Master of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
- Fall deadline January 31
- Spokane: Yes
- TOEFL, IELTS, or MELAB for international applicants only
Degree Description:
Regular physical activity and proper nutrition are the cornerstones of health promotion and chronic disease prevention. The teaching and research foci of the NEP graduate programs provide advanced training in both disciplines. As a department in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, and with a strong network of clinical and community partner organizations throughout Eastern Washington and beyond, we are well placed to provide training and research opportunities for students interested in clinical and community-based approaches to improving population health.
The MS NEP degree offers students of all undergraduate disciplines a pathway into nutrition and exercise physiology education and training, preparing them for careers in industry, academe, and public health, or further preparation for the PhD degree. In this two-year program, students will work closely with faculty members on a research topic in the broad fields of nutrition and exercise physiology. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and complete all prerequisite courses prior to entry into the program.
Admission Requirements:
Applicants to the MS NEP must complete the following courses before officially entering the program. A minimum of 1 quarter or 1 semester is required.
- Exercise Physiology
- Nutrition
- General Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
- 3.0 overall GPA in undergraduate degree
- 3.0 average in prerequisite courses
- No individual prerequisite course with less than a C grade (C- not accepted)
APPLICATION MATERIALS
- WSU Graduate School Application
- Choose the General Application
- Statement of Purpose
- Suggested Guidance: Please provide a 250-500 word statement of purpose that introduces yourself and motivations for advanced graduate training. Summarize your undergraduate education and any graduate work you’ve done so far. Finally, please describe how your work or life experiences relate to your academic journey and your long-term goals, and how our program will help you achieve those goals.
- Research Interest Statement
- Suggested Guidance: Your research interest statement should be a 500 word single-spaced narrative. It should include a brief summary of your past or current research (e.g., what are the key questions in your research project?). What did you find? Do you have experience with grant funding? Did your work lead to academic publications or presentations? This statement should also describe your current research interests, even if only in general terms, and/or which faculty in our program align with your interests or are engaged in research you may be interested in pursuing.
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Two must be from academic references (professors or lab instructors), and one from a professional reference (work or volunteer supervisor)
- TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB language proficiency exam
- Required for international applicants only
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is no longer required for admission to the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology.
Faculty Members:
Amram, Ofer, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Focus on the relationship between space, place and health outcomes, particularly how individual, contextual and environmental factors impact disease rates and clinical outcomes and also how access to health services affects health outcomes and service utilization
Chaytor, Naomi, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Emotional, cognitive and functional correlates of chronic medical conditions
Duncan, Glen E, Ph.D., RCEP
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
The relationships among cardiovascular fitness, body fat content, and metabolic disease, lifestyle interventions designed to modify diet and increase habitual physical activity, and non-biological determinants of physical activity and obesity.
Haverkamp, Hans, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
McDonell, Michael, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Monsivais, Pablo, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Roll, John, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Human behavioral pharmacology, the development and refinement of behavioral interventions for addiction and other psychiatric disorders, as well as technology transfer issues.