{"id":144,"date":"2023-09-25T08:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:32:16","slug":"exercise-sports-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/exercise-sports-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise &amp; Sport Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real-world Experiences, Mentorship, Access to our Growing Professional Sports Community<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/ExerciseSci.jpg\" alt=\"Students working with patient on treadmill\" class=\"wp-image-1967\" style=\"width:425px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/ExerciseSci.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/ExerciseSci-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>How are elite athletes different? What types of training best prepares endurance athletes versus sprinters? How do you get your body to perform to the best of its abilities? The exercise and sports science major at Queens University of Charlotte encourages you to dig into questions like these as you examine the science of human movement. Our students also benefit from the numerous opportunities in the Charlotte region, which is home to four professional sports organizations \u2013 NASCAR, the Panthers, the Hornets, and Charlotte FC \u2013 as well as multiple minor league teams and a thriving healthcare community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As a student in the Exercise and Sport Sciences program at Queens, you will have the opportunity to tailor your education so you\u2019re prepared to enter a variety of fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will also apply your learning outside the classroom, with internships and other opportunities working with Charlotte\u2019s professional sports teams \u2013 NASCAR, the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets, and Charlotte FC \u2013 and the Queen City\u2019s vibrant and fast-growing healthcare community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll receive one-to-one mentorship from our expert faculty members, which will support your educational experience at Queens and your future career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Degree in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Partner with faculty mentors to tailor your education so that you are prepared to enter fields such as:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clinical Cardiac or Pulmonary Rehabilitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strength and Conditioning Instruction or Coaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospital Administration <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applied Physiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A Bachelor&#8217;s in Exercise and Sport Science will also prepare you for graduate studies in fields like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical Therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupational Therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physicians Assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sports Psychology, Physiology, or Sociology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate work in Exercise Science and Physiology <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science (KIN 120)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sport History (KIN 210)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sport Sociology (KIN 310)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomechanics (KIN 318)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Dawn-Norwood-Sm.png\" alt=\"Dawn Norwood\" class=\"wp-image-3059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Dawn-Norwood-Sm.png 320w, https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Dawn-Norwood-Sm-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dawn Norwood, Ph.D.<\/strong><br>Interim Chair, Health &amp; Human Performance Dept.<br>Associate Professor, Sport Management<br><a href=\"mailto:norwoodd@queens.edu\">norwoodd@queens.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Your Professors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8631861a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/health\/health-human-performance-dept-faculty\/\">Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real-world Experiences, Mentorship, Access to our Growing Professional Sports Community How are elite athletes different? 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