应用生理学博士课程的任务是为应用生理学领域的学生提供高级培训，目的是使学生为从事研究型职业做好准备。深入研究的领域是由教师研究驱动的，包括心血管生理学，运动生理学，肌肉骨骼生理学和神经生理学。该计划的重点是在从分子到器官系统的整个生物组织的各个层面上调节，适应和整合机制。将会产生并传播有关健康，衰老，慢性疾病和伤害预防的新知识。除了以实验室为基础的深入学习之外，该计划的任务是通过核心的研究生课程，选修课和研讨会提供高质量的课堂指导。应用生理学博士学位要求至少45个学分，其中包括学位论文9学分。该计划旨在在
The mission of the applied physiology Ph.D. program is to provide advanced training to students in the field of applied physiology with the goal of preparing students for research-based careers. Areas of in-depth study are driven by faculty research and encompass cardiovascular physiology, exercise physiology, musculoskeletal physiology and neurophysiology. The programmatic emphasis is on the regulation, adaptation and integration of mechanisms across all levels of biological organization from molecules to organ systems. New knowledge on health, aging, chronic disease and injury prevention will be generated and disseminated. Along with in-depth, laboratory-based immersion, the mission of the program is to provide high quality classroom-based instruction through a core graduate curriculum, electives and seminars.