Exercise Science Major

Includes use of slides, human skeletons, and dissections to study cells, tissues, and skin, as well as the skeletal, articular, and muscular systems of the human. Corequisite: ESC 2050.

Structure and function of the body, including the nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, renal, reproductive, and digestive systems. Prerequisite: ESC 2050. Corequisite: ESC 2061.

Dissection and examination of animal hearts and brains; use of various measuring devices for studying the nervous, circulatory, respiratory, renal, reproductive, and digestive systems. Corequisite: ESC 2060.

Overview of basic nutritional guidelines relevant to daily life; the role of nutrition in the development and efficiency of energy systems and energy balance; disabilities related to insufficient or inappropriate nutritional practices.

Research methodology used in exercise science, allied health and sports studies. Emphasis on the individual aspects of the research process, such as the use of research databases, developing reviews of literature, developing research questions. Development of a research proposal is required. Prerequisite: QA course.

This course is designed to teach the techniques of fundamental exercises used by exercise science majors in a variety of careers. Best practices for how to perform and teach exercises, along with what body parts they target, will be the central focus of the course. These exercises primarily will include resistance training using a variety of modalities, plyometric exercises, and flexibility exercises. Additional topics include how to safely spot exercises, equipment maintenance and set up, liability, and the foundations of program design. Offered: Fall and Spring.

Learn how to apply evidence-based behavioral strategies to help patients, clients or athletes modify their actions and habits to improve overall health or achieve specific personal health, wellness, or athletic goals. This course focuses on helping future professionals build skills to increase engagement, promote adherence, and support long-term healthy behavior change. Topics include stages of change, goal setting, provision of feedback, fostering a supportive environment and motivational interviewing, with practical applications in both fitness and healthcare settings. Offered: Fall and Spring.

Study of human physiology during exercise and as a function of physiological problems associated with physical stress. Emphasis on bioenergetics and neuromuscular concepts of exercise, as well as cardiorespiratory and environmental consideration in exercise. Prerequisites: (EPA 206 and EPA 206L) or (ESC 2060 and ESC 2061) or BL 231 and BL 231L) or (BL 2320 and BL 2325). BL 2320 and BL 2325 can be taken concurrently.

Experience in movement, analysis of the physiological bases of muscular activities, and general effects on body functions. Prerequisites: (EPA 206 and EPA 206L) or (ESC 2060 and ESC 2061) or (BL 231 and BL 231L) or (BL 2320 and BL 2325). BL 2320 and BL 2325 can be taken concurrently. Offered: Fall and Spring.

This course is designed in consultation with the John Carroll University Career Services Center. The purpose is to provide students with a comprehensive professional development experience. Students will be asked to take a critical reflection on their career goals and action plan. Students will be able to build upon their professional behavior content knowledge, as well as apply that content knowledge in an applied professional setting. Field work is required during the semester enrolled. Prerequisite: ESC 2010. Offered: Fall and Spring.

Prepare for an ACSM certification by mastering exercise testing and prescription tailored for healthy individuals in fitness settings.

Candidates select an internship assignment in line with their graduate school area of interest, e.g., athletic training, strength and conditioning, physical therapy. A proposed plan must be approved by the internship coordinator prior to enrollment; final research paper must relate to the internship. Completion of internship experience is required. Prerequisite: Acceptance into Exercise Science major; senior standing.

Optimize performance through strength and conditioning programs, using biomechanics and assessment techniques to enhance athletic training.

Design effective exercise programs for special populations by understanding unique physiological needs and tailoring testing and training protocols.

Produce captivating digital media projects from planning to post-production, honing technical skills and storytelling with industry-standard tools.

Cultivate your digital savvy by strategizing brand presence online, engaging audiences, and harnessing data analytics to drive marketing success.

Develop an entrepreneurial mindset to generate innovative solutions and communicate effectively with target audiences in diverse settings.

The purpose of this course will be to introduce the student with scientific, evidence based and clinical foundations of athletic training and explore other possible fields of interest in allied health. In this course, students will explore pathology of sports injuries, musculoskeletal conditions and continue to develop their knowledge of human movement. Offered: Spring.

