Human Performance & Sport Sciences

Distinctive Features

The department of human performance and sport sciences' purpose is to help individuals achieve optimum personal development and contribute to the goals of Ohio Northern University and the College of Arts and Sciences. We educate students to become responsible professionals capable of exemplary service in a variety of roles in education and/or sports. We strive to provide equally accessible opportunities for experience working and playing in a community of students and scholars where application, honesty, hard work, achievement, and appropriate behavior are recognized and encouraged. The education program in the department is designed to equip students with skills and attitudes to design, implement and maintain vital programs in their selected professions. We seek to develop the basis for philosophical reflection on the ethical issues facing the professions. We encourage our students to develop the values of responsibility, thoroughness, respect for others, and ethical behavior. Considerable amount of attention is devoted to developing an appreciation of the importance of health, fitness, and sports and their contribution to the quality of life.