Kinesiology Department

Kinesiology

The programs in Physical Education and Sport & Recreation Management provide our students with discipline-specific knowledge, skill practice, and professional experience via classroom instruction and student teaching or internship capstone experiences necessary for advanced graduate studies and professional careers.

Our department fosters the development of spiritual, physical, social, emotional, clinical and culturally diverse skills to enhance the human behavior and well being of all populations.

The mission of the Department of Kinesiology is to prepare Christian professionals for careers in teaching, coaching, and sport and recreation management.

Undergraduate Programs

The kinesiology licensure major prepares students to teach health and physical education and coach in elementary and secondary schools. The kinesiology non-licensure major prepares students to work in non-teaching areas of kinesiology, and can be combined with an MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching), which allows one to teach. The sport & recreation management major prepares students for careers in athletic or recreation administration.

Minors

The coaching minor, when paired with an education degree, allows a student to sit for the Praxis II test and receive their endorsement to coach.

Graduate Programs

The 100% online, 35-hour master of science in kinesiology & sport administration has been designed to help further the careers of current professionals in the areas of physical education, coaching and sport - especially teachers and coaches - while they work full time.

Kinesiology Academic Advisors

Pedagogy (Kinesiology Major - B.S. with Teacher Education licensure)

Stephen Burks

Office: GAC 100B501-279-4761

Britney Finley

Office: GAC 173D501-279-5878

Jessica Moore

Office: GAC 137B501-279-4487

J. D. Yingling

Office: GAC 137C501-279-4756
Kinesiology (B.A. – Non-teaching major)

Stephen Burks

Office: GAC 100B501-279-4761

Britney Finley

Office: GAC 173D501-279-5878

Jessica Moore

Office: GAC 137B501-279-4487

J. D. Yingling

Office: GAC 137C501-279-4756
Sport & Recreation Management

Luke Cullins

Office: GAC 173B501-279-4821

Tom Ritchie

Office: GAC 143B501-279-4972

Recreation

Interested in athletics? Harding offers multiple opportunities for students to stay active through the Recreation Program. Our intramural and social club athletics are coordinated out of the recreation program and provide a place for students to play organized athletics in flag football, basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, and other sports. Refer to the Harding Walking Trails PDF for convenient routes to walk or jog on campus.

Travel Club Sports gives students a chance to compete against other institutions or individuals in a variety of activities. Harding’s Travel Club Sports program currently contains 9 different sports, and potentially will be looking to add more in the future.

FlorenceStudy Abroad: Bison Athletes in Training (BAT)

BAT is a condensed summer international program designed for Harding athletes.

HU athletes follow a course plan catered to their sport, other participants work with the directors to create their own program.

Take classes and experience Florence, Rome, Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa, Cinque Terre, and Germany, as well as some independent travel opportunities at the end of the program.

Learn more at International Programs (BAT).