Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitative Sciences

For more information about degree offerings, visit the Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitative Sciences webpage.

Athletic trainers are healthcare professionals who work closely with physicians to not only administer preventive and emergency injury care for athletes and physically active individuals, but also follow through by setting up the treatment regimen and rehabilitation protocol. Athletic trainers must graduate from a degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, pass the Board of Certification exam, and obtain appropriate credentials in the state they wish to practice.

Accreditation

The Master of Athletic Training Professional Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and coursework is designed to prepare students for national athletic training certification through the Board of Certification (BOC) Inc.

Graduate Academic Programs

The graduate faculty of kinesiology and rehabilitative sciences offer courses leading to the Master of Athletic Training (M.A.T.)  degree.

Mission

To prepare students to become health care providers that are skilled in critical thinking and clinical reasoning through a student-centered curriculum that provides unique opportunities for interprofessional education, assimilation into athletic training, and the development of professional responsibility and leadership. Life-long learning is emphasized through clinical inquiry of evidence-based medicine and demonstrated through scholarly achievement of students in the clinical and didactic realms.

Core Principles

• Students will practice at the epitome of patient-centered care that focuses on the pillars of evidence-based medicine (research, clinical expertise, patient values) in congruence with state licensure and national certification 
• Student will engage in professional development that encompasses ethical decision making, lifelong learning, and professional engagement.  
• Students will provide culturally competent care to address differences across the lifespan in populations with varying levels of socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic/cultural groups, and sexual/gender communities 

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors. 
• Integrate evidence-based medicine into existing standards of care. 
• Utilize critical thinking to make accurate and expedient clinical decisions. 
• Employ appropriate interventions for injuries and illnesses.

Faculty

Programs

• Athletic Training, M.A.T.

• Athletic Training, M.A.T. (Accelerated Master’s)

Courses

• ATRG 6043 Global Practice in Health Care
• ATRG 7116 Preventative, Immediate, and Emergent Care of Injury
• ATRG 7143 Foundations of Therapeutic Intervention
• ATRG 7216 Clinical Evaluation and Therapeutic Intervention I
• ATRG 7223 Research for Practice
• ATRG 7316 Clinical Evaluation and Therapeutic Intervention II
• ATRG 7323 Pathophysiology for the Allied Health Professional
• ATRG 7416 Clinical Evaluation and Therapeutic Intervention III
• ATRG 7423 Psychosocial Strategies and Referral
• ATRG 7513 Administration and Leadership in Athletic Training
• ATRG 7613 Athletic Training Seminar
• ATRG 7712 Supervised Practice I
• ATRG 7722 Supervised Practice II
• ATRG 7732 Supervised Practice III
• ATRG 7744 Supervised Practice IV