About the Program
The College of Business Multi-Disciplinary degree in Fitness Management is designed to offer students a broad-based curriculum, combining a strong liberal arts education with a management focus. Administered by the White Lodging School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, it is an interdisciplinary degree that ensures a solid business foundation and a genuine grasp of all aspects of the fitness industry including management operations, physical assessment planning, nutritional advising, recreation, private club administration, travel and sporting activities, community programming, group fitness coordination, and more.
With a curriculum designed to be both practical and insightful, Fitness Management students acquire the valuable skills that make for successful employees in multiple fitness and recreation sectors. This foundation of knowledge is coupled with practical learning about how to organize, supervise and manage employees, which will serve you very well in an industry that requires experiential and practical learning integrated with classroom theories.
As the fitness industry is a fast-paced and vibrant with the global focus on “fitness for health”, the College of Business offer both bachelor degree program and a certificate program in Nutrition and Health Management. Courses are offered in a variety of academic and experiential learning contexts. Industry practicum experience is required in all HTM administered bachelor degree programs. This means prospects abound for internships and experiential learning opportunities
Civics Literacy Proficiency
The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue Northwest students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.
Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:
- Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
- Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
- Earning a passing grade for one of the approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)
For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
College Scorecard
The U.S. Department of Education has created a scorecard for each university and its programs. The scorecard shows data for the university such as graduation rate, average annual cost, and median earnings. Then, when certain minimum standards have been met, data are available for a specific program. That data could include median earnings, median total debt, and number of graduates. The link below will help you learn more:
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?490805-Purdue-University-Northwest&fos_code=3000&fos_credential=3
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