Human Performance (M.S.) - Nutrition
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EXSC 510 | Advanced Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| EXSC 511 | Advanced Exercise Physiology Lab | 1 |
| EXSC 520 | Statistical Analysis in Exercise Science | 3 |
| EXSC 525 | Research Methods in Exercise Science | 3 |
| EXSC 550 | Advanced Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
| EXSC 551 | Advanced Biomechanical Analysis Lab | 1 |
| HLTH 645 | Performance Nutrition for the Physically Active | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Cognate | ||
| HLTH 640 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| HLTH 642 | Food-borne Illness Prevention | 3 |
| HLTH 643 | Public Health Nutrition | 3 |
| HLTH 644 | Diabetes, Obesity and Eating Disorders | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thesis or Internship Courses 1 | ||
| EXSC 689 | Thesis Proposal and Design 2 | 3 |
| EXSC 690 | Thesis Defense | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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Students may take EXSC 699 Internship (1-6 c.h.) instead of EXSC 689 Thesis Proposal and Design (3 c.h.) and EXSC 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)
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Any thesis student who is not ready for enrollment in EXSC 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.) after completing EXSC 689 Thesis Proposal and Design (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the student's thesis chair, to repeat EXSC 689 Thesis Proposal and Design (3 c.h.) until deemed ready for enrollment in EXSC 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 35 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Liberty University course work that is more than 10 years old may not be applied towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Resident & Online Format
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| EXSC 510 | Advanced Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| EXSC 511 | Advanced Exercise Physiology Lab 1 | 1 |
| EXSC 520 | Statistical Analysis in Exercise Science | 3 |
| EXSC 525 | Research Methods in Exercise Science | 3 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EXSC 550 | Advanced Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
| EXSC 551 | Advanced Biomechanical Analysis Lab 1 | 1 |
| HLTH 640 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| HLTH 645 | Performance Nutrition for the Physically Active 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HLTH 642 | Food-borne Illness Prevention | 3 |
| HLTH 643 | Public Health Nutrition | 3 |
| EXSC 689 | Thesis Proposal and Design 3,4 | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HLTH 644 | Diabetes, Obesity and Eating Disorders | 3 |
| EXSC 690 | Thesis Defense 3,4 | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 35 | |
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Course offered as an Intensive
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HLTH 640 is a prerequisite to HLTH 645
- 3
Students may take EXSC 6995 instead of EXSC 689 and 690
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Any thesis student who is not ready for enrollment in EXSC 690 after completing EXSC 689 may be required, as determined by the student's thesis chair, to repeat EXSC 689 until deemed ready for enrollment in EXSC 690
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EXSC 699 is one 6 credit course that should be completed in the final semester