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2021-2022 Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: Content may no longer be accurate.
Course Descriptions - ATHL, NUTR, ESS
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Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Department
ATHL 1080 - Strength Training Level I Credits: (1)
-For Club Hockey Players Only
May be repeated five times for credit.
ATHL 1081 - Strength Training Level II Credits: (1)
-For Club Hockey Players Only
May be repeated five times for credit.
ATHL 1180 - Varsity Softball Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of softball at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1510 - Varsity Volleyball Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of volleyball at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1520 - Varsity Soccer Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of soccer at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1570 - Varsity Basketball Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of basketball at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1580 - Varsity Cross Country Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of cross country at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques and participate in drills to assist with the development of competitive skills and prepare for varsity cross country meets.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1590 - Varsity Football Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of football at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1600 - Varsity Golf Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of golf at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1630 - Varsity Tennis Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of tennis at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques, drills, and games to assist with the development of skills and competitive game play.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1640 - Varsity Track and Field Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of track and field at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques and drills to assist with the development of skills for competition.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1680 - Varsity Indoor Track Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in the sport of indoor track at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques and drills to assist with the development of skills for competition.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ATHL 1760 - Spirit Squad Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This athletic activity course is intended to engage students in dance/cheer for the spirit squad at the collegiate level. Students will learn techniques to assist with the development of skills and performance.
May be repeated 7 times with up to 8 credit hours.
ESS 2200 - Exploring Exercise Science Professions Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk Online, 1st Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online
Designed to orient and acquaint students with the goals, objectives, scope, professional preparation, career opportunities, and trends in exercise science professions.
ESS 2300 - Health/Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $35.00
Skills and competencies for prospective health fitness instructors, personal fitness trainers, and nutrition educators to deliver preventive exercise programs.
Pre-requisite(s): HLTH 1030 and NUTR 1020 .
ESS 2890 INT - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Open to all students in Human Performance Management and Physical Education who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department.
May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours.
ESS 3450 - Structural Kinesiology Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $25.00
This course is a detailed study of muscles, nerves, bones, and joints as they are involved in the science of movement. It is designed for students to experience theoretical concepts and apply functional anatomy knowledge to the execution and improvement of human performance.
Pre-requisite(s): HTHS 1110 and Co-requisite: HTHS 1111 , or Prerequisite: ZOOL 2100 .
ESS 3500 - Biomechanics Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $25.00
A study of the musculomechanical bases of human movement and experience in applying that knowledge to the execution and evaluation of human performance.
Pre-requisite(s): ESS 3450 and MATH 1050 QL or higher.
ESS 3510 - Exercise Physiology Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $50.00
A study of various physiological and environmental factors which affect performance of exercise and sport during acute exercise and physiological adaptations to chronic exercise.
Pre-requisite(s): HTHS 1110 or ZOOL 1020 or ZOOL 2200 .
ESS 3540 - Physiological Aspects of Human Performance Credits: (2)
Examine, evaluate, and apply the latest physiological concepts and ideas in conditioning practices for improving human performance.
Pre-requisite(s): PEP 2000 or ESS 2200 and 3 hours of General Education Life Science (LS).
ESS 3600 - Measurement and Statistics in Exercise Science Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $10.00
The selection, administration, and interpretation of measurement techniques and statistical procedures for the purpose of evaluation and research as related to exercise science and health promotion.
Pre-requisite(s): Meet WSU Quantitative Literacy requirement.
ESS 4320 - Special Topics Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online, 1st Blk, 1st Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online
This course will provide undergraduate students an opportunity to learn emerging and timely topics in the areas of exercise science by critically interpreting information from various sources. The course will also allow students to engage in discussions to appreciate different perspectives on certain exercise science topics.
Pre-requisite(s): ESS 2300 , ESS 3450 , ESS 3510 or Permission of the Instructor.
ESS 4370 - Clinical Exercise Physiology Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $20.00
This course provides a comprehensive look at the clinical aspects of exercise physiology by thoroughly examining the relationship between exercise and chronic disease. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of disease-specific pathology and treatment guidelines. Overview of each condition’s unique physiology, effects of the condition on the exercise response, effects of exercise training on the condition, and recommendations for exercise testing and programming are presented in a selected topics format.
Pre-requisite(s): ESS 2300 and ESS 3510 .
ESS 4620 - Leadership Concepts for Human Performance Management Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students will study the current philosophical leadership concepts and the principles, practices, and issues of administration.
Pre-requisite(s): ESS 2200 .
