Credits Required: 

Total credits: 120

Credits in the major: 50-60 (depending on concentration)

You officially begin the major with KIN 300: Major Pro-Seminar, where you create and/or revise your Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with faculty guidance.

You must receive a grade of C or better in all courses taken to satisfy Major Learning Outcomes.

MLO 1 Knowledge of Kinesiology

Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental content, principles and issues common in the field of kinesiology, including exercise science, wellness, human development, neurological foundations of learning, movement, nutrition and community health.

Required Courses

MLO 2 Research Methods

Demonstrate the ability to use diverse methods of inquiry to analyze a kinesiology related issue. This includes acquiring, evaluating, interpreting, synthesizing, applying, documenting and presenting scientific and social science knowledge.

Required Courses

MLO 3 Multicultural Competency

Demonstrate the ability to deliver kinesiology services by communicating effectively across cultural groups, assessing the needs and capabilities of culturally diverse populations, and engaging in this process with mutual respect and sensitivity.

Required Courses

MLO 4 Personal and Professional Ethics and Communication

Demonstrate the ability to articulate the values and ethics that are the foundation for practices in kinesiology in both oral and written contexts; to recognize and differentiate areas of conflict between professional and personal values; and to interact ethically and effectively in interpersonal and group communications and decision-making processes.

Required Courses

MLO 5 Collaboration

Demonstrate the ability to work in teams, in diverse communities, across professions, settings, programs, agencies and disciplines. Demonstrate prowess at establishing common missions and purposes applying knowledge of group processes and group interaction, and collaborating with others in decision making, learning and completing tasks.

Required Courses

MLO 6 Leadership

Demonstrate an understanding and resourceful command of the skills needed to motivate others in diverse settings and communities, to include promoting a shared vision and setting clear directions for implementing sustained changes.

Required Courses

MLO 7 Service Learning

Demonstrate the ability to share the relevance and importance of the kinesiology discipline and its services. Work collaboratively with culturally, linguistically, technologically and economically diverse populations in the context of issues related to social responsibility, justice, diversity, pluralism and compassion.

Required Course

MLO 8 Subject Matter Competency in Concentration

Complete up to 30 credits within one of the four KIN concentrations (Wellness; Exercise Science; Sport; Outdoor Education & Recreation). This coursework is typically completed simultaneously with the Core Curriculum during your junior and senior year. Contact your Kinesiology concentration advisor for specific course information.

Required Courses

Concentrations

Exercise Science

Human Movement

Unpublished

Sport

Wellness