Graduate Program in Athletic Training

Return to: Graduate Degrees and Programs

The Master of Science in Athletic Training degree will not admit students prior to the summer of 2020.  Students will be admitted in cohorts for this rigorous two-year, full-time, year-round professional health care program and courses must be taken in the specified sequence. 

The MSAT program prepares students to successfully challenge the Board of Certification (BOC) examination.  Athletic trainers are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide an array of care including preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.  Athletic trainers work under the direction of a physician as prescribed by state licensure statutes.  Athletic trainers are employed in a wide variety of settings and work with many different types of patients, not just competitive athletes.  This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

The MSAT program at UNCP has two distinctly unique features.  First, since UNCP is one of the most diverse campuses in the southeast, students are exposed to a multi-ethnic patient base.  Program faculty are committed to recruiting and mentoring minority students.  Second, UNCP is located in rural southeastern North Carolina so students will have the opportunity to serve as the primary care provider for many of the patients since this area is vastly underserved with respect to health care providers. 

Programs

• Athletic Training, M.S.

Courses

• ATR 5000. Functional Anatomy (3 credits)
• ATR 5010. Emergency Care (4 credits)
• ATR 5100. Clinical Experience I (1 credit)
• ATR 5120. Clinical Examination and Diagnosis I (4 credits)
• ATR 5130. Evidence-Based Practice I (2 credits)
• ATR 5140. Therapeutic Interventions I (2 credits)
• ATR 5200. Clinical Experience II (2 credits)
• ATR 5220. Clinical Examination and Diagnosis II (4 credits)
• ATR 5230. Evidence-Based Practice II (2 credits)
• ATR 5240. Therapeutic Interventions II (4 credits)
• ATR 5300. Clinical Experience III (2 credits)
• ATR 5320. Clinical Examination and Diagnosis III (2 credits)
• ATR 5330. Evidence-Based Practice III (2 credits)
• ATR 5340. Therapeutic Interventions III (4 credits)
• ATR 5400. Clinical Experience IV (2 credits)
• ATR 5420. Clinical Examination and Diagnosis IV (3 credits)
• ATR 5430. Evidence-Based Practice IV (2 credits)
• ATR 5440. Therapeutic Interventions IV (2 credits)
• ATR 5500. Clinical Experience V (5 credits)
• ATR 5560. Leadership of Athletic Training (3 credits)
• ATR 5570. Wellness Promotion Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
• ATR 5600. Clinical Experience VI (4 credits)
• ATR 5660. Transition to Professional Practice (3 credits)
• ATR 5700. Clinical Experience VII (4 credits)

Return to: Graduate Degrees and Programs