Online Master’s in Exercise Science and Wellness Advancing Health through Science and Innovation
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Impact the World of Sports, Fitness, and Wellness with an Online Exercise Science Master’s Degree
If you are passionate about helping others live healthier lives and maintain health through physical fitness, Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Science (MS) in Exercise Science and Wellness may be for you! This degree program can help you gain critical knowledge about exercising and physical health that you can share with others.
This exercise science master’s program can help equip you with the tools you’ll need to address health, wellness, and human performance in a variety of individuals. You can increase your knowledge of physiology, biomechanics, and sports nutrition as you start or advance your career. Our program is meant to shape professionals who can impact the world of sports, fitness, and wellness.
Whether you want to work as a trainer, coach, human performance specialist, nutrition consultant, or a physical therapist, our master’s in exercise science can help prepare you to reach your goals. With our online exercise program, you can use health and wellness to help others achieve their full potential and live a more fulfilling life.
What Will You Study in Our Online Degree in Exercise Science and Wellness?
Our exercise science master’s program blends a core exercise physiology program with specialized courses in fitness, performance, and nutrition. With this combination, you can gain both the broad knowledge base and the in-depth experience you need to succeed in your career.
In all of our exercise and wellness degrees, you will take foundational exercise science courses covering physiology, fitness assessment and programming, nutrition, and statistical analysis and research methods in exercise science. From there, you will move into your specialization courses. Our fitness science program can take you further into the impact of exercise on the body and teach you how to harness this knowledge to hone athletic ability as well as to promote recovery.
Meanwhile, our nutrition concentration emphasizes the role of proper nutrition in providing solutions to issues like diabetes, eating disorders, and chronic illnesses. This cognate can also give you a foundational understanding of how the body uses food and what proper nutrition looks like.
Combining this crucial understanding of nutrition with principles of exercise science, our programs can give you a holistic understanding of the human body and healthy living — equipping you to assess communities and promote healthy living through eating and exercise habits.
By being trained in our exercise science master’s program, you can be ready to make a difference in the world through health and wellness training and promotion.
Featured Courses
Exercise Science Degree Information
- This degree falls under the School of Health Sciences.
- Review the Graduate Health Sciences Course Guides (login required).
Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Exercise Science Master’s Program?
With Liberty University, you can complete courses online, which can minimize the sacrifice you’ll need to make to go back to school. Our master’s in exercise science combines high-quality academics with the flexibility of tailored specializations and online coursework, so you can pursue your dreams of promoting healthy living right where you are.
Quality Academics from a Unique Perspective
Our health and fitness science courses offer expert training in topics like physiology and biomechanics under professors with years of experience in the field. With our rigorous coursework and dedicated faculty, you can become better prepared to work in the exercise science and wellness field — all while applying biblical principles to your work.
The Flexibility You Need to Achieve Your Goals
In our master’s of exercise science, you won’t have to trade flexibility for quality. Our program offers various specializations, giving you the flexibility to take the courses that most benefit you and your goals. Additionally, our master’s degree in exercise science is offered completely online, so you can remain active in your job, with your family, and in your community without having to take courses on campus. At Liberty, you can learn what you need to make a difference in the world of health and wellness with our online master’s in exercise science!
Potential Careers for Exercise Science Graduates
- Commercial, corporate, resort, or university fitness trainer
- Human performance specialist
- Medical fitness specialist
- Nutrition and exercise specialist
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Wellness coach
Degree Options for Liberty’s Exercise Science Masters Program Online
The field of exercise science continues to grow and impact more industries. In order to prepare you for the specific type of work you’re looking for, Liberty offers different concentrations within the master’s in exercise science. Each of the options below provides 18 credit hours of specialized content for that subject area.
Take a look and see what concentration will fit your career goals best!
Fitness and Performance
With Liberty University’s Master of Science in Exercise Science and Wellness – Fitness and Performance, you can propel your career in strength and conditioning to the next level and serve your patients effectively.
In your exercise and fitness classes, you can gain a scientific understanding of strength development, speed and agility, conditioning and recovery, and biomechanical analysis. With these principles under your belt, you can analyze, diagnose, and support those you work with.
Whether you want to do athletic or personal training, sport coaching, physical education, exercise physiology, or further schooling to become a physical or occupational therapist, our exercise science online degree in fitness and performance can help you truly serve others as they seek to improve the quality of their life and meet their fitness goals.
View the Degree Completion Plan.
Nutrition and Wellness
Liberty University’s Master of Science in Exercise Science and Wellness – Nutrition and Wellness teaches you to help individuals in both the private and commercial sector understand healthy eating habits and maintain overall quality physical health.
In our nutrition program, you can cement your knowledge of key nutrition principles, such as the metabolism of proteins, fats, macro- and micronutrients, and the role food choices play in health promotion and disease prevention. You will also study how to apply nutrition to a variety of contexts, including chronic diseases, obesity, diabetes, and eating disorders. With this knowledge, you can effectively promote community health in families, neighborhoods, churches, and more.
Whether you want to pursue a career in federal and private food assistance programs, a position in nutrition advocacy organizations, or further certification, our master’s in exercise science focused in nutrition can help you teach others how to live healthier lifestyles.
View the Degree Completion Plan.
Not sure what to choose?
Speak to one of our admissions specialists to help you choose the program that best fits your needs.
Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
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Admission Information for the MS in Exercise Science and Wellness
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Students without the below coursework on their undergraduate transcript will be required to complete the following classes upon admission to the program:
- Physiology or exercise physiology
- Biomechanics or physics
- Statistics
- Alternatively, students may take EXSC 505 — Foundations of Human Performance before other courses to meet all course prerequisite requirements.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
- Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
- If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.
Dual Enrollment
Please see the Online Dual Enrollment page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Transcript Policies
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between an Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, and Kinesiology degree?
Exercise science, exercise physiology, and kinesiology are 3 subject areas that seek to understand human responses to exercise and physical activity. Physiology typically has more standardized, physiology-based curricula that vary from one program to the next while exercise science programs focus on a wider variety of topics – such as health, human performance, and much more. Kinesiology, on the other hand, is the broad study of movement and how that movement impacts human health.
When considering whether to pursue an online master’s in kinesiology, a master’s in exercise physiology online, or an online master’s in exercise science, you likely will consider your career goals. Oftentimes, online students who pursue degree programs are not exactly sure of how they’d like to use their degree – or in other cases, students begin their coursework and find another subject or topic that piques their interest.
Fortunately, our online exercise science master’s degree is extremely versatile – consolidating studies in kinesiology and physiology into one degree while adding valuable instruction in other areas, such as athletic performance and nutrition. No matter what your specific career goal is, Liberty’s online master’s in exercise science is an excellent choice if you’d like to work in the fitness industry.
What resources will I have available to me as an online student?
You will have access to a wide variety of resources and materials found through Liberty’s search portal while pursuing your master’s in exercise science.
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