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 Athletic Training 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/).

Master Science – Athletic Training

Curriculum

AT 5302                  Special Topics in Athletic Training         

AT 5303                  Seminar in Athletic Training

AT 5307                  Bioenergetics of Exercise & Rehabilitation

AT 5308                  Therapeutic Exercise & Rehabilitation

AT 5312                  Evidence Based Practice

AT 5347                  Thesis Project                                                                 

AT 5399A/B            Thesis

PE 5346                  Literature & Research

PT 5400                  Human Structure & Function                  

PT 7326                  Functional Neuroanatomy                      

    OR BIO 5300      Neurobiology

Non-thesis students select a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following:

PE 5305                  Advanced Tests & Measurements

PE 5306                  Advanced Physiology of Exercise           

PE 5309                  Biomechanics for Exercise & Sports Science

PE 5304                  Motor Behavior

PT 7328                  Exam Techniques

PT 7363                  Body Systems III – Cardiopulmonary

BIO 4441                Cellular Physiology                                                         

NUTR 5364             Sports Nutrition