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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:
- University general education requirements, including the Core Curriculum and Skills and Experience Flags
- degree requirements
- major requirements
- curricular specialization
- 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: | ||
| Introduction to Psychology (or three hours of Texas Core Code 080 chosen from the following fields: ANT, ECO, GRG, LIN, or SOC - required for major) 080 | ||
| Degree | ||
| Three additional hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences chosen from the following fields: ANT, ECO, GRG, LIN, or SOC* | 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 |
| KIN 347 | Historical and Ethical Issues in Physical Culture and Sports | 3 |
| Two courses chosen from: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Health Promotion and Behavioral Science | ||
| Physiological Basis of Conditioning | ||
| Management of Physical Activity and Sport Programs | ||
| Motor Learning | ||
| 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 | ||
| Three hours computer applications | 3 | |
| KIN 312 | Issues in Kinesiology: Topical Studies (Topic 5: Sport Industry in America) | 3 |
| or KIN 316 | Structure and Organization of Sport Programs | |
| KIN 349 | History of Sport and Physical Activity | 3 |
| Three hours chosen from:* | 3 | |
| Sport Psychology | ||
| Issues in Kinesiology: Topical Studies (Topic 4: Philosophy and Leadership in Sport & Physical Activity) | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Exercise | ||
| Sociological Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 5: Sport, Fitness, and Mass Media) | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 6: Race and Sport in African American Life) | ||
| Media and Public Relations in Sport | ||
| Coaching Theory and Principles I | ||
| Coaching Theory and Principles II | ||
| Theory and Practice in Strength Coaching | ||
| * Coursework used to satisfy this requirement may not also be used to satisfy any other major requirement. | ||
| KIN 352K | Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 6: Race and Sport in African American Life*) | 3 |
| or KIN 350 | Sociological Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | |
| * Coursework used to satisfy this requirement may not also be used to satisfy any other major requirement. | ||
| Three hours chosen from:* | 3 | |
| Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 3: Women and Sport) | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 5: Sport, Fitness, and Mass Media) | ||
| * Coursework used to satisfy this requirement may not also be used to satisfy any other major requirement. | ||
| KIN 352K | Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 32: History of Physical Culture) | 3 |
| 3 hours chosen from the following fields: KIN or HED | 3 | |
| 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 | 24 | |
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