Master of Athletic Training (M.A.T.)

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Program Admission

See Admissions Requirements  for the program.

Program Summary

Mission

The mission of the Master of Athletic Training Program is to provide students with a personalized learning environment that fosters meaningful development through traditional course instruction and experiential education opportunities. With a focus involving the Head, Hands, and Heart (knowledge, skills, and disposition), students will become competent and effective healthcare professionals who positively impact their patients’ health-related quality of life and contribute to the professional field of athletic training.

Goals

• Provide students with a personalized learning environment that fosters meaningful development through traditional course instruction and experiential education opportunities.
• Prepare students to become competent and effective healthcare professionals through the effective use of prophylactic taping and bracing, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, injury treatment and management, and physical rehabilitation.
• Engage students in the use of health information technology to drive evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and quality improvement.
• Prepare students to positively impact the athletic training profession through the modeling of behaviors and dispositions of a healthcare professional.
• Develop student’s ability to contribute to the athletic training profession and patient’s health related quality of life through scholarly research and advancement.

Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the Master of Athletic Training Program students will be able to utilize evidence-based principles to execute the following:

• Properly apply prophylactic taping and bracing to active individuals for the purpose of injury prevention and facilitation of physical activity.
• Employ techniques for clinical evaluation and diagnosis of injuries and illnesses common to physically active populations.
• Explain and demonstrate appropriate emergency procedures and immediate care of life-threatening conditions common to physical activity.
• Explain and apply theoretical and practical application of therapeutic modalities and other physical rehabilitation concepts for the benefit of restoring patients’ health-related quality of life.
• Demonstrate behaviors and dispositions consistent with the ethics and values of a healthcare professional.
• Understand and demonstrate concepts associated with athletic training administration including effectively communicating with athletes, coaches, administrators and other healthcare professionals.
• Evaluate and incorporate current research evidence to guide clinical decision making.

Program Information

• All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) or higher to count in the degree.
• Students must earn a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 to graduate. Students who fail to maintain a 3.0 GPA average may be dismissed from the program.
• Graduate courses cannot be repeated more than once.
• Students will have a maximum of three (3) years to complete the MAT degree. Should extenuating circumstances arise, a student may petition the SUU MAT Program Director for a time extension to complete the degree requirements.