As a kinesiology major with an emphasis in fitness management at Fresno Pacific University, you’ll gain skills in the science of fitness as well as an introduction to the field of business. This degree will enhance your knowledge of the fitness industry by focusing on specific areas of management, including marketing, organizational leadership and accounting. This degree will also prepare you in your pursuit of running your own fitness-centered small business.
Highlights
- Courses combine business and exercise science to provide well-rounded knowledge in fitness and management
- Small class sizes allow for more personalized instruction and mentoring
- Explore areas of interest in both fitness and business such as anatomy, biomechanics, accounting and marketing.
Career opportunities
This degree will prepare you to enter the fitness industry and move into management roles such as a facility supervisor, fitness specialist, studio manager and more. Additionally, you’ll graduate with the skills necessary to create and run your own business.
Course listing
Note: Emphasis courses are additional courses that are to be completed alongside the general education and parent program requirements as dictated by the Fresno Pacific University catalog. Please review the course requirements for baccalaureate programs and the general education summary in the Undergraduate Academic Catalog.
Emphasis Courses (24 Units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 220 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| KIN 270 | Nutrition | 3 |
| KIN 368 | Analysis of Aquatics | 1 |
| KIN 369 | Analysis of Fitness Activities | 1 |
| KIN 441 | Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription | 4 |
| KIN 441L | Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription Lab | 0 |
| MGT 350 MGT 355 | Organizational Theory or Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 360 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MKT 300 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SOC 442 | Social Gerontology | 3 |
Program director
Jim Ave, Ph.D., ATC
Associate Professor, Program Director, Kinesiology
Faculty
Devin Beasley, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Amy Brogan, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Fay Nielsen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Don Diboll, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
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