Ph.D. in kinesiology sample program with an emphasis in exercise physiology

Developed by Dr. Donald Dengel

Required program: 72 credits minimum including 48 course credits plus 24 thesis credits

GPA: A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 is required to maintain good standing and to graduate

Major:

• A minimum of 24 semester course credits with KIN prefix
  (not including KIN 8888)
• A minimum of 12 semester course credits of KIN 8xxx
  including KIN 8980 and
• At least 3 KIN credits outside selected area of specialization
  (KIN 8980 or other courses)

Required courses for all emphasis areas:

• KIN 5171—Foundations of Kinesiology (with grade of A or B), 3 cr.
• KIN 5981—Research Methodology in Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport (with grade of A or B), 3 cr.
• KIN 8888—Thesis Credits: Doctoral, 24 cr.
• KIN 8980—Graduate Research Seminar in Kinesiology, 1 cr.

Recommended exercise physiology courses:

• KIN 5122—Applied Exercise Physiology, 3 cr.
• KIN 5141—Nutrition for Health and Physical Performance, 3 cr.
• KIN 5385—Exercise for Disease Prevention and Management, 3 cr.
• KIN 5435—Advanced Theory and Techniques of Exercise Science, 3 cr.
• KIN 5485—Advanced Electrocardiogram, Graded Exercise Testing, and Prescription, 3 cr.
• KIN 8122—Seminar: Exercise Physiology, 3 cr.

Minor or supporting program:

A minimum of 12 semester credits in one or more related fields (not KIN prefix)

Required courses:

A minimum of 9 semester credits in statistical methods (must receive grades of A or B). Take statistical sequence in either Educational Psychology (EPSY) or Public Health (PUBH); do not mix and match between the two.

• EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference, 3 cr.
• EPSY 8262—Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General Linear Model or   equivalent, 3 cr.
• EPSY 8263—Design and Analysis of Experiments (with a grade of A or B), 3 cr.
• EPSY 8264—Advanced Multiple Regression Analysis (with a grade of A or B), 3 cr.
• or
• PUBH 6450—Biostatistics I, 4 cr.
• PUBH 6451—Biostatistics II, 4 cr.
• PUBH 7420—Clinical Trials: Design, Implementation, and Analysis (with a grade of A or B), 3 cr.
• PUBH 7405—Biostatistics: Regression (with grade of A or B), 4 cr.
• PUBH 7406—Biostatistics: ANOVA and Design (with grade of A or B), 4 cr.

Recommended courses:

Biochemistry: (with a grade of A or B)

• BIOC 4002—Physiological Biochemistry of Human Systems (or equivalent), 2 cr.
• BIOC 5001—Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, 5 cr.
• BIOC 5401W—Advanced Metabolism and its Regulation, 3 cr.
• BIOC 5444—Muscle, 3 cr.
• FSCN 5621W—Macronutrient Metabolism, 4 cr.
• FSCN 5623W—Regulation of Energy Balance, 2 cr.

Physiology: (with a grade of A or B)

• PHSL 5444—Muscle, 3 cr.
• PHSL 5510—Advanced Cardiac Physiology and Anatomy, 2-3 cr.
• PHSL 5511—Advanced Neuromuscular Junction Physiology, 2-3 cr.
• PHSL 5520—Advanced Pulmonary Mechanics: Physiology and Pathophysiology, 2-3 cr.
• PHSL 6051—Systems Physiology, 4 cr.

Public Health:

• PUBH 6348—Writing Research Grants, 2 cr.
• PUBH 6386—Public Health Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease, 2 cr.

Elective courses in both the major and the minor or supporting program will be selected by the student and the adviser, subject to the adviser’s approval. These will be selected according to the student’s prior academic background and future academic and career goals. Access to graduate level courses in minor or supporting programs may be limited by prerequisites and demand.

Revised March 2008