ESS 4800 - Directed Undergraduate Exercise Science Research Credits: (1-4)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will provide undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in research processes and participate in ongoing research projects in the areas of exercise and sport science under the guidance of the ESS faculty.
Pre-requisite(s): ESS 2300 , ESS 3450 , ESS 3510 and/or Permission of the Instructor.
May be repeated for a total of up to 10 credit hours.
ESS 4830 - Directed Readings in Exercise Science Credits: (1-3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem - Online, 1st Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem - Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem - Online
Each student is given the opportunity to do independent and directed readings, or secondary research on advanced special topics under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Pre-requisite(s): ESS 2200 and consent of faculty supervisor.
ESS 4890 INT - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
A continuation of ESS 2890 .
May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours.
ESS 4990 - Senior Seminar Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
For Seniors only. Structured seminar focuses on synthesis of ideas and portfolio preparation.
ESS 6300 - Advanced Biomechanics Credits: (3)
Designed to expose the graduate student to appropriate research in sports biomechanics and to be involved in the analysis of movement based on selected mechanical principles such as balance, buoyancy, leverage, force, angles of rebound, projection and motion.
Note: Check with Department for course availability.
ESS 6400 - Advanced Exercise Physiology Credits: (3)
Understanding the physiological changes associated with exercise and training and the reasons for change are the paramount directives of this course.
Suggested Requisite(s): Concurrent with the lecture component is the practicum laboratory experience of equipment operation and individual assessment of physiological parameters.
Note: Check with Department for course availability.
ESS 6540 - Physiological Aspects of Human Performance Credits: (2)
Examine, evaluate, and apply the latest physiological concepts and ideas in conditioning practices for improving human performance.
Pre-requisite(s): PEP 2000 or ESS 2200 and 3 hours of General Education Life Science (LS).
Note: Check with Department for course availability.
NUTR 1020 LS SUS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, Online
Course Fee: $15.00
Human nutrition is the platform to study the nature and integration of science across disciplines and in society through applied problem solving and data analysis. Nutritional balance and good health are explored in context of the levels of organization, metabolism and homeostasis, genetics and evolution, and ecological interactions.
Note: This course is taught Web enhanced.
NUTR 1120 - Nutrition for the Athlete Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The course will address nutrition, eating behavior, and lifestyle issues of the athlete in the typical collegiate athletic environment. Topics in nutrition for the performance athlete, meal planning for the collegiate athlete, menu evaluation, personal diet analysis, and common fad diets aimed at the performance athlete are included.
NUTR 1240 SUS - Nutrition and Sustainable Cooking Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Sustainable ways to acquire, prepare and consume food to support a healthier individual, population, and environment are explored. Food science principles will be emphasized in the laboratory experience.
NUTR 2020 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Online
This course examines the nutritional needs of humans along with food and nutrition education and programs through the life cycle stages from pre-conception through older adulthood. Students assess normal nutrition and various conditions and interventions across the lifespan through applied case studies.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 .
NUTR 2220 - Prenatal and Infant Nutrition Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
This course focuses on nutrition and diet as they apply to birth outcome, the maintenance of maternal health, and the growth of the infant. Breastfeeding and community programs will be discussed in support of maternal and infant health.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 .
NUTR 2320 - Food Values, Diet Design and Health Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Online, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Online, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
Course Fee: $10.00
The relationships between dietary components and the development of chronic diseases provides the foundation for designing diets that support life-long “good health”. Topics in nutrigenomics, food allergy and food technology are introduced.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 .
This course is taught Web enhanced.
NUTR 2420 - Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
The effects of nutrition and diet on child growth, health and behavior are explored from toddler through adolescence. The processes of growth and puberty provide the foundations for understanding nutritional support. Common nutritionally-related problems such as obesity, anemia, and eating disorders are also addressed.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 .
NUTR 3020 - Sports Nutrition Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Hybrid, Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Hybrid, Online
The nutritional support necessary to achieve optimum athletic performance will be discussed in the context of diet and metabolism. In addition, the use of ergogenic aids will be addressed with reference to athletic performance.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and NUTR 2320 .
May be repeated up to two times.
NUTR 3040 - Nutrition Assessment Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Online
This course covers foundational assessment methods used to determine population and individual nutritional status. Students will learn the scientific foundation on nutrition assessment and how to apply this knowledge in medical, community and research settings.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 and NUTR 2320 .
