Channel Your Love of Health into a Career Path
Exercise Science & Kinesiology are perfect for health fans with big hearts
As our society is recognizing the need for a greater focus on health, the field of exercise science and kinesiology are here to fill the void. A career in this growing field can be yours with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science or kinesiology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Our experienced professors will help prepare you to meet this important societal need.
- Success is not just a buzzword here. We have tutoring, learning centers and writing centers. But the best part is that they are free and unlimited. We want to remove all the barriers to succeeding and help you earn your kinesiology degree.
- Our exercise science and kinesiology programs are designed for individuals interested in human movement to assume roles in a variety of settings. We offer hands-on experience and give the option of two different concentrations: leadership or health.
- Small class sizes that allow personalized interaction with your professors, a culture of success, a history of innovation and a commitment to developing the whole person makes SMWC unique among peers and one of the best private colleges in the Midwest.
- We focus on the students, and people notice. For a list of rankings and more details about how we’re affordable, best ranked and generally considered a great choice in colleges, check out our recognition page here.
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There’s nothing like it anywhere in the world
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a beautiful 311-acre campus boasting the marriage of historic and new architecture in the woods of Indiana. Our neighbors, the Sisters of Providence, founded our school over 180 years ago. The virtual tour is a sneak peek, but to really feel it, you have to come to campus.
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Our values
Our foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was grit before grit was cool. We’ve been educating students for 180 years – and always on the cutting edge. We taught girls long before everyone else did. And we were one of the first schools in the nation to offer distance/online learning. Old doesn’t mean out-of-date – we’re continually evolving, and we’ll teach you to do the same with a kinesiology or exercise science degree.
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Paths that an exercise science or kinesiology degree prepares you for:
- Exercise physiologist
- Health education
- Wellness coach
- Fitness trainer
- Athletic program director
- Health coach
Pair it with a leadership minor and you can become an amazing athletic coach. Or, you can combine it with psychology to tackle counseling. Whatever path you choose, the fundamental skills you’ll gain from SMWC will serve you well.