This area of concentration is designed to prepare the student for a career in fields such as personal training, cardiac rehabilitation, health club management, preventive medicine, corporate fitness, and for further study in doctoral programs. Program objectives prepare a student for a variety of demands involved in the evaluation and prescription for preventive and rehabilitation programs. Students attracted to this program represent a number of backgrounds ranging from recent college and university graduates who majored in physical education, health, recreation and biology to therapists, nurses, athletic trainers and paramedics. A number have strong backgrounds in the natural sciences or businesses, where they have been involved in club or corporate fitness programs.
Degree Requirements
Course |
Required Courses |
Prerequisite |
Credit Hours |
MSHS 600 |
Exercise Physiology |
|
4 |
MSHS 602 |
Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology |
MSHS 600 |
4 |
MSHS 604 |
Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology |
MSHS 600 |
4 |
MSHS 610 |
Exercise Electrocardiography |
|
4 |
MSHS 612 |
Exercise Testing & Prescription |
MSHS 600 |
4 |
MSHS 622 |
Nutrition for Fitness and Sport |
MSHS 600 |
4 |
MSHS 670 |
Kinesiology of Sport |
|
4 |
MSHS 672 |
Biomechanics of Sport |
MSHS 670 |
4 |
MSHS 680 |
Research Methods |
|
4 |
|
Total |
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
Course |
Elective Courses |
Prerequisite |
Credit Hours |
MSHS 541 |
Physiological Therapeutics – Adjunctive Procedures |
D.C., CLIN 3107 |
3 |
MSHS 543 |
Physiological Therapeutics – Rehabilitation Procedures |
D.C., CLIN 3107 |
3 |
MSHS 620 |
Personal Health and Fitness |
|
2 |
MSHS 624 |
Strength Training and Development |
|
4 |
MSHS 628 |
Ergogenic Aids and Substance Abuse |
MSHS 600 |
4 |
MSHS 632 |
Exercise and Aging |
MSHS 600 |
4 |
MSHS 640 |
Sport Injury Management |
|
4 |
MSHS 642 |
On-Field Emergency Care |
|
2 |
MSHS 644 |
The Electromagnetic/Acoustic Spectrum in Athletic Training |
|
3 |
MSHS 646 |
Physical Agents in Athletic Training |
|
3 |
MSHS 648 |
Therapeutic Exercise |
|
4 |
MSHS 650 |
Orthopedic Evaluation of the Lower Body |
|
4 |
MSHS 652 |
Orthopedic Evaluation of the Upper Body |
|
4 |
MSHS 654 |
Organization and Administration of Athletic Training |
|
4 |
MSHS 657 |
Arthrokinematics and Proprioception – Lower Body |
MSHS 676 and D.C. Student |
4 |
MSHS 658 |
Arthrokinematics and Proprioception – Upper Body |
MSHS 676 and D.C. Student |
4 |
MSHS 662 |
Sport Psychology |
|
4 |
MSHS 674 |
Biomechanics of Sport Techniques |
MSHS 670 |
4 |
MSHS 676 |
Biomechanics of Sport Injury |
MSHS 670 |
4 |
MSHS 678 |
Biomechanics Instrumentation |
MSHS 672 |
2 |
MSHS 682 |
Design and Analysis |
MSHS 680 |
4 |
MSHS 684 |
Sport Seminar |
|
2 |
MSHS 686 |
Individual Study |
|
1-8 |
MSHS 688 |
Current Topics in Sport Health Science |
|
4 |
MSHS 690 |
Practicum |
|
1-12 |
MSHS 692 |
Internship |
|
12 |
MSHS 698 |
Thesis |
|
12 |
MSHS 699 |
Written Comprehensive Examination |
|
0 |
A minimum of 16 hours must be completed in elective courses. |
