Kinesiology, B.S.
UNC Greensboro’s nationally ranked Kinesiology major and top-ranked program in the state of North Carolina prepares students for careers in preventive and rehabilitative exercise, as well as fitness and sports performance optimization.
Graduates will gain the academic and clinical experience needed to pursue careers and further study in fields such as:
- Physical therapy
- Athletic training
- Exercise physiology
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- Occupational therapy
- Physician’s assistant
- Medicine
- Sport psychology
- Fitness leadership
- Sport performance
- Sport coaching
- Kinesiology research
CONCENTRATIONS
The kinesiology major has two concentrations tailored to students’ professional aspirations:
Exercise Specialist
The Exercise Specialist concentration is designed for students interested in fitness instruction, strength training and conditioning, sport coaching, and wellness coaching. It prepares students for multiple disciplinary-related certification exams required for strength training and conditioning positions at the Division I and professional levels. The concentration will also ready students interested in Master’s and Ph.D. graduate programs in areas related to health, wellness, and physical activity such as exercise physiology, physical activity pedagogy, and sport and exercise psychology.
Sports medicine and Movement Science
The Sports Medicine and Movement Science concentration is tailored to students pursuing careers in allied health professions, including physical therapy, athletic training, occupational therapy, and medicine (e.g., medical school, dental school, pharmacy school). The concentration’s curriculum also prepares students interested in Master’s and Ph.D. graduate studies in movement science areas like motor behavior, neuromechanics, and biomechanics.
Student Learning Goals
The major’s curriculum requirements aim to achieve the following student learning goals:
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of anatomy.
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of biomechanics.
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of exercise physiology.
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of the sociohistorical foundations of Kinesiology.
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of human development over the lifespan
- Students completing this program will apply the basic scientific theories and principles that serve as a foundation for the allied health and medical professions.
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of the structure and function of the human body and the stresses associated with movement, exercise, and the demands of various physical activities.
- Students completing this program will demonstrate a basic knowledge of the prevention, care, and treatment of injuries and illnesses that commonly occur in physical activity.
Undergraduate MinorS
The Kinesiology Department also offers two minors, in Sport Coaching and Sport and Social Development, that may be chosen by any degree-seeking UNC Greensboro student:
