Internship / Fieldwork in Exercise Science

Catalog description

Supervised experience or internship in a cooperative program with business, government, community, clinical, or related establishments in exercise science, health, or health promotion. This fieldwork experience provides an ideal opportunity for students to gain skill and knowledge in areas not possible through other course work and co-curricular activities. Reflection activities enable the student to process the experience and connect fieldwork with curricular concepts and themes. The student will experience and reflect on team-based care and /or dynamics within their supervised experience identifying interprofessional and / or patient/client/family communication. Academic credit is awarded in proportion to the number of hours a student-intern completes. A student must work 150 hours to earn 3 credits (50 hours equals 1 credit hour).