健康与运动科学系（HES）提供两年制课程，可获理学硕士学位。HES部门有一个研究议程，重点是了解生命周期中慢性病和残疾的决定因素以及预防。该课程旨在为个人做好职业准备，使其成为预防和康复生活方式计划中的临床运动专家，临床研究计划中的职位以及研究生计划或相关健康计划中的进一步学习。我们为学生提供（a）教师学者的严格课程，（b）由部门运用学生在课堂上学到的原理进行的慢性病管理计划的实习，以及（c）硕士论文要求学生与导师一对一地工作。HES系的成员与维克森林大学医学院和弗吉尼亚理工大学维克森林大学生物医学学院的
The Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES) offers a 2-year program leading to a Master of Science degree. The HES department has a research agenda focused on understanding the determinants and prevention of chronic disease and disability across the lifespan. The curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for careers as clinical exercise specialists in preventive and rehabilitative lifestyle programs, positions in clinical research programs, and further study in graduate programs or allied health programs.<br>We offer students (a) rigorous coursework from faculty who are teacher-scholars, (b) an internship in the chronic disease management program run by the department where students apply the principles learned in the classroom, and (c) a MS thesis requirement where students work one-on-one with a faculty advisor. Members of the HES faculty are engaged in collaborative research and funded studies with the Departments of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Public Health Sciences, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, and Neurology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences.