Based on the success of his first cycle certificate in sports analysis, UNC Charlotte registers students to a novel Baccalaureate in Sciences in Sports AnalysisFrom the fall of 2025.
This first diploma of its kind, the only one in the south-east of the United States, is a collaboration between Charlotte Data Sciences School And College of Health and Human Services.
“Currently, there are only four other baccalaureate programs for sports analysis in the country, and Charlotte will be the only focus on human performance,” said Abbey Thomasassociate teacher in the Department of applied physiology, health and clinical sciences at the Health and Social Services College.
Thomas and John Tobias ’94A speaker in sports analysis at the School of Data Science, will co -direct this new baccalaureate program.
Tobias, also the main analytical statistician of ESPN, was among the country’s first statisticians to implement statistics on sports television.
“To succeed in the world of sports analysis, you must have knowledge in two particularly important skills as well as experiences of experience in the real world. “Our baccalaureate students will receive exceptional education to develop their knowledge base, combined with direct opportunities to acquire greater competence, because Charlotte is the only university in the country where students can earn credit hours for internship with one of our 19 athletics teams from Division I of NCAA.”
According to program directors, analyzes change collegial and professional sports. The positions of data analysts in operations often focus on players’ performance, team strategies and game tactics. Sports teams also need commercial analysts to study financial operations and marketing strategies to increase efficiency and efficiency or identify opportunities to develop new products or services to meet the needs of fans, players or team owners.
“The fields of data science are intellectually difficult and impactful with unlimited growth potential as technology continues to evolve,” said Thomas. “The UNC Charlotte capitalizes on this interest and its growth potential in the field with another avenue so that students study data science through the objective of sports and human performance.”
The Interdisciplinary BS In Sports Analytics will offer graduates a range of career options, data analyst or sport at work in sports medicine, physiotherapy or sports training and forces packaging.
For example, students who take a kinesiology applied for human performance will explore human anatomy and biomechanics, which will help analyze how an athlete moves, jumps and territory. This involves knowing the muscles involved and how you can better explode from the ground to jump as high as possible. Examination of the data collected on resistance, jump height and other biomechanical variables would provide robust information. Using data collected all season, a sports analyst could identify a trend towards sub -optimal movements, leading to a holistic approach to correct the situation – modify training, target different muscle groups or use movement correction strategies.
“Charlotte is home to the most professional sports franchises in the state, and students will have the opportunity to work in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, race and football,” said JP Barfield, president of applied physiology, health and clinical sciences. “These learning and experiential opportunities reinforce the position of UNC Charlotte as an ideal sports analysis program in the Carolines and the southeast of the United States.”