Personal Trainer Diploma Program

The online personal training classes offered at Bryan College Online to students in the online Personal Trainer diploma program are designed to provide students with a comprehensive education. Our physical fitness courses can help students develop an understanding of anatomy and physiology, fitness, nutrition, business, and technology. With our online personal trainer diploma courses you can be ready to start your personal training career as soon as you graduate. Your search for personal training courses online is over. Contact Bryan College Online today to learn more about the following courses:

CA100 Introduction to Computer Software Management (Hybrid)
4.5 Credit Hours
The student is introduced to the history of computers, operating systems and a basic understanding of modern software and the impact on the business environment. This course will allow students to become acquainted with the computer, integrated software, and vital Internet and online communications techniques through hands-on training. Emphasis is placed on computer hardware, current operating systems software, and development of keyboarding skills. The student is also introduced to email communications.

CA110 Introduction Computer Applications (Hybrid)
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides the student with a basic understanding of modern computer applications, web-based applications, and the impact of technology on the business and educational environments. The course is designed to introduce spreadsheets and presentation software to reach students with a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and skills. The course will allow students to become acquainted with integrated software through hands-on training. Additionally, students will be introduced and trained in e-communication techniques for education and business through the use of a learning management system and other messaging software.

CA120 Strategies for Success (Hybrid)
4.5 Credit Hours
The student will develop skills related to goal setting, personal accountability, positive attitudes and beliefs, enhanced expectations, self-efficacy building, teamwork, planning, improved performance, higher quality of life and overall personal development.

GEN101 Introduction to Algebra
4.5 Credit Hours
This course is the study of real numbers and variables. Topics studied include operations involving real numbers and algebraic expressions, solving linear equations and inequalities, graphs of linear equations and inequalities, simplifying rational expressions and exponents, factoring and radicals.

PT100 Lifestyle and Health
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts for physical fitness and wellness. Students will gain knowledge on the latest findings in exercise physiology and sports medicine, along with the tools for self-assessment and guidelines for developing physical fitness. In the area of wellness, a student will learn current trends and information on today’s most important health related topics and issues, with self-tests and guidelines for achieving wellness.

PT 101 Anatomy and Physiology
4.5 Credit Hours
This course will provide students with an overall understanding of the musculoskeletal system and the integument system as it relates to personal fitness training. Subjects include study of the skeletal system to include study of the bony landmarks and joints, the muscular system to include origins, insertion and function of the major muscles of the body, and the integumentary system to include skin and its function and pathologies.

PT102 Leisure Programming
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts for leisure programming. Students will gain knowledge in the areas of direct services delivery, program planning, and program management. The course will focus on issues related to customer service and benefits, such as providing leisure experiences, assessing customer needs, evaluating program impact, promoting positive customer and leader interactions, analyzing and implementing policies, and supervising staff.

PT103 Anatomy & Physiology
4.5 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide the student with an over all understanding of the nervous, endocrine, reproductive, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems, including the pathologies of each system.

PT105 The Business of Personal Training
4.5 Credit Hours
The course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts and principles of business in the personal training field. An overview to the functions of a personal training business will include an evaluation of personal training as a profession, personal training as a business, management, finance, accounting, marketing, legal and professional responsibilities of personal training.

PT106 Kinesiology
4.5 Credit Hours
In this course students will learn the mechanical concepts and principles that underlie human movement and the basic structure and function of the musculokskeletal system. Discussions will systematically focus on the bones, muscles and joints for the upper extremity, lower extremity, and the spinal column, pelvis and thorax. This course will assist the students understanding of the musculoskeletal system as a machine capable of generating and transmitting forces, while exploring the concept that musculoskeletal imbalance results in pathomechanics for injury and disease. Practical application of basic concepts will be made to practical problems in public health and wellness.

PT110 Biomechanics
4.5 Credit Hours
This course will act as a guide and reference for the anatomy and biomechanical movements of the human skeleton, and muscles. Special attention will be spent on the identification terms related to these systems. In addition students will learn the description of motion including patterns and speed of movement sequencing by the body segments and how anthropometrics factor in with impacts on kinetic analysis.

PT120 Exercise Physiology
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides the fundamentals for the study of exercise physiology. It thoroughly examines both the immediate responses to, and the long-term benefits of exercise. In addition students will view exercise physiology in the clinical setting and professional issues pertaining to career opportunities.

PT130 Nutrition, Diet, and Weight Maintenance
4.5 Credit Hours
This course is designed to sort fact from fiction and help students obtain the knowledge they need to give sound nutritional advice to athletes and active individuals. Students will learn how to get the maximum benefit from the foods used in customized eating plans. In addition this course will take a look at trendy diet alternatives like the Zone, Atkins, Thermogenics, and Ultra Slim-Fast and look at how supplementation can assist balanced nutrition and increase exercise performance.

PT140 Personal Training
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides the core concepts in personal training and fitness instruction. A student will develop the knowledge, skills and motivation to enhance the physical fitness and well-being of individuals or groups. Areas of concentration will be Fitness Instruction, Physical Fitness Assessment, Physical Conditioning and Designing a Conditioning Program.

PT150 Psychology and Techniques of Personal Training
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides students with the knowledge on how to help clients achieve their full potential while keeping in top psychological shape. The course focuses on the psychological importance of support, purpose, integrity, resolution, inspiration and timing. Students will also learn how to initiate modifications to behavior as necessary when dealing with physical fitness, nutrition and diet.

PT160 Sports Medicine First Aid
4.5 Credit Hours
This course provides the essentials for sports medicine and first aid. A student will develop the knowledge, skills and response to emergencies that can occur during exercise. Areas of concentration will be Emergency Preparedness and Assessment, Infection Control, Assessment and Treatment of Injuries, Therapeutic Modalities, and Physical Rehabilitation.

PT170 Sports Law and Ethics
4.5 Credit Hours
This course includes a basic introduction to concepts and issues dealing with legal concerns in recreation and sports in contemporary society. Students will review legal issues pertaining to contracts, premises liability, discrimination, Title IX eligibility, equal opportunity, labor relations and federal funding through examination of case law, statutes and regulations pertinent to sports management.

PT400 Personal Trainer Externship
4.5 Credit Hours
Students will be assigned to a training facility, clinic or other physical fitness setting and will be trained for a Personal Trainers duties that are vital in today’s fitness field. This course will train the student to develop fundamental skills for tasks such as exercise physiology, nutrition, diet, weight maintenance, athletic training, business operation, first aid, sports medicine and proficiency in physical health software functions. In addition the student will attend certification drill preparation, and attend the fitness boot camp. At the end of the boot camp students will complete ACE certification exam. This experience is designed to provide students with actual on-the-job learning activities in the physical fitness environment.

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