Research. Collaboration. Discovery.
Graduate programs in exercise science at the University at Buffalo are research oriented. This orientation gives our master’s program graduates a competitive advantage when they move into the job market or go on to further graduate and professional study. It's the quality of our research that brings doctoral students to our program. For a more complete review of our goals, mission statements and program, see the ES program handbook.
MS in Exercise Science
The MS program requires completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework, including a core curriculum, courses related to the program area of emphasis, courses that satisfy departmental breadth requirement, and electives.
The thesis option MS requires an independent research study from which the candidate develops and defends a thesis. Most of our student's theses become peer-reviewed manuscripts. Students who intend to continue their graduate study should take this track.
The exam-option MS requires participation in a research program and in a practicum. This track is appropriate for students who plan to conclude their graduate study with the completion of this degree or to continue in a professional degree program such as medicine.
Applicants for the MS in exercise science program must have completed at least one semester of calculus, anatomy, physiology, exercise science, physics lecture/lab and chemistry lecture/lab. (Some deficiencies can be made up during the program.)
PhD in Exercise Science
Applicants for the PhD in exercise science in any of the three areas of emphasis described below must have completed coursework in calculus, physics, chemistry, human anatomy, physiology, and statistics, and must hold a master's degree.
Applied Physiology (MS and PhD)
This area offers students the opportunity to study and develop research skills in advanced exercise physiology. Research in exercise physiology focuses on the processes by which disease or injury alter the normal responses to exercise and how exercise in turn interacts with disease and injury. Research opportunities are available in pulmonary, muscle, or cardiovascular physiology; metabolism and diet; and exercise nutrition.
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