Master of Science in Kinesiology
Kinesiology offers three separate tracks for students interested in working professionally in higher education, clinical rehabilitation, or sport-performance settings. Each track is customized to prepare students for their respective professional field.
Why Choose Our Program?
The program is designed to best prepare you for success on the Board of Certification examination.
The program has a wide variety of clinical opportunities to help you best prepare for future job opportunities.
The program will prepare you in evidence-based practice to help with clinical decision making.
Our faculty continuously achieve regional, state, and national recognition as experts in their field in teaching, scholarship and research. They provide you with the personal attention, instruction, guidance and the mentoring you need.
State-of-the-art labs:
Laboratory of Systems Physiology
Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory
Health Risk Assessment Lab
“The kinesiology program has helped me grow academically and has prepared me for a professional career with all of the opportunities and resources that are available. The Health Risk Assessment Program played a pivotal role in preparing me for the clinical work settings with all of the research and hands-on work that was being done.”
– Kivana Keene
Career Options
Clinical Exercise Physiologists can work in a number of places including:
- Cardiac, pulmonary or cancer rehabs
- Weight management facilities
- Corporate, government and community wellness programs
- Fitness facilities
- Hospitals and doctors offices
- Lecturer at collegiate level and community college
- Continue graduate education at a doctoral level and other professional programs (Ph.D., P.A., P.T., medical school, etc.)
Applied Physiology concentration prepares the student for:
- Doctoral programs
- Lab manager/technician
- Pharmaceutical/Medical Product Sales Representative
- Lecturer at collegiate level and community college
- Medical manager
- Genetic counselor
Strength and conditioning concentration prepares students for careers in:
- Strength and Conditioning coach at high school level, collegiate, professional and Olympic level
- Tactical strength and conditioning facilitator
- Entrepreneurial – sport coach/owner of a sports performance facility
- Continue graduate education at a doctoral level
- Lecturer in higher education
Our faculty believe strongly that an appropriate educational experience, especially one that trains clinical practitioners, should have a large clinical component. You will experience at least 600 clinical hours in a variety of different areas where clinical exercise physiologists practice within the Charlotte region. These practicum experiences will take place at local high schools, universities and other CSCS-certified agencies. During time spent at practicums for the Sports Performance Concentration, you will complete the Capstone project and NSCA credential attempt.
Clinical Practicum Facilities (CEP)
- Novant Health – Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab
- Charlotte
- Huntersville
- Matthews
- Rowan
- Atrium Health – Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab
- Concord
- Morrocroft
- Pineville
- Union
- Novant Health Cancer Wellness
- Frye Regional Medical Center – Cardiac/Pulmonary rehab
- CaroMont Health – Cardiac/Pulmonary rehab
- Carolina Weight Management
- Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Senior Centers
- Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
- Sharon Towers
Sports Performance Practicum Facilities
- UNC Charlotte Athletics
- Charlotte Athletic Club
- MuscleRX
- Champion Sports Performance
- Davidson College Strength and Conditioning
- Charlotte Christian School
- Charlotte Country Day School
- Architect Sports and Physical Therapy
- Providence Day School
- United States Performance Center
-Nicole Winchell
“The small class sizes made it easy to network with classmates and form relationships with the faculty and staff. The curriculum, practicum and laboratory classes provided me invaluable hands on experience which gave me the confidence to succeed in the field upon graduation. I landed my dream job at one of my practicum sites and could not be happier!”
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Academic Interests: Sports Nutrition and Clinical Exercise Physiology Certifications: Licensed and Registered Dietitian – Commission on Dietetic Registration Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist– American College of Sports Medicine Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics – Commission on Dietetic Registration Education: BS Cornell – Nutritional Sciences MS Wake Forest – Health and Exercise Science EdD UNC Greensboro- Kinesiology […]
Education: BS Northwestern University – Communication Studies/African American Studies MPE Arizona State University – Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ED.D University of North Carolina at Greensboro – Kinesiology and Exercise Science: Academic Interest / Teaching Specialty: Coach Education and Pedagogy, Strength & Conditioning Theory and Technique, Long Term Athletic […]
Certification: American College of Sports Medicine Certified Health Fitness Specialist (HFS), 2010-present CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, 2009-present CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, American Red Cross, 2007-present Education: Bachelor’s of Science in Biology, Howard University; Master’s of Science in Exercise Physiology, Howard University; Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Post-doctoral Fellowship in […]