Kinesiology (Honors)

Overview

Why study Kinesiology? 

The Kinesiology (Honors) major at United States Military Academy at West Point  will encompass a wide spectrum of performance issues involving muscular and cardiovascular physiology, energy balance, exercise adherence, and skill acquisition and motor control. The Kinesiology major is applicable to a myriad of Army Missions.

Areas of inquiry range in scope from the study of molecular response of cells to the response and adaptation of the whole body. The major will encompass a wide spectrum of performance issues involving muscular and cardiovascular physiology, energy balance, exercise adherence, and skill acquisition and motor control. The Kinesiology major is applicable to a myriad of Army Missions.

The disciplinary focus of the Kinesiology major is on physiological, and mechanical aspects of human movement that are aligned with the Army's training and combat needs.

The science of human movement has grown exponentially over the last decade. The doctoral training of our faculty and the laboratory facilities in the Kinesiology Lab provide the necessary scientific basis for the advanced study of physical activity and performance.

The Department of Physical Education and the Kinesiology Lab will work closely with other Army agencies such as the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School, the Center for Accessions Research, and the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine to develop relevant training protocols for the Army.