The Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University seeks to deliver a transformative educational experience for all our students.
The Department of Health and Exercise Science, part of the College of Health and Human Sciences, is committed to a life-altering education for every one of our 1400 undergraduate majors. Depending on their interest and career goals, students choose a track in Heath Promotion or Sports Medicine. The Health Promotion concentration prepares students for careers in the field of health promotion and wellness. Sports Medicine is primarily for students planning to pursue careers in physical or occupational therapy, medicine, or go on to graduate school in Exercise Science.
We also provide exceptional graduate training in the form of an M.S. in Health and Exercise Science and a Ph.D. in Human Bioenergetics. The department is home to the Human Performance Clinical/Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art research facility designated as a Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence at CSU. Faculty conduct research in a variety of areas centered around Optimizing Human Health and Preventing Age-related Disease. Faculty research is funded by government (e.g. National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense), Foundation (e.g. American Heart Association, National Dairy Council) and Industry (e.g. Pfizer, AstraZeneca) sources and published in high-impact journals (e.g. J. of Physiology, J. of Gerontology). In the spirit of our land-grant heritage, we provide innovative and meaningful outreach/engagement programs (e.g. Heart Disease Prevention Program, Adult Fitness, Youth Sports Camps) that fit our mission and provide value to the community.
In HES, we aim to be one of the top few departments in the U.S. That objective is built on inspiring every person here to chase personal goals of greatness while simultaneously working for the common good. We treat each other as family; we celebrate achievements, offer support when life gets in the way and provide constructive criticism when one of us isn't pulling our weight. Finally, we abide by the overarching tenet that "It's our department and we run it the way we want to.”
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The mission of the Department of Health and Exercise Science is to discover new knowledge through excellence in research in the areas of health and exercise science and to disseminate that knowledge through academic and outreach programs. Physical activity, wellness, and disease prevention concepts are central to the mission. The "Discovering Healthy Lifestyles" tagline describes our commitment to the discovery of new knowledge, and the dissemination of that knowledge through academic and outreach programs.
