Advanced Professional Development in Kinesiology

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KINES 495E Advanced Professional Development in Kinesiology (3) This course is designed to provide undergraduate students the opportunities of fitness professional pre-certification preparation via lecture format, professional travel to acquire hands-on skills at a top caliber training facility, and an expert panel round table discussions. Throughout the course, students will have exposure to professional communication with faculty through formats including, but are not limited to the following: faculty/professional/expert discussions, lectures, training sessions, quizzes and examinations that are designed to prepare students to pass a national certification. Students will enhance skills needed to develop exercise leadership characteristics, communicate information effectively, and build a foundation of exercise testing and prescription guidelines which are safe, effective and motivating to clientele. Other class foundational principles include but are not limited to Exercise Programming; Health Risk Assessment; Serial Testing; Metabolic Calculations; Nutrition and Weight Management and Facility Administration. Students will take practical experience and knowledge gained from this professional course and apply principles into their proposed field of study in a safe and effective manner.