Movement Science, B.S.

Join the Department of Sports Medicine and Human Performance and become part of our “Exercise is Medicine” campus. Our community values hands-on experiences, fosters professional growth, and equips candidates for success in the dynamic fields of human movement. 

As a Movement Science major, you’ll kickstart your journey with 27 credits of interdisciplinary core courses that build a foundation in comprehensive understanding, critical thinking, and community engagement. And that’s just the beginning—choose one of four dynamic concentrations to specialize in: Sports Medicine, Physical Education Licensure, Exercise Science, or Preventive Health and Physical Activity.

Broaden your experience with one of our minors. No matter your concentration, you’ll graduate with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to succeed in your chosen career path.

Choose from Four Concentrations

Sports Medicine

The Sports Medicine Concentration is a pre-professional track that prepares candidates for graduate school in areas such as physical therapy, athletic training, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and medicine. This concentration is unique because it provides candidates with hands-on classroom experiences, a focus on fitness, wellness and movement, and the clinical opportunities that give graduate applicants an upper-hand. Moreover, this concentration is flexible to the needs of your chosen field and graduate schools you select.

Physical Education Licensure (Elementary or Secondary)

The Physical Education Concentration prepares candidates with necessary knowledge and skills to obtain a Physical Education teaching license in the state of Massachusetts, and to teach elementary or secondary Physical Education. Candidates may choose to follow a non-licensure track, which prepares them to work in after-school or day activity programs that do not require a teaching license. 

Exercise Science

The Exercise Science Concentration is designed for candidates interested in preventive, performance and post-rehabilitative fitness positions in community, commercial, corporate, and hospital settings or to continue in related professional or graduate work. Candidates are prepared for nationally recognized certifications, specifically those offered by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Candidates will gain the knowledge and skills to conduct and interpret physical fitness assessments, design and implement scientifically based exercise prescriptions, counsel behavior modification and manage physical activity programs and facilities. Exercise science candidates work with individual and groups of athletes as well as people across the lifespan who are healthy or have medically controlled disease to improve function and maintain behaviors to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Preventative Health and Physical Activity

The Preventive Health and Physical Activity Concentration is designed for candidates interested in preventive health interventions and becoming advocates and agents of change in their communities. Candidates focus on health equity and preventive health interventions through the lens of multiple health-behavior models, as well as inter-professional- and team-based- leadership. This track is flexible to student areas of interest, including business, coaching, psychology, communication, etc.

We offer high-quality academics, unique learning opportunities, and a welcoming campus—and we have small classes, accessible faculty, and one-on-one support. 

You'll join fellow motivated students ready to make the most of the college experience through active participation. Become part of a caring and committed community that understands and embraces the bridge between academic study and civic responsibility.