University Catalog

Kinesiology - Graduate Programs

This is an archived copy of the 2023-2024 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.uta.edu/.

Master of Science in Athletic Training - Mission and Goals

Program Mission

The Master of Science in Athletic Training Program at the University of Texas at Arlington is committed to providing educational advancement and excellence to students pursuing a career in athletic training. The program emphasizes critical inquiry, scientific theory, skill acquisition and application, and professional behaviors that advance health and the human condition across diverse populations of patients. Faculty and preceptor mentoring produce graduates that are competent, creative, and caring clinicians who enhance best-practice patient-centered healthcare, exercise sound judgment, and value lifelong learning.

The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) is guided by program goals and student outcomes:

Program Goal #1

Provide didactic and clinical educational experiences that provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice in a variety of practice settings and with a diverse population of patients.

1.1: Provide quality didactic education that incorporates the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice as an athletic trainer.

1.2: Provide quality clinical education that supports students’ development of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice as an athletic trainer.

1.3: Provide clinical learning environments that support student development.

1.4: Students will gain experiences in a variety of practice settings.

1.5: Students will engage in patient encounters with a diverse population of patients, including: throughout the lifespan, of different sexes, with different socioeconomic statuses, of varying levels of activity & athletic ability, who participate in nonsport activities.

Program Goal #2

Recruit, admit, retain, and graduate individuals who meet or exceed the MSAT admissions standards and are committed to a career in athletic training.

2.1: Entering students’ GPA will meet or exceed the requirement each year.

2.2: Students will progress through the MSAT according to the curricular plan.

2.3: Graduates will pursue careers in athletic training

Program Goal #3

Faculty will continually develop contemporary expertise in routine areas of athletic training and will engage in scholarship

3.1: Faculty will develop and maintain contemporary expertise in areas of athletic training practice.

3.2: Faculty will engage in scholarship as defined by Boyer’s model of scholarship.

Student Outcome #1

Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, clinical abilities and professional behaviors needed to practice with diverse populations of patients.

1.1: Students will demonstrate increased ability to engage in critical inquiry throughout the program.

1.2: Students will demonstrate competence in scientific theory and other knowledge required of entry-level athletic trainers.

1.3: Students will demonstrate competence in the acquisition and application of clinical skills.

1.4: Students will demonstrate appropriate professional behaviors according to the NATA Code of Ethics and BOC Standards of Professional Practice.

1.5: Students will demonstrate the ability to serve patients with quality care regardless of socioeconomic background, gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Student Outcome #2

Students and graduates will become competent clinicians who enhance best-practice healthcare, exercise sound judgment, and value lifelong learning.

2.1: Graduates will demonstrate competence and the ability to engage in best practices and exercise sound clinical judgment.

2.2: Students will progressively demonstrate competence and the ability to engage in best practices and exercise sound clinical judgment throughout the program.

2.3: Alumni will demonstrate a value for lifelong learning.

Student Outcome #3

Students and graduates will become creative, caring clinicians who engage in patient-centered healthcare.

3.1: Students will demonstrate creativity in clinical practice.

3.2: Students will display a caring demeanor in their clinical practice.

3.3: Graduates will display a caring demeanor in their clinical practice.

3.4: Students will demonstrate patient-centeredness in their clinical practice.

3.5: Graduates will demonstrate patient-centeredness in their clinical practice.

For specific information regarding the Master of Science in Athletic Training in the Department of Kinesiology, please contact us at 817.272.6735 or by email at msat@uta.edu.

Master of Science in Exercise Science - Objective

The Kinesiology Department's Master's of Science Program provides students with advanced level training in Exercise Science. Students will interact with world-renowned faculty at the forefront of research and discovery, to accomplish three distinct objectives:

  1. Provide students with the academic and research skills needed for doctoral study in integrative and applied physiology, movement and rehabilitation sciences, or physical education.
  2. Prepare students for employment in clinically oriented environments, associated with physical activity and rehabilitation such as cardiac rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, or sports medicine.
  3. Enhance the theoretical background and skills of students seeking employment in Physical and Health Education.

