About

The Sports Medicine (SM) concentration leading to the Master of Science degree in Sports Medicine is a two-year graduate program housed within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition.

Program Focus

Students in this program enjoy small class sizes that allow for optimal engagement and feedback from the instructors and opportunities to practice hands-on skills. Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on health care issues for athletes and physically active individuals. The SM program has a research focus and provides a core curriculum that is central to the pathokinesiology of joint injury and the principles by which restoration of joint function is accomplished. Graduates of the program seek appointments in both clinical and educational settings at colleges and universities, high schools and private sports medicine clinics. Individuals who have successfully completed our program include athletic trainers, physical therapists, bioengineers and exercise physiologists, among others.