Core Curriculum for MS in Exercise Science 
(Thesis or Non-thesis)
15 credits 

Research Methods (3 credits)
Design of experiments with application to clinical and basic biomedical research; choosing, applying, and evaluating appropriate data analysis methods.

Statistics (3 credits)
Principles and methods of statistical analysis as applied to biological experimentation.

Exercise Immunology (Ex Sci 563) (3 credits)
(Exercise and Immune Response) Influence of physical exercise on immune response and consequent impact on host susceptibility to disease and infection.

Muscle Physiology & Exercise Bioenergetics (Ex Sci 565) (3 credits)
Bioenergetic, striated muscle metabolic, and neuroendocrine responses to exercise and training.

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Physiology (Ex Sci 567) (3 credits)
Pulmonary, circulatory, thermoregulatory, fluid balance and physiological system integration responses to exercise and training.