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HEALTH AND
SPORT SCIENCE

Our students are passionate about making the world a better place. For you, that means first making the world a healthier place. You'll discover what it takes to build strong, active communities, and learn new ways to integrate wellness into society. When you graduate, you’ll leave ready to lead the way in any number of roles related to health, like nursing, sport management, health and fitness, community health, dietetics, integrative physiology, exercise and movement science, occupational and behavioral studies, physical therapy and more. Confirm your enrollment today to officially begin your path to a University of Dayton degree.

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AdventHealth, Amazon, Athletico Physical Therapy, Baltimore Ravens, Cardinal Health, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Clinic, Community Tissue Service, Detroit Pistons, Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OrthoCincy Physical Therapy, Orthopedic One, United States Soccer Federation

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Community Means Everyone

From one of the largest Campus Ministry programs in the country, which serves students from all religious backgrounds, to our Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center (MEC), you can find support to learn and grow through leadership and service, faith and justice in our intentionally inclusive community. We’re committed to becoming an anti-racist university, and through our interdisciplinary Race and Ethnic Studies Program, you can develop intercultural competencies, take part in our annual “Native Peoples of the Americas” colloquium and earn a minor in Africana Studies, Latinx and Latin American Studies or Race and Social Justice.

Experiential
Learning

At UD, learning always extends far beyond the classroom. In addition to local and national internships, there are lots of ways for you to gain first-hand experience. Develop food science skills in our state-of-the-art ProduceOne Food and Nutrition Laboratory. Conduct and publish research with faculty. Join our national award-winning campus EMS squad. Shadow health care, fitness, wellness and sport professionals. Gain dissection experience in our human anatomy lab, one of the most comprehensive undergraduate anatomy labs in Ohio.