Undergraduate Programs
Kinesiology Exercise and Sport Science Track
This degree track is designed to provide self-directed students with a specialized background for graduate-level study and professional work in the field of exercise and sport science. This track is basic to careers in such fields as adult fitness, corporate fitness, exercise physiology, athletic training, cardiac rehabilitation, and recreation and leisure; and it is prerequisite to the necessary post-graduate study or additional certification requirements of the field.
Kinesiology Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Track
The general goal of the undergraduate Kinesiology Pedagogy Track is to prepare teachers for careers in schools. Specific goals for the pedagogy track are that students will demonstrate skill and knowledge of a variety of movement activities including fundamental motor skills, dance, fitness, adventure, and sports education; apply knowledge about human movement from the different subdisciplines to the teaching of physical education; analyze and evaluate human motor performance of individuals in various age groups and skill levels and evaluate and reflect on one's own teaching performance using systematic techniques; and plan, implement, and manage effective lessons.
Health Education
For the Health Education Teacher Preparation Track, students who successfully complete all the College of Education and health education course requirements may apply for a Michigan Secondary Provisional Teaching Certificate at the time they apply for graduation. The Certificate qualifies the holder to teach health in grades 6-12; initial certification is provisional for a six-year period. Students in the Health Education Community Health Concentration may elect to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam upon completion of the program.
The Community Health Education program will prepare you to take the Certified Health Education Specialist exam, which is given by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. and ensures that you are trained and qualified to plan and coordinate health education programs.
Kinesiology (minor)
Future teachers seeking a physical education teaching position may find the kinesiology minor a valuable program option. This minor (listed below) may be elected by students completing any teaching major, however, students must complete the minor at the level appropriate for their particular teaching major and have approval of a kinesiology adviser, i.e., secondary majors complete the secondary course requirements, and elementary majors complete the elementary course requirements.
Health Education (minor)
Health education plays an important role in the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. A minor in health education provides opportunities for involvement in school health education, as well as an introduction to a career as a health education professional in a clinical or community setting.