What are the best college degrees for Tae Kwon Do?

Answer 1

There are no college degrees in Taekwondo just as there are no college degrees for judo, Fencing, rowing, soccer, football, Basketball or football. Athletes tend to study what ever else interests them. Steve Young, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, studied law at Brigham Young University.

If you are interested in making taekwondo your livelihood, then you might benefit from business education so you will know all about managing a business. Taekwondo schools are businesses after all.

If you are interested in becoming a world champion, then a college degree will not likely help you toward that particular goal.

Answer 2

The University of Bridgeport is proud to be the first American institution of higher learning to offer a B.A. in Martial Arts Studies.

At CSUSB (California State University at San Bernardino) you can take KINE 120 Combative and Martial Arts Activities in partial completion of the physical education requirement for the liberal studies B.A. KINE is an abbreviation of the word kinesiology, the science of human movement. The kinesiology department also offers the following courses in martial arts: aikido, t'ai chi, capoeira, judo, karate, self-defense, cardio-arts, fencing & Wrestling.

York University, California caters to security personnel with a distance learning path and offers Bachelor of Arts degrees (BA), Master of Arts degrees (MA) and doctorates of philosophy (PhD) in human behavior and human resources with a specialization in martial arts.

At Florida International University in Miami, PEM 4401 comprehensive analysis of Japanese martial arts and PET 3148 introduction to martial arts are two courses in the Asian studies program. PEM is an abbreviation for physical education activities. PET is an abbreviation for physical education therapy. The university also offers several other martial arts courses.