Kinesiology

School of Health and Human Sciences

Preparing professionals

To enhance health, physical activity, physical performance, and
well-being across the lifespan

What is Kinesiology?

Kinesiology is the study of human movement. UNC Greensboro’s Department of Kinesiology has one of the most comprehensive programs in the country, including faculty with expertise in multiple sub-disciplines, including sports medicine, athletic training, community youth sport development, exercise physiology, motor behavior, applied neuromechanics, pedagogy, sport and exercise psychology, and sport history and philosophy.

Potential Careers

Physical therapist
Athletic trainer
Occupational therapist
Medical professions: Nurse, Physician’s assistant, Doctor, Dentist, or Pharmacist
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation specialist
Exercise physiologist
Biomechanist
Fitness leader, Personal trainer
Health coach, Strength and conditioning coach
Sport coach
Mental skills coach
Director of community youth sport programs
Faculty member, Researcher

Learn about our programs

Students, faculty, and staff attend an open house for the Kinesiology Departments open house, an event aimed at recruiting potential undergraduates to enroll in the department's graduate program.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Students pursuing a B.S. in Kinesiology choose from two concentrations

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Master of Science (M.S.)

Students pursuing an M.S. in Kinesiology choose from seven concentrations

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MSAT Pre-season rotation shoot 2018: MSAT students working with Grimsley high school football teams during pre-season workouts/scrimmages. MSAT students will be serving in their pre-season clinical rotations at a high school football jamboree this Friday. I'd like photos of students working along side their preceptors and helping tape up ankles (or other body parts) of athletes

Master of Science in Athletic Training (M.S.A.T)

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faculty and students using the Anatomage table

COMBINED M.S./PH.D.

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MRI in the JSNN building at the Gateway University Research Park

Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.)

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in Kinesiology chose from four concentrations

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Doctor of Education Online (Ed.D.)

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Facts and Figures

#1

Top undergraduate kinesiology program in NC according to University.com (2022)

$1M

Over 1 million dollars in external funding to support scholarship

98%

98% of undergraduate kinesiology content classes are taught by full-time faculty with practical and scholarly expertise on the topic.

News

SAFRIT-ENNIS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR RECOGNIZED

Dr. Laurie Wideman was recently one of 17 new fellows inducted into the 2023 National Academy of Kinesiology. Dr. Wideman was inducted at the annual meeting on Sept. 30. She is the Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at UNCG, with her research focusing on exercise, disease, and injury in the endocrine system. Dr. Wideman is heavily involved in NIH-funded research and has extensive inter-disciplinary collaborations.

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