Bachelor of Science - Liberal Studies Major: Sports/Coaching

The Liberal Studies Major is a unique major.  It offers you the opportunity not only to develop skills related to Sports and Coaching, but you also get a chance to tailor your program based on your future plans.  It is a much more diverse major than traditional majors and can provide you with better preparation for continued studies or employment.  It is through this program that you can learn how to make a career in Sports/Coaching work in the real world.

As you look at the major, you will notice that there are three components, or steps, that allow you to specifically design your degree according to your educational needs.  Let's look at each one separately.

Component 1 - General Education Requirements

To help keep your educational experience broad enough to deal with the reality of the real world marketplace, this major requires that you complete a series of General Education Courses.  These courses include:

6 hrs    English Composition I & II
3 hrs    Principles of Speech
3 hrs    Philosophy or Modern Culture & Christianity
2 hrs    Fitness and Wellness
1 hr      P.E. Activity or Varsity Sport
3 hrs    Math
4 hrs    Science
3 hrs    Personal Finance or Marriage & Family
2 hrs    Computer Literacy
3 hrs    History
3 hrs    Psychology or Sociology
6 hrs    Bible Survey Course I & II
3 hrs    Old Testament Course
3 hrs    New Testament Course
4 hrs    Humanities

Component 2 - Sports/Coaching Track

Building on the foundation received through the General Education Core, you can now further tailor your educational program by choosing two tracks. Since you are reading this page, we will assume that your first track choice is Sports/Coaching.  Some of the classes you might be taking include:

Component 3 - Choosing Your Second Track

Now, you will need to choose a second track. What do you want to do with your education in Sports/Coaching?    Are you thinking about teaching?  Then you may want to choose a track that you can use in the classroom, such as English.  Are you thinking about working as a Christian Camp Director? Then you may want to choose Applied Ministry as a second track. Below you will find the academic concentrations you may choose from, and the tracks related to each.

Humanities Concentration
(Tracks in Art, Drama, Music, or Literature)

Science & Mathematics Concentration
(Tracks in Biological/Environmental Science, Health Careers, or Aviation & Science)

Philosophy & Religion Concentration
(Tracks in Biblical Literature, Practical Ministry, or Applied Ministry)

Business Concentration
(Tracks in Business, Management, Small Business Management, Accounting, or Computer Applications)

Communication Concentration
(Track in Journalism, Communication, or English)

Social Science Concentration
(Tracks in Psychology/Sociology, History/Political Science, Criminal Justice, Psychology or Sociology)

If you would like to see the course offerings related to any of these tracks, check out the Liberal Studies section of our catalogue.


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