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Kinesiology: Exercise Physiology, PhD

The Exercise Physiology named option of the PhD program is designed to prepare students for scholarly research and teaching. Exercise Physiology is the study of the biological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise. Research and graduate training at UWMadison focuses on elucidating the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, and the influence of exercise on health and disease.

Research Areas

• Dr. Barnes focuses on how aging and exercise alter blood flow and blood pressure regulation.
• Dr. Diffee studies the regulation of contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle and how this regulation is altered by perturbations such as exercise training, injury, or disease.
• The research of William Schrages laboratory is focused on how blood flow is regulated in muscle and brain circulations, specifically how acute exercise or environmental stress like hypoxia influences blood flow and how this is impacted by obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Admissions

Graduate admissions is a two-step process between academic programs and the Graduate School. Applicants must meet the minimum requirements of the Graduate School as well as the program(s).

Admission Requirements

• Fall Deadline: December 1
• Spring Deadline: September 1
• Summer Deadline: This program does not admit in the summer.
• GRE (Graduate Record Examinations): Not required.
• English Proficiency Test: Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not exclusively in English, must provide an English proficiency test score earned within two years of the anticipated term of enrollment.
• Letters of Recommendation Required: 3
• Minimum GPA: 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0=A scale) on the last 60 semester hours (or equivalent) of undergraduate coursework.

Funding

The Bursars Office provides information about tuition and fees associated with being a graduate student. Resources to help afford graduate study might include assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, and financial aid. Further funding information is available from the Graduate School.

Requirements

Mode of Instruction

• Face to Face: Yes
• Evening/Weekend: No
• Online: No
• Hybrid: No
• Accelerated: No

Curricular Requirements

• Minimum Credit Requirement: 51 credits
• Minimum Residence Credit Requirement: 32 credits
• Minimum Graduate Coursework Requirement: 26 credits must be graduate-level coursework.
• Overall Graduate GPA Requirement: 3.00 GPA required.
• Assessments and Examinations: PhD students must pass preliminary exams and successfully propose and defend a dissertation.
• Language Requirements: No language requirements.
• Graduate School Breadth Requirement: A doctoral minor or graduate/professional certificate is not required due to the broad areas of inquiry within Kinesiology. To ensure the breadth of study requirement is achieved, students are required to complete a minimum of two graduate-level courses (at least two credits each) in Kinesiology, outside of their named option coursework.

Required Courses

• KINES 773: Cardiorespiratory Adaptations to Environment and Exercise (3 credits)
• KINES 774: Metabolic Responses to Exercise and Environmental Stress (2 credits)
• STAT/F&W ECOL 571: Statistical Methods for Bioscience I (4 credits)
• KINES 900: Seminar in Kinesiology (1 credit)
• KINES 953: Human Biodynamics Seminar (1 credit)
• KINES 990: Research or Thesis (4+ credits)
• KINES 991: Research in Physical Activity- Theory and Design (3 credits)
• General Field Requirement: 4-6 credits
• Electives: Students take as many electives as needed to reach the total credit minimum.

Policies

Named Option-Specific Policies

• Prior Coursework: With program approval, students are allowed to transfer no more than 18 credits of graduate coursework from other institutions.
• Probation: Refer to the Graduate School: Probation policy.
• Advisor / Committee: PhD students work with two committees during their studies: Preliminary exams Committee and Dissertation committee.
• Credits Per Term Allowed: 15 credits
• Time Limits: Refer to the Graduate School: Time Limits policy.
• Grievances and Appeals: Follow the School of Education Grievance Policy and Procedures.

Professional Development

The Graduate School's professional development resources are available to build skills, thrive academically, and launch a career.