Emphasizes the development of research techniques, including the ability to define research problems, write hypotheses, review and interpret literature, apply research designs, organize, analyze, and present data. Discusses case studies from health-related programs to assist students in developing wellness and health promotion philosophy and strategies. A seminar style course which reviews and discusses current issues impacting the sport manager, athletic administrator, or athletic trainer. Includes an analysis of the processes and values that create, sustain, and transform sport in today's society. Emphasis is placed on practicing and promoting ethics and human values while managing and operating professionally within any sport enterprise.
Emphasis is on the neurophysiological mechanisms that apply to the processes of voluntary movement.
A course for graduate movement science students in the advanced study of physical laws and mechanical concepts with an emphasis on those relevant for the analysis of human movement. Includes mathematical computation and application to selected activities in sport and disability sport, gait, industry, and orthopedics. A course for athletic trainers on the application of the most current research on rehabilitative techniques in sports medicine. Courses in therapeutic exercise and therapeutic modalities or the equivalent. Emphasis on instructional design and sequencing of competency-based experiences.