College of Professional Studies
Health & Fitness Management
Program Mission
The mission of this program is to prepare students for a variety of entry and mid-level management positions within the broad field of health and fitness. To this end, the curriculum covers a wide scope from the scientific basis of exercise as a tool for health promotion, to the management of health and wellness facilities and personnel. Students will be afforded numerous opportunities to learn about the role of physical activity in health promotions including pregnant women and the elderly persons with chronic disease. An interdisciplinary approach involving several areas in Health & Fitness is used in addressing health care issues prevalent in today’s society and in building the intellectual and practical framework necessary to become successful in corporate fitness, personal training, health education/promotion, and other areas of health and fitness services. Students wishing to pursue graduate education in the fields of Exercise Science or Business will find this undergraduate degree forms a solid foundation upon which to build. This mission of the Program is consistent with the University’s mission of meeting the needs of the community. The community is typically identified as the Southern Crescent of the metropolitan Atlanta. Located within the Southern Crescent are a great number and variety of health care delivery systems that are growing and expanding as the population of this part of Georgia keeps increasing. The need to educate and provide managers for these institutions also is increasing and, thus serves as impetus for us to complete our mission.