Alternate Route

from Movement Fall 2022

by University of Michigan School of Kinesiology

Moving Michigan

Kinesiology launches two winter-start programs BY EMILY MATHEWS

The School of Kinesiology has created two new programs that enable more undergraduate students to enroll—and they come with some unique features.

The Sport Management Immersion (SMI) and Movement Science & Applied Exercise Science (MAES) programs begin during the winter term. A mid-year start gives incoming students a semester to explore professional or personal opportunities, such as travel, work, or volunteering, before beginning their undergraduate studies.

Up to 50 students comprise each cohort. This smaller size helps ensure that students can take most of their required courses together, and form a tight-knit community both inside and outside the classroom.

Both programs revolve around a spring/summer experience that’s exclusive to SMI and MAES students.

The SMI spring experience consists of day trips to sports properties and urban entertainment districts in the midwest. This summer, the cohort had behindthe-scenes tours and networking opportunities with leaders at Michigan Athletics and professional sports organizations in Detroit and Cleveland. The MAES spring/summer experience involves a special partnership with Michigan Athletics. Faculty and staff from areas such as performance nutrition, strength and conditioning, performance science, sport psychology, and athletic medicine will meet with MAES students to discuss these areas of specialization, including information about preparing for related career opportunities, and give tours to see their operations in action.

After their spring/summer experience, SMI and MAES students join the larger cohort for their major, fully on track to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in SM, MVS, or AES in the typical four-year period.

Currently, only waitlisted students are eligible for these winter-start programs. The SMI program, now in its third year, has seen steady growth; the MAES program, which launched this year, saw strong initial interest. All signs point to increasing demand for these two alternate routes to the School of Kinesiology.

Learn more about the SMI and MAES programs at kines.umich.edu/SMI and kines.umich.edu/MAES. n

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Graduates walk from the Kinesiology Building to Hill Auditorium for the Kinesiology Commencement Ceremony. Eric Bronson/Michigan Photography.