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B.A. in Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
Allied Health Track
The Allied Health Track provides education and training for students who wish to prepare for advanced study in physical therapy, medicine, or other allied health fields.
Career Options
- Exercise Physiologist,
- Professional School (Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Medical Doctor, Athletic Trainer),
- Kinesiology Graduate School
Applied KES Track
The Applied KES Track provides students the opportunity to pursue basic and applied studies of the physiological, biomechanical, and social-psychological aspects of human movement and performance.
Career Options
- Fitness Program Director,
- Personal Trainer,
- Fitness Instructor,
- Strength Coach
Health Promotion Track
The Health Promotion Track gives students a deeper understanding of health issues, human behavior, and their impact on overall wellness and quality of life.
Career Options
- Health Educator,
- Health Coach,
- Wellness Prevention Program Coordinator/Manager,
- Health Researcher
Program Requirements and Curricula
- B.A. in Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences – A total of 38 upper-division Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences course credit hours.
- Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences (KES) Course Descriptions
- Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences (KES) Courses
Indigenous Public Health Certificate
An interdisciplinary certificate will provide students with an understanding of the purpose and practice of public health, indigenous communities’ practices of health and wellbeing, and/or conventional and traditional health perspectives.
Indigenous Public Health Certificate
An interdisciplinary certificate will provide students with an understanding of the purpose and practice of public health, indigenous communities’ practices of health and wellbeing, and/or conventional and traditional health perspectives.
Laboratory for Therapeutic Sciences
The Laboratory for Therapeutic Sciences is the home base for research by the Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences (KES) Department. The laboratory, formerly named the Laboratory for Exercise Sciences, is a well-equipped facility for anthropometric and biometric data collection, along with performance analyses equipment. The laboratory is outfitted with a Max II Metabolic Cart, a Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometer (DEXA), an Air Plethysmograph (BodPod), a phlebotomy station, a Cybex Multi-Joint Isokinetic instrument, a Biopac EMG/EKG instrument and much more.
Much interdepartmental research is conducted in the laboratory. The School of Nursing, the Department of Psychology, the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Biology have all participated in cooperative research with KES in the Laboratory for Therapeutic Sciences.
The laboratory is directed by Dr. L. A. Gotshalk , CSCS, RT(BD), CPT. As a certified radiological technician and phlebotomist, Dr. Gotshalk has the ability to collect anthropometric and biometric data useful in the analysis of the results of exercise intervention as a tool for the promotion of health and well-being in many subject groups, including Hawaiian children, Honolulu Police Department, aged men and women, cancer recovery subjects, and most of the UH Hilo athletic teams. Every semester, interested KES students who are in the Directed Studies program or are qualified volunteers represent the driving force and energy of the Laboratory for Therapeutic Sciences.