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St. Ambrose University strives to provide quality instruction through excellence in teaching and learning, to encourage research and public service, and to foster the student's intellectual, spiritual, ethical, social, aesthetic, and physical development within the context of a catholic, liberal arts environment. The Department of Kinesiology, as a contributing member of the St. Ambrose community, seeks to capture the spirit of that mission through the creative development, implementation, and evaluation of goals and objectives tailored to the specific needs and interests of its majors. 

The Department of Kinesiology is a diverse department providing students with knowledge and skills applicable to physical education teacher education, exercise science, sport management, coaching, human performance, community and school health, and/or related fields.  Foundation and core courses in each major discipline encourage development and application of theories, skills and competencies, critical thinking and problem solving, assessment and evaluation, and a sense of ethical and social responsibility.  The Department seeks to educate majors who will be sufficiently knowledgeable and adaptable to compete successfully in graduate programs, to teach and lead competently in school, business, and community-based programs, to seek and obtain appropriate certification, to perform competitively in the work environment, and to exemplify the values and ethics of the allied professions.

The Department of Kinesiology offers five majors: Physical Education Teaching; General Physical Education; Sport Management; Exercise Science; and Fitness and Human Performance; 3 minors: Physical Education Teaching; Health Education; and Health Education Endorsement for Teaching K-12; and has courses that fulfill the requirements for the State of Iowa Coaching Authorization.  In addition, the Department has courses that fulfill requirements for the Health and Recreation Skills General Education requirement, as well as Creative Arts Understanding/Content General Education requirement.