We are dedicated to educational excellence through high-quality, innovative programs in exercise physiology and cutting-edge research.
We seek students for our programs whose aspirations include something more than competence as skilled professionals. Exercise Science is a dynamic department that encourages students to pursue innovative clinical experiences and research using cutting-edge equipment. This research-driven environment involves high quality, hands-on investigations of important and current questions in the field, giving graduates a competitive advantage in the job market. We are educating the next generation of leaders in our field.
Academic programs include:
- Health and Exercise Science B.S.
- Exercise Science M.S.
- Exercise Science Ph.D.
- Exercise Science Minor
News & Headlines
Falk in Paris
In the 2024 Olympics, Falk College will be represented in many unique ways by current students Dan Griffiths and Livia McQuade, Associate Professor Jamie Kim, and Falk graduates and former Syracuse University student-athletes Freddie Crittenden III, Kristen Siermachesky, and Lysianne Proulx…
Biology of Aging
Jason DeFreitas, who’ll be joining Falk College this fall as chair and professor in the Department of Exercise Science, is one of 18 early career researchers who received funding from the American Federation for Aging Research to study age-related topics...
Focused on Future Success
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has convened a task force charged with reimagining the human dynamics academic programs in Falk College and positioning them for future success by leveraging opportunities and expanding impact...
High Impact
Dessa Bergen-Cico, professor and graduate director in the Department of Public Health, has been selected as Falk College’s Honors Core Faculty member for a three-year term. “The core faculty are high-impact teachers and researchers,” says Honors Program Director Danielle Taana Smith...