What You’ll Learn

The Physical Education major includes an exciting core curriculum that blends exercise science, human anatomy, educational theory, and sports-specific teacher training. You can learn to teach swimming, dance, water sports, individual sports, racquet sports, and more.  
 
In the Health and Physical Activity Promotion Concentration, you’ll also take advanced courses to learn program planning in health and physical activity promotion. Specifically, you’ll learn about topics including assessment, community analysis and organization, program planning and selection, program implementation and coordination, and program evaluation. 
 
Your capstone course is an internship experience that provides you with an opportunity to utilize your knowledge and skills while working in the field.

Outside the Classroom, In the Community

This concentration ends in a capstone course called “The Internship in Health and Physical Activity Promotion.” We’ll mentor you through the process of securing an exciting internship so you can use what you’ve learned throughout the program while building your professional network.