Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

The Bachelor of Science Program in Kinesiology prepares you for a wide variety of jobs in athletics, education, and management-related fields. The degree offers four specializations to allow you to tailor the program to your interests:

• Early Childhood (EC)-12 Teacher Certification
  This specialization prepares you to be a physical education teacher. To teach EC-12 Physical Education, you must complete the Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and also the College of Education EC-12 teacher certification requirements.

• Exercise Science
  This program prepares you for careers including fitness trainer, exercise technologist, and strength and conditioning coach. This program is also good preparation for graduate studies in exercise science (including exercise physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, and measurement/evaluation). Within this specialization, you will learn to:
  • Apply the principles of exercise physiology to prescribe safe and effective strength and conditioning programs
  • Apply the principles of biomechanics to assess the quantity and quality of human motion
  • Apply the principles of sport psychology to enhance human performance
  • Apply the principles of measurement and evaluation to collect, analyze, and interpret data

• Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Occupational Therapy
  This is an excellent preparatory program for graduate study in physical or occupational therapy as well as post-baccalaureate study in exercise physiology, biomechanics, and cardiac rehabilitation. Within this specialization, you will learn to:
  • Identify procedures for immediate care for injuries, including standard emergency procedures and wound care
  • Apply the principles of measurement/evaluation as they relate to injury assessment and rehabilitation
  • Apply the principles of biomechanics related to injury assessment and rehabilitation
  • Apply the principles of exercise physiology to prescribe safe and effective rehabilitation programs
  • Identify preventative techniques, bracing, and/or taping to reduce the frequency or severity of performance injuries

• Sports Management
  Careers in sports management include positions with professional teams or leagues, college athletic departments, conference offices, and amateur sports associations. As a sports management graduate, you can also work in club and facility management, marketing and event promotion, and sports equipment sales and distribution. This specialization also prepares you for careers in recreation, including positions as intramural director, outdoor education teacher, camp leader, ropes course manager, and other administrative positions. Specifically, you will learn to:
  • Demonstrate general sport management principles
  • Ethically apply legal, marketing, and finance issues to the sport industry
  • Incorporate interdisciplinary knowledge to sport management concepts

For more detailed information on the Kinesiology major and specializations, visit the university course catalog or talk with an academic advisor.