Degrees offered: |
BS, MS |
Number of faculty: |
8* |
Number of majors in the program: |
231* |
Faculty Liaison:
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Raul Zubia
|
Library Subject Specialists: |
Harvey Castellano, Angela Lucero, Elizabeth Torres |
Department Chair: |
Darla Smith |
* Fall, 2004 data is provided by the Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning, |
Program Description:
The Kinesiology and Sports Studies undergraduate program requires the General Education Core, nine hours of upper division electives, an eighteen hour minor, and forty two to forty five hours of kinesiology courses. Students seeking a teaching certificate must take the Sports Studies tract and the education minor. Students aspiring toward a graduate degree should select the Health Fitness tract. Students interested in the sports related administrative offices should take Sports Administration tract. Students with a bachelor's degree in another field or who are pursuing a Bachelor of Interdisci
A Master of Science in Kinesiology is also available for those wishing to increase their preparation as physical educators, to com
Description of Existing Collection
NCIP Code: 2
Materials are located in Library of Congress call number areas: BF737, GV300-700, KF3989, QP82, QP301-383, RC700-1235. The "Selected List of Books and
The categories checked in the allied health list are: Anatomy and Physiology, of which the library has 2 of the 13 titles. None of the titles listed under Athletic Trainer are owned. Three of the major dictionaries listed under Dictionaries and Directories are owned. The categories in the small medical library list are: Anatomy, of which the library has 4 of the 10 titles and 5 of the 10 titles listed under, Dictionaries and Directories. For the topic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the library has 2 of the 5 titles. Under Sports Medicine, the library has 8 of the 11 titles given. The section on the Cardiovascular system was also checked to address the course on Coronary Intervention Programs.
There is not a specialized listing of recommended titles for kinesiology. However, some material required for the specialty is found under physical education. The Physical Education Index is dedicated to journal literature.
Also used was the Medical and Health Care Books and Serials in Print, 1996, vol. 1,
Not shown on any list are the various government documents, both federal and state, which include kinesiology are not in the Library of Congress call numbers since they have their unique classification system.
The library subscribes to one of the two titles under Sports Medicine and none under Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The two which are listed were canceled by the library. The Journal of Athletic Training , in the allied health list is not in the collection.
Serial indices which include kinesiology are the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health In Literature, Index Medicus, Current Index to
Current Collecting Intensity
NCIP Code: 1
The material selected supports the undergraduate program and the graduate program. Current and retrospective material is sought to satisfy the needs of the students and faculty in kinesiology. Research material for the faculty and graduate students is also searched and obtained. Most of the selections are in the English language.
Desired Collection Level
NCIP Code: 2
The library needs to purchase the basic and advanced journals in kinesiology and sports. It also need to consider the purchase of current monographs in the disci
Other Resources
The Interlibrary Loan Department of the Library provides material not available in the area. In addition, local medical collections sup
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