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Program Information

• Internships

  Internships

  Master of Science in Health, Kinesiology and Lifestyle Medicine concentration may include an internship component, so it is important to determine State Authorization of Distance Education and if you will be able to do an internship in other states, if desired. Please see the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ State Authorization Status website for more information and updates. State Authorization of Distance Education is a complex and dynamic environment.

• Mission and Student Learning Outcomes

  Mission

  The mission of the Master of Science in Health in Kinesiology & Lifestyle Medicine program is to prepare students with the knowledge, clinical and analytical skills, and professional and ethical mindset to work as Exercise Physiologists and Lifestyle Medicine Epidemiologists in their respective fields. The Exercise Physiology curriculum and training will prepare students to work in leadership positions in the health and fitness industry as well as in clinical settings. The curriculum will provide the students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work and provide leadership in the area(s) of health and fitness, cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, diabetes education, and lifestyle coaching. The Lifestyle Medicine curriculum and training will begin to prepare students to become independent investigators and lifestyle coaches by providing them with the tools necessary to conduct original research and disseminate research findings to influence lifestyle behavioral change. Students may be exposed to both primary data collection and secondary data analysis. The internship option culminates in a 150-300-hour experiential internship working under the direct supervision of a graduate degreed professional in the field of Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Epidemiology, Public Health, or Medicine.

  Student Learning Outcomes

  Graduates of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Kinesiology and Lifestyle Medicine Program:

  1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in exercise science and epidemiology.
  2. Understand epidemiological methods and demonstrate the ability to recognize and employ various study designs.
  3. Translate research into practice in developing evidence-based exercise prescriptions for individuals with chronic diseases.
  4. Employ clinical judgment in exercise/fitness, rehabilitation and educational settings.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to appropriately utilize statistics and interpret results.
  6. Engage in best-practice behaviors that are client/patient, subject, field, and society-focused.
  7. Value integrity and ethics in life and in their profession.
• Graduate Academic Learning Compact

  View the program's Graduate Academic Learning Compact on the Office of Institutional Effectiveness website. 

   

• Tuition and Fees
  View ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ's Tuition & Fees for Graduates website for updated tuition rates.
• Program Outcomes

  The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Master of Science in Health, Kinesiology & Lifestyle Medicine concentration is accredited from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES). Under this accreditation, Program Outcomes are collected and reported on student success and achievement. These surveyed outcomes include the following:

  Graduates employed in a Kinesiology & Lifestyle Medicine related field upon graduation or admitted to a higher-level degree program (e.g., MD, DO, Ph.D.) (3-year average) – 100% 

  Graduate satisfaction with Program curriculum, Faculty, internship, and thesis experiences (3-year average) – 100%

Resources

• Background Checks

  Background Checks

  A background check will be required of all students both undergraduate and graduate, who will be participating in field experiences as part of their educational program. A background check will be required prior to the field experience. These field experiences include, but are not necessarily limited to: internships, clinical experiences, or other types of experiential learning either directly involving or in agencies serving children, the elderly, patients, or other vulnerable populations. In addition, students interested in enrolling in programs that do not require these experiences during the undergraduate program, but whose programs lead to licensing/certification examinations and/or post-graduate internships that would require a background check prior to the examination or post-graduate internship should also be aware of the information below.

  The background check shall be completed:

  1. annually for students in programs including these types of experiences each year of the program of study;
  2. in the semester immediately preceding the experience for students in those programs including these experiences as a final or capstone experience.

  NOTE: To meet Brooks College's contractual obligation to the agencies in which students are placed, the background check must be done through a vendor sanctioned by the College and using the application format for the student's particular program.

  The mechanism for obtaining the background check will be explained by faculty/program leader/coordinator at the time the check is required.

  Information revealed by a background check may:

  1. preclude participation in required field experiences. The inability to participate in required field experiences will jeopardize the successful completion of the program.
  2. jeopardize sitting for required post-graduate national examinations for licensure and/or certification and/or post-graduate internships.

  Students with questions regarding what may appear on their background check should contact the Chair of the Department/School housing the program in which they want to enroll, prior to enrollment.

• Internship Opportunities

  Internship Sites

  Wellness Sites	Cardiac/Clinical Rehab Sites	Corporate Fitness Sites	Strength and Conditioning	Research
  Brooks YMCA/ stroke wellness	Baptist Beaches Hospital	City Bank Medifit	Jacksonville University Athletics	Brooks LIFE study
  Brooks YMCA	Shands Hospital Cardiac Rehab	Bank of American/ Plus One	HIT Center	Jacksonville Clinical Research
  ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Health Promotion	Baptist Hospital Downtown	In Boca	ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Athletics UF Athletics
  Down Town YMCA	St. Vincent Hospital	CSX Corp.	Salomon Services
  Mayport Naval base	Memorial Hospital	Lifescan	Pittsburg Pirates
  YMCA Riverside	Brooks Neuro-Recovery	Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Dept.	Spectrum Sports Performance
  Metro YMCA	Florida Hospital Flagler	St. Vincent's	God Speed Elite Sports
  Winston YMCA	Jacksonville VA	SCJFR	SET Performance
  Williams YMCA
  Riverside YMCA
  Stretch and Grow
  Shannon Miller Lifestyle
  Third Street Crossfit
  Atlantic Beach Performance

• Graduate Assistantships Packages
  For the coming academic year, the Brooks College of Health anticipates awarding several graduate assistantship packages. All of these packages are for students enrolled in BCH graduate programs and will be granted for a one-year period. Subsequent years will require a new application.
• Out of State Applicants

  Proof of Florida residency is required for assessment of in-state tuition. All degree-seeking students and post-baccalaureate (non-degree-seeking) students must present acceptable proof of legal Florida residency at the time of admission/readmission in order to be assessed in-state tuition and fees. Students who do not have acceptable proof of legal Florida residency will be assessed out-of-state tuition and fees.

  More information on residency.