Kinesiology

Opportunities for graduate studies

The Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation at the University of North Texas is one of five departments in the College of Education. The department offers a master of science degree with a major in kinesiology. After graduation, you can work in the health and fitness industry, pursue teaching positions or use the degree to enhance your professional status in your current career.

Admission requirements

You must meet the general requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, in addition to the following program requirements.

• A minimum 3.0 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours or 2.8 on all undergraduate work
• Completion of the GRE, MAT or GMAT
• A 300-word typed candidate statement that includes career objectives, goals, area of interest and why you want to attend UNT

Degree requirements

The M.S. with a major in kinesiology is a 36-hour degree program that includes a 15-hour core curriculum in kinesiology. You will take 15 to 21 hours of additional elective hours that allow development in an area of expertise such as sport psychology, exercise physiology, health fitness management, motor behavior, sport sociology or teaching behavior. No more than 6 hours may be taken outside kinesiology.

Thesis students must complete KINE 5950 — Master’s Thesis (6 hours). If you select the non-thesis option, you must complete a comprehensive exam or a KINE 5910 project with a culminating experience.

Core courses are:

• KINE 5090 Motor Behavior
• KINE 5100 Research Perspectives in Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
• KINE 5121 Sport and Exercise Psychology
• KINE 5150 Quantitative Procedures in Exercise and Sport Sciences
• KINE 5301 Physiology of Exercise

Financial assistance

Teaching fellowship opportunities

Teaching fellows teach in undergraduate program areas. Instructional opportunities exist in a variety of health-related fitness, physical activity, health promotion and recreation classes.

Teaching fellows are paid a stipend of approximately $8,000 for nine months (20 hours per week appointment). Summer opportunities are often available. Teaching fellows must be formally admitted to one of the department’s graduate programs and must enroll in a minimum of 6 hours of course work in the fall and spring semesters. The graduate school and departmental admission requirements must be met before being appointed as a teaching fellow.

Departmental scholarships

The department awards several graduate scholarships each year. These scholarships are applied to tuition and fees for one year (two semesters). The amounts of the awards depend on the scholarship. For more information, visit the department’s web site, www.coe.unt.edu/khpr.

Facilities

The department has two research laboratories for exercise physiology, motor performance and strength measurement that provide you with excellent opportunities for developing state-of-the-art research and measurement skills in your areas of interest.