Kinesiology & Exercise Science
Turn your interest in health and human movement into an active career
If you’re interested in how the human body moves, works and performs, College of Saint Mary’s new degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science is for you.
Coursework will emphasize practical application to human movement and developing advanced skills to apply to future career opportunities. You’ll use hands-on courses to study injury prevention, strength and conditioning, muscle action, and structure.
You’ll also learn how to develop and assess human movement and prescribe individual or group exercise programs. You will work with classmates and connect with professors to develop the skills needed to understand and interpret data involved in exercise science research, and you’ll complete professional field experience that meets your personal interests — all of which will set you up for a career in high-demand fields.
Your degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science will open doors to careers in wellness, fitness, sports performance, recovery therapy, biomechanics, higher education, and related fields involving human motion.
Program Awards
Niche ranked the College of Saint Mary No. 11 among the Best Colleges for Kinesiology and Physical Therapy in America.
Students Thrive on a Small Campus
Kaylie worked towards personal goals while gaining an education.
She loved the team, the campus and the small class sizes. “It’s a great environment. The classroom setting – I can’t stress it enough – how personable it is to be talking to a professor and understanding the material,” she said. “It’s a great campus life. I haven’t lived on campus at all, but even as a commuter, I still feel the welcomeness of everyone.”
The program was the perfect fit for Kaylie’s love of sports and her fascination with the human body. In high school. Kaylie participated in athletic training, giving her some background information. “I just loved how you can involve sports, sports medicine and help improve people doing what they love.”
Kaylie liked the structure of the kinesiology program. “It’s well done. It wasn’t just about education, it was also about my own personal goals,” she said. “It was about what you were wanting to do afterward on your own, personally and professionally.”
