Strength & Conditioning/Fitness EntrepreneurshipM.S.Ed.
The Strength and Conditioning/Fitness Entrepreneurship graduate track is specifically designed to produce highly qualified and elite practitioners in the field of athletic performance. It is intended to prepare students for jobs in Division I and professional sports or fitness administration.
The program emphasizes practice-based instruction promoting proficiency in cutting edge programming and implementation; including practical requirements in functional and corrective exercises, advanced strength training, Olympic weight lifting, speed, agility and quickness training, as well as training for competitive endurance sports. Coursework is performed in the University of Miami’s athletic facilities and qualified students will have the opportunity to work directly with our NCAA Division I athletes and coaches.
Those who have completed the UM undergraduate major in Exercise Physiology or Athletic Training, may apply for the one year accelerated Masters degree in Strength and Conditioning/Fitness Entrepreneurship. This program can be completed in two semesters. Students entering the University from another school may complete the program in a one-year intensive program or a traditional two year track. The one year program is completed by taking four courses over each of the fall, spring, and summer-1 sessions. PhD candidates in exercise physiology may take coursework in the strength and conditioning track as part of their program of study upon approval from their advisor. Students are not required to complete a thesis but must pass comprehensive exams to graduate with a Masters degree in the field. Pre-requisites to the program include undergraduate Anatomy & Physiology, and undergraduate Exercise Physiology.
Graduation Requirement
Comprehensive Examination: Before graduation, each student must pass a comprehensive examination that demonstrates mastery of the theory and application in the broad area of strength and conditioning.
The comprehensive exam is a written examination supervised by three members of the faculty on the graduate studies committee of the Department of Kinesiology and Sports Sciences. The comprehensive examination is designed to measure a student’s ability to conceptualize, critically analyze, and present knowledge in a succinct and cogent manner. The examination requires students to demonstrate competence in the integration, synthesis, and application of strength and conditioning, nutrition, and research principles drawn from course materials and readings.
The University of Miami Graduate program in Strength and Conditioning/Fitness Entrepreneurship is officially recognized as an approved graduate strength and conditioning program by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
The NSCA Education Recognition Program Graduate Strength and Conditioning Program recognizes and distinguishes colleges and universities with standardized, approved graduate strength and conditioning curricula designed to prepare students for the NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS®) certification. The NSCA ERP is designed as a foundation for strength and conditioning student growth and success from classroom to career. As a student at an ERP school, the NSCA is an ally for your professional development.
The “ERP” logo is a trademark of the National Strength and Conditioning Association in the United States and/or other countries. ERP Graduate Strength and Conditioning Program.
Required Coursework
Courses offered in the Strength and Conditioning/Fitness Entrepreneurship track, as well as the recommended sequence, can be found here.
Required Core
KIN 636 Strength and Conditioning I
KIN 637 Strength and Conditioning II
KIN 646 Elite Conditioning I
KIN 647 Elite Conditioning II
KIN 661 Facility Management
KIN 662 Fitness Facility Management II
KIN 669 The Foundations of Exercise Programming
KIN 670 Advanced Programming
KIN 677 Advanced Nutrition for Health and Fitness
Reccomended Electives
KIN 690 Special Topics in Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
KIN 699 Advanced Programming for Endurance Athletes
KIN 795 Graduate/Clinical Field Experience in Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Additional Approved Electives
Nutrition Courses
KIN 623 Food Science and Management Principles
KIN 634 Integrative & Functional Nutrition
KIN 638 Nutrition during the Lifecycle
KIN 639 Dietary Supplements And Human Performance
KIN 650 Nutritional Biochemistry
KIN 784 Advance Neurological Mechanisms of Metabolism and Weight Regulation
KIN 645 Therapeutic Lifestyle to Combat Chronic Disease
Exercise Physiology Courses
KIN 621 Advanced Systemic Exercise Physiology
KIN 630 Cellular Exercise Physiology
KIN 679 Principles of Exercise Assessment: Cardiovascular
KIN 680 Principles of exercise Prescription: Neuromuscular
KIN 686 Exercise Prescription/Assessment Laboratory
KIN 746 Research Methods in Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Two-year Regular Masters Example Schedule – 36 credits
Fall 1 (9 credits) |
Spring 1 (9 credits) |
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Fall 2 (9 credits) |
Spring 2 (9 credits) |
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One-year Intensive Masters Example Schedule – 36 credits
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Accelerated Masters Example Schedule – 30 credits
(Only available to University of Miami Undergraduate Athletic Training and Kinesiology students)
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Program Director
Brian Biagioli
Graduate Program Director: Strength and Conditioning, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
For General Inquiries, contact:
Lois Heffernan
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Room: Max Orovitz Suite 311