EXER 4400 - Exercise Science Capstone

Prerequisites: EXER 3350, EXER 3360. The senior exercise science capstone course integrates knowledge, concepts, and professional skills gained from prior coursework in exercise science. Students choose between 2 different options: (1) an applied project in which the student develops a hypothetical applied case and intervention program for a client or team in order to synthesize and demonstrate the ability to understand, develop, and advance the principles of exercise science. This could include journal articles, teaching aids, video, program development, website etc. or (2) development of a research project or thesis in which the student displays the development of research techniques, including the ability to define a research problem, write hypotheses, review the literature, apply a research design, collect and analyze data, and interpret the results. 3 credits.