Kinesiology: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Ph.D.
Program Overview
The Kinesiology: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Ph.D. program prepares students for research and teaching in physical activity epidemiology. The program covers epidemiologic and statistical methods, physical activity measurement, and the relationship between physical activity and health and disease. Graduates may pursue careers as research scientists, health promotion specialists, or physical activity program coordinators.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Name:
Kinesiology: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Ph.D.
Description:
This program provides students with advanced study in physical activity measurement issues, study design, relationships of physical activity with specific health and disease states, and approaches to physical activity promotion. Physical activity epidemiology deals with the frequency and patterns of physical activity in the population and the relationship between physical activity and health and disease. Graduate study in this area covers epidemiologic and statistical courses that provide background in population-level study design and analysis as well as electives related to physical activity and public health.
Objectives:
- Prepare students for scholarly research and teaching in the area of physical activity epidemiology.
Outline:
Required Courses
- KINES/POP HLTH 791 Physical Activity Epidemiology
- KINES/POP HLTH 955 Seminar - Physical Activity Epidemiology
- POP HLTH/SOC 797 Introduction to Epidemiology
- POP HLTH 798 Epidemiologic Methods
- KINES 900 Seminar in Kinesiology
- KINES 990 Research or Thesis
- KINES 991 Research in Physical Activity- Theory and Design
- Statistics minimum of 6 credits
General Field Requirements
At least 2 graduate level courses of at least 2 credits each in Kinesiology, outside the Physical Activity Epidemiology area.
Suggested Electives
- KINES 600 Advanced Exercise Psychology
- NURSING 702 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse Communities
- POP HLTH 750 Cancer Epidemiology
- POP HLTH 784 Public Health Surveillance and Analytics
- POP HLTH 794 Biological Basis of Population Health
- POP HLTH 795 Principles of Population Health Sciences
- POP HLTH 805 Advanced Epidemiology: Causal Inference in Epidemiological Studies
- POP HLTH 806 Advanced Epidemiology: Practice of Epidemiology
- POP HLTH 810 Global Health Epidemiology
- POP HLTH/B M I 451 Introduction to SAS Programming for Population Health
- STAT 303 R for Statistics I
- STAT 304 R for Statistics II
- STAT 433 Data Science with R
Assessment:
Methods:
- Preliminary exams administered by a three-member faculty committee.
- Dissertation proposal and defense.
Teaching:
Methods:
- Face-to-face and Online.
Careers:
Paths and Opportunities:
- Research scientist in public health or academia
- Health promotion specialist
- Physical activity program coordinator
