The graduate program offers advanced study in pedagogy. The
emphasis is in preparing teachers for the elementary, junior high and senior
high school levels. The program is suitable for the teacher already teaching
in a system and needs a Master's degree for self-improvement as well as for
professional advancement.
As well, many individuals who are seeking a career
change can be become certified as a teacher by taking additional undergraduate
credits for matriculation and the graduate courses required in this program.
Students are advised to take no more than 6 credits each semester and 3
credits in the summer for each year of two years. The program should include
12 credits from the School of Education as outlined on the website. PEES 792X
should be taken after 24-27 credits have been completed.
Requirements
Physical Education Core: (18 Credits)
- PE 792X Research Seminar Required
9 Credits from the Following Courses:
- PE 744X Sport and the Law
- PE 750X Physical Education and Athletics in Education and Society
- PE 751X Kinesiotherapy for the Handicapped and Disabled
- PE 752X Facilities and Equipment in Physical Education and Recreation
- PE 753X Sociology of Sport
- PE 754X Sport Psycology
- PE 755X Administration of Athletics
- PE 756X Supervision in Physical Education
- PE 757X Physical Education Curriculum in Secondary School
- PE 758X Motor Learning
- PE 759X Advanced Physiology of Exercise
- PE 780X Thesis Research[Only for students who choose to
write a thesis.]
6 Elective Credits in Physical Education, Excluding:
- PE 745X Sports Management Internship
- PE 765X Internship in Exercise Science
School of Education Core: (12 Credits)
- ED 722.13T Advanced Seminar in Instructional Methods and
Classroom Management in Physical Education (required)
- ED 724.13T Seminar in Educational Research in Physical
Education(required)
6 Elective Credits in Education
- ED 716X Educational Programs in Comparative Perspective
- ED 720.2X Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching
- ED 721.13T Critical Issues in Education: Social Values and
Individual Needs in Physical Education
- ED 726.1X Children and Youth with Handicapping Conditions
- ED 744T Moral Development and Moral Education
- ED 784.2X Microcomputers in Secondary Education
- ED 792.1X Analysis of Classroom Interaction
- ED 792.2X Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum
Students must pass a Comprehensive Examination or submit a
Thesis acceptable to the department.
Matriculation Requirements
Applicants must have successfully completed at least 18
credits in all of the following areas: Philosophical Perspectives of
Physical Education (philosophy or history), Behavioral Perspectives (motor
learning, sport psychology, or sociology of sport), Movement Perspectives
(kinesiology or biomechancs), and Human Physiology. In addition, 6 credits
in the theory and practice of teaching and coaching are required for
matriculation.
ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE SATISFACTORILY MET BY THE
TIME 15 GRADUATE CREDITS ARE COMPLETED.
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