BA/BS in Athletic Training

Athletic Training aims to produce coaches, strength trainers, physical education teachers and sports managers who combine teaching, training and competition organisation with strong skills in a chosen sport. It has admitted students since 2005 and is a national first-class programme site. The university's competition teams are known for basketball, table tennis and aerobics. Courses include sports anatomy, physiology, training theory, sports psychology, specialised training, and practical work in athletics, basketball, volleyball and football. The programme links undergraduate, master's and doctoral study, and has an international cooperation arrangement. Graduates work in sports schools, professional teams and sports science institutes, in schools, fitness clubs and competitive sport bodies, or take up postgraduate study.