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M.S. in Exercise Science - Nonthesis
Athletic Training Option
Program Description
The M.S. in Kinesiology, Nonthesis Athletic Training Option is designed to provide a multi-disciplinary course of study for athletic trainers, physical therapists and other allied health care providers. The program of study involves advanced study in athletic training, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and measurement and evaluation.
Faculty
Dr. Michael Ferrara, Ph.D., ATC, and Dr. Cathy Brown, Ph.D., ATC are is the primary advisors for students in this program. Other faculty in the Department providing support for the program include: Dr. Ted Baumgartner (measurement), Drs. Elaine Cress, Kirk Cureton, Lesley White, and Kevin McCully (exercise physiology), Drs. Rod Dishman, Patrick O'Connor, and Phil Tomporowski (exercise psychology), Dr. Harry DuVal (adult fitness/cardiac rehabilitation), Dr. Kathy Simpson (biomechanics).Admission
Admission to the program is based on the student's prior academic record, graduate record exam (GRE) scores, recommendations and availability of an advisor. Minimum requirements include a GRE score (verbal plus quantitative) of 850, and undergraduate grade point average of 2.6 on a 4.0 scale, and, in the case of foreign students, a score of 213 on the Internet Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. For students interested in an assistantship, admission applications should be submitted before February 1.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have an undergraduate degree in exercise science or an appropriate related field. A background in physical and biological science is desirable.
Program of Study
The program of study is developed by the student and major professor based on the student's background, interests and career goals. Thirty-six semester hours of course work is required, which can typically be completed in one to two years of full time graduate study. No thesis is required. The course work required (31 hours) is described below:
KINS 6300 Exercise Epidemiology
KINS 6400 Exercise & Sport Psychology
KINS 6690 Exercise Physiology II
KINS 7150 Research Methods in HHP
KINS 7160 Advanced Measurement in Exercise Science
KINS 7210 Motor Learning and Control
KINS 7330 Metabolic & Cardiorespiratory Aspects of Exercise
KINS 7340 Exercise Psychology
KINS 7350 Biomechanics in Human Movement
KINS 8350 Methods in Biomechanics
KINS 8990 Research Seminar - Athletic TrainingThe elective (5 hours) courses are listed below*:
KINS 6310 Physical Fitness Programs
KINS 6320 Physical Activity and Aging
KINS 6600 Measurement and Surveillance of Physical Activity
KINS 7180 Measuring Psychological Constructs
KINS 7310 Adult Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation
KINS 8300 Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology
KINS 8320 Evalaution of Human Neuromuscular Function
KINS 8410 Neuromuscular Mechanism in Exercise
FDNS 6510 Nutrition Related to the Human Life Cycle
HPRB 7210 The Effects of Drug Use and Abuse
HPRB 7370 Social Marketing of Health: Theory and Process
KINS 6610 Adapted Physical Education
*other electives with major professor approval
Descriptions of these courses may be found in the Graduate School Bulletin.
Laboratory Facilities
The Department of Kinesiology complex has a well-equipped athletic training education and research laboratory. The NeuroCom Smart Balance System and the Balance Master are used in projects involving traumatic brain injury, gain training, fall prevention in the elderly, and rehabilitation of lower extremity injuries. The Department also has well-equipped Aging and Physical Performance, Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Psychology, and Cognition and Skill Acquisition Laboratories that are actively involved in applied and basic research. A separate Fitness Center conducts Adult Fitness, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Senior Adult programs for University faculty/staff and the Athens community.
Assistantships
A limited number of assistantships are available on a competitive basis through the athletic training education program and the University of Georgia Athletic Association.
For additional information on this program contact:
Dr. Michael Ferrara
Department of Kinesiology
University of Georgia
330 River Rd.
Athens, GA 30602-6554
Phone: (706) 542-4801
E-mail: mferrara@uga.edu
Dr. Cathy Brown
Department of Kinesiology
University of Georgia
330 River Rd.
Athens, GA 30602-6554
Phone: (706) 542-9257
E-mail: browncn@uga.edu
Ron Courson, Head Trainer
Athletics
Butts Mehr Building
P. O. Box 1472
Athens, GA 30603-1472
Phone: (706) 542-9060
E-mail: rcourson@sports.uga.edu
For more information on admission please contact:
Melinda Dalton
Department of Kinesiology
University of Georgia
330 River Rd.
Athens, GA 30602-6554
Phone: (706) 543-5947
Fax: (706) 542-3417
Email: mdalton@uga.edu
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