Spring 2027

Biological Factors Influencing Exercise Performance

Explores physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of acute and chronic exercise responses, including environmental stressors like heat, cold, and hypoxia, through analysis of research publications.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Julie Cousins

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze the body’s acute and chronic physiological responses to exercise

  • Evaluate key concepts of environmental factors affecting exercise performance

  • Demonstrate advanced information literacy skills within the context of exercise physiology

  • Compose a comprehensive written evaluation of the scientific literature pertaining to exercise physiology

  • Develop oral communication skills tailored for effective engagement within the exercise physiology scientific community

  • Demonstrate practical application of theoretical knowledge in the field of exercise physiology

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Prerequisites

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KINES 314 or graduate/professional standing

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KINES 614

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of acute and chronic exercise.
  • Physiological responses to environmental stressors: heat, cold, and hypoxia.
  • Analysis of research publications in advanced exercise physiology.

Skills

  • Analyze physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of acute and chronic exercise responses.
  • Evaluate physiological responses to environmental stressors including heat, cold, and hypoxia.
  • Apply advanced information literacy skills to exercise physiology research.
  • Compose comprehensive written evaluations of scientific literature in exercise physiology.
  • Develop oral communication skills for engagement in the exercise physiology scientific community.

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KINES 614 · Spring 2027

Biological Factors Influencing Exercise Performance

Recorded 2026-10-14
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