Master of Science - Nutrition and Exercise Science

The Nutrition and Exercise Science program prepares students to provide services in nutrition and exercise interventions for the promotion of lifestyle change or performance improvement. The program is designed for students with a degree in an allied health field. This program is an interdisciplinary offering of the Departments of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Recreation and Human Environmental Studies. Graduates can look forward to career opportunities in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, wellness programs and sports nutrition. 

Coursework emphasizes prevention of lifestyle diseases, exercise physiology, metabolism and research methods. The course offerings are synergistic and provides students with the view from the discipline of nutrition as well as the view of the exercise physiologist. In addition, students will:

• Understand the common issues related to the fields of nutrition and exercise science. 
• Conduct research in the fields of nutrition and exercise science 
• Work with professors who have a thorough knowledge of their fields and who are productive scholars. 
• Work with caring professors interested in their student’s professional development.