Graduate Studies
AdmissionsM.S. in Exercise Physiology
The Master of Science in Exercise Physiology program is designed to prepare students to access key positions in the health, fitness, rehabilitation and research fields and to empower them with the knowledge and hands-on experiences to make a successful transition into post-graduate work. Students experience professional growth in research, scientific writing, and oral communication. They are encouraged to think critically and reflectively in order to promote entrepreneurial creativity in the complexity of life's health and fitness issues and concerns.
Program Description and Format
The program consists of complementary classroom and laboratory courses designed to develop exercise physiologists as critical thinkers, clinicians and researchers. Students will be prepared to assist in the ongoing development of programs in health and wellness, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, hospital-based clinical research and fitness programs that evaluate athletes and human performance activities. The program also prepares the students for advanced graduate work. The full-time Exercise Physiology graduate program in is a 32 credit concentrated one-year academic degree. Students begin the program in the fall semester and are scheduled to complete the degree at the end of the summer session.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Exercise Physiology program at The College of St. Scholastica, the graduate will be able to:
- Describe exercise physiology, exercise physiology professionalalism, characteristics of professional development, and barriers to the professional development of exercise physiology.
- Examine and critique the role of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) in the development of professional credentials for exercise physiologists.
- Evaluate and analyze the legan implications regarding the exercise physiology body of knowledge, the standards of professional practice, and critical thinking in research and scientific writing and oral communication.
- Critically examine and analyze the practical and scientific aspects of funtional anatomy, particularly as it relates to dysfunctional lifestyles.
- Sit for the Exercise Physiologist Certified (EPC) exam to become a board certified exercise physiologist.
- Evaluate the importance and value of professional commitment and dependability, and assume leadership positions in the profession of exercise physiology.
- Evaluate and administer graded exercise tests, describe the contraindications for a test and the procedures for and advantages of using oxygen analyzers in assessing cardiorespiratory function.
- Examine and critique the benefits of cardiorespiratory training and adaptations resulting from exercise, and the contribution of central and peripheral factors to oxygen uptake at rest and during exercise.
- Analyze and understand the integrative aspects of cardiovascular control and regulation to upright and inverted postures, and the limitations ot maximum oxygen uptake.
- Compare and contrast health, fitness, and exercise related research articles; the methods, designs, statistics, and implications for critical thinking.
- Apply to exercise physiology body of knowledge in the care of postmyocardial infarction patients.
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