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Meet Our Graduates
Brittney Johnson
Brittney Johnson is currently in her 3rd and final year of physical therapy graduate school at Saint Catherine University and she has received the MN APTA Outstanding Student Award. She graduated 2007 with a Sports Medicine Minor. "The minor provided me with a good combination and base of athletic training skills and strength and conditioning skills needed in my current profession.” Read More.
Program News
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Marie Boo, a junior Biology major and Sports Medicine minor, will be inducted into the Omega Chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma (DES). The applicants must maintain a 3.9 GPA and must be very involved in the community through volunteer and extracurricular activities.
- Currently, 170 CSB/SJU students are pursuing the minor in sports medicine.
- According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the employment of fitness workers is expected to grow "much faster than average" through 2014.
Marie Boo, a junior Biology major and Sports Medicine minor, will be inducted into the Omega Chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma (DES). The applicants must maintain a 3.9 GPA and must be very involved in the community through volunteer and extracurricular activities.
Our program . . .
The CSB/SJU minor in Sports Medicine examines sport performance and injury from multiple disciplinary perspectives including:
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Kinesiology
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Exercise physiology
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Motor learning and control
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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.
Program highlights
- In the spring of 2008, the Physical Education Department opened the new exercise laboratory. Click here for more information.
- 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.
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.
Contact information:
Don Fischer
Program Adviser
(320)363-5581