Berry College students complete a 3-credit general education requirement in KIN. Students may choose from a broad range of courses including outdoor activities such as canoeing, rock climbing, and scuba, lifetime sporting activities like bowling, dancing, golf, and tennis, and fitness activities such as weight training, self-defense, and yoga.

The department offers a major in Kinesiology teacher education. This degree program is designed to prepare undergraduates for teaching certification in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12 (P-12). Typically, graduates choose to teach at the elementary, middle grades, or secondary (high school) levels; many also pursue athletic coaching interests. The KIN teacher education major is a degree track within the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences (CSEHS).

The Department of Kinesiology offers a major in exercise science. The purpose of the exercise science program is to prepare qualified professionals for careers in hospital wellness programs, corporate fitness programs, rehabilitation centers, exercise and fitness centers, athletic/sports programs, and allied health programs. Furthermore, the program may be combined with a pre-medical or pre-physical therapy program. In addition to general education courses, exercise science majors take lab courses in biology, physics and chemistry and such required courses as Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology. During the exercise science major's senior year, the student will participate in a capstone internship course that will involve hundreds of hours of hands-on experience. You'll have the opportunity to work side-by-side with experts in such fields as exercise, physical rehabilitation, performance and physical therapy.

Another degree option allows highly motivated students to develop a sport-related concentration within an Interdisciplinary Studies degree program. This individualized course of study is administered (and must be approved) through the Interdisciplinary Studies program coordinator. In the past, concentrations in KIN have been attractive to students interested in graduate study in a health or sport-related field, those interested in pursuing a specified career in such fields, and for students simply interested in the scholarly study of sport, physical education, and human movement.