Educational Goals

Graduates with an advanced degree in athletic training will: 1) integrate advanced therapeutic exercise techniques, evidence-based medicine, and research into clinical practice; 2) integrate advanced rehabilitative techniques, functional assessment, and manual therapy into the rehabilitative process; and 3) promote scholarship within Athletic Training, via communicating (written or oral) research and critical appraisal of research.

Employment Options

The needs and demands of the current job market in AT require that future athletic trainers hold a graduate degree in AT. Athletic trainers with a post-professional degree in AT have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for advanced clinical practice, and are to contribute to the field of AT through discipline-specific research and scholarship. Thus, graduates with a Master of Science Degree in Athletic Training will be highly competitive for a variety of  Athletic Training positions, including those in educational settings (e.g., colleges/universities and high schools), fitness/recreational sports centers, and health care facilities.

The Faculty

Members of the Athletic Training graduate faculty are national leaders in the field of athletic training. They are the authors of numerous peer-reviewed publications, grants and textbooks; serve as officers/board members in professional associations; and set the high standards for students in the graduate Athletic Training Education Program at Texas State University. These graduate members  include:

Admission Requirements

Applicants must:

·         Be a certified athletic trainer or BOC eligible, and

·         Have a grade point average of at least 3.00 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.

Financial Assistance

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships. The Department of HPER annually awards competitive graduate assistantships to highly qualified individuals interested in serving as either research or teaching assistants. Selection is based on the graduate students’ academic background and professional experience. For more information, interested students should contact Dr. Jack Ransone at 512-245-8176 or ransone@txstate.edu.

Scholarships. Many Scholarships are available through:

·         The Graduate College (http://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/scholarships.html),

·         The College of Education (http://www.education.txstate.edu/services/scholarships.html), and

·         The Department of HPER (http://www.hper.txstate.edu/).

Curriculum

·         Prescribed Elective Courses

PE 5305 Advanced Tests & Measurements

PE 5306 Advanced Physiology of Exercise

PE 5309 Biomechanics of Exercise & Sports Science

PT 5310 Body Systems

PT 5313 Physical Agents

PT 5620 Spine Evaluation & Intervention

PT 5630 Lower Extremity Evaluation & Intervention

PT 5640 Upper Extremity Evaluation & Intervention

NUTR 5364 Sports Nutrition