Kinesiology at Westmont
Program Review
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a broad program of study in both economics and business and to guide students in their intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth through four program learning outcomes.
Each student should:
- demonstrate active intellectual engagement in and application of the core economics and business curriculum [our PLO1]
- attain quantitative and analytical skills through an understanding of the research process and appropriate application of various
technologies and research methodologies [our PLO2] - improve their written and oral communication skills through verbal presentations in debates, reports, and dialogues, and through written executive summaries, editorial position papers, midterms and final examinations [our PLO3]
- deepen and widen their worldview about how faith intersects and influences culture through business and economic activity via our redemptive model for a Christian liberal arts economics and business department [our PLO4 revised]
Program Learning Outcomes
The links below lead to information about the department's most recent assessment of student learning relative to our program learning outcomes.
As a result of what they have learned in our Economics and Business program, graduates should possess the following:
- Core Knowledge. Students will exhibit active intellectual engagement in and application of the core Economics and Business curriculum.
- Research Competency. Students will display an understanding of the research process and appropriate application of various technologies and research methodologies within Economics and Business.
- Communication Skills. Students will produce verbal presentations in debates, reports, and dialogues in economics and business, and will write executive summaries and papers in economics and business.
- Christian Synthesis. Students will make evident the intersection of their skill and knowledge in economics and business with a deep understanding of how their faith informs their vocation and decision-making.
Alumni Stories
Madison Cherry ’19, earned the Peg Lovik Nicholas Senior Award for outstanding achievement in the kinesiology department, and provided healthcare in Uganda during a semester abroad while studying at Westmont. After completing the doctorate program in occupational therapy at A.T. Still University, she is now a licensed occupational therapist at the Mayo Clinic.
Caleb Jones ’23, graduated from Westmont with a double major in kinesiology and economics & business. He earned his MS in clinical health sciences and his DPT from the University of Delaware and now works as a licensed physical therapist in Colorado Springs.
Career Paths
Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Physician Physician Assistant Nursing Personal Training | Chiropractic Athletic Training Exercise Physiology Cardiac Rehabilitation Public and Global Health Gerontology |
See Career Paths for Graduates Who Studied Kinesiology at Westmont
Kinesiology Internship Opportunities
Kinesiology majors put theory into practice by observing allied health professionals such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, orthopedic surgeons and athletic trainers in the Santa Barbara community.
Make an Appointment in Handshake with the Career Resource Center to walk you through the internship search, review your resume or cover letter, or provide interview preparation.
Faculty and Staff
Opportunities Abroad
Westmont’s Europe Semester Westmont’s Global Health Uganda Creation Care Studies Program, Belize Westmont in Mexico Latin America Studies Program, Costa Rica (CCCU) | Creation Care Studies Program, New Zealand Kinesiology in the UK Kinesiology in Ecuador - Mayterm Kinesiology in Iceland/Italy - Mayterm Westmont in San Francisco |
Westmont offers 2 tracks to pursue kinesiology
B.S. in Movement and Exercise Science
This track puts particular emphasis on exercise science, pre-physical and occupational therapies, physician assistant, cardiac rehabilitation and other allied health fields.
B.S. in Movement and the Medical Sciences
This track provides coursework for students seeking to gain admission to medical school.
Sample Schedule
- KNS/BIO 011 Human Anatomy with Lab (4)
- KNS/BIO 012 Human Physiology with Lab (4)
- KNS/BIO 040 Human Nutrition (4)
- KNS 072 Foundations of Kinesiology (2)
- MA 005 Introduction to Statistics (4)
- Electives that meet 8 units requirement in the major
- KNS 101 Biomechanics with Lab (4)
- KNS 105 Physiology of Exercise with Lab (4)
- KNS 148 Psychology of Movement (2)
- KNS 149 Sociology of Movement, Health and Sport (2)
- KNS 166 Public Speaking in Kinesiology (4)
- KNS 181 Special Populations (4)
- KNS 185 Motor Behavior (4)
- KNS 195 Senior Capstone (2)
- Electives that meet 8 units requirement in the major