MEd Kinesiology at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Students specialize in exercise physiology, b iomechanics and neurorehabilitation, sport management, or general kinesiology. Students in exercise physiology can focus on basic and applied physiology, and clinical physiology. Students in biomechanics and neurorehabilitation can focus on biomechanics, neuromuscular control, motor learning and cognitive function. Students in sport management pursue degrees that help them prepare for careers in management, marketing, and administration within the sport and entertainment industries.

Faculty: College of Education | Duration: 36 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 36 semester credit hours. Six hours of upper-division coursework is allowed in the program of work. No more than six hours may be taken outside the department. To complete any of the specializations, satisfactory performance in an approved culminating experience is required.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): A student who lacks the prerequisite coursework described below may be admitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, but must then complete coursework in the appropriate areas in addition to degree requirements. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate major or at least 12 semester hours of upper-division coursework in physical education, kinesiology, and/or health education. Applicants must have an undergraduate major in kinesiology or a related discipline and must have completed coursework in human anatomy, exercise physiology, and vertebrate or human physiology. Biomechanics and neurorehabilitation concentration Applicants must have an undergraduate major in kinesiology or a related discipline, and must have completed coursework in human anatomy, vertebrate or human physiology, biomechanics, and motor learning or neuromuscular control.

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.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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