ESS 4660 Health Fitness Management Internship

Prerequisites: 

• A 2.5 overall GPA or higher
• Completion of all other coursework required for the degree (only 6 hours remaining)
• Departmental approval is required to enroll.This course is a 400 hour internship at selected agencies promoting corporate fitness programs, performance training, or managing fitness services.  This course is a writing intensive course.

The goal of this course is for the students to apply their knowledge of organizational management, exercise physiology, testing and prescription theories.  Students will be able to:

• Participate in the day-to-day activities of the assigned agency
• Observe employees and supervisors
• Perform health and/or fitness assessments
• Provide individual health and/or fitness instruction
• Develop health education materials and interactive presentations
• Successfully complete a semester-long project such as a business plan, marketing plan, program design, community assessment, or program evaluation

Internships offered:

• ESS 4660 can be taken in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.

How to prepare for your internship:

• The semester prior to your internship, you will be placed in the “Future HFM Intern” TRACs site. This site will have all the information and resources needed to prepare for your internship.

Canvas site includes:

•  Intern application form to be filled out and submitted the semester prior to your internship
•  List of available site locations with contact information
•  Internship orientation video
•  Process for internship placement

Internship site location:

• There is a list of pre-approved site locations on the internship Canvas site. You are also welcome to submit a new site application for a site not yet associated with Texas State.

Need more information or have further questions?

Please contact ESS 4660 internship supervisor Caitlyn Farrell at caitlyn-farrell@txstate.edu