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College of Education & Human Development - School of KinesiologyCooke Hall in Spring

The School of Kinesiology focuses on the biological, developmental, social, and behavioral bases of physical activity, recreation, sport and human performance through its programs in kinesiology, recreation, park, and leisure studies, and sport management. The degree programs in the School prepare students for a variety of professional opportunities in both the public and private sector. The fields of teaching, community service, allied health, industry and business are career paths that graduates of our programs may anticipate as avenues of employment and further professional training.
 

Fields of study

Kinesiology
B.S. (honors option), M.Ed. (applied kinesiology and licensure), M.A., Ph.D.

Recreation, park, and leisure studies
B.S., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.

Sport management
B.S.

Physical education
M.Ed. (teacher licensure)
DAPE additional licensure

Coaching
Minor and certificate

Human factors/ergonomics
freestanding graduate minor

Contact us

Marta Fahrenz, coordinator of graduate studies, 612-625-4380, mfahrenz@umn.edu

Brandi Hoffman, coordinator for undergraduate and M.Ed. professional programs and advising

Michael G. Wade, director of graduate studies (DGS)

Mary Jo Kane, director, School of Kinesiology

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Professor Tom Stoffregen and Teaching Specialist Harvey Feldman pose with their recent awards. Professor Stoffregen was inducted as an Active Fellow into the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Harvey Feldman was elected a Member of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.

  

News

Mary Jo Kane, professor and chair, School of Kinesiology, and director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, is quoted as an expert in women's sports in the Sunday, May 11, New York Times 10-page article, "The Uneven Playing Field" by Michael Sokolove.

Chris Reiff from the School of Kinesiology's Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP) has been awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) grant to support his research project entitled "Differences in Caloric Expenditure in Standing versus Sitting Desks."

In 2007-08, six undergraduate research assistants have received awards from the University of Minnesota to support their research in the School of Kinesiology's Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL). These competitive awards, from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), have been made to Elizabeth deSanto, Mallory Dzubay, Kyle Elm, Zoe Fung, Christie Pelzer, and Alison Smith. Please join us in congratulating the APAL and these exceptional undergrads!

Frank Moe, Ph.D. student and Minnesota state legislator from Bemidji, has been awarded a 2008 Bush Leadership Fellowship. Frank is pursuing his Ph.D. in Education-Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies and is advised by Keith Russell.

Ph.D. candidates Drew Bailey (Ed-RPLS) and Jung Hyun (Kenny) Kim (Kin) have been awarded prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for 2008-09 from the Graduate School. These highly competitive all-University fellowships are designed to support outstanding Ph.D. candidates in devoting full time to their dissertation writing and research. Advisers are Keith Russell (Drew) and Arthur Leon and Victor Koscheyev (Kenny).

Nicole LaVoi, associate director of The Tucker Center, was interviewed on WCCO-TV about the Parents and Coaches Together (PACT) sport education program she helped develop for the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, as well as the Minnesota PLAYS (Parents Learning About Youth Sports) program. See the story and video here.

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