MS in Athletic Training

When you earn your Master’s degree in Athletic Training at Sacred Heart -- the first MSAT program offered in Connecticut -- you’ll become an essential member of a healthcare team.

Why Earn Your MS in Athletic Training at Sacred Heart?

At SHU, you’ll get the hands-on training and classroom experience you need to evaluate, protect and care for a variety of physically active individuals.

You'll develop your skills as an essential healthcare provider as you learn how to assess, prevent, treat and rehabilitate emergent and non-emergent injuries and medical conditions.

Through the Master’s in Athletic Training program, you will also:

• Experience real-world training through exciting and diverse clinical education experiences in a variety of settings, such as collegiate athletics, competitive public and private secondary schools, professional sports, rehabilitation clinics, physicians’ offices, public safety and more!
• Learn in state-of-the-art facilities on modern equipment, including a high fidelity manikin, in our Center for Healthcare Education
• Collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation
• Study in a progressive curriculum that puts athletic training concepts into action
• Benefit from a program that is based on a solid liberal arts and science foundation designed to foster the development of human values, effective interpersonal skills, and a scientific foundation that will help you succeed as an athletic trainer
• Learn to contribute to the profession through the development of new ideas and insights
• Prepare to sit for the Board of Certification national exam to become an Athletic Trainer, and then be eligible to apply for licensure in all states

Choose a plan of study that fits your professional game plan

The MS in Athletic Training program begins in July (summer II term) and consists of five semesters for full-time students. For students looking to complete their program faster, an Accelerated Track is available where you can earn your Bachelor degree in Exercise Science in three years, followed by your Master’s degree in Athletic Training in two years (3+2).

Dual Degree Program Options

Bachelor's-MSAT Incoming Freshman Dual Degree Program

Students apply to the dual degree program as incoming freshmen and are admitted directly into the graduate program at the same time as their admission as undergraduate students. Students may pursue one of two pathways to the Master of Science in Athletic Training program:

• Accelerated 3+2 Bachelor’s-MSAT
• 4+2 Bachelor’s-MSAT

BS-MSAT Accelerated & Combined Degree Program

Current SHU undergraduate students of almost any major can earn two degrees in six years for purpose-driven career acceleration in Sacred Heart’s 4+2 Master of Science in Athletic Training program.

Jumpstart a career with diverse opportunities

When you graduate and become a certified athletic trainer, you will be prepared for a career in various settings, including:

• Secondary schools, colleges/universities and professional and Olympic sports
• Youth leagues and municipal and independently owned youth sports facilities
• Physician practices, hospitals, emergency rooms and urgent and ambulatory care centers
• Clinics specializing in sports medicine, cardiac rehabilitation, medical fitness, wellness and physical therapy
• Industrial and occupational settings, such as manufacturing, distribution and offices
• The military and military academies and police, fire and municipal public safety departments
• Performing arts, including professional and collegiate dance, music, theater and circus art

More Information

Domestic Admissions

Lea DiStasio
Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment
203-371-7884
distasiol2@sacredheart.edu

Schedule an Appointment

International Admissions

Cori Nevers
Executive Director of International Graduate Admissions
+1 203-767-0386
neversc@sacredheart.edu