The Barkley Center provides stimulating environment for educational, clinical, and research activities in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders . Both thesis and non-thesis options are offered. These programs allow for specialization in either special education or communication disorders. Areas of concentration include speech-language pathology or audiology and are consistent with candidates' interests and employment goals. The Department of Health and Human Performance utilizes a mentoring approach in which students work closely with faculty members in an environment of shared intellectual discovery.
Research focuses on the biological and physiological mechanisms of exercise training.
Physical education pedagogy offers an M.Ed. Health education focuses on the precursors of health behavior as well as the design and evaluation of educational programs with an impact on health-related behavior.