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SPHE290 - Foundations of Sports and Health Sciences

Course Details

Course Code: SPHE290 Course ID: 4620 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Sports and Health Sciences including basic principles in exercise science, health, wellness, fitness, and coaching studies. The student will focus on clarification of the wellness continuum including physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal, and environmental wellness while implementing the methods of the health-related components of physical wellness – cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition to promote lifelong physical fitness, disease prevention, and health and wellness.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration02/23/2026 - 07/31/2026 Course Dates08/03/2026 - 09/27/2026 Start Month August SessionSummer 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session
Registration05/25/2026 - 10/30/2026 Course Dates11/02/2026 - 12/27/2026 Start Month November SessionFall 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.