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B.S.E. in Kinesiology
The undergraduate curriculum in Kinesiology is designed specifically to prepare students with the knowledge, research skills, and experiences necessary to gain either professional opportunities or employment in the areas of either teaching Physical Education or in Exercise Science. The K-12 Teaching Physical Education concentration prepares professionals with the expertise to obtain teacher licensure and become successful public school teachers.
Four areas of concentration exist within the Exercise Science area:
The Exercise Physiology/Biomechanics concentration is designed to prepare students with the competencies necessary to enter advanced degree programs leading to eventual employment in University settings as teachers/researchers.
The Pre-Professional Science concentration prepares students with the background to further pursue professional opportunities in a variety of medical fields including physical therapy, occupational therapy, dentistry, and medicine.
The Fitness Specialist concentration allows graduates to work in the fitness industry and obtain fitness specialist certification through the American College of Sports Medicine.
Graduates of the Pre-Athletic Training concentration leave the University of Arkansas with the coursework and competencies which will enable them to enter NATA (National Athletic Training Association) certified graduate programs leading to trainer certification.
Undergraduate students in the Kinesiology (Exercise Science) program area are required to complete a minimum of 124 hours of coursework to graduate. Included within this requirement are courses in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, and Health Science and a strong variety of interdisciplinary courses. Students are required to complete coursework in areas of Human Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, Communications, Psychology, Media, Social Sciences, Fine Arts/Humanities, Counselor Education and, in some concentrations, Business or Statistics classes are required. Students are also provided with opportunities to connect classroom learning with actual research or hands-on experiences through courses such as Independent Study, Laboratory Practicums, Internships, and Senior Seminar.
Undergraduate students participate in two capstone experiences (KINS 405V- Independent Study or KINS 4903 - Internship, and KINS 2733 - Senior Seminar) in order to integrate the learning which has taken place previously during their college experience. Independent research projects, Internship, and Senior Seminar are all culminating experiences which allow the students the opportunity to either conduct an original research project, utilize competencies learned through classroom instruction in a real life situation, or grapple with ethical, political, and social issues within the field.
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