Master of Science in Human Performance – Clinical

Gain the Medical Experience You’ll Need with Our Master’s in Human Performance – Clinical Track

Are you passionate about medicine and healthy living? By earning your Master of Science in Human Performance – Clinical degree with Liberty University, you can gain the skills and knowledge you need to be successful in the field of health and wellness.

When you receive your clinical human performance degree, you’ll be prepared for many positions within the medical field including clinical exercise physiologist, sports physiologist, cardiac rehabilitation specialist, or health care specialist.

With a faculty of health science experts guiding you, you will gain hands-on experience in our various labs. You’ll have access to human performance, functional assessment, and athletic training laboratories. Additionally, you’ll be able to practice your clinical skills in our Standardized Patient Facility. With these skills and the practical experience in our facilities, you will be well-prepared for your career.

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

• Utilize our Human Performance Laboratory and Center for the Analysis of Human Movement Laboratory. Each provides over 3,500 square feet of workspace respectively with state-of-the-art equipment.
• You will also have access to the Functional Assessment Laboratory, which is outfitted with a variety of functional assessment, strength training, and agility equipment housed within an additional 2,000-square-foot area.
• We also have an Athletic Training Lab, which serves as a classroom and laboratory for clinical and didactical instruction related to learning athletic training competencies and skills.
• In our Standardized Patient Center, practice your clinical skills and receive feedback from faculty in our athletic training work-study program prior to taking your practical exams.

 What Will You Study?

• A clinical understanding of the limitations and special needs of the cardiopulmonary client
• Advanced study of physiological adaptations to acute and chronic exercise
• Current state-of-the-art biomechanical research and techniques
• How to summarize, analyze, and interpret data using descriptive and inferential statistics
• The application of mechanical principles, quantitative analysis of human movement, and advanced study of biomechanical instrumentation systems
• The pathophysiological processes of various common chronic conditions