At Mount St. Joseph University, our Health and Exercise Science students see exercise as more than movement — it is a vital path to health, wellness, and human performance. Rooted in compassion, cultural competence, and the Catholic values of service and solidarity, our students learn that no one climbs alone.
Through hands-on labs, community engagement, and real-world clinical and performance settings, students study human physiology, movement science, mental health, and exercise prescription. They graduate prepared to prevent disease, enhance performance, and improve quality of life across diverse populations. Our graduates build professional portfolios that lead to careers in health, fitness, and sport — or prepare them for advanced study in fields such as athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, nursing, public health, and more.
In this program, you have the opportunity to work with faculty and professional staff advisors who will help design a course of study that is suited to your career goals.
- Athletic Conditioning and Performance
- Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement
- Exercise Programming for Special Populations
- Human Nutrition
- Physiological Adaptations and Management of Stress
- Principles of Health Assessment and Exercise Prescription
BC Charles Liscombe
Thomas Palmer
