PhD in Kinesiology

Program Overview

UMass Amherst's PhD in Kinesiology fosters research excellence in physiology, physical activity and health, biomechanics, and movement neuroscience. Students collaborate with a faculty mentor, customizing their coursework to develop expertise in solving movement-related problems using multidisciplinary approaches drawn from molecular biology, neuroscience, engineering, and more.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The PhD in Kinesiology program at UMass Amherst is designed to foster excellence in research. It offers research training in four areas: physiology, physical activity and health, biomechanics, and movement neuroscience. The program emphasizes the use of multimodality methods in research.

Objectives:

• To understand the factors that contribute to musculoskeletal injury and how they can be reversed.

Other:

• PhD students apply to the program to study with a specific faculty member.
• The formal coursework plan should include courses (both within kinesiology and outside the department) that will establish the expertise necessary to further research goals.