Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Department of Exercise and Sport Science (EXSS) at UNC-Chapel Hill is an academic unit in the College of Arts and Sciences. It offers the Bachelor of Arts Degree and the Master of Arts Degree in Exercise and Sport Science, and a Doctoral Program in Human Movement Science. The doctoral program is an interdisciplinary curriculum between faculty from the Division of Physical Therapy in Allied Health Sciences, and Department of Exercise and Sport Science. In addition to these academic programs, the Department of EXSS administers the University’s Lifetime Fitness Program, a general education requirement for all undergraduate students; and serves the entire student body, faculty and staff through the joint administration of Campus Recreation with the Division of Student Affairs.
The mission of the Department of EXSS is to discover, create and promote knowledge of human movement to improve the quality of life of individuals and society.