The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers coursework leading to a Ph.D. in Human Movement Science. This new program (Fall 2000) is a joint effort among faculty in the areas of Athletic Training, Biomedical Engineering, Exercise Physiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Physical Therapy. The curriculum has four areas of concentration: Behavioral Studies (motor learning, motor development, and psychological factors), Biomechanics, Physiology, and Neuromuscular Control.

Athletic Training students enrolled in the program will take coursework related to the management and rehabilitation of orthopaedic and neuromuscular injury: conduct research through the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory; and teach in a CAAHEP accredited undergraduate athletic training education program. Additional opportunities may be available through the UNC Athletic Department. Certified athletic trainers holding a Masters Degree in an Athletic Training related area are welcome to apply.

For admission requirements and application materials, please contact:

Ms. Cindy Atkins, Executive Assistant

Department of Exercise and Sport Science

Fetzer Gymnasium, CB #8700

The University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8700

Phone: (919) 962-0018

Fax: (919) 962-0489

atkins@email.unc.edu

 

For additional program information as it relates to sports medicine, please contact:
 

Joseph B. Myers, PhD, ATC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department of Exercise and Sport Science

CB# 8700 Fetzer

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8700

919-962-7543

joemyers@email.unc.edu