Academics
Kinesiology
Contact: Ms. Polly Rich - Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Address:
The Department of KinesiologyP.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: 336.334.5308
Website: http://www.uncg.edu/kin/
Catalog: Catalog Information
Programs:
- Aquatic Instructor Leadership (BS) U423
- Aquatics for Therapy/Rehabilitation (BS) U424
- Community Youth Sport Dev (BS) U422
- Fitness Leadership (BS) U412
- Physical Education K-12 (BS) (Lic) U409
- Sports Medicine (BS) U421
Majors, Concentrations, and Minors
- The Fitness Leadership and Sports Medicine concentrations equip students for careers in preventive and rehabilitative exercise and fitness. These concentrations may be tailored to prepare for advanced study in athletic training, medicine, occupational therapy, or physical therapy, and for entry-level positions in the fitness industry, e.g. aquatic leadership, personal training, cardiac rehabilitation.
- The Physical Education Teacher Education concentration leads to K-12 licensure to teach physical education in North Carolina and most other states. There are opportunities for observation, participation, assisting, and teaching experiences with public school students, including those with special needs.
- The Community Youth Sport Development concentration prepares students to teach and work in community-based youth serving agencies. Students gain competence in teaching, program design, implementation and evaluation of these programs. This is a non-licensure concentration.
- The Minor in Sport Coaching reflects the eight domains of sport coaching competence recognized by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education in the publication "National Standards for Athletic Coaches, 2006." The minor includes a coaching practicum and certification from the American Sports Education Program. Students interested in coaching will find this minor advantageous.
What's unique about Kinesiology at UNCG?
The faculty in Kinesiology is committed to integrating community service into many aspects of research and teaching. Several faculty members have ongoing community programs, often calling on student volunteers to help their operation.
Academic Clubs and Organizations
- Project Effort: a program that promotes physical fitness and sports programs for children and adolescents
- UNCG HOPE: a program that promotes physical activity in adults over 50 years
- Kinesiology Pedagogy Association: a student-run organization that promotes physical education and community outreach
Student Opportunities
- A six-semester hour internship offering practical experience in professional/community settings provides experience appropriate to the student's career goals.
- Professional development opportunities include leadership seminars and conventions.
- Undergraduate Research Assistantships support students as they gain valuable research experience.
Graduates/Careers
- Career options include athletic trainer, personal trainer, physical education teacher, and aquatics instructor. Graduates often continue their education in allied health fields like physical or occupational therapy, and physician's assistant.
- Graduates of the program have pursued careers with major employers such as Bank of America, Guilford County Schools, City of Greensboro, Medic Computer Systems, Moses H. Cone Health Care System, Riverside Wellness, NC State University, Bermuda Retirement Resort, Carolina Spine Center, and United Healthcare. Graduates also pursue careers as personal trainers for companies such as World's Gym and Gold's Gym.
- Many graduates extend their degrees by entering master's and doctoral programs at schools with post-baccalaureate programs such as UNCG, ECU, Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Professional Organizations and Accreditation
The Department of Kinesiology is a member of the American Kinesiology Association.