Harness technology to boost sports performance, mastering data collection and analysis in the exciting field of sports science.

This course delves into the essential competencies for effective coaching, providing students with a foundational understanding of coaching models, ethical considerations, and practical skills. Students will explore various coaching styles and philosophies, learn about the importance of building rapport and trust, and develop techniques for individual and team growth and development. Emphasis will be placed on cultivating strong communication skills, including active listening and powerful questioning, to guide players and clients in self-reflection and action planning.

Engage in pressing public health debates and tackle real-world issues impacting communities through an interdisciplinary lens.

Personality and sport; anxiety, arousal, and sport performance; motivation in sport; violence in sport; socialization in sport; psychological benefits of sport and exercise; and psychology of sport injuries.

Demonstrates and highlights how the biopsychosocial model can be applied to a multitude of populations—both healthy and ill—and contexts (e.g., disease prevention and treatment). Offered: Once a year.

Exploration of the cultural and structural relationships of sport to society. Particular attention will be given to issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, crime and deviance, education, religion, economics, and politics as they relate to sport. The historical development of sport in the U.S. and the ways in which sport parallels the growth and development of other social institutions will also be examined.

Provides a comprehensive perspective of diversity and inclusion within North American and international sport and sport organizations. Specifically, explores and analyses how power and inequality based in diversity impacts people in sport and sport organizations with particular emphasis on race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and disability.

Explores major leadership theories and models, and practical application of theories; examines methods used by successful coaches in different sports throughout history; also, leadership qualities focused on individuals, teams, and organizations. Prerequisite: EPA 201 or SPS 201 or ESC 2010 or SPL 2010 or SPM 2010.

Explores the roles that sport and physical activity have played in the U.S. and globally, their history, and current issues. Specific comparison of the U.S. and Ireland. Includes mandatory spring trip to Ireland to experience topics discussed in class. Prerequisite: EN 1250 or equivalent.

The management of sports at professional, collegiate and special event levels, focusing on its role in planning and decision making in attracting fans and sponsors. Other topics include sports branding; athlete management; globalization; event sponsorship and marketing; media involvement; fantasy sports; sports vendors; and sports innovations. Also considers current opportunities and threats facing sports and trends that may impact the future of sports and its various audiences.

This course delves into the essential competencies for effective coaching, providing students with a foundational understanding of coaching models, ethical considerations, and practical skills. Students will explore various coaching styles and philosophies, learn about the importance of building rapport and trust, and develop techniques for individual and team growth and development. Emphasis will be placed on cultivating strong communication skills, including active listening and powerful questioning, to guide players and clients in self-reflection and action planning.

Study of human motor behavior as influenced by cognitive and physiological development, maturation, motivation, and learning. Emphasis on normal development as well as regressive development as a function of aging and/or disability. Prerequisite: EPA 208 or PS 175 or PS 261 or ESC 2080 or PS 2680 or PS 2610; acceptance into Exercise Science major, senior standing. Offered: Fall and Spring.

Optimize performance through strength and conditioning programs, using biomechanics and assessment techniques to enhance athletic training.

Personality and sport; anxiety, arousal, and sport performance; motivation in sport; violence in sport; socialization in sport; psychological benefits of sport and exercise; and psychology of sport injuries.

How to answer key business questions, analyze company finances, forecast sales, and prepare business cases while improving your Excel skills.

Transform raw data into impactful insights using cutting-edge tools for data management and visualization, empowering you to make informed business decisions.

Relational database design and implementation, structure query language (SQL), entity relationship (ER) modeling, and database normalization.

Master intermediate statistical methods using SPSS, covering everything from power analysis to linear regression, to enhance your data skills.

This course offers a scientific view of the wide world of sports at the level of students from non-science majors. Sports topics covered include football, baseball, basketball, skiing, track-and-field, and swimming/diving. Physics topics include forces, vectors, projectile and circular motion, energy, and more. This course is designed to meet the Science Distribution requirement in the Core Curriculum.

