2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management
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Angela Lumpkin, Ph.D., Chairperson
Professors: Figueroa, Lochbaum, Lumpkin
Associate Professors: Blinch, Gonzales, J. Harry, Massett, T. Palmer, Sanderson, Tinsley
Assistant Professors: Albracht-Schulte, Brougham, Brown, Damon, Jung, Levitt, Luk, Mota, Pedersen, Sekiguchi, Vellers
Associate Professors of Practice: Arreola, Day
Assistant Professors of Practice: Corder, Fikes, Mata
Senior Lecturers: A. Harry, B. Palmer, Smith
Instructor: Kitten
CONTACT INFORMATION: 141 Kinesiology and Sport Management | Box 43011 | Lubbock, TX 79409-3011 | T 806.742.3371 | www.depts.ttu.edu/ksm
About the Department
This department supervises the following degree programs:
Accelerated Degree Programs
Undergraduate Program
Undergraduate students with majors in this department complete 36 junior/senior-level hours plus a minimum of an 18-hour minor. Each student must meet with a departmental adviser to develop a plan of study to verify the appropriate courses needed to complete degree requirements. Department faculty provide information about potential careers in kinesiology and sport management.
Athletic Training State Licensure Requirements
Students who wish to become licensed as athletic trainers in Texas can participate in a collaborative program offered by the department in conjunction with the Texas Tech University Department of Athletics and local partner sites. Students interested in this opportunity must be accepted into the student athletic training program and complete the Sports Medicine minor . After completing these requirements and obtaining a minimum of 1,800 apprenticeship hours, students will be qualified to take the Texas Athletic Training Licensure Examination.
Personal Fitness and Wellness Program
All students interested in learning sport skills, improving their health and physical fitness, and developing knowledge about sport, exercise, and physical activity can enroll in courses in the personal fitness and wellness program. To satisfy the College of Arts & Sciences requirement of 1 credit hour of fitness and wellness and 2 credit hours of fitness and wellness for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies degrees, students may complete any personal fitness and wellness (PFW) course. Students majoring in kinesiology or in sport management are required to complete two PFW courses. Students participating in varsity athletics may enroll in the personal fitness and wellness course that corresponds to their varsity sport, with a maximum of 1 credit hour per academic year per sport.
Graduate Program
For information on graduate programs offered by the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, visit the Graduate Programs section of the catalog.
Undergraduate Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables
(Click on program for curricular table.)
ProgramsBachelor’sUndergraduate MinorCoursesHLTH - Health (Undergraduate Courses)KIN - Kinesiology (Undergraduate Courses)PFW - Personal Fitness and Wellness (Undergraduate Courses)SPMT - Sport Management (Undergraduate Courses)
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