TCU Kinesiology

Today we welcomed 7th graders from IDEA Edgecliff College Prep to the TCU Kinesiology Department! These bright and curious students explored our programs and learned about our diverse majors and research areas. Our faculty and graduate students shared insights from the SHAPE Lab, physical education, sport & exercise psychology, physical activity & disability, motor behavior, exercise physiology, prosthetics, and athletic training.
The students were incredibly engaged and eager to dive into the world of human movement and health. We loved having them on campus and can’t wait to see where their curiosity takes them next! 💜🐸

Kines faculty enjoying the ! 🌒

🏃‍♀️ Interested in learning about the psychological aspects of participating in physical activities, especially in recreation, exercise and physical education?

Our master’s in kinesiology with an exercise psychology emphasis program coursework offers a strong foundation in exercise psychology, research methods and their practical applications.

🎓 Graduates can apply these principles in schools and with the active general population through advanced studies, employment in schools and careers related to exercise and health, particularly for children.

This degree involves researching the following topics in depth:

✅ Effects of physical activity in the school setting on academic performance and character development.
✅ Use of increased recess and the restructuring of the school day as interventions to improve the development and physical well-being of children.

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🦾 Interested in exploring how movements are coordinated, controlled and learned?

🧠 Our master’s in kinesiology with an emphasis on motor control program draws from academic disciplines like neuroscience, biomechanics and experimental psychology and applies this knowledge to areas such as physical education, kinesiology, rehabilitation and human factors engineering.

🎓 Graduates can pursue careers in movement-related fields or continue to doctoral studies. This degree involves researching the following topics in depth:

✅ Effects of support surface angle and balance training on postural control in upright standing.
✅ Role of movement variability during functional tasks in healthy and injured populations.

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🏋️ Interested in studying the science, research and practical aspects of human movement physiology? Our master’s in kinesiology with an exercise physiology emphasis program is designed to prepare students for advanced studies, research positions and careers related to exercise and health.

📝 The coursework offers a strong foundation in both theoretical and applied physiology, along with research methods exploring various topics such as:

✅ Effects of strength and skill training on the neuromuscular function of the trained and untrained limbs.
✅ The influence of strength training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy.
✅ Effects of community-based behavior change programs on metabolic and physiological markers associated with chronic disease risk.
✅ Influence of acute and chronic exercise on immunological function/response in various populations (athletes, elderly persons, etc.).
✅ Use of exercise, particularly resistance exercise, as a means of reducing the risk of diseases associated with inactivity (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc.) through the study of cellular and molecular mechanisms.

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💪 The Human Performance Team at TCU is comprised of athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionists, physical therapists, physicians, chiropractors, massage therapists and coaches, to name a few, and they all play a role in the success of a student-athlete and the team as a whole.

🏈 In preparation for what would be an historic semifinal win for our Horned Frogs, Harris College reached out to these sports medicine team pros to share how they prep student-athletes for the football season, especially as the the team headed to the national championship.

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TCU Athletic Training Program
TCU Kinesiology

Some of our movement science majors made a meaningful impact by conducting health screenings at the Special Olympics Texas Fall Classic this past weekend.

These screenings took place at the Healthy Athlete Village, offering our students invaluable hands-on experience in interacting with both children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Read what they had to say about their experience! 🔗 https://bit.ly/tcuspecialolympicstx