Resources and Facilities
Two undergraduate majors are available for
NMHU students to pursue in the Department
of ESS: Human Performance and Sport (HPS),
and Health. The HPS major offers a choice of
four concentration areas: Exercise Science,
Teaching, Leisure Services, and Athletic Training.
Additionally, three minors are available:
HPS, Health, and Coaching.
The ESS faculty offers courses for the community
as well as university personnel. The
New Mexico Highlands University Wellness
Program (HU-Wellness) provides a variety
of health promotion activities including
classes, consultations, seminars and workshops.
Fitness and health assessments with
consultation and exercise prescriptions are
available to employees, students, and community
members. The Cardiovascular Heath
Enhancement and Exercise Rehabilitation
(CHEER) Program provides supervised exercise
classes for patients with heart disease.
In addition, the ESS department cooperates
with other academic areas within the university
by providing opportunities for students
to take a variety of academic classes. There
are numerous activity classes for students,
faculty, and community members to take,
such as skiing, swimming, golf, fitness activity,
racquetball, and weightlifting. As part of
their core requirements, students from across
the university have an opportunity to take at
least two physical education courses of the
Fit for Life class (Wellness course). The Fit for
Life course is a prerequisite for all ESS majors.
The career choices for students receiving a
major in the ESS are numerous: activity director/
instructor, aquatic manager, adapted
physical education instructor, athletic director,
athletic trainer, personal fitness trainer,
cardiac rehabilitation specialist, community
health consultant, corporate wellness director,
employee wellness consultant, health
promotion and wellness leader/director,
exercise laboratory technician, physical
education teacher, health education teacher,
recreation director, senior citizen recreation
director, therapeutic recreation specialist,
travel and tourism director, and many more.
The John A. Wilson Physical Education
Complex is the pride of the program. The
building offers modern facilities for physical
and health education instruction, student
and faculty research, as well as complete
facilities for athletic training. The HU Wellness
Program and Exercise Science Laboratory enable
students to obtain practical experience
in fitness testing and exercise programming. |
