CAREERS IN SPORT SCIENCE

Click on the links below for a description of each of the possible careers in sport science, as provided by the Government of Alberta.

Sport Medicine Physician
Sport medicine physicians are medical doctors who specialize in the prevention, recognition, diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases related to sports activities. Click here to learn more.

Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists help patients improve and maintain their physical performance and ability to function independently; prevent and manage pain, physical impairments, disabilities and limits to participation; and promote fitness, health and wellness. Click here to learn more.

Athletic Therapy
Athletic therapists provide advice regarding the prevention of sport injuries, and provide immediate care and reconditioning for musculoskeletal injuries. Click here to learn more.

Nutrition/Dietetics
Dietitians assess, develop, implement and evaluate food and nutrition strategies; develop and analyze food and food products; manage food service systems; promote food security and safety; and conduct research. Click here to learn more.

Sport Psychology
Psychologists assess, diagnose and treat psychological, emotional and behavioural disorders. They also research and apply theories relating to behaviour and mental processes. Sport Psychologists work specifically with athletes. Click here to learn more.

Personal Fitness Training
Fitness instructors promote exercise as a healthy lifestyle choice and teach students, privately or in groups, strengthening, endurance, aerobic, flexibility or weight training exercises. Click here to learn more.

Kinesiology/Biomechanics/Exercise Physiology
Kinesiologists study the factors that influence human movement and look for ways to improve the efficiency and performance of the human body at work, in sport and in daily life. Click here to learn more.