Major Requirements

120 semester credit hours is required. All Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health majors are exposed to all aspects of the fields of kinesiology and health. At least 36 hours must be upper-division coursework.

The curriculum has the following components:

1. University-wide basic education general education requirements, including the Core Curriculum and Skills and Experience Flags
2. degree requirements
3. major requirements
4. curricular specialization
5. free electives

More information, including a list of specializations, tracks, and minors is available on the College of Education's Degrees and Programs page.

Majors must complete the following:

Requirements		Hours
Core Curriculum		42
The following coursework is required and can also simultaneously satisfy some core curriculum requirements:		3
PSY 301	Introduction to Psychology (required for major) 080
Degree
Three hours of additional Social Science (Three additional hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences chosen from the following fields: ANT, ECO, GRG, LIN, or SOC*) 080		3
CMS 306M	Professional Communication Skills	3
* Coursework used to satisfy the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum requirement may not also be used to satisfy this requirement.
KIN 119	Movement Competence (or three hours chosen from the following fields: PED)	3
HED 311	Introduction to Health Promotion and Behavioral Science	3
Two courses chosen from:		6
KIN 310	Physiological Basis of Conditioning
KIN 312M	Management of Physical Activity and Sport Programs
KIN 335C	Motor Learning
KIN 347	Historical and Ethical Issues in Physical Culture and Sports
Undergraduates are expected to have completed two years in a single foreign language in high school. Students without two years of high school foreign language coursework must earn credit for the beginning level proficiency in a foreign language; this credit does not count toward the student’s degree. Students should consult their advisors in the Student Dean's Office, George I. Sánchez Building 2.110 to determine whether additional foreign language requirements apply to them.
Major
HED 343	Foundations of Epidemiology	3
HED 350	Theories of Health Promotion Behavioral Science	3
HED 351	Needs Assessment and Program Planning	3
HED 365	Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities	3
HED 373	Evaluation and Research Design	3
6 hours chosen from health promotion and behavioral science electives:		6
KIN 424K	Applied Human Anatomy
HED 329K	Child and Adolescent Health
HED 335	Theories of Substance Use and Abuse
HED 360	Adolescent Health Risk Behavior
HED 361	Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health
HED 364	Strategic Health Communication
HED 366	Human Sexuality
HED 370K	Topical Seminar in Health Promotion
Curricular Specialization
Either a specialization in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, a minor outside of the department, a certificate, or a track in a second field of study which consists of a minimum of 15 hours of coursework, six of which must be upper-division. No more than six hours in the minor may also be counted toward other degree requirements.*		15
* See the College of Education "Degrees and Programs" page for specialization and track requirements.
Free Electives		21
Additional coursework to fulfill all degree requirements and reach a total of 120 semester hours. No more than 12 semester hours of fieldwork and/or internship courses may be counted toward the degree.
Total Hours		120

 

• Core Component Areas: ⁰¹⁰ English Composition and Core Writing Flag; ⁰²⁰ Mathematics; ⁰³⁰ Natural Science and Technology, Part I; ⁰⁴⁰ Humanities; ⁰⁵⁰ Visual and Performing Arts; ⁰⁶⁰ U.S. History; ⁰⁷⁰ American and Texas Government; ⁰⁸⁰ Social and Behavioral Sciences; ⁰⁹⁰ First-Year Signature Course; ⁰⁹³ Natural Science and Technology, Part II
• Skills and Experience Flags: ^Wr Writing; ^Qr Quantitative reasoning; ^GC Global cultures; ^CD Cultural diversity in the United States; ^E Ethics; ^II Independent Inquiry