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The 运动训练文学硕士 program at Carthage is designed to develop academic competence, 循证实践, and clinical reasoning skills through a sequence of didactic, 实验室, 以及临床经验.

There are two tracks: The 3+2加速轨道 is for students who major in 联合健康科学 as an undergraduate at Carthage. The 为期两年的跟踪 is for students who already have a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

学历:

  • 运动训练文学硕士

查看学位要求

The 运动训练文学硕士 Program at Carthage is accredited by the Commission on 认证 of Athletic Training (CAATE). All students must enter the program with foundational knowledge in biology, 人体解剖学和生理学, 运动机能学, 运动生理学, 化学, 物理, 心理学, 和统计数据. The program is open to current Carthage 联合健康科学 majors as well as students with a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

There are two options for students to earn their 运动训练文学硕士 at Carthage. The 3+2加速轨道 is for students who major in 联合健康科学 as an undergraduate at Carthage. The 为期两年的跟踪 is for students who already have a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

3+2加速轨道

For students who major in 联合健康科学 as an undergraduate at Carthage

This track offers students a five-year path to a master’s degree in athletic training, shortening the typical route by a full year. 才有资格参加这个比赛, students must enter Carthage as undergraduates and declare an 联合健康科学 major. This is the pre-professional phase (three years). 联合健康科学 provides an interdisciplinary and liberal arts foundation to recognize and understand key theories and concepts associated with health, 健康, 病理生理条件, preparing students for admission into the professional phase (two years). Those students accepted into the professional phase finish the 3+2 program with graduate-level courses and clinical experience in multiple settings.  

See 3+2加速轨道 requirements

 

为期两年的跟踪

For students with a bachelor’s degree in a related field

Students with an earned bachelor’s degree in a related field can complete a 运动训练文学硕士 at Carthage. Following admission to the program, students will complete two years of graduate-level coursework. 

参见两年制课程要求

 

你将要修的课程

Students pursuing a 运动训练文学硕士 at Carthage take classes in such topics as Administration in Athletic Training, 治疗性干预措施, 紧急医疗反应, 健康及健身原则, and Psychological Aspects in Athletic Training. 

参见课程描述

 

临床经验

Interact with patients from NCAA (Division I, II, and III) and high school sports programs, plus others in industrial and performing arts settings, 医生的办公室, 物理治疗诊所, 和整形外科单位. Carthage’s 运动训练硕士 program has diverse local, 区域, and national clinical education opportunities available.

During the tradition semesters, students will experience seven-week blocks of clinical placements. 在夏季和j学期, placements will allow students to experience an immersive opportunity in the traditional collegiate setting, along with an additional student-preferred location.

 

教师和导师

Besides their combined decades of work with Carthage’s own teams, athletic training faculty members draw from experience in a variety of clinical and industrial settings, 包括医生办公室, 高中, 以及NCAA/NAIA机构. 教师 and preceptors alike mentor athletic training students in their areas of expertise.

见见我们的教员

 

Opportunities for Athletic Training Students

原始研究: 十多年了, Carthage has been at the forefront of concussion research in collegiate sports. In collaboration with renowned doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin, students use leading-edge technology to study head trauma.

设施设备: The Master of AT Program (MAT) has a dedicated classroom and 实验室 with the latest technology and supplies. MAT students have unlimited, after-hour access to study groups and review sessions. Additional athletic training facilities include a rehabilitation lab and the Jon Swift Sports Medicine Center.

出国留学: Understand patients’ cultures by visiting other countries on J-Term study tours such as the medical mission to Nicaragua. Carthage ranks in the Top 5 nationally for student participation in short-term study abroad.

 

职业前景

至少到2028年,美国将继续保持经济增长.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts job growth for athletic trainers to far exceed the average for all occupations, “as people become more aware of the effects of sports-related injuries, and as the middle-aged and older population remains active.” 校友 of Carthage’s former bachelor’s degree program in athletic training found positions in a variety of settings:

  • Collegiate athletics — NCAA Division I, II, and III levels
  • Clinics — Comprehensive Orthopaedics, Froedert South, Ascension, Illinois Bone & 联合研究所
  • 工业-四轴/图形
  • 表演艺术-太阳马戏团
  • 战术-战士研究中心

CAATE项目信息和结果

参见节目手册