About Kinesiology
The science of human movement, exercise, and physical activity. Courses carry the KINE subject code and are offered through the College of Education, Health & Human Sciences. Numbers below 300 are introductory, 300–499 advanced undergraduate, and 500 and above graduate. Prerequisites are enforced at registration.
How the sequence works
Of the 9 KINE courses listed, 2 are introductory (numbers under 300), 2 are advanced undergraduate (300–499). 1 course has no prerequisite and is a reasonable first step. Later courses assume the earlier ones, so read prerequisites before you plan a term — they are enforced at registration and an override from the Kinesiology department is the only way around them.
KINE 1500 — Introduction to Kinesiology 3 cr
The subdisciplines of the field, careers, and the role of physical activity in health.
Prerequisite: none.
KINE 2100 — Functional Anatomy 4 cr
The musculoskeletal system analyzed for movement — joints, muscle actions, and mechanics, with lab.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1010.
KINE 2300 — Exercise Physiology 4 cr
Acute and chronic responses of the body's systems to exercise, and the basis of training, with lab.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3300.
KINE 2500 — Biomechanics 4 cr
Applying mechanics to human movement: forces, levers, motion analysis, and injury mechanisms, with lab.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1010, KINE 2100.
KINE 3100 — Motor Learning and Control 3 cr
How movement skills are acquired, practiced, and retained, and how to structure practice.
Prerequisite: KINE 1500.
KINE 3300 — Strength and Conditioning 3 cr
Program design for performance and health, periodization, and coaching the major lifts.
Prerequisite: KINE 2300.
KINE 3500 — Exercise Testing and Prescription 4 cr
Health screening, graded exercise testing, and writing individualized programs, with lab.
Prerequisite: KINE 2300.
KINE 3700 — Physical Activity and Public Health 3 cr
Population-level physical-activity promotion, environments, and policy.
Prerequisite: KINE 1500.
KINE 4900 — Kinesiology Internship 4 cr
A supervised placement in a clinical, fitness, performance, or community setting.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
Planning and advising
Your degree audit shows exactly how KINE courses apply to your requirements; this list only shows what is offered. If you are choosing between two courses, deciding when to take a heavy one, or wondering whether a course will run next term, your academic adviser can tell you. Course availability by term is set close to registration and is not guaranteed by anything on this page.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every course, prerequisite, credit value, and department on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real curriculum or a course you can enroll in.