The facilities and informational resources available at KSU are more than adequate to prepare graduate students to meet the standards for leaders in today’s ever-changing health and fitness field. The M.S. with a major in Applied Exercise and Health Science program will be housed in the new $17 million Convocation Center. The program will utilize the laboratories which contain state-of-the-art teaching and research quality equipment.

Labs available in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science

• Exercise Physiology Lab – 1063 sq ft
• Biomechanics/ Motor Learning Lab – 772 sq ft
• Fitness Assessment Lab – 1500 sq ft

Within these lab facilities, we have numerous large and small equipment items including…

• Ariel Motion Analysis System
• Biodex muscle function testing system with an Noraxon Electromyograph
• Three metabolic testing systems (2 Parvo systems and 1 Cosmed system)
• Four electrocardiographs
• Lode electronically braked bike
• Hydrostatic weighing system
• GE Lunar Prodigy Bone Densitometer
• Complete wet lab for performing chemical analyses
• Multiple cardiovascular and muscular fitness assessment stations

Collectively, the equipment in all of these laboratories is valued at approximately $700,000.

The classrooms in the Convocation Center are equipped with multimedia computer technology for faculty and student use during class sessions. Equipment is available for making both Power Point and streaming video presentations. Additionally, the extensive number of quality sites in metro Atlanta will provide opportunities for field-based learning experiences.