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Exercise Science and Sport
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EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
The University
of Scranton Department of Exercise Science and Sport
Course descriptions, academic requirements, clubs/honors, faculty,
and department mission statement.
The
University of Scranton Department of Exercise Science and Sport(old)
What is it?, Career Opportunities, High School and College Preparation.
Links to Professional Associations and Curriculum.
Post-Graduation Activities: Employment
Our first graduating class of Exercise Science majors will be 2004.
List
of Potential Careers for Exercise Science Majors - from Arizona
State University
Alumni
Web Directory - Search for University of Scranton alumni
by career field.
What does
an exercise physiologist do? - from ASEP(American Society
of Exercise Physiologists)
You're
a what? Exercise Physiologist - from the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
For more detailed information about occupations use the following
links:
Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Includes information about the nature of the work, working conditions,
training and advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and
sources of additional information.
Princeton Review-
Follow "career" for career profiles, major employers, who you'll work with,
major associations, and information about the quality of life.
GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION
Graduate school information can be obtained from the following links that
also appear
on The University of Scranton Career
Services home page.
Post-Graduation Activities-Graduate/Professional Schools
Our first graduating class of Exercise Science majors will be 2004.
PROFESSIONAL/GRADUATE SCHOOL RESOURCES
Graduate Program Directory - American
College of Sports Medicine
Exercise & Sports Sciences
- Click on Graduate Programs, General Graduate Programs, and then highlight
Exercise & Sports Sciences.
Columbia
University Applied Physiology
GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION RESOURCES
Kaplan Testing Services - A
collection of educational testing/application resources from the Kaplan
organization
The Princeton Review - Testing/application
resources provided along with general graduate school information
Graduate Record Examinations -
Provides information about taking the GRE , sample test questions, and
practice and refernece material
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INTERNSHIPS
Internship
Listing - from The University of Scranton Office of Career Services
Exercise
Science, Fitness/Wellness, and Health Promotion Internship Information
Internship
Opportunities - Over 200 internships compiled by the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
National Internships
U.I.S. Directory of Internships
- Follow Student Services link and then Health/Fitness/Wellness, Recreation/Resort/Entertainment
or Sports Management/Athletics
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RESOURCES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJORS
INTERNET INFORMATION
Extensive
list of websites related to exercise science - from Fort Lewis
College
AACVPR Career
Hotline - American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary
Rehabilitation. Lists jobs, graduate assistantships, and internships involving
the fields of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation only.
ExerciseJobs.com -
Employment opportunities in fitness and exercise.
Exercise
Physiology Related Web Links - Over 140 links from the American
Society of Exercise Physiologists.
Health Promotion Career Network
Job Search
Strategies - from the American Society of Exercise Physiologists.
Sports Medicine Jobs
Professionalization
of Exercise Physiology online (PEP online)
An international electronic journal for exercise physiologists
Past articles include:
Exercise
Physiology Power: Professionalism
Undergraduate
Programs in Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology Issues and Concerns
Securing
a Job: The Answer is in Networking
The
State of the Exercise Physiology Profession
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Exercise Physiologists
American College of Sports Medicine
American Worksite Health Association
Association for Worksite Health Promotion
The Wellness Councils of America
National Athletic Trainers' Association
National Intramural-Recreational
Sports Association
National Wellness Institute
Links
to professional associations in: - from San Diego State University
includes: Sports Medicine/Health Rehabilitation, Fitness/Exercise/Wellness,
and Physical Education/Teaching.
Exercise and Sport Psychology
This page was last modified on October 22, 2001.
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