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Sport and Exercise Science M.Ed.

Kinesiology, School of
College of Education and Human Development
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Email: kin@umn.edu
Website: https://www.cehd.umn.edu/kin/academics/grad/med-ses.html
  • Program Type: Master's
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2021
  • Length of program in credits: 30
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • Degree: Master of Education
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The sport and exercise science MEd is a practitioner-oriented, graduate-level program designed to prepare students for advanced study or careers in the coaching of sport, sport or physical performance, or professions related to health and physical activity. Students may focus their studies on one of three career tracks: sports performance, sports medicine, and health promotion. With guidance from faculty advisors, students choose at least 30-semester credits, which may include coursework, independent study, internships, workshops, and professional, site-based experiences.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program is 2.50.
A bachelor's degree, preferably in kinesiology or physical education.
Special Application Requirements:
The department reviews applications on an ongoing basis. Application reviews for specific academic terms begin by the following dates: November 1: spring semester admission March 1: summer session admission July 1: fall semester admission (priority deadline May 1) Admission requirements for this program include the following criteria: A bachelor's degree, preferably in physical education or kinesiology, with a 2.50 minimum grade point average (GPA) from an accredited institution. Applicants who do not hold a degree in physical education or kinesiology may need to take some undergraduate prerequisite courses after admission. All applicants must submit the following items: -Online application _Application fee -Unofficial transcripts of all previous post-secondary academic study must be uploaded to the application (official transcripts will be required if accepted) -Personal statement describing career goals and rationale for interest in the program -Diversity statement -Resume
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
    • Internet Based - Total Score: 79
    • Internet Based - Writing Score: 21
    • Internet Based - Reading Score: 19
    • Paper Based - Total Score: 550
  • IELTS
    • Total Score: 6.5
    • Reading Score: 6.5
    • Writing Score: 6.5
  • MELAB
    • Final score: 80
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test abbreviations (TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires 20 major credits and 10 credits outside the major. There is no final exam. A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: See the department for more details. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/kin/academics/grad/professional/kin5995.html
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required for students to remain in good standing.
Required Courses
Students must consult with their advisor to determine their appropriate coursework. Students register for 3 credits of KIN 5995 and must consult with their advisor before registering for the course.
Research Method Course
Can choose to take either KIN 5181 or KIN 5441 to fulfill this requirement.
KIN 5181 - Understanding Kinesiology Research (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research (3.0 cr)
Final Capstone Project
Credits taken should be consulted with the MEd Director.
KIN 5995 - Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology (1.0-6.0 cr)
Elective Courses
Students choose the following electives based on one of the three career tracks below. A maximum of 9 credits of 4xxx courses may count towards the 30 credits required for the MEd degree.
Sports Performance
Examples of careers in this area include sports coach, exercise physiologist, sport analyst, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, strength and conditioning staff, sports training facility manager, team conditioning coach.
KIN 4385 - Exercise Physiology (4.0 cr)
KIN 4641 - Training Theory & Analytics I for Exercise & Sport Performance (3.0 cr)
KIN 4687 - Principles and Theory of Sports Coaching (3.0 cr)
KIN 4741 - Training Theory & Analytics 2 for Sport Performance (3.0 cr)
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities (3.0 cr)
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology (3.0 cr)
KIN 5136 - Psychology of Coaching (3.0 cr)
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health (3.0 cr)
KIN 5328 - International Sport: The Impact of the Olympic Games [HIS, GP] (3.0 cr)
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society (3.0 cr)
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research (3.0 cr)
KIN 5435 - Advanced Theory and Techniques of Exercise Science (3.0 cr)
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription (3.0 cr)
KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender (3.0 cr)
KIN 5585 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
KIN 5641 - Scientific Theory and Application of Training and Conditioning in Sport (3.0 cr)
KIN 5696 - Practicum in Kinesiology (1.0-6.0 cr)
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation (3.0 cr)
KIN 5841 - Elite Performance and Environmental Considerations (3.0 cr)
KIN 8122 - Seminar: Exercise Physiology (2.0 cr)
KIN 8285 - Cellular and Molecular Exercise Physiology (3.0 cr)
PHSL 5444 - Muscle (3.0 cr)
or Sports Medicine
Examples of careers in this area include athletic trainer, sports therapist, massage therapist, clinical support staff, kinesiotherapist, health fitness specialist.
