110 Full-time PhD programmes in Sport and Exercise Science

The Health and Sports Psychology programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in psychological processes related to health, wellbeing, and physical activity.

Are you interested in improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities? Learn to integrate exercise and nutritional sciences to understand how disease develops and to design novel approaches to improve health for all segments of society with this Exercise and Nutritional Sciences program at Arizona State University.

The Sport and Exercise Sciences programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University enables researchers to investigate performance, health, exercise, and coaching through advanced research in physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and sport pedagogy.

The Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology at the University of Kansas prepares individuals for faculty, instructor, and research positions at the university level. 

The learning objectives of the Sports Educology course from University of Prešov are achieved in the study programme through measurable learning outcomes in individual courses of the study programme and are transformed into the student's abilities at the time of completion of the study programme.

The doctoral program in Physical Education at the University of South Carolina will prepare you to work as an educator and researcher in higher education.

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. The university offers this PhD in Duty of Care in Sport.

This PhD in Impact of Contaminants on Metabolic Health by Abertay University's Sport and Exercise Sciences Division 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.

There are two Exercise Science Ph.D. specializations in the Department of Kinesiology at University of Kentucky and Health Promotion: Exercise Science with a specialization in biomechanics,and Exercise Science with a specialization in exercise physiology. 

The Sports and Exercise Psychology course from Glasgow Caledonian University is the only programme of its kind in Scotland, with a strong focus on developing outstanding therapeutic skills, inter-disciplinary learning, teaching and research.

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

The Sports and Exercise Science programme offered by Swansea University focuses on research in elite sports performance, exercise medicine and health, and sports ethics, integrity and governance. It explores the factors that influence athletic performance, physical activity, health, exercise behaviour, and ethical issues in sport.

The Exercise Science program at the University of South Carolina is a mentor-based program that has consistently been ranked among the top programs in the United States by the National Academy of Kinesiology.

The PhD in Human Kinetics at Laurentian University is designed to train progressive thinkers, leaders and experts who have advanced understanding and skills to innovate and expand knowledge in the field of Human Kinetics to benefit society.

The Sport and Exercise Science programme offered by Canterbury Christ Church University develops expertise in physical performance, active lifestyles, and movement sciences.

Sport Management Ph.D. students at University of Florida study the business of sport and the impact of sports on individuals and the industry. 

The PhD Sports and Exercise Science programme at University of Malaya follows a structure of individual supervised research, where candidature are required to submit a thesis at the end of their candidature.

The Kinesiology - Sport Management program at Louisiana State University is offered by the School of Kinesiology as a degree program which focuses on developing a variety of academic skills to help students become successful in academic and/or scholarly endeavors.

Gain further academic qualifications at the Institute of Sport Science by completing the Sport Science programme as well as to participate in the doctoral programme "Problem-oriented Sport Science" of the University of Bern.

The Kinesiology - Exercise Physiology program at Louisiana State University is a broad, theory-based program with an emphasis on the physiological responses to acute exercise and the adaptations that occur with training that will prepare students for teaching and research careers in exercise physiology in universities, industry, the military, and research institutes.