Nutrition, Physical Activity and Chronic Disease:

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease

This area of emphasis is designed for students who are interested in understanding the role of nutrition and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, and factors that influence energy intake and expenditure. The course work will provide the students with a strong background in topics including: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Disease; Obesity; Exercise Physiology; Research Methods; and Exercise Metabolism and Endocrinology. Students who graduate with this emphasis will be prepared for doctoral studies.

Professional Development (3 - 6 semester hours)

KINE 60103 Research Methods in Kinesiology
PSYC 50423 Graduate Statistics (required for thesis only)

Academic Core (9 semester hours)

KINE 60213 Advanced Biomechanics
KINE 60423 Advanced Motor Behavior
KINE 60613 Physiology of Exercise

Adapted Physical Activity Specialization (9 semester hours)

KINE 50970 Special Topics in Kinesiology: Obesity

KINE 60653 Exercise Metabolism and Endocrinology
KINE 60673 Nutrition, Physical Activity and Disease

Resource Area (6 or 12 semester hours)

A thesis student would choose 6 hours of electives to meet his/her particular needs and interests while a student choosing the treatise option would select 12 hours.

Thesis (6 semester hours) or Treatise (3 semester hours)

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