The Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies is an undergraduate program serving more than 1,000 students who are working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in four distinct programs. Three programs are health-science related: Applied Kinesiology, Exercise Science, and Exercise Physiology. The other program is business-oriented: Sport Management.
The department also sponsors two outreach programs: the Youth Sports Research Council and the Center for Exercise and Aging.
Acting Chair: Dr. Neil Dougherty
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Working Toward a New Understanding of Human Health
Exercise Scientists develop unique insights into major diseases
Depression. Obesity. Chronic inflammation.
These medical conditions draw researchers across the spectrum of health, social, and physical sciences.
But there's a department in the School of Arts and Sciences that has staked out a unique approach to studying all of those afflictions.
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Hot Ticket at Rutgers: Students Flocking to Exercise Science/Sport Studies Major
Department turning out next generation of physical therapists, entrepreneurs

Time was, announcing you were majoring in exercise science earned you a sneer and dismissal as a "just another jock."
Nobody's dissing you now. More likely they're rushing to hire you.
America's aging population, an influx of returning vets and burgeoning participation in youth sports have combined to ratchet up the demand for physical therapists, personal trainers and other allied professionals.
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