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Exercise science
If you are interested in studying how the human body works, consider a major in exercise science. The program’s curriculum is science-based, with specific emphasis on applications to exercise and health. Exercise science students have access to the college’s human performance laboratory, where they can conduct research assessing muscular strength and endurance, cardio-respiratory fitness, flexibility and body composition.
Job prospects for Northwestern’s exercise science students include careers as personal trainers, strength and conditioning specialists, fitness program directors, cardiac rehabilitation specialists, physical and occupational therapists, and college professors. Northwestern’s exercise science graduates also are in a variety of graduate programs, including physical therapy and medicine.
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