The program of study is developed by the student and major professor based on the student’s backgrounds, interests, and career goals. Requirements for the degree include completion of 24 semester hours of course work and a thesis. Course work must include at least 12 semester hours, exclusive of independent study, in the Exercise Science Department, including two courses in exercise physiology and one in research methods (KINS 7150). Courses in descriptive (ERSH 6300) and inferential (ERSH 8310) statistics also are required. Completion of the program typically requires two years.

Courses commonly taken in addition to those listed above are typically selected from:

KINS 6090 Exercise Physiology II
KINS 6300 Exercise Epidemiology
KINS 6320 Physical Activity and Aging
KINS 6600 Measurement and surveillance of Physical Activity
KINS 7000 Master’s Research
KINS 7140 Current Problems in Exercise Science
KINS 7310 Adult Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation
KINS 7330 Metabolic and Cardiorespiratory Aspects of Exercise
KINS 8300 Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology
KINS 8320 Evaluation of Human Neuromuscular Performance
KINS 8410 Neuromuscular Mechanisms in Exercise
KINS 8420 Muscle Energetics and Oxygen Transport During Exercise
KINS 9000 Doctoral Research
KINS 9630 Directed Reading in Exercise Science

VPHY 6090 Comparative Mammalian Physiology
VPHY 6100 Comparative Mammalian Physiology
PHRM 8000 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology
PHRM 8420 Cardiovascular Pharmacology
VPHY 8010 Mammalian Cell Physiology
VPHY 8120 Renal and Fluid-electrolyte Physiology
CBIO 6737 Endocrinology
VPHY 6050 Animal Physiological Chemistry
PHRM 6050 Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
GRNT 6010 Physical Aging
FDNS 6400 Advanced Macronutrients
ERSH 8510 Multivariate Methods

Descriptions of these courses may be found in the Graduate School Bulletin.