KIN 4133 - Perceptual-Motor Control and Learning (3.0 cr)
KIN 4441 - Movement Neuroscience (3.0 cr)
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities (3.0 cr)
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology (3.0 cr)
KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health (3.0 cr)
KIN 5141 - Nutrition and Exercise for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3.0 cr)
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health (3.0 cr)
KIN 5235 - Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics (3.0 cr)
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research (3.0 cr)
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription (3.0 cr)
KIN 5585 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
KIN 5643 - Applied Motion Capture and Movement Analysis Technology (3.0 cr)
KIN 5696 - Practicum in Kinesiology (1.0-6.0 cr)
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation (3.0 cr)
KIN 5841 - Elite Performance and Environmental Considerations (3.0 cr)
KIN 5941 - Clinical Movement Neuroscience (3.0 cr)
KIN 8122 - Seminar: Exercise Physiology (2.0 cr)
KIN 8132 - Seminar: Motor Development (3.0 cr)
KIN 8135 - Seminar: Motor Control and Learning (3.0 cr)
KIN 8211 - Seminar: Perception and Action (3.0 cr)
RSC 5135 - Advanced Biomechanics I: Kinematics (3.0 cr)
or Health Promotion
Examples of careers in this area include fitness center manager, fitness instructor, personal trainer, health educator, sports development officer.
KIN 4134 - The Aging Motor System (3.0 cr)
KIN 4214 - Health Promotion (3.0 cr)
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities (3.0 cr)
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology (3.0 cr)
KIN 5123 - Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity (3.0 cr)
KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health (3.0 cr)
KIN 5126 - Social Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity (3.0 cr)
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health (3.0 cr)
KIN 5202 - Current Issues in Health (2.0 cr)
KIN 5328 - International Sport: The Impact of the Olympic Games [HIS, GP] (3.0 cr)
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society (3.0 cr)
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research (3.0 cr)
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription (3.0 cr)
KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender (3.0 cr)
KIN 5585 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
KIN 5696 - Practicum in Kinesiology (1.0-6.0 cr)
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation (3.0 cr)
KIN 5804 - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Compliance (2.0 cr)
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3.0 cr)
 
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KIN 5181 - Understanding Kinesiology Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Prepares students to critically analyze research specific to kinesiology. Ethics, measurement, experimental and qualitative design, and physical activity epidemiology research will be reviewed. The application of research to practice will be emphasized. This course is designed for School of Kinesiology M.Ed Students. Undergraduates, M.S. M.A., and Ph.D. students should consult with their academic advisor before registering for this course. Recommended prerequisite: introductory statistics
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 4941/Kin 5441
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Introduction to varied contributions of sport sciences to athletic performance. Evaluation of historical research's contributions toward modern day research questions.
KIN 5995 - Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Selected topics in physical activity and human performance. prereq: [Kin upper div undergrad or MEd or grad student], 15 cr of major coursework [including 4981 or 5981], instr consent
KIN 4385 - Exercise Physiology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Information and learning experiences presented in this class will cover specific areas within the discipline of Exercise Physiology. This course is designed for the advanced undergraduate student in Kinesiology, as well as advanced students in such complementary areas as public health, nutrition, physiology, biology, biochemistry, or any sport? related areas. It creates a great opportunity to combine the science of biological, biochemistry, physics and physiology with the study of health, fitness, wellness, human performance, and sport. Emphasis is placed on basic human physiological systems and the responses of those systems to the challenge of physical activity: from moderate to extreme intensities. The biochemical bases of these responses will be presented. Historical, psychological, sociological, and philosophical implications of these topics will be integrated into many of the lecture/discussions. In addition to lecture information, students will be provided a "hands on", small group laboratory experience that is carefully orchestrated to track lecture material and presentations. prereq: KIN 3385 or PHSL 3051 and Kinesiology Major or Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major
KIN 4641 - Training Theory & Analytics I for Exercise & Sport Performance
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course prepares students to understand and systematically design training & conditioning programs for health and/or performance. The course addresses general training principles, such as periodization, adaptation, accommodation, specificity, and overload, and explores how an understanding of the 3 energy systems responsible for producing energy for exercise (the aerobic, anaerobic glycolytic, and ATP-PCr systems) can be applied to training and conditioning. Additional topics include the muscular and neuromuscular systems, physiological, and performance adaptations, repeated sprint ability, energy system interaction, measurement and evaluation of fitness, and strategies for maximizing adaptation to training. Students will gain an understanding of physiological adaptations and apply them to improving health and performance in sport and physical fitness. Enforced Prerequisite: Enrolled in Kinesiology Major, Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major, Sports Coaching Minor, Physical Activity and Promotion Minor, Sport and Exercise Science M.Ed, Physical Activity and Health M.Ed, or Integrated Degree Program
KIN 4687 - Principles and Theory of Sports Coaching
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course introduces students to theoretical and applied aspects of sports coaching. Through active participation students will learn how to create a positive sporting environment by utilizing athlete-centered coaching strategies. Students will also learn how to evaluate and improve their own coaching performance by applying reflective and evaluative skills. Topics covered include coaching, training and management principles, coaching pedagogy, coaching science, planning, skill learning and sports psychology. At the completion of this course student will be more confident and knowledgeable in their coaching practice and have a foundation of a personal coaching philosophy. In summary, the approach in this course is toward teaching the student the theory, principles, concepts, and practices that can be applied in the dynamic, ever changing, challenging, and rewarding field of coaching.
