110 Full-time PhD programmes in Sport and Exercise Science

The Faculty of Human-Environment Studies will step ahead into new research areas, which a coexistent society in the twenty-first century is asking for, based on this new and reorganized research body, and we will play an important role in studies within Asia of course and further internationally. Health and Sport Sciences is offered at Kyushu University.

The Sport Coaching programme offered by Cardiff Metropolitan University aims to equip practitioners and related scholars with an appreciation of the symbiotic and synergetic relationship between theory and practice.

Through a combination of individually tutored modules and your own research, you develop your academic and professional knowledge and acquire a range of advanced research skills. The professional doctorate programme culminates with the submission of your doctoral thesis or portfolio on a topic that advances your area of professional knowledge or practice.

Exercise science is the scientific study of how human movement influences health, fitness, performance and disease prevention. The Exercise and Nutrition Sciences program from  University at Buffalo, explores the complex relationship between the body, nutrients and health.

This Exercise Science PhD program from Mississippi State University is the scientific study of how biological systems function during physical activity, exercise and sports, emphasizing applications to both clinical and healthy populations. 

The Exercise and Disease program at University of Utah conduct state-of-the-science research aimed to advance the understanding of the role of exercise in the context of chronic disease prevention and amelioration of health outcomes attributed to chronic disease.

This Exercise Sciences program at Brigham Young University prepares students for leadership at the highest level of their profession. 

Unveil the realms of the mind and body with the University of Verona's distinguished doctoral program in Neuroscience, Psychological and Psychiatric Sciences, and Movement Sciences.

One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at their partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. in Sport Sociology and Policy.

University of Jyväskylä offers the Sport Pedagogy and Social Sciences of Sport programme. The doctoral degree consists of the dissertation and 40-60 ECTS credits of doctoral studies. Discipline specific studies constitute at least half of the required studies. 

The University of Brighton offers a Sport and Exercise Science is the perfect place for your PhD in fields allied to sports science and exercise science.

The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University is a new department that has already established itself as an outstanding place for excellence in research, teaching and employability of our students.

This Sports Science - Biomechanics degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

The goal of the Exercise Physiology program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia is to develop new knowledge in the areas of exercise training, and cardiovascular and metabolic adaptations. 

Plymouth Marjon University welcomes applications for postgraduate Doctor of Philosophy students (PhD) across four key research areas: Education; Sport and Exercise Science; Health and Wellbeing; Business and Social Science.

The Exercise and Health Sciences doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts Boston is a firmly research-based, interdisciplinary program.

Abertay University’s Sport and Exercise Sciences Division has expertise in women’s sport equity; sedentary lifestyle risk factors; exercise and health training interventions; high-intensity exercise; elite sports performance; and healthy ageing. It offers this High Intensity Exercise and Performance Measures PhD programme.

Abertay University research programmes such as this eSports course will prepare you for a rewarding career as an academic and researcher, as well as opening up opportunities for a diverse range of careers outside of academia

Studying for PhD with University of East London's School of Health Sport and Bioscience (HSB) will push you to the limit - and you'll be supported all the way by our world-class academic staff.

The Sport and Exercise Science programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in the scientific analysis of human movement, exercise, and sporting performance through research in biomechanics, physiology, and psychology.