The
Department of Dance provides an academic dance program so extensive in
its offering that it s unmatched by any other university in the world.
More than 13,000 students take classes every year in one or more of the
department's four areas of emphasis: ballet, ballroom, modern dance,
and world dance, as well as in tap, jazz and aerobic dance.
The classes and programs in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership provide students with a stimulating educational environment in the classroom and hands-on experiences in nature that are physically strengthening, intellectually enlarging, and character building-leading to a life-long fitness, learning, and service.
The Department of Health Science prepares students to solve health problems that will affect the daily lives of literally thousands of people throughout the world. Students who graduate from the department enter various health fields that all have one central focus-the prevention of disease and injury among people throughout the world.
As has been stated by President Gordon B. Hinckley, the ultimate goal of a BYU education is to provide "a first-class academic experience while nurturing an environment of faith in God and the practice of Christian principle." The Department of Exercise Sciences is dedicated to fulfilling that aim. The department and faculty are committed to combining high technical qualifications with a commitment to the university, to the students and the to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.