Spring 2027

Advanced Exercise Psychology

Advanced Exercise Psychology examines exercise and performance through motivation, personality dynamics, psychophysics, mental health, social psychology, and behavioral medicine.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dane Cook3.9/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Kelli Koltyn

Students completed readings and wrote papers, which were described as pretty easy if the required work was put in.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate competence in the scientific research process which includes the ability to consume, analyze, interpret, and critically review the scientific literature.

  • Develop appropriate styles of written and oral communication to use both within and outside the scientific community.

  • Actively develop disciplinary knowledge, logical/critical thinking skills, active listening skills, and awareness of the relevant scientific literature.

  • Be able to efficiently search the literature (research and investigation skills) in response to an exercise psychology-related question, and be able to synthesize (critical thinking skills) the research to formulate succinct and evidence-based responses (communication skills).

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing or declared in Kinesiology

    • Graduate/professional standing
    • declared in Kinesiology
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KINES 600

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  • Any of
    • Graduate/professional standing
    • declared in Kinesiology

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.62/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANE COOK is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KELLI KOLTYN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Kelli Koltyn

Kelli Koltyn was very clear and easy to understand, providing excellent guidance on course expectations.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kelli Koltyn

Students completed readings and wrote papers, which were described as pretty easy if the required work was put in.

Past student reviews · Kelli Koltyn

One student noted that the instructor had no problem giving good grades if everyone put in the work.

Topics

  • Motivation, personality dynamics, and psychophysics in exercise
  • Mental health, social psychology, and behavioral medicine perspectives on performance

Skills

  • Consume, analyze, interpret, and critically review scientific literature
  • Written and oral communication for scientific and non-scientific audiences
  • Search literature and synthesize research to formulate evidence-based responses

Grades

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KINES 600 · Spring 2027

Advanced Exercise Psychology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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