Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession. Specifically, the athletic trainer specializes in five practice areas or domains: prevention of athletic injuries; recognition, evaluation and immediate care of athletic injuries; rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries; health care administration; and education and counseling.
Southeast Missouri State University offers a CAATE-accredited Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) that is committed to providing quality classroom instruction and a variety of clinical experiences. For more information on this program, visit the Athletic Training Education Program Web site.
Forecasts for future employment needs indicate a growing demand for professionals in numerous health fields, including health management. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, job expansion in health services will continue growing in the early 21st century at a rate exceeding the average of all industries. Such growth will require increasing numbers of University-prepared health professionals.
In the health management realm thousands of businesses and industries provide health promotion and wellness programming for employees. Employment prospects are strong as increasing numbers of hospitals are providing health and fitness programs for the benefit of their service region.
Several of the graduates of our top-quality Health Management degree program have gone on to pursue further education. Professional schools include Physical Therapy School at the University of Missouri and Washington University, and Logan College of Chiropractic. Some graduates have entered an excellent graduate program right here at Southeast, while others have continued studies at Purdue University, Syracuse University, The University of Alabama, Ball State University and Indiana State University just to name a few.
Rapid growth exists in private ventures such as health and fitness clubs which deliver fitness services and other programs. In response to the growing demand for qualified, professionally-credentialed health management personnel organizations such as, the American College of Sports Medicine administer certifications in several aspects of health management. The Exercise Science curriculum is designed to prepare students for the highly respected American College of Sports Medicine's, Health Fitness Instructor (HFI) certification.
Health Promotion is a preventive approach to health that focuses on improving peoples’ health status and quality of life through positive lifestyle habits and the regular use of healthy behaviors. Graduates of the Health Promotion option are employed in a wide variety of health-related careers in corporate, community, educational, and hospital settings. In these settings professionals work to facilitate behavior change and promote healthy lifestyles. Specific job activities include exercise testing, prescription, and leadership; health screening and assessment; health fair organization; health program planning and evaluation; and speaking to individuals and groups about health-related topics including stress management, smoking cessation, nutrition, weight loss, and low back care.
Physical Education major at Southeast Missouri State University is a teacher preparation PK-12 program, which prepares students to gain certification for teaching physical education from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in the state of Missouri. The program has two primary objectives for its professional teacher preparation: 1) to provide quality professional preparation for entry level physical education teaching positions and 2) to provide appropriate educational experiences which enable undergraduate students to successfully compete for admission to graduate programs. The PK-12 physical education teacher preparation program is offered in conjunction with the College of Education.
The Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation at Southeast Missouri State University has been preparing Recreation and Leisure professionals since 1988. The major is accredited by the National Recreation and Parks Association and the American Association of Leisure/Recreation. Recreation students can choose from a wide variety of career paths including programming and administration of recreational services for city parks and recreation departments, non-profit organizations like YMCAs and Boy's and Girl's Clubs, branches of the military, and for people with disabilities and other special needs. View more possible career options available for the future recreation professional.
Student-produced video featuring the Outdoor Leadership program.
The Sport Management degree at Southeast Missouri State University is the only sport management program of its kind in Missouri. The Sport Management Program Review Council awarded program approval in July 2005 after Southeast met the required rigorous curricular standards. Only 50 undergraduate programs in the United States currently have this approval. Sport Management is a field of study preparing students to work in the sport industry. Sport managers work to produce, promote, organize and facilitate sport events, services and products. Our program combines sport-specific courses with a business administration minor. The curriculum is designed to meet the curricular guidelines for sport management established by professional organizations: North American Society for Sport Management and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Our students have found work in minor league franchises, National Hockey League, Lowe's Motor Speedway, intercollegiate athletics, university recreation, paks and rcratin, sporting goods manufacturing, and sporting goods retail.
