About
Are you interested in an advanced degree that will enhance your understanding of a variety of processes that sustain life? Do you want to be an expert in your field?
The PhD program in bioenergetics and exercise science is housed in the Department of Kinesiology within the College of Health and Human Performance, and is offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology in the Brody School of Medicine. This doctoral program has consistently been highly ranked by the National Academy of Kinesiology, based upon program faculty indices of productivity, funding, and visibility as well as student indices of graduate assistant support, student quality, employment, and admissions.
Students have the opportunity to utilize laboratory and research facilities of all participating disciplines. Bioenergetics and exercise science graduates address research questions at the level of the whole body to the gene using a variety of approaches and are trained for employment in health care, government, academic, research and service institutions.
ECU Advantage
The interdisciplinary content and collaborative approach to mentoring provide students with the “best of several worlds.” Students apply to the PhD in bioenergetics and exercise science program by contacting the Department of Kinesiology. They have access to the resources (e.g. faculty with in-depth training in diverse areas of expertise, core equipment, student funding) of several campus units and centers (e.g. the Human Performance Laboratory, Biomechanics Laboratory, East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, Center for Health Disparities Research, Pediatric Health Weight Research and Treatment Center, and Brody School of Medicine).
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What You Will Study
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