Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, offered by the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, prepares students with the knowledge and skills to promote physical activity, health, and wellness. They also learn to apply these skills in helping communities and populations to become healthier and more active.
Through a strong foundation in movement science, students learn to apply evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity and health outcomes. The curriculum integrates multidisciplinary electives, allowing students to tailor their education to specific areas of interest. Elective opportunities include courses focused on physical activity across the lifespan, principles of health fitness program management and movement injuries.
Our students pursue a wide range of pathways, including workforce opportunities and advanced studies, following graduation from the Kinesiology program.
- Workforce Opportunities: Our students work in a variety of settings including wellness centers, healthcare systems, school district wellness programs, and rehabilitation centers. Career opportunities include working as a physical activity director, corporate wellness coordinator, health club manager, fitness/wellness manager, and community recreation center manager.
- Graduate Training in Kinesiology: Our students are prepared to attend graduate programs focused on kinesiology, physical activity, and public health.
- Graduate Training in Other Professional Fields: Our students develop a strong foundation that can prepare them for other graduate programs, including chiropractic, occupational therapy, and other allied health professions. If pursuing graduate studies is a future goal of yours, please see your academic advisor for further details early in your program of study.
To prepare students for these career pathways, our curriculum incorporates didactic training and hands-on learning experiences. We thoughtfully integrate multiple applied learning experiences, laboratory courses and service-learning opportunities into the Kinesiology program of study.
Campus Location: Main
Program Code: HP-KINS-BS
Contact Information
Sara Kovacs, PhD, Associate Professor and Program Director
Pearson Hall, Room 245
1800 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121
215-204-8790
sara.kovacs@temple.edu
These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2025-2026. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2025 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
All new students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. The specific writing-intensive courses for this major are KINS 3196 and KINS 4196.
College Requirement
All College of Public Health undergraduates must successfully complete the College Core Course, HRPR 1001 Public Health: The Way We Live, Work and Play.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology Core Courses | ||
| KINS 1201 | Introduction to Kinesiology in Public Health | 3 |
| KINS 1223 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| KINS 1224 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| KINS 2203 | Physiology of Physical Activity | 4 |
| KINS 2204 | Motor Behavior | 3 |
| KINS 3101 | Historical and Philosophical Dimensions of Physical Activity | 3 |
| KINS 3196 | Psychology of Physical Activity | 3 |
| KINS 3202 | Biomechanics of Physical Activity | 4 |
| KINS 3213 | Human Movement and Development | 3 |
| KINS 3364 | The Science of Health-Related Fitness | 3 |
| KINS 3501 | Research Methods in Kinesiology | 4 |
| KINS 4242 | Exercise, Nutrition and Behavior | 3 |
| KINS 4196 | Sociology of Physical Activity | 3 |
| Kinesiology Physical Activity Program (KPAP) Courses | 8 | |
| Content Electives | ||
| Select six from the following: | 18 | |
| Functional Anatomy for Kinesiology | ||
| Physical Activity Across the Lifespan | ||
| Physical Activity for Individuals with Disabilities | ||
| Exercise Psychology and Adherence | ||
| Principles of Health Fitness Program Management | ||
| Self-Development Through Physical Activity | ||
| Program Planning and Leading Physical Activity and Fitness | ||
| Movement Injuries: Prevention and Care | ||
| An Introduction to Holistic Practices and Integrative Medicine | ||
| Health Psychology and Human Behavior | ||
| Ethnicity, Culture and Health | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 70 | |
Note: All degree program courses noted above must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty upon the satisfactory completion of 120 semester hours of credit.
Suggested Academic Plan
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Suggested Plan for New Students Starting in the 2025-2026 Academic Year
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| KINS 1201 | Introduction to Kinesiology in Public Health | 3 |
| KINS 1223 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| HRPR 1001 | Public Health: The Way We Live, Work and Play | 3 |
| ENG 0802 | Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] or Analytical Reading and Writing: ESL [GW] or Honors Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| KINS 1224 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| GenEd Quantitative Literacy GQ | 4 | |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Kinesiology Physical Activity Program Course | 2 | |
| Content Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| KINS 2203 | Physiology of Physical Activity | 4 |
| Kinesiology Physical Activity Program Course | 2 | |
| IH 0851 or IH 0951 | Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] or Honors Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| KINS 2204 | Motor Behavior | 3 |
| IH 0852 or IH 0952 | Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] or Honors Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Content Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| KINS 3101 | Historical and Philosophical Dimensions of Physical Activity | 3 |
| KINS 3196 | Psychology of Physical Activity [WI] | 3 |
| KINS 3202 | Biomechanics of Physical Activity | 4 |
| KINS 3213 | Human Movement and Development | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| KINS 3364 | The Science of Health-Related Fitness | 3 |
| KINS 3501 | Research Methods in Kinesiology | 4 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Content Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| KINS 4242 | Exercise, Nutrition and Behavior | 3 |
| Kinesiology Physical Activity Program Course | 2 | |
| Content Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| KINS 4196 | Sociology of Physical Activity [WI] | 3 |
| Kinesiology Physical Activity Program Course | 2 | |
| Content Elective | 3 | |
| Content Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |