The role of physical activity in the prevention and rehabilitation of certain diseases has been well established. The Master of Arts in Physical Education with an emphasis in exercise physiology prepares students for careers in adult fitness, school-based fitness, corporate/industrial wellness, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and research and development.

The curriculum integrates the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine and continuously evolves to meet the changing needs of society. Students can adapt the curriculum to follow different career paths.

Clinical Exercise Physiologist – this unique curriculum focuses on the role of exercise in the treatment of cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, musculo-skeletal, neuromuscular and immunologic disease with in special populations including the elderly or sensory impaired. This area of study prepares students for the ACSM National Registry Examination.

Health Fitness Specialist – this curriculum focuses on exercise applications for healthy controlled disease, symptomatic and athletic populations. Students can go on to careers in corporate wellness, health enhancement, sport-specific training, or personal training. 

Sport Medicine/Athletic Training – the curriculum includes the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries and prepares students for the National Athletic Training Association (NATA) Examination.

School-based Fitness Specialist – the curriculum helps coaches and teachers integrate advances in fitness, sports performance, and wellness into their programs. A 21-credit certificate program is offered for teachers who do not intend to pursue a Master’s degree.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist – the curriculum helps develop clinical skills and the on-site cardiac rehabilitation programs offer opportunities for students to work with more than 200 patients per week.

The plan of study for this 36-credit program includes laboratory and lecture-based classes and culminates in a supervised field based internship. The strong academic program is supported by the on-site Adult Fitness/Cardiac Rehab Program and an active Human Performance Research Laboratory which provide the student with practical, hands-on experience. Students will work with diverse populations from athletes to people in various stages of illness.

All students are required to complete a research project eligible for publication.

Graduate assistantships are available on a competitive basis to qualified individuals.


Contact
For more information, please contact

Robert M. Otto Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Human Performance Lab
p - 516.877.4276
e - otto@adelphi.edu