Students can choose to (1) work directly with a faculty member to complete a manuscript project or a thesis OR (2) complete an internship during the final semester in a clinical environment.

For specific information regarding the Master of Science in Exercise Science in the Department of Kinesiology, please contact us at 817.272.3288 or by email at PhDKine@uta.edu.

Master of Public Health

Program Mission

Educate future public health professionals so they may improve the health of urban and underserved communities locally, nationally, and globally by addressing health determinants and applying core public health functions.

Values of the UTA Public Health

  • Health Equity
  • Opportunity for Health is a Human Right
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Engagement
  • Student Success
  • Community Voice

Objective of the Master of Public Health Degree

The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is a 42-credit hour, professional master degree program designed to prepare graduates to work in public health career fields. Public health training in the core public health disciplines offer foundational public health knowledge necessary to assess, implement interventions, and evaluate the health of a population with an organization or community. Additional core courses build on the foundation to cultivate practice-based skill sets readily applied to the public health setting. The MPH degree may complement students’ current job skills, or provide students with new public health knowledge and career opportunities. Coursework will emphasize prevention, interdisciplinary approaches, applied skills, and social justice.

The MPH curriculum has been designed to meet current needs in the field of public health, Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation criteria, and the College’s mission, goals and objectives.

The MPH degree offers the following concentrations:

Urban Health

The Urban Health concentration trains students to meet the demand of multi-faceted public health issues facing urban communities, and address health inequities arising from racial, ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. Concentration coursework represents a variety of disciplines and technical skillsets integral in promoting health in urban settings, including courses focused on advocacy, policy and social justice. Graduates will be equipped to advocate for policies to address health needs in urban communities, as well as apply skills to conduct health needs assessments, program implementation, and program evaluation.

The Urban Health concentration prepares graduates to work in a wide range of settings, including:

  • Health care systems
  • Public health agencies on local, state, national and international levels
  • Nonprofit health organizations
  • Research organizations
  • Advocacy organizations

Epidemiology

The Epidemiology concentration prepares students with the skills and knowledge required to work as epidemiologists or in related jobs. Graduates will be prepared to monitor the trends of chronic and infectious disease in populations, as well as investigate infectious disease outbreaks, while considering how to prevent disease or stop its spread. Concentration coursework includes training in chronic disease epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, social epidemiology, and large data set analysis for epidemiology.

The Epidemiology concentration prepares graduates to work in many public health settings such as:

  • Local and state health departments
  • Federal agencies like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Hospitals
  • Research centers
  • Infection control
  • Laboratories
  • Food safety
  • Health data analysis
  • Non-governmental and non-profit organizations
  • Global health

For specific information regarding Public Health studies in the Department of Kinesiology, please contact us at 817.272.1890 or by e-mail at publichealth@uta.edu.

Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology

The Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology prepares students to be scholarly researchers who generate new knowledge in the field of Kinesiology, with the skills to apply existing scholarship to questions concerning the prevention, assessment, and treatment of motor difficulties, chronic diseases, and musculoskeletal injuries.

The program’s interprofessional and multidisciplinary curriculum, as well as research focus, incorporates basic and clinical science approaches to identify disease markers and mechanisms, as well as evidence-based interventions designed to prevent and treat specific health conditions such as chronic illnesses and injuries in vulnerable and at-risk populations comprised of obese, older, and/or minority persons. This program builds and extends the Department of Kinesiology’s existing research, education, and community outreach initiatives in health and the human condition across the lifespan. Students will work with their advisor to design an individualized program of study to meet their research interests and career goals.

For specific information regarding the Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology in the Department of Kinesiology, please contact us at 817.272.3288 or by email at PhDKine@uta.edu.