III. (1 Credit)
I, II. Formerly PHE 450. An advanced level modern dance technique class including floor, center floor and across the floor dance combinations. The course is designed for the dancer that has had several years of dance training and is prepared for more challenging and complex dance skills. May be retaken to a maximum of three hours.
ESS 467. Skill Acquisition. (3 Credits)
I. Formerly PHE 467. Practical application of principles of learning and performing motor skills taught in the physical activity environment and the influence of historical events on research in the area of skill acquisition.
ESS 470. Internship: Sport Management. (1-6 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 470. Prerequisite: 2.0 GPA, completion of sport management core and supporting courses. Students are required to document a minimum of 50 hours of sport management related experiences prior to enrollment in PHE 470. Supervised experiences in the directing of sports and physical activities in various settings. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours.
ESS 471. Practicum in Teaching Dance. (3 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 471. Practical experience creating lesson plans and teaching dance in the P-12 school system. Practicum students will teach primary, elementary, middle and secondary students, dance as an art form along with ethnic, folk and social dance. Required for Dance Certification.
ESS 472. Internship: Physical Fitness and Wellness Management. (1-6 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 472. Prerequisite: 2.0 GPA; completion of physical education core courses and physical fitness and wellness option courses. Students are required to document a minimum of 50 hours of physical fitness and wellness related experiences prior to enrollment in PHE 472. Supervised experiences in the directing of wellness and physical fitness activities in various settings. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours.
ESS 485. Independent Study. (1-3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 485. Individual work on a physical education related problem in supervised situation. Restricted to undergraduate physical education major or minor student. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.
ESS 490. Experiences in Research. (1-3 Credits)
I,II. Formerly PHE 490. Prerequisites: ATR 100 or PHE 201 and departmental approval. Directed research experience in athletic training, physical education or sports management. May be retaken to a maximum of 9 hours. Students must have research proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.
ESS 517. Bioenergetics in Physical Activity. (3 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 517. Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing in major or with departmental approval. Study of bioenergetics processes and the relationship to energy storage, transformation and utilization in biological systems. Study of energy metabolism during different physiological conditions and the applications to clinical exercise science and sport.
ESS 520. Advanced Strength and Conditio. (3 Credits)
I, II Prerequisites: ESS 407 with a minimum grade of “C”; or Instructor approval. Course is an advanced education in the field of strength and conditioning, principles, organization, and techniques. Higher level understanding of human physiology will be gained with specific emphasis on optimizing adaptation response.
ESS 530. Sport Communications. (3 Credits)
II. Formerly PHE 530. Students will explore and apply communication theories to the sport and exercise industry. Emphasis will be on examination of public and media relations with a special focus on organizational communication to external and internal publics.
ESS 562. Adapted Physical Activity. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 562. Principles and practices of adapted physical education emphasizing the needs of people with disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of physical activity, recent legislation, assessments, individual education plans, and adapting activities.
ESS 575. Texts and Measurements. (3 Credits)
I, II. Formerly PHE 575. Administration and scoring of tests; evaluation of use of results obtained.
ESS 590. Special Topics in Exercise and Sport Science. (1-4 Credits)
A. Formerly PHE 590. Study of various topics in physical education and sport selected to meet special student needs and interests.