The primary aims of the kinesiology program are to provide students with an understanding of basic research methodology; to acquaint students with the professional literature, trends, and research being conducted in kinesiology; and to enable students to develop a concentration in exercise physiology, sport and exercise psychology, or sport pedagogy.

Career opportunities include teaching, research, fitness leadership, sport psychology, coaching, athletic competition, sports performance, rehabilitation, and other allied health roles. Students may also choose to continue their graduate education by joining Ph.D. programs once graduated. Our alumni can be found in colleges, universities, government agencies, businesses, hospitals, and schools.

Research

Research is a fundamental component of our kinesiology master’s program. Students will have numerous opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research in labs directed by department faculty. Current research areas include motor behavior and development, exercise physiology, sport performance and recovery, nutrition, immunology, obesity and cardiometabolic disease, sport sociology, psychosocial aspects of sport and exercise, exercise psychophysiology, stress reactivity, cerebral blood flow regulation, cognitive and brain function, exercise and physical activity interventions, and health disparities.

Financial support of faculty research comes from internal research grants, instructional grants, and external funding agencies.