Degree in Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness

Tennessee Tech University:
Tennessee Tech is a public, co-educational and comprehensive university located in Cookeville, a town of about 25,000 residents. Although it's located in some of Tennessee's most beautiful countryside, the campus is only a little more than an hour from three of Tennessee state's metro areas - 82 miles east of Nashville, 109 miles west of Knoxville and 96 miles north of Chattanooga. With an enrollment of 9,733 and more than 50% of classes with 20 students or less, strong faculty/student relationships are a hallmark of a TTU educational experience.

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Undergraduate Degree
Physical Education Teacher Licensure Program
Fitness and Wellness Concentration
Coaching & Sports Management Concentration
Pre Physical Therapy Concentration
Pre Occupational Therapy Concentration

Master's in Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness (MAEXPW)
CORE COURSES
- EXPW 6220 Technology in Sport, Physical Education and Wellness (Spring Only)
- EXPW 6240 Assessment in Sport, Physical Education and Wellness (Spring Only)
- EXPW 6250 Applied Motor Development and Motor Learning

RESEARCH
- EXPW 6510 Research Methods
- EXPW 6520 Research Project (Prerequisite: EXPW 6510) (Spring, Summer and Fall)

ELECTIVES
- *EXPW 5500 Perspectives in Physical Education
- EXPW 5940 Fitness and Wellness (Spring Only)
- EXPW 6590 Field Experience (Spring and Fall)
- EXPW 6140 Assessment and Strategies for Adapted Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW 6920 Topics in Physical Education & Wellness (1-6 hours, Fall and Spring)
*Required for those students who do not hold an undergraduate major in Physical Education

CONCENTRATION
Elementary & Middle School Physical Education
- EXPW 6210 Curriculum Design in Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW 6350 Instructional Strategies for Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW6450 MIddle School Physical Education (Spring Only)
- EXPW 6140 Assessment and Strategies for Adapted Physical Education (Fall Only)

Licensure Course
- EXPW 5440 Physiology of Exercise (Summer)
- EXPW 6140 Accessment and Strategies for Adapted Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW 6210 Curriculum Design in Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW 6350 Instructional Strategies for Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW 6450 Middle School Physical Education (Spring Only)
Elective 3 Hours

Fitness and Lifetime Wellness
- EXPW 5042 Health Promotions (Spring Only)
- EXPW 5440 Physiology of Exercise (Summer)
- EXPW 5940 Fitness and Wellness (Spring Only)
- EXPW 6590 Field Experience (Spring and Fall)
Elective 3 Hours

Adapted Physical Education
- SPED 6060 Education of Orthopedic and Motor Impaired
- EXPW 6140 Assessment and Strategies for Adapted Physical Education (Fall Only)
- EXPW 6590 Field Experience (Spring and Fall)
Electives 6 Hours