Apply physics concepts in mechanics, thermodynamics, and more, tailored for future biology and health professionals seeking a strong scientific foundation.

Experiments designed to complement PH 1250. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 1250. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Three hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory study of plant and animal anatomy and physiology. Prerequisite: BL 1505. Corequisite: BL1600. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Four hours of lecture per week. Stoichiometry, thermochemistry, states of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, oxidation-reduction, acid-base, solutions. Corequisite: CH 1430. Offered: Fall.

Three hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory experiments illustrating principles developed in the corequisite lecture courses. Offered: Fall. Corequisite: CH 1410. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Four hours of lecture per week. Homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, chemistry of metals and non-metals, and other relevant topics. Offered: Spring. Prerequisites: CH 1410 and CH 1430. Corequisite: CH 1440.

Three hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory experiments illustrating principles developed in the corequisite lecture courses. Offered: Spring, Prerequisites: CH 1410 and CH 1430. Corequisites: CH 1420. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Apply physics concepts in mechanics, thermodynamics, and more, tailored for future biology and health professionals seeking a strong scientific foundation.

Experiments designed to complement PH 1250. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 1250. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Suitable for biology, premedical, and predental majors. Topics from the areas of electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Prerequisite: PH 1250. Corequisite: PH 1261.

Experiments designed to complement PH 1260. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 1260. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Trace human development stages from birth to death, honing insights into physiological and emotional changes crucial for health professions.

Design effective exercise programs for special populations by understanding unique physiological needs and tailoring testing and training protocols.

Optimize performance through strength and conditioning programs, using biomechanics and assessment techniques to enhance athletic training.

Design effective exercise programs for special populations by understanding unique physiological needs and tailoring testing and training protocols.

Unlock the secrets of human behavior, from memory to motivation, equipping yourself with psychological insights that shape our understanding of the mind.

Trace human development stages from birth to death, honing insights into physiological and emotional changes crucial for health professions.

Theories and controversies about psychopathology and the etiology and symptoms of selected categories of emotional disturbance, with special reference to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Prerequisite: PS 100 or PS 101 or PS 1000 or PS 1010; Junior or Senior Standing. Offered: once a year.

Unravel the complexities of society by examining culture, inequality, and crime, and understand your role within the social fabric.

Unlock the secrets of human behavior, from memory to motivation, equipping yourself with psychological insights that shape our understanding of the mind.

For science majors. BL1500 is prerequisite to BL1600 and BL1700. Three hours of lecture per week. Basic chemical principles; cell structure and organization; metabolism of plants and animals. Corequisite: BL1505.

Three of four hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory study of the scientific method as applied to biology, focusing on development of skills through inquiry-based learning. Corequisite: BL1500. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

For science majors. Three hours of lecture per week. Plant and animal anatomy and physiology. Prerequisite: BL 1500. Corequisite: BL1605.

Three hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory study of plant and animal anatomy and physiology. Prerequisite: BL 1505. Corequisite: BL1600. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Four hours of lecture per week. Stoichiometry, thermochemistry, states of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, oxidation-reduction, acid-base, solutions. Corequisite: CH 1430. Offered: Fall.

Three hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory experiments illustrating principles developed in the corequisite lecture courses. Offered: Fall. Corequisite: CH 1410. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Four hours of lecture per week. Homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, chemistry of metals and non-metals, and other relevant topics. Offered: Spring. Prerequisites: CH 1410 and CH 1430. Corequisite: CH 1440.

Three hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory experiments illustrating principles developed in the corequisite lecture courses. Offered: Spring, Prerequisites: CH 1410 and CH 1430. Corequisites: CH 1420. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Apply physics concepts in mechanics, thermodynamics, and more, tailored for future biology and health professionals seeking a strong scientific foundation.

Experiments designed to complement PH 1250. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 1250. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.

Suitable for biology, premedical, and predental majors. Topics from the areas of electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Prerequisite: PH 1250. Corequisite: PH 1261.

Experiments designed to complement PH 1260. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 1260. Additional fees apply to this course. Please see the section schedule for amount details.