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| The study of Kinesiology can lead to a variety of careers involving teaching,
research, coaching, a variety of services related to physical activity
and fitness, health promotion, rehabilitation and medicine. Positions are
found in a variety of settings including schools, colleges and universities,
public and private agencies, clinical environments, government, business
and the military. |
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| Following links provide more information about careers in these programs
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| Athletic Training |
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| Athletic trainers are medical experts in preventing, recognizing, managing
and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity. Athletic
trainers help avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal
daily life.Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association
as an allied health care profession. |
| Athletic trainers held about 17,000 jobs in 2006 and are found in every
part of the country. Most athletic trainer jobs are related to sports,
although an increasing number also work in nonsports settings. About 34
percent of athletic trainers worked in health care, including jobs in hospitals,
offices of physicians, and offices of other health practitioners. Another
34 percent were found in public and private educational services, primarily
in colleges, universities, and high schools. About 20 percent worked in
fitness and recreational sports centers. |
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In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, the
athletic trainer functions as an integral member of the athletic health-care
team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics,
professional sports programs and other health-care settings. Some of there
duties include:
- preparing athletes for practice or competition including taping,
bandaging, bracing or applying other forms of risk management.
- Evaluating injuries to determine the best course of action.
- Developing and implementing conditioning programs.
- Implementing treatment programs.
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Job Titles:
- Physical therapist
- Physician assistant
- Occupational therapist
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Job Places :
- Sports Medicine Clinics
- Sports Clubs
- High Schools
- Colleges & Universities
- Professional & Semi-Professional Teams
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Military
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For further information, contact
Toby L. Dore (tldore@louisiana.edu)
Program Director, Athletic Training
Bourgeois Hall, Room 130-B
Phone 337/482-6283 |
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| Exercise Science |
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| Exercise physiologists tend to specialize into clinical areas such as
cardiac rehabilitation, research based exercise physiology {such as performance
and heat stress, performance and altitude, fluid balance, intracellular
lactate mechanisms, motor functions, and plasticity of muscle fibers},
exercise testing and prescription of athletes, and development of physical
fitness programs in prevention of disease and disability. |
| Career opportunities for individuals graduating with degrees in exercise
science are numerous. Common career tracks range from the research scientist
to the exercise practitioner in fitness and/or clinical settings. |
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| An exercise physiologist studies the acute and chronic physiological
responses and adaptations resulting from physical activity. They can apply
this knowledge to improve or maintain health, fitness, or performance.
Traditionally, exercise physiologists worked and studied only with athletes
to improve performance. Today, however, exercise physiologists also work
and study in commercial, clinical, and workplace settings to increase health,
fitness, and quality of life in the general population. For example, an
exercise physiologist may work as a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation specialist,
a personal trainer, or direct an employee fitness program. |
Job Titles:
- Exercise Physiologist
- Medical Doctor
- Bio mechanist
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist
- Dietitian / Sports Nutrionist
- Employee Fitness Director
- Exercise Physiologist
- Medical Doctor
- Occupational Physiologists
- Personal Trainer
- Physical Occupational Therapist
- Researcher
- Teacher
- Strength (sport) & Conditioning Coach
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Job Places : - Athletic associations
- Colleges and universities
- Corporate health facilities
- Country clubs and resorts
- Health and fitness clubs
- High schools
- Hospitals
- Rehabilitation clinics
- Sports marketing & management agencies
- Sports medicine clinics
- Sporting goods companies
- Centers for Disease Control
- Center for Health Promotion & Education
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Health Resources & Services Admin
- National Institutes of Health
- Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
- Peace Corps
- President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
- Public Health Service
- State Departments of Health
- U.S. Armed Forces
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For further information, contact
Brian Campbell (bjc4534@louisiana.edu)
Curriculum Coordinator, Exercise Science
138-A Bourgeois
Phone 337/482-6461 |
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| Health and physical education |
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| Opportunities for employment as a health and physical education teacher
look very promising. Public awareness of the importance of health and physical
education has been increasing in recent years due to related research and
significant reports from the U.S. Surgeon General and the Center for Disease
Control that have called for daily physical education in the schools. Student
who complete all requirements and graduate from our program as certified
health and physical education teachers may be employed in grades K -12
at both public and private schools in Louisiana. Although other states
may have their own unique requirements to teach in that state, our K-12
certified teachers would have passed the national teacher examination (PRAXIS)
and should be able to meet the requirements for certification in most states.
When seeking employment individuals should use a variety of resources for
their search, but will find the following links helpful as starting points. |
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For further information, contact
Charity Bryan (cxb4512@louisiana.edu)
Curriculum Coordinator, Health & Physical Education
Bourgeois Hall, Room 124-B
Phone 337/482-6282
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| Health Promotion and Wellness |
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| Graduates can apply their skills in many diverse settings. Some examples
appear below. |
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Hospital
- Health Education Departments
- Employee Health & Wellness Center
Community
- Local State and Regional Departments of Health
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- Adult Day Care Centers
- Senior Citizen Centers
- Fitness Centers
Business / Industry
- Employee Health & Wellness Centers
- Fitness Centers
Jobs Listing for Health Promotion Majors
Avenue for Graduate Programs: Masters
in Public Health (MPH) (www.asph.org)
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For further information, contact
Susan Lyman (halo@louisiana.edu)
Curriculum Coordinator, Health Promotion & Wellness
Bourgeois Hall, Room 128-A
Phone 337/482-6465 |
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| Recreation/ Sports Management |
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Specialists in these areas are needed to manage recreation and sport
activity facilities, to supervise and plan indoor/outdoor recreation activities,
to develop recreation and sport services for youth and adults in a variety
of for-profit and non-profit settings, and to practice in health care settings.
There are 4.5 Million Jobs Nationally
- Sports Marketing 1.5 million jobs
- Sports Journalism 301,000 jobs
- Sports Entrepreneurship 1.15 million jobs
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| Job responsibilities vary with the type of organization, area of the
sport industry, and level of management. All involve business aspects of
sport, and normally include 50 - 60 hour work weeks, including night and
weekend hours of employment. Job duties may involve working with corporations
in special event promotions and sponsorships. It may also include accounting,
ticketing, and financial operations of a sporting event or program. Additional
responsibilities might include developing a risk management plan for dealing
with current legal issues in sport. The sport manager may be involved in
facility and event management, sport broadcasting and media relations,
or the sales of sporting goods and licensed sport products |
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Job Titles:
- Program directors in community sport programs
- marketing and promotions director
- academic services for student-athletics
- corporate sales director
- director of ticketing and finance
- sporting goods sales representative
- intramural director of campus recreation
- facilities coordinator
- athletic director
- compliance director
- athletic business manager
- fitness manager
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Job places :
- Sports Marketing Agencies
- International Management Group
- Proserve
- Advantage International
- Del Wilber Associates
- Sport Media
- Olympic Movement - IOC and USOC
- Governing Agencies - USTA, ASA, NCAA, IAAF, PGA
- Sports Equipment and Supply - $70 billion industry (5% increase
last year)
- Sport Facility Management - Stadiums, Coliseums, Activity Centers
- Facility Planning Consultants for HOK, Hasting & Chivetta
- Walt Disney
- Sport Industry Report
- Government Agencies
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For further information, contact
Andrew Hatchett
Curriculum Coordinator, Sports Administration
Bourgeois Hall, Room 124-B
Phone 337/482-6615 |
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