Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitative Sciences

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.

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 

Programs

• Athletic Training, M.A.T.
• Sports Leadership, M.S.

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

Courses

• ATRG 6043 Global Practice in Health Care
• ATRG 6053 Legal Issues in Sports Medicine
• ATRG 6233 Governing Agencies in Sport
• ATRG 6243 Athletics in Higher Education
• ATRG 7116 Preventative, Immediate, and Emergent Care of Injury
• ATRG 7123 Internship
• ATRG 7125 Principles of Clinical Practice
• ATRG 7132 Emergency Care in Athletic Training
• ATRG 7142 Foundations of Therapeutic Interventions
• ATRG 7216 Clinical Evaluation and Therapeutic Intervention I
• ATRG 7223 Research for Practice
• ATRG 7303 Ethical Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
• 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 7433 Immersion I
• ATRG 7513 Administration and Leadership in Athletic Training
• ATRG 7523 Transition to Practice
• ATRG 7613 Athletic Training Seminar
• ATRG 7712 Supervised Practice I
• ATRG 7713 Supervised Practice I
• ATRG 7722 Supervised Practice II
• ATRG 7723 Supervised Practice II
• ATRG 7732 Supervised Practice III
• ATRG 7733 Supervised Practice III
• ATRG 7744 Supervised Practice IV
• ATRG 7812 Cultural Competency in Athletic Training
• ATRG 7821 Pharmacology in Athletic Training
• ATRG 7981-3 Research & Thesis