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 require a minimum of 30 semester hours consisting of at least 24 hours of course work and 6 hours of thesis and related research. Course work must include at least 12 semester hours, exclusive of independent study, in the Exercise Science Department, including two courses in exercise psychology and one in research methods (KINS 7150). A course in descriptive statistics (ERSH 6300) is also required. Completion of the program typically requires two years.

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

KINS 6300 Physical Activity & Aging
KINS 6400 Exercise & Sport Psychology
KINS 6600 Measurement and Surveillance of Physical Activity
KINS 7210 Motor Learning & Control
KINS 7330 Metabolic & Cardiorespiratory Aspects of Exercise
KINS 7340 Exercise Psychology
KINS 8200 Meta-analysis in Health & Human Performance
KINS 8300 Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology
KINS 8340 Advanced Seminar in Exercise Psychology
KINS 8410 Neuromuscular Mechanisms in Exercise
KINS 8420 Muscle Energetics and Oxygen Transport During Exercise
ERSH 8750 Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
ERSH 8760 Structural Equation Modeling
ERSH 9210 Quantitative Design in Education
VPHY 6090 Comparative Mammalian Physiology
VPHY 6100 Comparative Mammalian Physiology
PHRM 8000 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology
CBIO 6100 Immunology
PSYC 6100 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 6910 Biological Foundations of Behavior
PSYC 8330 Laboratory Apprenticeship in Physiological & Comparative Psychology
PSYC 8390 Seminar in Physiological & Comparative Psychology
PSYC 8520 Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology
PSYC 8610 Psychophysical Methods & Psychological Scaling
PSYC 8710 Theories of Attitude Structure, Formation and Change
PSYC 8730 Theories of Social Psychology
PSYC 8790 Advanced Seminar in Social Psychology
PSYC 8900 Psychopharmacology Seminar
HPRB 7920 Health Behavior

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