运动机能学系致力于培养未来的领导者，这些领导者可以通过锻炼，运动和休闲活动最大化个人和社会的潜力。运动机能学有两种不同的集中度：运动科学和体育与健康教育师范教育。体育与健康教育教师教育集中度-该集中度为学生为从事学校体育与健康教育的职业准备做好了准备。体育与健康教育教师教育（PHETE）集中课程是为期五年的教学艺术硕士（MAT）计划。在成功完成前四年后，学生将获得运动学理学学士学位。第五年MAT学位提供了获得弗吉尼亚州健康与体育教学许可的必修课程（prek-12）。运动科学-这种集中精力使学生为在健身相关
The Department of Kinesiology is dedicated to the development of future leaders in professions that maximize the potential of individuals and society through exercise, sport and leisure activities. There are two different concentrations in kinesiology: exercise science and physical and health education teacher education. Physical and Health Education Teacher Education Concentration- This concentration prepares students for careers in teaching school physical and health education. The Physical and Health Education Teacher Education (PHETE) concentration is a five-year Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program. Upon successful completion of the first four years, students earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in kinesiology. The fifth year M.A.T. degree provides the requisite courses to obtain a Virginia state teaching license in Health and Physical Education (prek-12). Exercise Science- This concentration prepares students for employment in fitness-related agencies such as wellness centers, hospitals and rehabilitation programs, and to pursue graduate degrees in exercise science. Graduates of this program are prepared to enroll in the fitness instructor certification program sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine. Students interested in physical therapy find this concentration a complement to the Pre-Physical Therapy program.