Academics
The School of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics (HESA) offers
programs designed to teach individuals how to improve the quality of
their own and others health, and offers experiences designed to
promote quality health habits and knowledge.
Primary purposes are:
-
Educate
professionals skilled in
interpreting information, designing
curriculum, and planning programs in
Athletic Training,
Physical Education,
Adventure Education,
Coaching,
Health Education, and
Adapted Physical Education
- Teach students to responsibly
participate in solving the national
health care crisis by becoming
accountable for their health choices
and the impact of those choices on
self, others, and the environment
- Utilize physical activity to
reduce risk of illness and injury
and provide relaxation,
socialization, and balance in their
lives
- Enhance creative use of leisure
time
- Become intelligent consumers of
good healthy habits and information
- Develop skills consistent with
individual levels of human
proficiency