The doctoral program is firmly based in research and prepares students for academic careers in exercise physiology. Graduate students in this program have numerous applied physiological research opportunities in the program’s well-equipped laboratories of clinical and applied physiology, neuromuscular research and active aging, and sports medicine and motion analysis. Additionally, there are numerous collaborative research opportunities bolstered by the department’s strong relationships with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, Health South Doctors’ Hospital, and the Varsity Athletics Department. The program is best known for its work in women’s health, obesity, pediatric physiology, aging, muscle, biomechanics, cardiovascular physiology, exercise biochemistry, and human metabolism. The Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology requires the completion of up 72 credit hours, depending on the student’s academic background, and takes approximately four to five years to complete.
KIN 621 Advanced Systemic Exercise Physiology KIN 630 Cellular Exercise Physiology KIN 631 Laboratory Techniques in Functional Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle,Laboratory Experiences in Systemic Exercise Physiology KIN 679 Principles of Exercise Assessment: Cardiovascular KIN 686 Exercise Prescription/Assessment Laboratory KIN 735 Methods in Biomechanical Analysis KIN 740 Neurophysiology in Exercise Science
Select 9 credit hours of graduate KIN courses. Select 3 credit hours of graduate coursework. Select 12 credit hours from relevant supportive field.Restricted Electives
Unrestricted Electives
Outside Supporting Field
KIN 746 Research Methods in Kinesiology and Sport Sciences EPS 702 Quantitative Methods II EPS 703 Applied Multivariate Statistics EPS 708 An Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling for Multivariable Data EPS7XX Graduate Research Competency Elective KIN 830 Pre-Candidacy to Dissertation Research KIN 840 Post-Candidacy Dissertation ResearchResearch Competencies (15 credit hours required)
Dissertation: Select 12 credit hours of Dissertation
Kevin Allen Jacobs Karina Rodriguez Graduate Studies OfficeProgram Director
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Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
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