Exercise Science Programs - Program of Study
The program of study is developed by the student and a three-person advisory committee based on the student’s background, interests, and career goals. A minimum of 30 semester hours of course work is required. The program is designed to provide in-depth knowledge in the area of specialization and proficiency in designing and conducting research. Students are expected to be involved in research throughout their Ph.D. program. The program requires approximately three to four years for those who have previously completed a master’s degree.
Course work required of all Ph.D. candidates in the Exercise Science Department includes: 4 hours of research seminar (KINS 8990), statistics (ERSH 8310 and 8320), and a minimum of 3 hours of doctoral dissertation (KINS 9300D). Courses taken as part of the master’s degree can be used to fulfill requirements.
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 ScienceVPHY 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.
