Corporate Fitness and Wellness Management

The B.S. in Corporate Fitness and Wellness Management offers a wide and diverse range of job opportunities within fitness, exercise, health, wellness, nutrition, and rehabilitation. MSU Corporate Fitness graduates and former students have or are currently employed in the following occupations:

President of ANYTIME FITNESS, LLC – over 1,400 fitness center locations located in 10 different countries worldwide
Exercise physiologist in a hospital cardiac rehab program
University professor
Exercise physiologist working with individuals with physical and mental disabilities
Hospital wellness/fitness program director
Sports performance enhancement program owner & director
Strength & Conditioning Coach: major league baseball, universities (NCAA Div. I), sport kinetics centers, and high schools
College graduate assistants in exercise science and nutrition research programs
Personal trainers
YMCA program directors
Physical rehab and massage therapist
Private business corporation fitness/wellness program director
Health and Fitness clubs and Retirement Centers
Professional sports team marketing and promotions director
Dance studio and fitness center owner

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Corporate Fitness and Wellness Management

General Education
General Education courses		38
KIN 100	Concepts of Fitness and Wellness	2
Required Corporate Fitness/Wellness Management Core ¹
KIN 120	Strength Training	1
KIN 126	Group Exercise	1
ATR 207	Prevention and Care of Injuries	2
KIN 215	Methods of Teaching Sport Activities	2
KIN 220	Methods of Teaching Dance	2
KIN 225	Careers and Leadership in Kinesiology and Pre-Professional Health Sciences	2
ESR 226	Methods of Teaching Group Exercise	2
ESR 227	Strength and Conditioning Programming Principles and Methods	2
ESR 306	Health Risk Appraisal	2
KIN 325	Personal Training Methods	2
KIN 334	Nutrition for Physical Performance	2
ESR 342	Exercise Programming for Older Adults	2
KIN 431	Kinesiology	3
KIN 433	Physiology of Exercise	3
KIN 441	Evaluation of Psychomotor Performance	3
KIN 442	Adapted Physical Education	3
KIN 497	Practicum in CFWM and ESR	1-18
Choose 12 Credits from the Following:		12
MGMT 301	Fundamentals of Management
MGMT 303	Human Resource Management
MGMT 436	Organizational Behavior Principles and Practices
MRKT 321	Marketing
MRKT 324	Integrated Marketing Communications
MRKT 422	Consumer Behavior
ENTR 302	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
ENTR 304	Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
ENTR 430	Professional Sales and Relationship Management
ENTR 470	Projects in Entrepreneurship
LEAD 101	Introduction to Leadership
LEAD 201	Collaborative Leadership
LEAD 301	Experiences in Leadership
Second Major or Minors/Concentration(s)/or Electives		28
Total Hours		115-132

¹: A minimum of a 2.5 GPA within the Fitness and Wellness major is required for graduation.
²: Minimum 160 contact hours

Fitness and Wellness Specialist Minor

ESR 226	Methods of Teaching Group Exercise	2
KIN 100	Concepts of Fitness and Wellness	2
KIN 120	Strength Training	1
KIN 126	Group Exercise	1
KIN 225	Careers and Leadership in Kinesiology and Pre-Professional Health Sciences	2
KIN 325	Personal Training Methods	2
KIN 334	Nutrition for Physical Performance	2
KIN 431	Kinesiology	3
KIN 433	Physiology of Exercise	3
Any 2 credits from the following:		2
KIN 215	Methods of Teaching Sport Activities
KIN 220	Methods of Teaching Dance
KIN 441	Evaluation of Psychomotor Performance
KIN 442	Adapted Physical Education
Total Hours		20

Health and Wellness Concentration

KIN 100	Concepts of Fitness and Wellness	2
KIN 120	Strength Training	1
KIN 126	Group Exercise	1
KIN 215	Methods of Teaching Sport Activities	2
ESR 227	Strength and Conditioning Programming Principles and Methods	2
KIN 334	Nutrition for Physical Performance	2
Choose one of the following:
KIN 220	Methods of Teaching Dance	2
or ESR 226	Methods of Teaching Group Exercise
Total Hours		12