Athletic Training

Our mission is to educate a workforce of allied healthcare providers to serve the public, promote health, and enhance safety. Students develop skills to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and advocates for patients and the profession. Our programs feature funded research programs and hold a national prominence for research and policy.

Degree Programs

Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT)

MS in Athletic Training
Earn your Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) and learn how to prevent, evaluate, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate emergent, acute, and chronic injuries and illnesses.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

PhD in Kinesiology (Athletic Training)
Earn your kinesiology PhD specializing in athletic training, exploring injury prevention and rehabilitation through in-depth study and research.

Concussion ResearchA concussion can keep an athlete out of a game, but should the same injury also keep someone from getting behind the wheel? Our pioneering research aims to find out.

Biomechanics LabThis 5,500-square-foot lab is used for investigating how human movement and body tissues are affected by mechanical physics and engineering principles.

Study Abroad in TaiwanLearn advanced athletic training techniques with our innovative study abroad program in Taiwan. Students work with professional and collegiate-level athletes and learn new skills.

Faculty and Staff

Bud Cooper Clinical Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator

Robert C. Lynall Associate Professor

Jill Manners Clinical Assistant Professor and Athletic Training Program Director

Julianne D. Schmidt Associate Professor

Contact Info

Department head: Janet Buckworth

Phone: 706-542-4378
Email: kins@uga.edu

115 Ramsey Center 350 River Road Athens, Georgia 30602