MS Kinesiology at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in kinesiology studies human movement and the effects of physical activity on health, performance and quality of life. Concentrations are biomechanics, exercise physiology, and sport psychology and motor behavior, each with thesis and coursework-only options (project option for biomechanics and exercise physiology).

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences | Duration: 30 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Biomechanics students take courses such as KNS 513 Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury, KNS 531 Biomechanics and KNS 575 Matlab for Biomechanics. Exercise physiology students take KNS 532 Exercise Physiology, KNS 565 Advanced Physiology of Exercise and KNS 567 Exercise Testing and Prescription. Sport psychology students take KNS 533 Psychology of Sport and KNS 534 Motor Behavior and Skill Acquisition. Thesis options include 6 thesis hours and an oral defense; other options require a written comprehensive exam.

Career pathways

Teaching, research, fitness and health promotion, rehabilitation, sports medicine, athletic training, coaching and sport psychology consulting in schools, universities, clinics, government, business and the military.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants complete the online application to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Applications from persons with less than a 3.00 GPA will, in general, not be considered. A 3.00 graduate GPA must be maintained after admission.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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