Potential Careers
Certified teacher of Physical Education
Adapted Physical Education teacher
Director or Developer of Community Exercise Programs (kids, adapted, elderly, etc.)
Recreational Sports Specialist/Recreation Coordinator
Parks & Recreation Management
Youth Sport Leadership
Recreational Therapist
Sport Tourism
Adapted Sport
Option Courses
KNES333 Physical Activity for Students with Special Needs
KNES 386 Experiential Learning
KNES389D Sport for Development
KNES400 The Foundations of Public Health in Kinesiology
KNES 442 Psychology of Exercise and Health
KNES 451 Children and Sport
KNES 457 Managing Youth Programs
KNES460 Exercise and Aging
KNES 463 Principles & Methods of Physical Activity Interventions
KNES 465 Exercise and Disease Prevention
KNES498C Exercise and Brain Health
Consider Minoring In...
Suggested Elective Courses
- EDHD402: Social Development
- EDHD411: Child Growth and Development
- EDHD413: Adolescent Development
- EDSP376 Fundamentals of Sign Language
- EDSP476 Communicating with Sign Language
- FMSC332: Children in Families
- HESI318R: Applied Contextual Leadership; Foundations and Applications of Challenge Course Theory
- HESI318T: Applied Contextual Leadership; Foundations and Applications of Adventure Leadership Instruction
- HLTH130: Introduction to Public and Community Health
- HLTH140: Personal and Community Health
- KNES246: Transformational Leader in Sport: The Art and Science of Coaching
- KNES389E: Topical Investigations - Children's Developmental Clinic
- PSYC100: Introduction to Psychology
- SOCY105: Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems
- SOCY413: Sociology of Aging
- SOCY431: Principles of Organizations
Relevant Links
American Council on Exercise: www.acefitness.org
National Park and Recreation Association: https://www.nrpa.org/careers-education/careers/
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) https://www.shapeamerica.org/
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification https://www.nctrc.org/about-ncrtc/about-recreational-therapy/
University of Maryland School of Public Health MPH programs: https://sph.umd.edu/content/master-public-health
MCERT (Master's Certification in Physical Education): https://sph.umd.edu/degrees/physical-education-masters-certification-k-12 | https://education.umd.edu/academics/programs/teacher-certification/mcert-master-education-med-certification