Kinesiology

Description

Kinesiology promotes an understanding of the necessity and application of physical activities for optimal health. Course work integrates biological science and social and behavioral science approaches using biomechanical, physiological, psychological and sociological perspectives.

Kansas State University’s international reputation in exercise physiology and public health physical activity provides students the opportunity to pursue exercise-related careers after graduation or seek admission to advanced education through health professional and graduate school.

More than 50 percent of K-State kinesiology graduates each year are admitted to physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, medicine, chiropractor and other health-related advanced graduate degree programs. In addition, several outsatnding students are admitted during their junior year at K-State for a combined Bachelor of Science/Master of Science.

Science degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology or a combined Bachelor of Science/Master of Public Health degree. The combined degree programs offer an accelerated route to an advanced degree.

Detailed Course Facts

• USD 275 Module (National)
• USD 728 Module (International)

*Tuition fee per credit hour

• English

Course Content

Students earn a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology or a B.S. dual degree in nutrition and kinesiology. Within these degrees students emphasize exercise physiology or public health physical activity.

Exercise physiology is the response of the human body to physical activity. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the structure function relationships of the respiratory, cardiovascular and muscular systems, and how their function is integrated to support the dynamics of muscular contraction.

Public health physical activity is the social and behavioral epidemiology of physical activity in public health, social and psychological influences on physical activity, and promotion of physical activity in individuals, settings and communities.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

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Requirements

International admission:

• Online international student undergraduate application
• $80 USD application fee
• A copy of your passport photo page
• Affidavit of Financial Support (pdf) and bank statement
• High school and university transcripts

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Kansas State University.

Accreditation

K-State’s theatre program is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre, and it is the only accredited program in Kansas.
Kansas State University has been providing quality education to the residents of Kansas, the country and the world for the last 150 years.

Located in a community with nearly 60,000 people and more than 24,000 students, we are able to provide a safe and supportive environment for our students.

Kansas State University has 3 campus locations, two of which, Manhattan and Salina, have complete academic programs and on-campus housing. Olathe is the third and newest extension of the university, focusing on collaborating with industry and Kansas City K-12 schools.

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