Administered by Department of Exercise Science and Athletics, College of Liberal Arts
Effective Fall, 2004
Admission. A bachelor's degree in the biological or allied health sciences or a related field is recommended. Undergraduate deficiencies may be addressed while working towards the master's degree (without credit earned toward the degree). Additionally, applicants must have an undergraduate QPA of at least 2.5, provide Miller Analogy Test or Graduate Record Examination scores, three letters of recommendation and a statement describing goals and objectives of their graduate study.
Applied exercise physiology track - At total of 39 semester hours of which 3-6 semester hours of thesis are required to graduate.
Clinical exercise physiology - A minimum of 33 semester hours, of which 3-6 semester hours in a practicum experience are required to graduate.
Applied Physiology track
05.500 Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques
05.510 Research Methods in Exercise Science
05.511 ECG Interpretation and Clinical Exercise Testing
05.512 Current Research in Exercise Science
Choose one of the three following courses:
05.557 Legal and Ethical Issues in Conducting Research
05.559 Scientific Evaluation of the Elite Athlete
05.575 Exercise Physiology I
05.576 Exercise Physiology II
05.599 Master's Thesis
50.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology or 50.573 Systemic Physiology
Thesis Requirement. Graduate students admitted to candidacy for the Master of Science degree are required to complete a thesis. The student must confer with the assigned graduate adviser to select a thesis adviser. The thesis adviser serves as chairperson of the thesis committee. A second faculty member is selected from either the Health, Physical Education and Athletics or the Biological and Allied Health Sciences departments. The third faculty member may be selected from any discipline within the university as appropriate to the thesis topic. The thesis topic must be approved by the thesis adviser and the graduate program coordinator. Students may select either the thesis or the publishable manuscript option. The completed thesis will be presented to the thesis committee, peers, and the university community.
Clinical Exercise Physiology
05.500 Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques
05.510 Research Methods in Exercise Science
05.511 ECG Interpretation and Clinical Exercise Testing
05.512 Current Research in Exercise Science
05.555 The Physiology of Training
05.551 Mechanics of Human Movement or 50.576 Neuromuscular Physiology
05.553 Exercise in Chronic Disease Rehabilitation
05.555 Physiology of Training
05.561 Exercise and Aging
05.575 Exercise Physiology I
05.577 Worksite Health and Fitness
05.595 Practicum in Exercise Science
Practicum Requirement. Graduate students in the clinical exercise physiology track must complete a practicum experience approved by the advisor and the graduate program coordinator. This capstone experience will typically occur in the final semester of study during the summer.