KIN 4741 - Training Theory & Analytics 2 for Sport Performance
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Course prepares students to systematically design training & conditioning programs for performance, specific to speed, power, reaction & agility. This course utilizes periodization models with expected physiological & neuromuscular adaptations to maximize human performance in sport, dance, public safety and military elites. prereq: KIN 4641, [upper level undergrad or M.Ed. or grad student]
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Different approaches to providing physical education service and related movement interventions for persons with disabilities. Topics: movement behavior foundations, movement skill progressions, unique considerations for specific impairments, and sport for persons with disabilities
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory and muscular responses to exercise; application of exercise physiology to assessment of work capacity, athletic conditioning, and requirements of human powered vehicles; low to moderate exercise as an intervention in lowering risk for common health problems. prereq: 4385 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 5136 - Psychology of Coaching
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Psychological dimensions of coaching across age levels, including coaching philosophy, leadership, communication skills, motivation, and mental skills training for performance enhancement.
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
This course is designed for students interested in nutrition as it relates to health, exercise and athletic training. Evidenced based information is used to apply current nutrition concepts to improve health, physical and athletic performance. Case studies as well as personal data are employed throughout course to support concepts of lecture.
KIN 5328 - International Sport: The Impact of the Olympic Games (HIS, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
In the late nineteenth century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat, worked tirelessly to revive the Olympic Games from Greek history. Through Baron de Coubertin's efforts, the first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. From a small sporting event that hosted a little over 300 athletes from 13 countries the Olympic Games have grown over the last 120 years to one of the most viewed sporting events in the world. Today, the Olympic Games hosts over 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which runs the Olympic Games, is now one of the most powerful and richest sporting organizations in the world. The Olympic Games have had a profound impact on the world we live in and they provide us with a platform for examining changes in the world's cultural, economic, social and political processes over the last 120 years. This course explores the impact of a specific Olympic Game(s) held on that host city's culture, economy and political landscape. In addition, this course will explore that Olympic Games(s) impact on the world's cultural, social and political processes.
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5371/Rec 5371
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Sport, sporting processes, social influences, systems. Structures that have effected and exist within/among societies, nations, and cultures. Contemporary issues such as social differentiation, violence, and honesty. prereq: [3126W, grad student] or instr consent
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 4941/Kin 5441
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Introduction to varied contributions of sport sciences to athletic performance. Evaluation of historical research's contributions toward modern day research questions.
KIN 5435 - Advanced Theory and Techniques of Exercise Science
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Theoretical constructs, in-depth description of procedures used in exercise science research and clinical settings. Laboratory exercises, lectures. prereq: [3385, 4385, Kin major] or instr consent
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
This course will provide an introduction to exercise testing and prescription including basic placement of EKG placement and interpretation of an electrocardiogram. Students will also learn the basics of gas exchange and fitness test and the use of this information in the prescription of exercise in a variety of populations as well as use of electrocardiogram in clinical exercise testing and exercise prescription. prereq: [3385, 4385] or instr consent
KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5511/Rec 5511
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Critically examines women's involvement in/contributions to sport, physical activity, and leisure.
