Kinesiology
Kinesiology program
Put your future into motion
Study kinesiology at Oregon State
Movement is a part of everyday life and holds the power to improve lives.
If you thrive on sharing your enthusiasm for health and physical activity with others, focus that energy on a degree in kinesiology.
Oregon State’s kinesiology program incorporates the sciences — including anatomy, physiology, sociology and psychology — when looking at the effect of movement on the body.
With a degree in kinesiology, you can work in sports, academia, business, clinical settings, the fitness industry and more.
Kinesiology program news and stories
Kinesiology master's student Gayatheri Iyer received the 2026 American Kinesiology Association Scholar Award for Oregon State University.
SU's IMPACT program partnered with Special Olympics Oregon to host a field day for more than 75 transition-aged students with intellectual and developmental disabilities from across the Willamette Valley.
Christine Pollard, former DPT program director and senior associate dean, will serve as interim chancellor and dean of OSU Cascades beginning May 16.
OSU kinesiology students presented at the 2026 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Pacific Northwest Regional Conference in Boise.
Jay Penry led kinesiology undergraduates to the 2026 ACSM Northwest Annual Meeting at the University of Idaho, offering students professional development experience.
OSU-Cascades physical therapy assistant professor JJ Hannigan was quoted in the New York Times and Super Age on running shoe replacement and maximal shoe design.