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Option in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition

This option is designed to prepare students for careers in exercise physiology and nutrition and those wishing to increase their level of knowledge in the two areas. The career opportunities for students with academic preparation in this option are typically in clinical settings and research settings.  

Courses

1.  Required Courses

  • KIN 551  Advanced Exercise Physiology
  • KIN 552 Physiology of Exercise Testing and Training or KIN 565 Clinical Exercise Elecocardiography
  • KIN 566  Biomechanical and Hormonal Adaptations to Physical Activity
  • KIN 590  Statistical Analysis
  • KIN 696 or FCS 696 Research Methods

2.  Select two courses from the following list of courses:

  • KIN 552  Physiology of Exercise Testing and Training*
  • KIN 553  Environmental Aspects of Human Performance
  • KIN 562  Strength and Conditioning
  • KIN 565  Clinical Exercise Electocardiography*
  • * If not taken as one of the required courses in the option

3.  Select three courses from the following list of courses:

  • NUTR *436  Advanced Nutrition
  • NUTR *438 Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • NUTR *439  Nutrition and Aging
  • FCS 530A    Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins
  • FCS 530B    Vitamins and Minerals
  • FCS 531      Advanced Community Nutrition
  • FCS 655A    Literature Review and Research

    * Undergraduate course approved for graduate course work

4.  KIN 698 or FCS 698 Thesis (4 units) for thesis/project students.

5.  KIN 695 Seminar in Professional Literature for comprehensive examination students plus a minimum of 6 elective units from KIN 594 Exercise Science Internship, KIN 595 Supervised Laboratory Methods, and #2 and #3 above.

Please keep in mind that most graduate courses in Kinesiology and in Family and Consumer Sciences are not offered each semester.  Many are on a two-semester rotation or a three-semester rotation.

Foundational Course Work

Each Kinesiology graduate option has a requirement of foundational course work.  The foundational course work requirements specific to the Option in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition are as follows:

  • BIOL 207 Human Physiology (4 units)
  • BIOL 208 Human Anatomy (4 units)
  • KIN 300 Biomechanics of Human Movement (3 units)
  • KIN 301 Exercise Physiology (3 units)
  • CHEM 111A General Chemistry (5 units)
  • CHEM 327 Organic Chemistry (3 units)
  • CHEM 448 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry (3 units)
  • NUTR 132 Introductory Nutrition (3 units)
  • NUTR 331A Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (3 units) 
  • NUTR 436 Advanced Nutrition (3 units) 

Please refer to the KIN Graduate Student Handbook for specific information regarding the option.

Frequently Asked Questions

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) regarding admission to the Option, career opportunities, etc., please click here.

Contact Information

For more information regarding the program in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, please contact James A. Davis, Ph.D.