运动学理学学士-运动心理学

运动机能学专业的运动科学学士学位为学生提供了行为知识和教育技术，以提高他们在娱乐，运动和运动环境中的表现。该专业从机械，生理和病理学的角度对人体运动进行了集中研究。运动心理学适合计划在健身/运动行业或任何其他领域（例如教练或康复）工作的学生，在这些领域中，人体运动和运动处方是重点。此外，该学位可以作为专职卫生专业（物理疗法，职业疗法，医师助理）的入门学位，或为运动生理，健康与健身，生物力学，物理疗法，运动等其他领域的学士学位后学习做准备心理，营养和人类成长以及运动发展。包括生物学，化学，计算机科学，通信，
This major provides a concentrated study of human movement from mechanical, physiological and pathological perspectives. The program is appropriate for students who plan to work in the fitness/exercise industry or any other field such as coaching or rehabilitation, where human movement and exercise prescription are the focus. Additionally, this degree can serve as the gateway degree to the allied health professions or preparation for post-baccalaureate study in other areas such as exercise physiology, health/ fitness, biomechanics, sport psychology, nutrition, and human growth and motor development. Supporting courses from biology, chemistry, computer science, communication studies, health education and physics are included to provide more in-depth analysis of principles associated with human structure and function.<br><br>The sport psychology option provides students with the behavioral knowledge and educational techniques to enhance performance in recreational, exercise, and athletic settings. This option provides an emphasis in psychology and exercise science that will serve as preparation for coaching and as an adequate set of prerequisites for post-baccalaureate study in sport and/or exercise psychology.<br><br>The Kinesiology major is in very high demand at Western. Prior to declaring the major, WWU students are strongly urged to obtain and utilize advising information from the Kinesiology program web page, or the HHD Advisor Jen Leita (contact information below), to know what classes are recommended to be taken to prepare for the major.