Sport Sciences and Nutrition MED: No Thesis/No Report Option 

Master of Education in Kinesiology with a Specialization in Exercise Physiology (36 total credit hrs)

Requirements in Exercise Science Concentration Area (21 hrs) 

  • KIN 395 Advanced Exercise Physiology I (3)
  • KIN 395 Advanced Exercise Physiology II (3)
  • KIN 395 Biomechanics of Sport (3)
  • KIN 395 Conditioning for Competitive Athletes (3)
  • KIN 395 Social Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (3)
  • KIN 395 Sports Nutrition (3)
  • KIN 397P Graduate Internship and Culminating Experience (3)

Laboratory Techniques, Measurement and Inference (3 hrs)  

  • KIN 382 Laboratory Techniques in Sport Sciences (3)

Supporting Work Within the Department (6 hrs advisor-approved electives)  

Exercise Physiology

  • KIN 386 Research Methods: Applied Research Techniques (3)
  • KIN 395 Ergogenic Aids in Sport (3)
  • KIN 395 Evaluation and Regulation of Body Composition (3)

Motor Behavior

  • KIN 395 Biomechanics of Human Movement (3)
  • KIN 395 Physical Dimensions of Aging (3)
  • KIN 395 Children's Exercise and Activity (3)

Sport Management

  • KIN 395 Sport Marketing (3)
  • KIN 395 Sport Finance (3)
  • KIN 395 Facility Management (3)

Clinical Exercise Physiology

  • KIN 395 Exercise and Preventive Medicine (3)

Advanced Exercise Physiology 

  • KIN 395 Cardiac Metabolism (3)
  • KIN 395 Muscle Physiology and Plasticity (3)
  • KIN 395 Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise (3)
  • KIN 395 Fat Metabolism During Exercise (3)
  • KIN 395 Carbohydrate Metabolism During Exercise (3)

Health Education  

  • HED 395 Foundations of Health Promotion (3)
  • HED 395 Program Planning and Implementation (3)
  • HED 395 Theories of Health Behavior (3)
  • HED 395 Health Promotion in Corporate Settings (3)

Supporting Work Outside the Department (6 hrs advisor-approved electives) 

Examples: Psychology, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Zoology, Business

*Culminating experience must be arranged with the supervising professor and requires 20-30 clock hours in addition to course work.

All students should refer to the departmental handout Outline of Requirement and Procedures for Master's Degrees in Kinesiology and Health Education.

Up to nine hours of adviser-approved upper division undergraduate coursework may be counted toward a master's degree provided all nine hours are not taken either within or outside the department.

Up to twenty percent of the required hours may be taken on a credit/no credit basis; however, this department requires approval of the graduate adviser prior to the twelfth class day. Prerequisite courses may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis.

Last updated on July 22, 2008


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