NUTR 3070 - Advanced Food Science Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem Online
Course Fee: $45.00
The advanced study of the physical, biological, and chemical make-up of food. Effects of food preparation, storage and processing on nutrient content, taste and shelf-life.
Pre-requisite(s): (CHEM 1110 or CHEM 1210 ) and NUTR 1020 .
NUTR 3220 - Foundations in Diet Therapy Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk Online, 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem Online
The nutrition care process, practice and methods of nutrition support are studied for the management of nutritionally-related medical conditions by body system in which diet is crucial for control of the disease or condition.
Pre-requisite(s): (NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 ) and NUTR 2320 .
Suggested Requisite(s): ZOOL 2200 or HTHS 1110 /HTHS 1111 are recommended.
NUTR 3320 - Health and Nutrition in the Older Adult Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Online
The developmental process of late adulthood with focus on the physiological age-related changes provides the foundation for understanding physical, mental, and social health and well-being in the older adult. Nutrition and exercise assessments and prescriptions, clinical services, community and social support services, complementary and alternative medicine, and other topics are explored in the context of promoting healthy aging.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 .
NUTR 3420 - Multicultural Health & Nutrition Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 3rd Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $5.00
The application and understanding of social, religious, economic and aesthetic qualities of foods provides the knowledge for the explorations of the food patterns of various cultures. The understanding or world food problems as they pertain to the health will also be discussed.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and NUTR 2320 .
This course is taught Web enhanced.
NUTR 4320 - Current Issues in Nutrition Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Online, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Online, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk Hybrid, or Online
Technology-aided literature review of the nutritional and medical sciences provides the information for presentation to peers in both written and oral forms.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and NUTR 2320 or consent of instructor.
NUTR 4420 - Nutrition and Fitness Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Hybrid
Typically Taught Spring Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Principles of sports nutrition and fitness are applied to achieve a healthy body weight. Consideration of exercise and dietary practices along with fitness evaluation, dietary analysis and body composition testing are utilized to create a plan to improve physiological health.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and NUTR 2320 .
This course is taught Web enhanced.
NUTR 4440 - Advanced Human Nutrition Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Online
The advanced study of human nutrition with focus on the metabolism of vitamins, minerals, and energy-producing nutrients. The structure, properties, and functions of the nutrients and their regulatory roles in metabolism, body composition and weight, fluid balance, health, and disease states are covered with clinical examples and across the lifespan.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 and NUTR 2320 .
Co-Requisite(s): CHEM 3070 .
NUTR 4520 - Directed Undergraduate Nutrition Research Credits: (1-4)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will provide undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in research processes and participate in ongoing nutrition research projects.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 4320 or NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and Permission of Instructor.
May be repeated 3 times up to 6 credit hours.
NUTR 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem Online, 1st Blk Online or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem Online, 1st Blk Online or 2nd Blk Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem Online, 1st Blk Online or 2nd Blk Online
Independent and directed readings or secondary research on advanced special topics under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 2320 and consent of faculty supervisor prior to registration.
May be repeated for up to 3 credit hours.
NUTR 4860 INT - Field Experience Credits: (1-2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Work experience, which applies prior academic learning in a supervised setting.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1240 and consent of faculty supervisor prior to registration.
May be repeated up to 2 credit hours.
NUTR 4990 - Senior Seminar Credits: (1)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem Online
This is a capstone course for Nutrition seniors only. The experiences in the Nutrition major will be summarized and students will be prepared for graduate study or future employment.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 3420 .
NUTR 6320 - Current Issues in Nutrition Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Technology-aided literature review of the nutritional and medical sciences provides the information for presentation to peers in both written and oral forms.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and NUTR 2320 or consent of instructor.
NUTR 6420 - Nutrition and Fitness Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Hybrid
Typically Taught Spring Semester: 1st Blk or 2nd Blk Online
Principles of sports nutrition and fitness are applied to achieve a healthy body weight. Consideration of exercise and dietary practices along with fitness evaluation, dietary analysis and body composition testing are utilized to create a plan to improve physiological health.
Pre-requisite(s): Consent of instructor.
This course is taught Web enhanced.
NUTR 6520 - Directed Graduate Nutrition Research Credits: (1-4)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will provide graduate students an opportunity to engage in research processes and participate in ongoing nutrition research projects.
Pre-requisite(s): NUTR 4320 or NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020 and Permission of Instructor. Graduate students taking this class as 6520 must have completed a statistical methods course.
May be repeated 3 times up to 4 credit hours.
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