Degrees Available

Clinical Exercise Physiology (MED no thesis or report):

Training is available for individuals interested in pursuing professional opportunities in wellness, health promotion/disease prevention, fitness and rehabilitation. The degree track provides the knowledge and skills necessary to meet various ACSM certifications and to prepare students for positions with corporate fitness, wellness and medical rehabilitation centers. Course work integrates information from exercise physiology, health promotion and exercise psychology, and stresses assessment of physical fitness and well-being, interpretation of health evaluations, and design of exercise programs for healthy and high risk populations.

• Required Coursework
• Internships

Sports Science and Nutrition (MED no thesis or report):

This program strives to teach professionals how to design and implement exercise training and nutrition programs for healthy, active people and competitive athletes with the goal of optimizing human performance. The approach is to synthesize and integrate scientific information in the areas of exercise physiology, sport psychology, biomechanics and sport nutrition. Modem theories of sport science are developed. Furthermore, students are taught to quantitatively assess the components of human performance both in the laboratory and in the field using modem techniques. Proper nutrition promotes optimal physiological adaptation to training and thus dietary strategies are tailored to the unique requirements of various sport-persons.

• Required Coursework
• Sports Science and Nutrition website

Exercise Physiology: (M.Ed. non-thesis option):

The purpose of this program is provide a broad theory based program from course work in graduate classes in Exercise Physiology, Motor Behavior, Exercise Psychology, Health Education as well as 6-9 graduate credit hours from other disciplines such as biochemistry, computer science, engineering, nutrition, pharmacology, psychology and zoology.

• Required Coursework

Exercise Physiology: (MA with thesis or report):

Research direction of this program comes from the focus of the different faculty with Exercise Physiology. A limited number of students are accepted into this program after being enrolled for one or two semesters in the graduate program of Exercise Physiology. The student works with the director of one of the various research laboratories within Exercise Physiology. The research focus of these laboratories may be obtained by going to the vitae of the faculty of Exercise Physiology: Dr Ed Coyle, Dr Roger Farrar, Dr John Ivy, Dr Joe Starnes, and Dr Hiro Tanaka. Graduate course work in this program comes from various offering in Exercise Physiology as well as 6-9 hours from other disciplines such as biochemistry, computer science, engineering, nutrition, pharmacology, psychology and zoology.

• Required Coursework for MA with Thesis
• Required Coursework for MA with Report

Exercise Physiology: (PhD.):

An MS, MA, or M.Ed. in Exercise Physiology, or related program of study, must be completed prior to being admitted into PhD program. Admission into this program is limited, and acceptance is contingent upon being accepted into the research area of one of the graduate faculty members of the Exercise Physiology faculty. Course work in this program is designed in collaboration with the graduate faculty member. In addition to the PhD program in Exercise Physiology, a student may choose to enter a PhD program of Interdisciplinary Studies after he/she has been enrolled in the doctoral program of Exercise Physiology. This program allows the student to have more in depth course work from 2 or more complementary disciplines to his primary research focus.