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
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Students pursuing a B.S. in Kinesiology choose from two concentrations
Master of Science (M.S.)
Students pursuing an M.S. in Kinesiology choose from seven concentrations
Master of Science in Athletic Training (M.S.A.T)
COMBINED M.S./PH.D.
Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.)
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in Kinesiology chose from four concentrations
Doctor of Education Online (Ed.D.)
Facts and Figures
$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.
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.