Kansas State University

Emphasis in Public Health Physical Activity

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The curriculum prepares professionals in physical activity promotion research and evidence-based practice. Courses examine the psychological as well as social and environmental factors associated with initiating and/or adhering to exercise programs and physically active lifestyles.
Note: All students admitted Fall 2012 and beyond MUST follow the course list below.
“Core” requirements (14 or 16 credit hours)
Each student in the MPH Program must complete these required public health core courses:

• Biostatistics: MPH 701 Fundamental Methods of Biostatistics (3 hrs)
• Environmental health sciences: MPH 806 Environmental Toxicology (2 hrs)
• Epidemiology: 2 options:
• MPH 754 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 hrs) OR
• MPH 708 Veterinary Epidemiology (2 hrs) and MPH 854 Intermediate Epidemiology (3 hrs) (TOTAL of 5 credit hours)
• Health services administration:MPH 720 Administration of Health Care Organizations (3 hrs)
• Social and behavioral sciences: MPH 818 Social and Behavioral Bases of Public Health (3 hrs)

Required Courses and Credit Hours Needed
Required Courses: 6 hours
KIN 800	Advanced Physiology of Exercise (3 hrs)
KIN 830	Public Health Physical Activity (3 hrs)
Choose 1 Course: 3 hours
KIN 610	Program Planning and Evaluation (3 hrs)
KIN 805	Physical Activity and Human Behavior (3 hrs)
Choose 1 Course: 3 hours
KIN 612	Built Environments and Physical Activity (3 hrs)
MC 750	Strategic Health Communication (3 hrs) (alternate years)
Choose 2-4 courses: 5-7 hours
KIN 600	Psychology of Physical Activity (3 hrs)
KIN 601	Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology (3 hrs)
KIN 602	Gender in Sport and Exercise (3 hrs)
KIN 603	Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology (3 hrs)
KIN 606	Topics in the Behavioral Basis of Kinesiology (3 hrs)
KIN 607	Topics in Muscle Exercise Physiology (3 hrs)
KIN 609	Environmental Physiology (3 hrs)
KIN 625	Exercise Testing and Prescription (3 hrs)
KIN 635	Nutrition and Exercise (3 hrs)
KIN 655	Fitness Promotion (3 hrs)
KIN 657	Therapeutic Use of Exercise in the Treatment of Disease (3 hrs)
KIN 797	Topics: Public Health Physical Activity Behavior (3 hrs)
KIN 808	Social Epidemiology of Physical Activity (3 hrs)
KIN 815	Research Methods in Kinesiology (3 hrs)
STAT 704	Analysis of Variance (2 hrs)
STAT 705	Regression and Correlation Analysis (2 hrs)
STAT 710	Sample Survey Methods (2 hrs)
STAT 713	Applied Linear Stat Methods (2 hrs)
STAT 716	Non-parametric Statistics (2 hrs)
STAT 717	Categorical Data Analysis (3 hrs)
STAT 720	Design Experiments (3 hrs)
STAT 725	Intro to SAS Computing (1 hr)
STAT 730	Multivariate Statistics Methods (3 hrs)

Capstone/culminating experience (6 credit hours)
Total hrs required for MPH Degree (42 hours)

All students admitted BEFORE Fall 2012 may follow the old requirements  or the new requirements (above).