Pitt's Sports Medicine program offers a wide range of topics and experiences including:
- Injury epidemiology and pathokinesiology
- Advanced musculoskeletal injury prevention, assessment and diagnosis
- Evidence-based practice and patient-centered care
- Research methods and study design
- Laboratory techniques in human movement and joint stability
- Human performance optimization
Courses
Students must complete at least 36 credits in order to earn this degree.
Sports Medicine Core (Required)
- HRS 2867 - Pathokinesiology of Orthopaedic Injury, 3 credits
- HRS 2868 - Seminar in Sports Medicine, 3 credits
- HRS 3896 - Research Seminar in Sports Medicine, 3 credits
- HRS 2869 - Anatomical Basis of Sports Medicine, 3 credits
- HRS 3898 - Laboratory Techniques in Sports Medicine I, 3 credits
- HRS 3897 - Laboratory Techniques in Sports Medicine II, 3 credits
- HRS 2908 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Injury Prevention, 3 credits
- HRS 2017 - Injury Epidemiology, 3 credits
- HRS 2655 - Research Methods & Applied Statistics, 3 credits
Electives (Highly Recommended - Others Available)
- HRS 2650 - Exercise Physiology, 3 credits
- HRS 2626 - Special Topics in Eating Behavior, 3 credits
- HRS 2628 - Nutrition and Performance, 3 credits
- HRS 2999 - Independent Study (Neuromuscular Research Laboratory), 3 credits
Thesis Track
Nonthesis Track
The flexible curriculum & electives, small class sizes and faculty mentorship help Sports Medicine students tailor their studies to their specific research interests. Thesis and non-thesis tracks are available. Master's degree candidates must successfully defend a thesis research project or scholarly paper (non-thesis track) in the second year for completion of the program.