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Departments and Curricula
College of Applied Life Studies
The Bachelor of Science degree is offered by four academic departments: Community Health, Kinesiology, Leisure Studies, and Speech and Hearing Science.
- The average class size is twenty-seven students.
- Advising services are available to assist with career information and the development of appropriate courses of study.
- Honors programs are available for outstanding students at the campus level.
- Practicum experiences are required within most departmental curricula. Quality placements are available throughout the United States and around the world in specific degree programs.
- Study abroad programs are available around the world.
- Students have access to the nation's third largest academic library, including an excellent college library, reference service, interlibrary loan system, and term-paper counseling system.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Health Education. The health educator's role is to be instrumental in the process of informing, motivating and assisting people to adopt and maintain healthful practices, lifestyles, and decision-making skills. The undergraduate student develops a knowledge of the relationship between community health and education interventions. In general, students in health education are interested in direct helping relationships. It prepares the undergraduate for careers in health promotion on local, state, and federal levels, as well as in voluntary health agencies, private health clinics, and hospitals.
Health Planning and Administration. The undergraduate program is directed toward developing the student's understanding of factors which affect the health of people and the health care delivery process in the United States. In general, students in health planning and administration have a more focused interest in the business aspects of an organization that involve operations management, planning, and decision-making. It prepares the undergraduate for entry-level positions in the planning and administration of health programs in health care facilities and related government agencies and businesses.
Gerontology. A minor in gerontology is offered for those students with a special interest in the aging population and its concomitant issues. Requirements can be completed with few additional courses or through electives.
KINESIOLOGY
Kinesiology is the study of human movement in a range of physical activities including athletics, communication, dance, exercise, play, rehabilitation, sports, and work. Kinesiology programs focus on the study of humans as physically active organisms, with special reference to human performance and the development of motor skills together with the impact that physical activity has on individuals throughout their lives.
Undergraduate kinesiology programs prepare students for careers in such diverse fields as teaching, sales, coaching, fitness and wellness, and athletic training. Many students use their undergraduate training to continue their education at graduate or professional schools in physical therapy, medicine, occupational therapy, biobehavioral health, law, biomechanics, exercise physiology, sport and exercise psychology, motor control, and other related disciplines.
The department offers programs that may lead to Illinois state certification to teach physical education in grades kindergarten through twelve, and six through twelve. It offers a teacher education minor in physical education, an athletic training emphasis (NATA approved), and a sport coaching endorsement.LEISURE
LEISURE STUDIES
Program Management. Prepares students to design, implement, and manage leisure service delivery systems. Includes career opportunities in public recreation systems, commercial and resort agencies, sports management, tourism management, and park and natural resource management.
SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE
The study of speech-language pathology and audiology prepares
students for entrance into professional training at the graduate level. Career opportunities
include direct services to individuals with disabilities, as well as positions in
business, research laboratories, government agencies, and university settings. 
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