UMass Boston

Applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements in addition to the following program-specific requirements:

• A completed application form
• A two-part personal statement
  • Part one: The applicant’s reasons for wishing to pursue graduate study (at least 300 words)
  • Part two: The applicant’s specific interests and the kind of work they wish to pursue in the field. The applicant should indicate which option (Thesis or Non-Thesis) they may select to complete the program
• Official transcripts from all schools attended
• Two references
• TOEFL scores, if applicable.
• Résumé (strongly recommended)

Deadlines: February 1 (priority) and June 1 (final) for fall

Application Fee: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. UMass Boston alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.

Program Cost Information: Bursar's website

Core Courses (12 Credits)

• EHS 630 - Advanced Health Fitness and Nutrition Assessment 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 655 - Advanced Physical Activity and Health 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 685 - Applied Exercise Physiology 3 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 760 - Introduction to Biostatistics: Biostatistics I 3 Credit(s)

Thesis or Non-Thesis Option

Exercise and Health Sciences Thesis Option

Option Courses (9 Credits)

• EHS 625L - Quantitative Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 690 - Proposal Development 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 699 - Thesis 3-6 Credit(s)

Elective (3 Credits)

Take one course chosen with guidance and approval from a faculty advisor affiliated with your concentration.

Exercise and Health Sciences Non-Thesis Option

Option Courses (9 Credits)

• EHS 635 - Project and Program Management in Health Promotion 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 650 - Obesity and Weight Management 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 698 - Practicum 3 Credit(s)

Electives (6 Credits)

Take two courses chosen with guidance and approval from a faculty advisor affiliated with your concentration.

Concentration

Applied Exercise Physiology Concentration

Concentration Courses (6 Credits)

• EHS 680 - Clinical Exercise Physiology 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 682 - Exercise Metabolism 3 Credit(s)

Physical Activity and Health Promotion Concentration

Concentration Courses (6 Credits)

• EHS 656 - Advanced Nutrition and Health 3 Credit(s)
• EHS 670 - Designing Exercise and Health Promotion Interventions 3 Credit(s)

Complete 30 to 33 credits from ten to eleven courses including four core courses and six to seven courses in one of the options below.

Thesis option -three option courses, two concentration courses, and one elective.
Non-thesis option - three option courses, two concentration courses, and two electives.

Concentration: Select a concentration in applied exercise physiology or physical activity and health promotion.
Capstone: Completion of a thesis or a practicum project.

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Graduate Program Director Kai Zou
kai.zou [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-7282

Program Assistant Chanel Fields
chanel.fields [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-7594