M.S. in Kinesiology, Exercise Science Concentration

The Department of Kinesiology is dedicated to the development of future leaders in professions that maximize the potential of individuals and society through physical activity, exercise, and sport. The department offers a Master of Science degree with a focus on exercise physiology that includes both a thesis and non-thesis track.

This program helps students:

• Identify and describe important issues relevant to physical activity, exercise, and sport science.
• Educate others about the relevance of physical activity, exercise, and sport to individuals and to society.
• Develop and administrate safe, effective, and scientifically based physical activity, exercise, and sports programs that address individual, community, and societal needs.
• Enable students to evaluate the quality of information germane to the disciplines of physical activity, exercise, and sport science.
• Develop the skills needed to conduct quality research.
• Conceive a cognate area of study within the professional field in which they intend to work.

We know that success requires equal parts intellect and action. At JMU, that’s what Being the Change is all about.

When students graduating from James Madison University proudly walk across the stage to receive their diplomas, they’re more than just educated. They’re members of a fellowship of doers. They know how to make things happen. They’ve honed their ability to think critically. They’ve learned the importance of a strong work ethic and they’ve become committed to and skilled at collaborating with others. Diplomas in hand, they leave campus determined to live lives of meaning and pursue careers of purpose.

Only two hours from Washington D.C., JMU is fast becoming one of the nation’s leading lights in higher education. That’s because students enjoy unusually engaged relationships with world-class faculty who are at JMU because they want to pursue knowledge and teach talented students.

JMU students, faculty and alumni are using equal parts intellect and action to succeed in every sort of pursuit: they’re boosting innovation and discovery, leading in business, advancing culture, improving health care, reforming education, renewing civil society, competing in athletics — they’re Being the Change in every imaginable way.