Admission Requirements

• Master of Science

Degree Requirements

• Master of Science

Mailing Address:
Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition (MC 517)
1919 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7256

Campus Location: 650 AHSB
Program Codes: 20FS0351MS
Telephone: (312) 996-4600
E-mail: kndept@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.ahs.uic.edu/kn
Head of the Department: TBA
Director of Graduate Studies: Daniel Corcos

The Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition offers work leading to degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels.

• MS in Kinesiology (see below)
• MS in Nutrition
• PhD in Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation

Kinesiology, nutrition, and rehabilitation are multidisciplinary fields that draw upon and integrate subject matter from a variety of disciplines. The master’s degree program in Kinesiology as a terminal degree (i.e., not leading to a PhD) is most appropriate for students who wish to apply and critically evaluate their knowledge through practice in healthcare or industry settings and can be combined, for example, with focused course work in other fields such as public health, toxicology, business, or education. Doctoral studies are also available and are designed to lead to academic research and teaching careers or to research careers in government or industry.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are considered on an individual basis. Complete transcripts of all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

• Baccalaureate Field Applicants for graduate study may come from the entire spectrum of undergraduate fields, or from other health professions such as medicine or nursing. Some applicants may not meet all course prerequisites without having to take selected additional undergraduate course work. Minimum prerequisites for full admission to graduate study can be obtained from the department.
• Grade Point Average At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of undergraduate study (3.25 preferred); and 3.50/4.00 for all graduate work.
• Tests Required GRE General, with a minimum combined verbal and quantitative score of 1000.
• Minimum TOEFL Score 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); 80, with subscores of Reading 19, Listening 17, Speaking 20, and Writing 21 (new Internet-based TOEFL).
• Letters of Recommendation Three required.
• Personal Statement Required.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

Master of Science in Kinesiology—concentrations in Applied Exercise Physiology; and Motor Control and Biomechanics

Note: Beginning with the Spring 2009 semester, the Movement Sciences (MVSC) rubric will change to Kinesiology (KN).

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 for thesis or project options. 40-hour course-work-only or internship options are also available.
• Course Work MS students completing a thesis or project will generally take 27 hours of course work and independent research and then earn 5 hours for the thesis or project.
• The Applied Exercise Physiology concentration offers an internship option. Students completing the internship option will take 28 hours of course work and independent research and complete an internship worth 12 semester hours.
• Students who complete the 40-hour, course-work-only option are required to take at least 12 hours at the 500-level.
• All MS students are required to take MVSC 500—Evidence-Based Practice in Kinesiology and Nutrition.
• The required courses in each concentration are as follows:
• Applied Exercise Physiology: MVSC 452, 460, 545, DHD/MVSC 520, and a graduate-level class in management or marketing.
• Motor Control and Biomechanics: MVSC 472, 501, MVSC/PT 571, MVSC 572, MVSC/PT 574.
• Remaining hours can be met by kinesiology and nutrition electives, cognates, or independent research projects. Grades lower than B in concentra-tion courses will not be counted toward the degree. Students who receive more than two grades lower than B will be dropped from the program.
• Comprehensive Examination Students who wish to perform an internship in Applied Exercise Physiology must first pass a comprehensive examination.
• Thesis, Project, Internship, or Course-Work-Only Options Students select the thesis, project, internship, or course-work-only option.
• Thesis: A minimum of 5 hours of MVSC 598 is required; generally 6 hours are taken.
• Project: A minimum of 5 hours of MVSC 597 is required; generally 6 hours are taken.
• Internship: A minimum of 12 hours of MVSC 593 is required.
• Course Work Only: 40 hours course work only.