Exercise & Health Strategies

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The focus of the exercise and health strategies major is to prepare professionals who are ready to improve health through exercise and increased activity.  Thomas More’s graduates will be able to help individuals, teams, and communities because of the unique multidisciplinary approach of this program.

For more information on this program, please go to the Department of Sports Sciences homepage.

The exercise and health strategies major is unique to Thomas More because each student chooses an area of concentration (e.g. personal health, community health, business, or computer information systems) outside of exercise to augment the exercise and health core of the major. The areas of concentration allow students to target an area of interest and be ready to contribute to that area upon graduation.

The Department of Sports Sciences has agreements for experiential learning opportunities with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Mercy Health, Beacon Orthopedics, NovaCare, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Drayer Physical Therapy, Black Sheep Performance, ProForce Sports Performance, Five Seasons, and Silverlake/Better Bodies.

Who will I be learning from?
  • Christopher Miller, MS, ATC, GTS – Department Chair and Assistant Professor
  • Justin Farr, EdD, ATC – Clinical Coordinator and Associate Professor 
  • Micah Garcia, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor

What careers will be open to me?

Students will be prepared to take the following certification exams
  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS)
  • Health Coach
  • Personal Trainer
  • Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C)
Students may pursue careers in the following areas
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Government Agencies such as Health and Human Services
  • Operating websites for health-based companies
  • Pharmaceutical sales
  • Medical goods sales
Students may pursue advanced degrees in the following fields
  • Exercise Science
  • Biomechanics
  • Business
  • Health Promotion
  • Public Health

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