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), applied analysis of variance (ERSH 8310), applied correlation and regression (ERSH 8320), multivariate methods in education (ERSH 8350) or seminar in psychometrics (PSYC 8990), a minimum of 3 hours of doctoral dissertation (KINS 9300), and demonstration of proficiency in computer utilization. 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 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.