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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Movement and Sports Sciences, BS


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About the Program

The Movement & Sport Sciences major is based on the idea of studying human movement and sport from the point of view of sub-disciplines in kinesiology. The curriculum includes courses in exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control, motor development, and sport and exercise psychology. Students take advanced courses in three of these areas. After completing the foundational and advanced courses, students can work with a professor to conduct research. This major offers excellent preparation for students who plan to attend graduate school in an area of kinesiology or professional school. Examples include physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), medicine, chiropractic, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor learning, motor development, etc.

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Movement and Sport Sciences  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

HK-BS
MVMT
120 Credits

Movement & Sport Sciences Core (University Foundational Learning Outcomes) (23-24 credits)


Fulfills 1 Science Core Course


Fulfills 1 Science Core Course


Humanities


  • select from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00

Behavior/Social Science


Quantitative Reasoning


***fulfilled by

Science, Technology & Society


  • select from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00

Note


* Courses created by the MVMT faculty (HK 49000 ) may be substituted in this area upon approval of the HK Undergraduate Program Director. Contact your advisor for further information.

Directed Research - Select one of the following courses (3 credits)


Electives (38-41 credits)


Requirements


Students must earn a “C-” or better in all HK courses.

At least 32 credits of Purdue coursework required at 30000 level or higher.
MVMT includes 24 credits (if taken at Purdue). See chart below.

120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

University Foundational Learning Outcomes List


https://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html

Culture & Diversity Selective List - 3 credits


32 Credits @ 30000 Level


MVMT HK Courses* 21
STAT 30100 * 3

* Assuming no transfer credits.

14 Credits


16 - 17 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


15 - 16 Credits


15 - 16 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


16 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


  • Movement & Sport Sciences Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


  • (Fall Only)
  • Movement & Sport Sciences Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00

13 - 15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • Directed Research (HK 46500  or HK 49600 ) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Movement & Sport Sciences Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 2.00

13 - 14 Credits


Note


* Satisfies a University Foundational Learning Outcome

Students must earn a “C-” or higher in all required HK courses.

120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Expired Course


Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired.  However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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