SPORTS MEDICINE

The Sports Medicine certificate is designed to provide students with opportunities to acquire the basis of knowledge, skills, and abilities for a potential career in sports medicine and/or athletic training. The certificate is designed to affirm student's practicum skills in basic sport injury care, prevention, and rehabilitation.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Apply general principles of exercise and fitness to various populations.
2. Identify and describe the principles and protocols of athletic training during sports activities with an emphasis on prevention, care, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation.
3. Apply critical thinking to utilize protocols and employ skills needed for immediate care of injuries, including administering emergency care.
4. Recognize various career opportunities in the field of human movement and be prepared to transfer into university degree programs in related fields including but not limited to athletic training, physical therapy, and orthopedics.