Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion

Welcome to the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, home to over 2,500 students. Students benefit from both fully online and traditional learning options, with the opportunity to experience cutting-edge research. With diverse academic and research opportunities available to students, the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the department prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on training to succeed in a range of fields. Learn more about the department’s undergraduate and graduate program offerings.

Fast Track Your Master’s Degree with a Combined Bachelor’s to Master’s

Students enrolled in the B.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion, or the B.A. in Health Science degree can apply for a combined B.S./M.S. or B.A./M.S. program. Eligible students can take up to 12 graduate credit hours during the senior year, possibly completing a bachelors and master's degree in five years, earning a master’s in only one year. Please see the combined and graduate program pages for more information.

About the department

Department of Exercise and Health Sciences (ExHS) is headquartered on the Boca Campus and offers interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees in exercise science and health promotion. The ESHP programs are designed to prepare students for careers in clinical, corporate, and community/non-profit based physical fitness and health promotion, post graduate study in applied health sciences (e.g. physical therapy, physician assistant) as well as advanced study in human biology/physiology. Ultimately, whether in the role of practitioner or scientist the ESHP graduate is uniquely prepared to impact the health and well-being of their fellow citizens. Importantly, the impact of ESHP graduates includes the potential to reduce health care costs when those they touch adopt a healthy lifestyle and dramatically reduce the occurrence and severity of diseases (obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer) associated with sedentary living.

Exercise science deals with the study of the immediate and long term effects of physical activity on the human body. Health promotion encompasses all of the components involved in the total wellbeing of an individual, exploring the social, spiritual, biological, emotional, physical, and environmental aspects of optimal health. Department of Exercise and Health Sciences (ExHS) is a curriculum which covers a wide spectrum of issues involving human physiology and its proper physical and psychological maintenance. Additionally, the curriculum addresses various disease states and their responses to healthy life-style changes. The FAU ExHS program offers a wide variety of course work with an excellent foundation for all aspects of exercise science and health promotion.