KIN 5641 - Scientific Theory and Application of Training and Conditioning in Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: 4385 or SPST 3641 or SPST 4641 or exercise physiology course or #
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Current scientific literature on physiological adaptation through training/conditioning for sport. Applying methods in research journals to improve physiological adaptation through training/conditioning with sport specificity. prereq: 4385 or SPST 3641 or SPST 4641 or exercise physiology course or instr consent
KIN 5696 - Practicum in Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Practical experience in kinesiology under supervision of a University faculty member and an agency supervisor. prereq: [Kin MEd or grad student], instr consent
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Psychosocial bases of risk factors preceding sport injury, responses to the occurrence of sport injury, and the rehabilitation process. Lecture, discussion, guest lecture, interviews, and presentation experience. prereq: Intro psych course
KIN 5841 - Elite Performance and Environmental Considerations
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
An examination of elite athletic performance and the effects of environmental conditions on sport performance. Topics include altitude, heat and humidity, cold, wind, and other high stress environments. Students will investigate strategies such as nutrition/dehydration, training, and acclimatization. prereq: KIN 4385 or 4641 or instr consent suggested
KIN 8122 - Seminar: Exercise Physiology
Credits: 2.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Classic/contemporary literature in exercise physiology/allied disciplines. Contributions of major leaders in field. Opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Spring semester students/faculty in exercise science present original research. prereq: 5122 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 8285 - Cellular and Molecular Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
This course emphasizes the cellular and molecular mechanisms in response to acute and chronic physical exercise. Biochemical pathways of regulating energy metabolism during exercise, change of gene expression as adaptation to altered diet, environmental factors and aging, and cellular oxidative-antioxidant homeostatsis will be the main foci. The course will expose graduate students and advanced undergraduate students to current topics of biomedical issues affecting human health and wellbeing, modern techniques of exercise science research, and important research articles in literature. prereq: KIN 3385: Human Physiology and KIN 4385: Exercise Physiology; KIN 5122: Applied Exercise Physiology; college level chemistry. Suggested: organic chemistry, or instr consent Credits will not be given if taken as KIN 5720 with the same title.
PHSL 5444 - Muscle
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: BioC 5444/ Phsl 5444
Typically offered: Every Spring
Muscle molecular structure/function and disease. Muscle regulation, ion transport, and force generation. Muscular dystrophy and heart disease. prereq: PHSL 3061 or PHSL 5061 or BioC 3021, BIOL 3021 or BIOL 4331 or instr consent
KIN 4133 - Perceptual-Motor Control and Learning
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Concepts/principles of coordination/control of perceptually guided movement. Constraints imposed by properties of environment, body (including the nervous system), and goals of behavior. Why we move the way that we do. prereq: [3112, 3132, 3135, KIN major] or instr consent
KIN 4441 - Movement Neuroscience
Credits: 3.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Neural basis of human motor function. Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of motor control and learning. Seminar for students in kinesiology, neuroscience, physical therapy, physiology, psychology, bioengineering, and human movement science. prereq: 3135 or instr consent
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Different approaches to providing physical education service and related movement interventions for persons with disabilities. Topics: movement behavior foundations, movement skill progressions, unique considerations for specific impairments, and sport for persons with disabilities
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory and muscular responses to exercise; application of exercise physiology to assessment of work capacity, athletic conditioning, and requirements of human powered vehicles; low to moderate exercise as an intervention in lowering risk for common health problems. prereq: 4385 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
This course exposes students with accurate and up-to-date information regarding physical activity as it relates to health in the United States. It is intended to enhance students? ability to identify important issues pertinent to physical activity and health, as well as develop and maintain a physically active lifestyle.
KIN 5141 - Nutrition and Exercise for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Requirements/physiologic roles of nutrients/physical activity in promotion of health. Assessment of energy requirements. RDAs, food composition/safety, weight management. Prevention of chronic diseases. Coronary heart disease. prereq: FScN 1112 or equiv
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
This course is designed for students interested in nutrition as it relates to health, exercise and athletic training. Evidenced based information is used to apply current nutrition concepts to improve health, physical and athletic performance. Case studies as well as personal data are employed throughout course to support concepts of lecture.
