Undergraduate Academic Programs

Minors

Kinesiology

Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree. A student who decides to pursue this minor should visit https://sph.indiana.edu/academics/public/selectMinor.html to declare it.  Alternatively, the student may visit the records office of his or her degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective. Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether or not this minor may be officially recorded on their transcripts.

Students considering this minor may visit Cindy Moore for academic advising.

Cindy Moore
Academic Advisor
Department of Kinesiology
School of Public Health - Bloomington
SPH C012
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 855-5538
cmmoore [at] indiana [dot] edu

Requirements
This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs outside the Department of Kinesiology, who wish to add a kinesiology specialty to their studies. This minor requires:
  • successful completion of 18 credit hours prescribed below.
  • a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Kinesiology Core Course (3 cr.)
Complete the following course:

  • SPH-K 150 Introduction to Public Health and Kinesiology (3 cr.)

Specialization Courses (15 Cr.)
Complete 15 credits of any of the following courses:
Fitness

  • SPH-I 119 Personal Fitness (2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 217 Methods of Group Exercise Instruction (3 cr.) (P: P 216)
  • SPH-K 218 Methods of Personal Fitness Instruction (3 cr.) (P: P 216)
  • SPH-K 280 Principles of Athletic Training and Emergency Care (2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 316 Theories of Advanced Conditioning (2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 317 Theory and Practice of Resistance Training (2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 326 Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructor (2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 416 Fitness Management (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 417 Physical Activity and Disease: Prevention and Treatment (3 cr.) (P: P 409)
  • SPH-K 419 Fitness Testing and Interpretation (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 420 Exercise Leadership and Program Design (3 cr.) (P: P 419)
  • SPH-K 450 Special Topics in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 492 Research in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 496 Laboratory Assisting or Field Experience in Kinesiology (1-3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 497 Internship in Exercise Science (1-3 cr.)
  • SPH-R 142 Living Well (3 cr.)

Management

  • SPH-A 483 Principles of Sports Officiating (1 cr.)
  • SPH-C 213 Introduction to Sport Communication (3 cr.)
  • SPH-C 329 Issues in Sport Communication (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 206 or SPH-R 230 Recreational Sports Programming (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 450 Special Topics in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 211 Introduction to Sport Management (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 318 Management of the Sport Enterprise (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 328 Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 411 or SPH-R 434 Legal Issues in Sport Settings (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 415 Sport Promotions and Public Relations (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 418 Sport Marketing (3 cr.) (P: BUS F260 or BUS A200)
  • SPH-M 423 Financial Principles of Sport (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 426 Sales Management in Sport (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 428 Strategic Management in the Sport Industry (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 495 Practicum in Sport Studies (1-3 cr.)

Science

  • SPH-K 205 Structural Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 385 Practicum in Adapted Physical Activity (1-2 cr.)
  • SPH-K 391 Biomechanics (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 398 Adapted Physical Activity (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 409 Basic Physiology of Exercise (3 cr.) (P: PHSL P215)
  • SPH-K 412 Exercise in Health and Disease (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 450 Special Topics in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 452 Motor Learning (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 490 Motor Development and Learning (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 492 Research in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 497 Internship in Exercise Science (1-3 cr.)

Sociology/Psychology

  • SPH-K 405 Introduction to Sport Psychology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 450 Special Topics in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 492 Research in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 333 Sport in America: Historical Perspectives (3 cr.)
  • SPH-M 382 Sport in American Society (3 cr.)

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