Mar 13, 2025

2010-2011 General Catalog

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Health and Human Movement, MS

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The MS is available for students who plan to teach, provide community leadership, or do further graduate or research study.

Specializations

MS students may select an area of emphasis for research and study from the following specializations: Corporate Wellness, Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, and Health Education.

Course Requirements

Corporate Wellness Specialization (40 credits)

MS candidates specializing in Corporate Wellness must complete the following courses. (This specialization is a Plan C nonthesis option.)

Required Core Courses (13 credits)

Corporate Wellness Specialization Requirements (15 credits)

PEP 6450 - ECG Interpretation and Advanced Exercise Prescription 3
PEP 6500 - Practicum in Corporate Wellness 1-10 (on campus, complete 1 credit per semester) (2 credits maximum)
PEP 6500 - Practicum in Corporate Wellness
4 (remote site)
PEP 6540 - Neuromuscular Adaptations 3
PSY 6470 - Health Psychology 3

Corporate Wellness Specialization Electives (select 12 credits)

Exercise Science Specialization (30 credits)

MS candidates specializing in Exercise Science must complete the following courses. (This specialization is a Plan A thesis option.)

Required Core Courses (13 credits)

Exercise Science Specialization Requirements (9 credits)

PEP 6540 - Neuromuscular Adaptations 3
PEP 6970 - Thesis 1-9 (6 credits maximum)

Exercise Science Specialization Electives (select 8 credits)

Sports Medicine Specialization (thesis track: 31 credits; nonthesis track: 33 credits)

MS candidates specializing in Sports Medicine must complete the following courses.

EDUC 6600 - Research Design and Analysis I 3 or
PSY 6600 - Measurement, Design, and Analysis I 3
PEP 6400 - Advanced Exercise Physiology 4
PEP 6550 - Athletic Training Clinical Orthopedics I 3
PEP 6560 - Athletic Training Clinical Orthopedics II 3
PEP 6570 - Athletic Training Clinical Orthopedics III 3
PEP 6580 - Athletic Training Clinical Orthopedics IV 3
PEP 6800 - Advanced Biomechanics 3
PEP 6810 - Research Methods in Health Sciences 3
PEP 6970 - Thesis 1-9 (for thesis track only) (6 credits maximum)

For nonthesis track, select at least 8 credits from the following electives (instead of taking PEP 6970).

Health Education Specialization (31-34 credits)

MS candidates specializing in Health Education must complete the following courses.

Required Core Courses (24-27 credits)

Health Education Specialization Electives (select 7 credits)

FCHD 6020 - Survey of Human Development Research 3
FCHD 6060 - Human Development Theories 3
HEP 6300 - Stress Management 3
HEP 6700 - Special Topics in Health 1-6
HEP 6900 - Independent Study 1-3
HEP 6950 - Independent Research 1-3
INST 5230 - Instructional Graphic Production 3
INST 6350 - Instructional Design Process I 3
MGT 6370 - Project Management 3
NFS 6200 - Nutritional Epidemiology 2
NFS 6210 - Advanced Public Health Nutrition 2
PEP 6290 - Corporate Wellness Marketing 3
PEP 6400 - Advanced Exercise Physiology 4
PEP 6540 - Neuromuscular Adaptations 3
PSY 6470 - Health Psychology 3
PSY 7700 - Grant Writing 3
PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control 3
PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3
PUBH 4310 - Industrial Hygiene Recognition of Hazards 4
PUBH 4330 - Industrial Hygiene Physical Hazards 3
SOC 6460 - Sociology of Health 3
Other courses may be selected on the basis of a student’s need and interests, subject to the approval of the student’s committee.