KIN 5235 - Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Kinetic aspects of human movement (single/multi-joint torques, simple inverted pendulum models, mass-spring systems). Analysis of experimental data and of computer simulations. Lectures, seminars, lab. prereq: [3112 or equiv], PMed 5135, undergrad college physics, intro calculus
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 4941/Kin 5441
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Introduction to varied contributions of sport sciences to athletic performance. Evaluation of historical research's contributions toward modern day research questions.
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
This course will provide an introduction to exercise testing and prescription including basic placement of EKG placement and interpretation of an electrocardiogram. Students will also learn the basics of gas exchange and fitness test and the use of this information in the prescription of exercise in a variety of populations as well as use of electrocardiogram in clinical exercise testing and exercise prescription. prereq: [3385, 4385] or instr consent
KIN 5643 - Applied Motion Capture and Movement Analysis Technology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Course provides students with the knowledge and tools to effectively analyze human movement patterns in a wide variety of field-based settings, such as assessing sport skill performance or measuring movement deficits after injury. Students will comprehend the basic, underlying components of movement and movement deficits. It is strongly suggested students have taken Physics, Biomechanics, and Human Anatomy. Credit will not be received if taken KIN 5720: Special Topics in Kinesiology with the topic title, Sport Movement Analysis.
KIN 5696 - Practicum in Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Practical experience in kinesiology under supervision of a University faculty member and an agency supervisor. prereq: [Kin MEd or grad student], instr consent
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Psychosocial bases of risk factors preceding sport injury, responses to the occurrence of sport injury, and the rehabilitation process. Lecture, discussion, guest lecture, interviews, and presentation experience. prereq: Intro psych course
KIN 5841 - Elite Performance and Environmental Considerations
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
An examination of elite athletic performance and the effects of environmental conditions on sport performance. Topics include altitude, heat and humidity, cold, wind, and other high stress environments. Students will investigate strategies such as nutrition/dehydration, training, and acclimatization. prereq: KIN 4385 or 4641 or instr consent suggested
KIN 5941 - Clinical Movement Neuroscience
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Various neural subsystems involved in controlling human motor function. How injury and disease of the nervous system affects motor behavior. Possibilities for rehabilitation and treatment. Lectures, seminars, class presentations. prereq: [3027 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT 3611 or equiv], [PHSL 3051 or equiv], [4441]
KIN 8122 - Seminar: Exercise Physiology
Credits: 2.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Classic/contemporary literature in exercise physiology/allied disciplines. Contributions of major leaders in field. Opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Spring semester students/faculty in exercise science present original research. prereq: 5122 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 8132 - Seminar: Motor Development
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Contemporary research literature on motor skill development from before birth to senescence. Emphasizes interaction between physical/environmental/performer constraints. Coordination/control of movement. prereq: grad student or instr consent
KIN 8135 - Seminar: Motor Control and Learning
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Advanced reading/discussion of research on motor control, motor learning, human performance. prereq: grad student or instr consent
KIN 8211 - Seminar: Perception and Action
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Survey of theory/research on use of perceptual information for control of action. Behavioral research on perceptual guidance of daily activities (e.g., standing, walking, driving). Perceptual control in context of expertise (e.g., sports). Perceptual-motor development. prereq: grad student or instr consent
RSC 5135 - Advanced Biomechanics I: Kinematics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: RSc 5135/RSc 8135
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
How to describe/measure movement. Basic/applied biomechanics, pathokinesiology, and rehabilitation literature. Lecture, lab, seminar discussion. Meets with RSC 8135. prereq: instr consent
KIN 4134 - The Aging Motor System
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Impact of aging on the motor system and its influence on activities of daily living (ADL); posture, falls, participation in physical activity, performance operating personal transportation systems. Effects of aging (behavioral and biological) on coordination/control and its related perceptual-cognitive correlates. prereq: [3132, 3135, Kin major] or instr consent
KIN 4214 - Health Promotion
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is an introduction to the professional and academic field of health promotion and is designed to give students a working knowledge of health promotion concepts and methods and their application to health and health behaviors. Special emphasis will be placed on the philosophical and theoretical foundations of health promotion, specific theories of health promotion, and select health habits and the individual and environmental forces related to these behaviors. Students will also establish a foundation for developing health promotion programs for disease prevention and will focus on the process involved in developing and evaluating health promotion programs. Examples of prevention programs will be presented and evaluated including various aspects of physical activity (i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, environmental). Topics in the course focus not only on evidence-based strategies but also on key approaches to program development, implementation, and evaluation. This course is designed for declared Kinesiology B.S. and Health and Wellness Promotion Minor students in their third or fourth year of study.
