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Sports Medicine Program

The CSB/SJU minor in Sports Medicine examines sport performance and injury from multiple disciplinary perspectives including:

  • Kinesiology
  • Exercise physiology
  • Motor learning and control
  • Athletic training

Coursework is designed to prepare students for careers in the exercise and fitness field. More specifically, students will develop knowledge and skills in the areas of physiological assessment, exercise program design, and exercise technique instruction.

These courses will incorporate classroom learning and hands-on practical learning. Students will be challenged to integrate knowledge and apply that knowledge in "real world" situations.

Overview of Program

  • Includes lab based courses Health and Fitness, Kinesiology, and Exercise Physiology.
  • Curriculum also requires courses in Athletic Training and Motor Learning.
  • Includes a wide array of electives so our students can tailor the program to their own needs.

Program Highlights

  • In the spring of 2008, the Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies opened the new exercise laboratory.
  • Students work with certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, general practitioners and orthopedic surgeons.
  • Many CSB/SJU students participate in internship programs that enhance their coursework.
  • The program has strong relationships with physical therapy schools, including collaboration with the College of St. Catherine.
  • Varsity athletes can be involved in the program while participating in their sport.
  • Peterson's Top Colleges for Science lists our science and math programs among the best in the nation.

Allison Seifert
Meet Our Graduates

A 2009 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict is creating a niche for herself in the strength and conditioning field.  Allison Seifert is a second year graduate student at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse where she is pursuing a master's degree in human performance with an emphasis in strength and conditioning. Read more.

Read about other sports medicine graduates.

 

 

Contact Us

Don Fischer
Program Adviser
HCC 22A, CSB
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John's University
(320) 363-5581

dfischer@csbsju.edu