Major areas of specialization at both the master's and doctoral degree levels include:

• Biobehavioral Kinesiology (the study of biomechanics, exercise and sport psychology, kinesmetrics, motor control and learning, and motor development)
• Cultural Pedagogical & Interpretive Studies (the study of the interaction between physical activity and the individual from a variety of cultural, sociological and pedagogical perspectives)
• Exercise Physiology (the study of exercise stress on body systems).