MS: Human Performance: Strength Training and Conditioning

Achieve Physical Excellence with Our Master’s in Human Performance – Strength Training and Conditioning

Are you passionate about fitness and motivating others to achieve their goals? Liberty University’s Master of Science in Human Performance – Strength Training and Conditioning degree is your next step to turn these interests into a rewarding career. Our master’s degree provides you with the knowledge and experience you’ll need to be successful in this field, whether you’re just starting out or looking for career advancement. Obtaining your master’s in strength training and conditioning can prepare you for many career opportunities and advancement. You’ll have the option of pursuing positions like exercise physiologist, human performance specialist, sports scientist, or strength and conditioning coach. Once you’ve received this degree, you’re going to be prepared to help others pursue physical excellence.

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.
• Take advantage of our 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?

• Advanced study of biomechanical instrumentation systems
• Current research in the field of biomechanics
• Physiological adaptations to acute and chronic exercise
• Statistical methodology as it relates to the field of exercise science
• The ability to summarize, analyze, and interpret data using descriptive and inferential statistics

The principles of strength development as presented through the M.O.R.R. training system, which stands for Movement, Overspeed, Resistance, and Reaction