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Different approaches to providing physical education service and related movement interventions for persons with disabilities. Topics: movement behavior foundations, movement skill progressions, unique considerations for specific impairments, and sport for persons with disabilities
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory and muscular responses to exercise; application of exercise physiology to assessment of work capacity, athletic conditioning, and requirements of human powered vehicles; low to moderate exercise as an intervention in lowering risk for common health problems. prereq: 4385 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 5123 - Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
This course prepares students to critically evaluate theory, motivational interventions, and psychological principles related to physical activity. Environmental and policy influences on physical activity behavior and intervention components, design, and evaluation will be discussed. The influence of physical activity on mental health, self-perceptions, stress, anxiety, depression, emotional well-being, cognitive function, and health-related quality of life will be reviewed. This course will help students to better understand and modify exercise behavior and review the most commonly studied psychosocial influences and consequences of physical activity. This class integrates theoretical principles and the latest research with intervention strategies that students can apply in real-world settings.
KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
This course exposes students with accurate and up-to-date information regarding physical activity as it relates to health in the United States. It is intended to enhance students? ability to identify important issues pertinent to physical activity and health, as well as develop and maintain a physically active lifestyle.
KIN 5126 - Social Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Theory/research on social influences, individual differences, motivational processes. How sport/physical activity contribute to psycho-social development. Social psychological factors influencing physical activity beliefs/behaviors. prereq: 3126W or equiv or grad student or instr consent
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
This course is designed for students interested in nutrition as it relates to health, exercise and athletic training. Evidenced based information is used to apply current nutrition concepts to improve health, physical and athletic performance. Case studies as well as personal data are employed throughout course to support concepts of lecture.
KIN 5202 - Current Issues in Health
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Summer
Critical thinking for health issues in research/media. Issues specific to conflict, stress, public policy, and communication. Projects, debates.
KIN 5328 - International Sport: The Impact of the Olympic Games (HIS, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
In the late nineteenth century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat, worked tirelessly to revive the Olympic Games from Greek history. Through Baron de Coubertin's efforts, the first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. From a small sporting event that hosted a little over 300 athletes from 13 countries the Olympic Games have grown over the last 120 years to one of the most viewed sporting events in the world. Today, the Olympic Games hosts over 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which runs the Olympic Games, is now one of the most powerful and richest sporting organizations in the world. The Olympic Games have had a profound impact on the world we live in and they provide us with a platform for examining changes in the world's cultural, economic, social and political processes over the last 120 years. This course explores the impact of a specific Olympic Game(s) held on that host city's culture, economy and political landscape. In addition, this course will explore that Olympic Games(s) impact on the world's cultural, social and political processes.
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5371/Rec 5371
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Sport, sporting processes, social influences, systems. Structures that have effected and exist within/among societies, nations, and cultures. Contemporary issues such as social differentiation, violence, and honesty. prereq: [3126W, grad student] or instr consent
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 4941/Kin 5441
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Introduction to varied contributions of sport sciences to athletic performance. Evaluation of historical research's contributions toward modern day research questions.
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
This course will provide an introduction to exercise testing and prescription including basic placement of EKG placement and interpretation of an electrocardiogram. Students will also learn the basics of gas exchange and fitness test and the use of this information in the prescription of exercise in a variety of populations as well as use of electrocardiogram in clinical exercise testing and exercise prescription. prereq: [3385, 4385] or instr consent
KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5511/Rec 5511
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Critically examines women's involvement in/contributions to sport, physical activity, and leisure.
KIN 5696 - Practicum in Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Practical experience in kinesiology under supervision of a University faculty member and an agency supervisor. prereq: [Kin MEd or grad student], instr consent
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Psychosocial bases of risk factors preceding sport injury, responses to the occurrence of sport injury, and the rehabilitation process. Lecture, discussion, guest lecture, interviews, and presentation experience. prereq: Intro psych course
KIN 5804 - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Compliance
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Governance structure, policies, and procedures in intercollegiate athletics. Careers in college athletics as coach, administrator, athletic trainer, counselor, etc. prereq: [Upper div undergrad or grad student] in KIN, instr consent
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
This course provides an understanding of basic methods and tools used by epidemiologists to study the health of populations.