The program provides students with specialization or diversification in the areas of health, physical education, dance, physiology of exercise, athletic administration, adapted physical education, and administration of physical education in secondary schools, community colleges, and other agencies such as boys and girls clubs, Y.M.C.A.’s and Y.W.C.A. ‘s.
General Admission Requirements
Program Admission Requirements
Applicants must be admitted to the Division of Graduate Studies and the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER). The HPER Department has the following admission requirements in addition to the Division of Graduate Studies requirements.
- A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.00 for regular admission and 2.50 for conditional admission, at the undergraduate level.
- An applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- A completed program application.
- Interview and writing sample.
- Three letters of recommendation sent directly to the department.
- A portfolio documenting compensating strengths such as teaching, professional presentations, community service, professional memberships and/or coaching.
Degree Requirements
To qualify for the master’s degree the student must complete 36 semester hours of graduate work.
Program Curriculum
Semester
Course |
Title |
Hours |
| EDFL 514 | Elementary Statistics |
3 |
| EDFL 515 | Methods of Educational Research |
3 |
| EDFL 568 | Curriculum Methods |
3 |
| PE 522 | Motor Learning and Human Performance |
3 |
| PE 540 | Organization and Administration of Physical Education in Two and Four Year Colleges |
3 |
| PE 550 | Research in Physical Education |
3 |
| PE 552 | Biomechanics |
3 |
| PE 553 | Advanced Exercise Physiology |
3 |
| Hours |
24 |
|
| Electives
|
Other coursework is selected in consultation with an academic advisor to complete specific areas of concentration. |
12 |
| Total Hours |
36 |
Program Course Descriptions
Physical Education Course Description
Faculty and Staff