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Career Opportunities: |
The major prepares students for a variety of possible careers in allied health occupations, fitness and sport enterprises, athletic training, education, sport science and coaching, or business and industry. With a B.S.Ed. degree, positions can be obtained as exercise and sport science specialists in various settings (corporation, hospital, sport medicine clinic, YMCA, community recreation, government, military, sport team). Many graduates go on to graduate or professional schools majoring in sport medicine (physical therapy, athletic training, or other medical specialties) or specialized areas of exercise science (adult fitness and cardiac rehabilitation, exercise physiology, exercise psychology, biomechanics, and measurement). Following advanced study and/or certification, positions may be obtained as physical therapists, athletic trainers, sports medicine physicians, higher-level exercise specialists or directors of cardiac rehabilitation and adult fitness programs in hospital, corporate, YMCA and community settings, and as exercise scientists (teaching and/or research) in higher education, government or industry.
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Expectations
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Students transferring to this major must maintain an overall grade point average of 2.75 and must apply with the following course work completed or in progress: CHEM 1211, 1211L; CHEM 1212, 1212L; CBIO 2200-2200L, 2210-2210L; PHYS 1111-1111L; and KINS 2010.
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Special Requirements: |
Required courses and major electives must be taken in residence and graded C (2.0) or above to count for graduation.
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Additional Fees: |
There are special semester fees for KINS 2100L ($35), KINS 2470 ($35), KINS 4200L ($25), KINS 4630L ($25), and KINS 4640L ($25).
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Scholarships: |
Scholarships are available from the Department of Kinesiology and the College of Education. See:
http://www.coe.uga.edu/kinesiology/students/undergrad_sch.html
http://www.coe.uga.edu/students/scholar.html
http://www.coe.uga.edu/adresearch/awards/coe_student_awards/coe_student.html
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Study Abroad: |
Kenya Study Abroad Program
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Internships: |
Internship opportunities in physical therapy, athletic training, adult fitness or cardiac rehabilitation are available with corporations, hospitals, clinics, commercial fitness facilities or community programs in the state of Georgia and nationally.
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Distance Learning: |
Some of our major electives are offered through Independent and Distance Learning. Contact them at 706-542-3243 or through their web site: www.gactr.uga.edu/idl/.
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Other Learning Opportunities: |
Athletic Training Program:
The Athletic Training program is an emphasis within the Exercise and Sport Science major. The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) accredits the Athletic Training Program. The program prepares students to take the Board of Certification examination and to gain employment in an athletic training or sports medicine setting. The program is designed to develop cognitive and psychomotor skills and clinical proficiency related to risk management and injury prevention, assessment and evaluation of injuries, acute care, general medical conditions and disabilities, pathology of injury/illness, pharmacological aspects of injury/illness, nutrition, therapeutic exercise, therapeutic modalities, professional development and responsibilities, and health care administration. Student education occurs in course instruction and in a variety of clinical experiences. Admission to the Athletic Training program is selective and competitive. See the department for admission criteria and a program application.
Courses specific to the Athletic Training emphasis are as follows: KINS 2100, 2470, 3100, 3110, 3240, 3910, 3920, 4100, 4110, 4120, 4130, 4910, 4920; HPRB 1710; FDNS 2100; (PMCY)PHRM 3010. (Note that KINS 2100L and KINS 2470 must be completed or in progress when the application is submitted for the AT program.)
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Student Organizations: |
Rho Tau - Student pre-physical therapy club (Contact Dr. Ted Baumgartner - Tbaumgar@uga.edu)
Sports Medicine Club - Student athletic training club (Contact Dr. Mike Ferrara - mferrara@uga.edu)
Pre-PA Club - Student pre-physician's assistant club (Contact Dell Whitehead - dellw@uga.edu)
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Available Graduate Programs: |
Physical Therapy
Sports Medicine/General Medicine
Athletic Training
Physician's Assistant
Occupational Therapy
Biomechanics
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Psychology
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Measurement
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