Department of Kinesiology

Chair: Francis M. Kozub, Ph.D.

Faculty:  Lars Andersson, Brittany Bennett, Michael Blackburn, Johnny Cox, Kendra Eaton, Susan Edkins⁴, Leah Fiorentino, Laura Fenton, Stephanie Graziani, John Haskins, Kriston Jacobs, Jeff Jefferson, Othello Johnson, Tony Jones, Beverly Justice, Billy Lindquist, Ellen McGill, Michael Musselwhite, Paul O’Neil, Peter Ormsby, Brittany Padilla, Alyssa Price, Drew Richards, Shane Richardson, Oscar Roverato, Theresa Schlosser, Jessica Siegele, Matthew Stuck, David Synan, Joey Tamburo, Caroline Taylor, Thomas Trendowski^1,5, William Young, Marian Wooten³, Chi-Emeke Worthington

¹Graduate Program Director
²Health Promotion Program Coordinator
³Recreation and Sport Administration Program Coordinator
⁴Athletic Training Program Director

⁵Health and Physical Education Program Coordinator

⁶Exercise Physiology Program Coordinator

The purposes of the Department of Kinesiology are: (1) to provide a comprehensive academic program in health, physical education, and recreation for students who plan to pursue one of these fields as a profession; (2) to provide professional preparation for prospective teachers in the area of health and physical education; (3) to provide a service program which will afford all students the opportunity to learn and participate in a wide range of activities which will benefit them now and in the future; and (4) to educate individuals about risk factors associated with certain lifestyle choices and provide them with the skills to make behavioral changes that will improve their health and the quality of their lives.

The Department offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) graduate programs in Health and Physical Education and the Master of Science (M.S.) program in Athletic Training. For complete information about programs and courses leading to these graduate degrees, see The Graduate School .

Programs

• 3+2 BS EXSS Exercise Physiology/MS Athletic Training
• Exercise and Sport Science, Fitness Specialist Track, B.S.
• Exercise and Sport Science, Health Promotion Track, B.S.
• Exercise and Sport Science, Recreation and Sport Administration Track, B.S.

• Health Promotion Minor
• Recreation Minor
• Sport Leadership Minor

Courses

• EXPH 4120. Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
• EXPH 4130. Exercise Physiology Lab (1 credit)
• EXPH 4200. Advanced Exercise Prescription (3 credits)

• PEDS 4xxx. Special Topics in HPER (1-3 credits)

• REC 2300. Officiating Sports (1 credit)
• REC 3400. Exercise and Sport Psychology (3 credits)

• RSA 1010. Survey of Athletic Leadership (1 credit)
• RSA 2000. Introduction to Sport Administration (3 credits)
• RSA 2010. Introduction to Community Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 3000. Recreation and Sport in Indigenous Cultures (3 credits)
• RSA 3100. Sport Governance (3 credits)
• RSA 3200. Intercollegiate Athletic Administration (3 credits)
• RSA 3320. Recreation Programming (3 credits)
• RSA 4000. Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 4160. Outdoor Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 4250. Leisure and Wellness for Older Adults (3 credits)
• RSA 4400. Tourism and Commercial Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 4750. Sport Business and Management (3 credits)
• RSA 4920. Three-Credit Internship (3 credits)
• RSAS 4xxx. Special Topics in Recreation (1-3 credits)