MS
Athletic Training,
Athletic Training prepares students for a multidisciplinary approach to health care with a quality comprehensive classroom and clinical education learning opportunities that promote the application of scientific information to enhance the lives of individuals in culturally diverse communities.
Description
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Master of Science Degree in Athletic Training (UNL MSAT) is a professional master's degree program with a competency-based curriculum offered through the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences. The program consists of 43 semester credit hours of didactic and supervised experiential learning over a 19-month period (one summer term and four semesters) that prepares graduates for entry-level athletic training positions in various health care settings working with a physically active population. During the last semester of enrollment in the program students will sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) Examination for athletic trainers.
For more information, visit: Athletic Training
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency
is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
Applicants must complete requirements as described on the departmental page for Athletic Training, including submitting two applications:
- University of Nebraska Application for Graduate Admission (as above)
- Athletic Training Centralized Application Service (ATCAS)
Admission Application Deadlines
Apply between August 1 and April 1. New cohort begins every July.
Department
Graduate Chair
Support Staff
Program Faculty
Tomasz Bednarski (bio)
Molecular mechanisms behind metabolic diseases pathogenesis with an emphasis on the role of aberrant lipid metabolism in cardiovascular and hepatic disorders
Amanda Higgins (bio)
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention, Assessment & Treatment, Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Cultural Competence in Healthcare
Sarah Hortman (bio)
Nutritional Sciences, Public Health Science, Health Program Development, Health Behavior Theory, Community Nutrition and Health Education, Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Prevention
Dennis Perkey (bio)
How Different Patient Populations Respond to Movement-Related Injuries
Heather Rasmussen (bio)
Dietary intervention for gastrointestinal health, Dietary assessment, Translational and clinical nutrition
Sunil K. Sukumaran (bio)
Taste Signaling, Taste Cell Regeneration, Taste -Oral Microbiome Interactions, Molecular Genetics, Mouse Models
Shinya Takahashi (bio)
Resistance Training, Physical Activity Measure, Healthy Living
Ivan J. Vechetti Jr. (bio)
Exercise physiology, microRNAs, Extracellular vesicles, Metabolic pathways
Janos Zempleni (bio)
Extracellular vesicles, Drug Delivery, Exosomes, Human Nutrition, Infant Nutrition, Microbiome, Milk, Non-coding RNA
Sabine Zempleni (bio)
Nutrition and Sciences Communication
UNL Graduate Chairs and staff please complete the program update form to provide edits. Updates to graduate program pages are made on an annual basis in conjunction with the Graduate Application for Admission.