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The Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) offers students the opportunity to prepare for professional careers as teachers of health and of physical education, directors in industry and social agencies, as recreation and leisure service professionals in a wide range of settings, and as health and fitness professionals in schools, industry, and allied areas.

Undergraduate programs in the department lead to the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Athletic training, Exercise Science, Health Education, Physical Education, and Recreation and Leisure Services. Persons majoring in Health Education may select from concentrations in Health Science and Technology, Health Education and Lifetime Wellness, and Community and Public Health. Persons majoring in Recreation and Leisure Services may choose from three concentrations--Outdoor Recreation, Recreation Administration, and Recreational Therapy.

Those interested in a non-teaching career in the field can select courses accordingly. Minors in Athletic Coaching, Driver and Traffic Safety Education, Health, Health and Physical Education, Physical Education, and Recreation are also available.

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers two Master of Science degrees: one with a major in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation with concentrations in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport Management and one with a major in Exercise Science. All students in the Master of Science program in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation must choose one of the four concentrations. 

The department also offers the Ph.D. in Human Performance with specializations in five areas: Exercise Science, Health, Kinesmetrics, Leisure Studies, and Physical Education.