Exercise and Sport Studies | Smith College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionInstructingSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningWritingMonitoringSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingTherapy and CounselingEnglish Language

Abilities

Oral ExpressionProblem SensitivityOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionInformation Ordering

Tasks

Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory fu
Provide emergency or other appropriate medical care to participants with symptoms or signs of physic
Demonstrate correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routines.

Technology

Electronic mail softwareMedical softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation software

Tools

Arm crank ergometersAutomated blood pressure measurement equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDBioelectric impedance analyzersCholesterol analyzersCycle ergometersDesktop computersDual energy x ray absorptiometersEchocardiography systemsElectrocardiography EKG machinesElectromyographs EMGElectronic spirometersElectronic timing systemsExercise treadmillsGoniometers or arthrometers

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceRecognitionWorking ConditionsSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium29-1128.00	Exercise Physiologists	title_inference	—	—	—

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

Organizational exercise physiology program strategy — set and champion at the department or system level, aligning program goals with institutional health outcomes and accreditation standards across multiple clinical sites.
Clinical oversight frameworks for all risk levels — architect and implement organization-wide, establishing protocols that ensure participant safety and regulatory compliance in a large healthcare or integrated wellness system.
Junior and mid-level exercise physiologists — mentor, supervise, and formally evaluate to build departmental competency and advance evidence-based practice in a hospital or academic health center.
Cross-functional health system initiatives — lead by collaborating with medicine, nursing, administration, and community health teams to design population-level physical activity programs in an integrated care network.
Exercise physiology practice standards — develop and disseminate through policy writing, professional committee participation, and institutional guideline authorship to influence practice at a regional or national level.
Complex systems analysis of participant outcomes and program efficacy — conduct and translate into executive-level reports and strategic recommendations for health system leadership and funding stakeholders.
Curriculum and training programs for clinical exercise physiology staff — design and deliver using advanced instructional design principles to ensure workforce readiness across a multi-site healthcare organization.
High-stakes emergency and adverse-event response policies — author and enforce, drawing on deep clinical judgment and regulatory knowledge to protect participants and institution in all exercise program environments.
Research and quality improvement projects — lead from conception through dissemination, applying advanced critical thinking and systems evaluation to generate knowledge that advances the exercise physiology profession.
Organizational adoption of emerging technologies and tools — drive by evaluating novel medical software, wearable monitoring systems, and diagnostic equipment, then guiding implementation across clinical exercise programs at enterprise scale.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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