Kinesiology

Address: 237 HHP Building
Phone: 336.334.5308
Web site: www.uncg.edu/kin

Majors & Concentrations

• Community Youth Sport Dev (BS) U422
• Fitness Leadership (BS) U412
• Phys Ed/Health Teach Ed (K-12) (BS) U409
• Sports Medicine (BS) U421

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 such as 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.

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