The science of human movement
Of the 35 majors offered at GCSU, five (exercise science, outdoor education, community health and human services, physical education, and athletic training) fall under the Kinesiology Department. Across these majors are spread 404 of GCSU’s graduate and undergraduate students.
The students tread a path which is becoming more important in today’s tense, and increasingly proactive, environmental climate, and GCSU’s Kinesiology Department works hard to keep them on the cutting edge of their field of interest.
You may have run into a kinesiology trailblazer leading hiking expeditions, helping out on staff with local sports teams, or working through their practicum at the Wellness Depot as personal trainers.
“The professional preparation of the department is invaluable,” Assistant Director of Wellness Programs Amy Whatley said.
The Wellness Depot is one of the most visible outreaches of the department. It’s there were students can get real world, hands-on experience in their kinetic art.
Andrew Svorcek is a freshmen who boasts the benefits of athletic training and exercise science majors who work at the Depot.
“It’s really great to have someone there to keep you on track, and motivate you,” Svorcek said.
As with other majors, the programs are mandatory for students in the department as part of their practicum.
“The programs we have outside of the classroom are one of our best benefits,” professor Christopher Black said.
Many GCSU students graduating with a degree from the Kinesiology Department have been able to find work with relative assurance. GCSU kinesiology graduates can be found working in high schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics and rehabilitation centers, hospitals, wellness and fitness centers, or in corporate and industrial settings.
Several students are already working as full-fledged trainers being paid by local private gyms, according to officials at the Depot.
Kinesiology is the science of human movement, and at GCSU the faculty and students demonstrate a passion and fervor that lives up to such a fluid and poetic study.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Oct 30 2009. Filed under Health & Science.
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