The Bachelor's in Health and Fitness Specialist degree program at Globe University provides comprehensive, science-based training that exceeds employer expectations.
- Many employers expect candidates for personal trainer, wellness coach and recreation director positions to have four-year degrees.
- As a group, employees with four-year degrees earn more than those with two-year degrees, diplomas or no formal training.
Why a bachelor's degree for a health fitness professional?
Effective fitness consultants, personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches and group fitness leaders are truly health science specialists. Serving generally healthy clients from diverse populations, they evaluate individual fitness levels, prescribe exercise programs and wellness programs, educate clients in group and individual settings, and serve as program administrators and business managers.
There is a growing general concern that those who assume those responsibilities do not have adequate training. Unlike other allied health professionals, personal trainers and fitness coaches are not held to any general certification standards. In response, many employers are showing a preference for job applicants with bachelor's degrees in health fitness, exercise science and related fields.
Coursework leading to the Health Fitness bachelor's degree
The four-year program leading to our Bachelor's in Health Fitness degree was designed by a Health Fitness Advisory Board composed of professionals in the fitness and wellness industries. The board identified specific areas of opportunity and concern, and designed advanced coursework to address those issues. Candidates for the bachelor's degree in health fitness specialist complete scientific and technical training in exercise science, anatomy and physiology, fundamental theory and advanced methods in strength and fitness training, including:
- Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)TM Jumpstart: Globe University is the only college in the U.S. with access to this trademark course. You will receive tools for the evaluation of biomechanical imbalances that can lead to repetitive stress and chronic overuse injuries, and will learn to develop appropriate workout programs.
- Nutrition for the Fitness Specialist: In this advanced nutrition class, you will learn how to advise clients with special nutritional needs to plan their diets around their exercise programs. This class is intended to prepare the fitness professional to answer special-needs nutritionally-based questions.
- Principles in Child Fitness: This course introduces the design and implementation of fitness programs for children. Topics include child motivation, creative activities, problem-solving and building self-esteem through physical movement.
- Sales and Marketing of Fitness Programs: Topics include the steps of the selling process, improving communication skills, personal sales techniques, the psychology of why and how people buy, time and territory management, motivation and compensation and sales forecasting.
- Sport Psychology: This course investigates the psychological factors underlying successful participation in sport and exercise. Content areas are explored in relation to the characteristics of the individual participant (personality, motivation), the impact of group processes (team cohesion, leadership), and the importance of psychological growth and development (youth sports, aggression, sportsmanship).
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Globe University is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges to award diplomas, Associate in Applied Science degrees, Bachelor of Science degrees, and Masters degrees.
The Globe University Medical Assisting programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowement (AAMAE). |
