Health and Human Performance
Printable version of this fact sheetUW-Superior's Department of Health and Human Performance offers several majors that enable students to study physical education, health, health education, fitness management and exercise science. Students use these programs to launch careers in education, business, sports, personal fitness, public health and other fields. The program also offers minors that are ideal complements to majors in education, health and business.
Majors in physical education prepare students for teaching at a variety of grade and ability levels. Many teachers enhance their employment options by completing minors in coaching, health, health education or exceptional education (adapted physical education.)
The exercise science concentration is a broad-based program that provides the knowledge and skills needed to acquire a variety of jobs in areas such as adult fitness, industrial medicine, cardiac rehabilitation, pre-physical or occupational therapy or even chiropractic or medical schools. Students gain basic and advanced knowledge of the structure and function of the human body, nutrition and health, and clinical exercise physiology.
The community health promotion concentration focuses on fitness, health and disease prevention. Students selecting this program often pursue public health careers, such as federal food inspector or sanitarian.
The liberal arts wellness/fitness management concentration offers preparation in managing health and athletic programs, managing athletic facilities, operating health clubs, and managing corporate health programs. Students who pursue this major must also complete a minor.
Major:
- Physical Education -- EC-A Teaching Certification
- Physical Education -- MC-A Teacher Certification
- Exercise Science Concentration
- Wellness/Fitness Management Concentration
- Community Health Promotion Concentration
Minors:
- Health Education
- Sport Management
- Health and Human Performance
- Health
- Coaching
Certification:
- Certification in Exceptional Education
Program features:
- Programs are based in UW-Superior's new 115,000-square-foot Health & Wellness Center. The building is open to all students and features state-of-the-art facilities, including a field house, gymnasium, fitness center, weight room, climbing wall, racquetball courts, swimming pool, exercise and physiology lab, computer lab, classrooms and training room.
- Faculty members work closely with students to identify career opportunities and select the proper academic options.
- Physical Education students work jointly with UW-Superior's highly regarded Teacher Education Department. Students begin working with children early in their academic careers.
- Students benefit from hands-on experience and personal attention from instructors.
- Numerous scholarships opportunities for teacher education and physical education students.
- Opportunities to gain practical experience with UW-Superior athletic teams as a player, assistant coach or athletic trainer.
- Teacher Education students can enhance their career opportunities by adding a minor in health or coaching, or by pursuing exceptional education certification.
- Participation as a player or instructor in the campus intramural and outdoor recreation program provides students with the opportunity for personal and professional growth.
- UW-Superior offers a wide range of NCAA Division III athletic teams for men and women.
We invite you to visit:
A campus visit offers an opportunity to tour our campus and meet with an Admissions counselor. We can arrange for you to meet a professor and visit a class in any area you choose.To get more information
Call: 715-394-8230
E-mail: admissions@uwsuper.edu