Bachelor of Science in Education

Athletic Training

Description of Program

     An athletic trainer is a qualified allied health care professional educated and experienced in the management of health care problems associated with physical activity participation. Licensed, certified athletic trainers are required for interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional sport organizations. Athletic trainers are employed in a variety of settings including high schools, colleges and universities, professional sport teams, sport medicine clinics, hospitals, and industrial corporations. Beyond the typical role of athletic trainers, emerging trends such as the increase in strength and conditioning specialists, activity programs for aging adults, and corporate wellness programs are creating the need for certified athletic trainers.

     The Athletic Training major offers students direct experience in clinical practice with 22 varsity sports in intercollegiate athletics. A staff of ten athletic trainers, in addition to the faculty athletic trainers, provides an umbrella of expertise to supervise and provide clinical instruction to students in the major. The rich tradition of training students in this major, a strong critical mass of approved clinical instructors, and the opportunities available in conjunction with intercollegiate athletics provides students in this major with outstanding training as future professional athletic trainers in the 21st century health care market.

     The Athletic Training major is also unique as it is embedded within a cross-disciplinary perspective so that students in the athletic training major are also expected to master knowledge across the broad areas of health and physical culture (e.g., exercise physiology, functional anatomy, health and wellness, biomechanics of human motion, sport psychology, critical perspectives on health issues such as drugs, AIDS and HIV, and women's health issues). This liberal learning emphasis emphasizes critical-reflective thinking about sociocultural influences on the human body in health and physical activity contexts.

Program Requirements

1. Miami Plan for Liberal Education Courses (48 hours)

Courses required in the Miami Plan for Liberal Education provide a broadened context for exploring personal and career choices and complement more specialized major studies. All students must completed the requirements of the Miami Plan including (A) Foundation courses (MPF), (B) Thematic Sequence (MPT), and (C) a Capstone experience (MPC). All students must also take at least one Foundation course that presents a historical perspective (H) and at least one Foundation course that presents a perspective different from the dominant cultural heritage of the United States (ND). The same course may meet the H and ND requirements.

Foundation Course Requirements

I. English Composition (6 hours)
II. Fine Arts, Humanities (9 hours)

A. Fine Arts (3 hours minimum)
B. Humanities (6 hours minimum)

III. Social Science, World Cultures (9 hours)

A. Social Science (3 hours minimum)
B. World Cultures (3 hours minimum)

IV. Natural Science (9 hours, must include one laboratory course)

A. Biological Science (3 hours minimum)
B. Physical Science (3 hours minimum)

V. Mathematics, Formal Reasoning, Technology (3 hours)

Thematic Sequence (9 hours minimum)
Capstone Experience (3 hours minimum)

2. Department of Kinesiology and Health Undergraduate Core Curriculum Courses (19-20 hours)

KNH 102 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)

KNH 184 Motor Skill Learning and Performance (3)

KNH 184.L Motor Skill Learning and Performance Laboratory (1)

KNH 202 Knowledge Development in Health and Physical Culture (3)

KNH 276 The Meaning of Leisure (3) (MPF IIIA, H, ND)

OR

KNH 274 Critical Perspectives on the Body (3)

KNH 188 Exercise and Health (3) (MPF IIIA) AND

KNH 188.L Exercise and Health Laboratory (1) (MPF IIIA)

OR

KNH 242 Personal Health (3) (MPF IIIA)

OR

KNH 245 Personal Health and Pedagogy for Early Childhood Teachers (3)

KNH 402 Critical Reflection on Practices in Health & Physical Culture (3) (MPC)

3. Athletic Training Major Courses (50—54 hours)

ZOO 161 Principles of Human Physiology (4) (MPF IVA)

PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology (4) (MPF IIIA)

OR

EDP 201 Human Development and Learning in Educational Settings (3) (MPF IIIA)

KNH 182 Introduction to Athletic Training (2)

KNH 183 Foundations of Athletic Training (3)

KNH 183.L Foundations of Athletic Training Laboratory (1)

KNH 188 Exercise and Health (3) (MPF IIIA)

KNH 188.L Exercise and Health (1) (MPF IIIA)

KNH 194 Standard First Aid and CPR (2)

KNH 194.L Standard First Aid and CPR Laboratory (1)

KNH 242 Personal Health (3) (MPF IIIA)

KNH 244 Functional Anatomy (4)

KNH 285 Evaluation and Assessment of Athletic Injuries to the Head, Neck & Torso (2)

KNH 285.L Evaluation and Assessment of Athletic Injuriesto the Head, Neck & Torso Laboratory (1)

KNH 286.A Practicum in Athletic Training I (1)

KNH 286.B Practicum in Athletic Training II (1)

KNH 286.C Practicum in Athletic Training III (1)

KNH 286.D Practicum in Athletic Training IV (1)

KNH 381 Biodynamics of Human Performance (3)

KNH 381.L Biodynamics of Human Performance (1)

KNH 383 Operational and Administrative Aspects of Athletic Training (2)

KNH 387 Athletic Rehabilitation of the Upper Body (3)

KNH 388 Athletic Rehabilitation of the Lower Body (3)

KNH 420.A Athletic Training Field Experience (1-4)

KNH 484 Sports Injury Pathology and Emergency Procedures (2)

4. Electives (6 - 11 hours)

*With duplication of Miami Plan, KNH core, and major course requirements, students may have as many as 32 elective hours available.

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