UIC的运动机能学和营养学博士学位是跨学科的，由顾问驱动的计划，旨在为研究人员和医疗保健行业的领导者做准备。我们的计划利用各种学科，教您获得新知识所必需的研究技能，以及传播该知​​识所需的理论基础，研究方法以及科学写作，教学和演讲技巧。我们的计划创建了肌肉骨骼生物力学，营养，代谢，病理生理学，肥胖症，运动，炎症和组织修复等相关领域的专家。我们培训研究人员，教育工作者和科学家从业人员在广泛的背景下进行基础，应用和翻译研究。
UIC's PhD in kinesiology and nutrition is an interdisciplinary, advisor-driven program that prepares researchers and healthcare industry leaders. Drawing upon a variety of disciplines, our program teaches you the research skills necessary to acquire new knowledge, and the theoretical foundations, research methodologies, and scientific writing, teaching and presentation skills required to spread this knowledge. Our program creates experts in the interrelated fields of musculoskeletal biomechanics, nutrition, metabolism, pathophysiology, obesity, exercise, inflammation and tissue repair. We train researchers, educators and scientist-practitioners to conduct basic, applied and translational research in a wide range of settings.