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Health and Human Movement - MS

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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

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: Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, and Health Education.

Course Requirements

 

Exercise Science Specialization Plan A (31 credits)

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

Required Core Courses (14 credits)

 

Exercise Science Specialization Requirements (9 credits)

 

Exercise Science Specialization Electives (select 8 credits)

 

Exercise Science Specialization Plan B (30 credits)

MS candidates specializing in Exercise Science (Plan B) must complete the following courses:

Required Core Classes (14 credits)

 

Exercise Science Specialization Requirements (6 credits)

 

Exercise Science Specialization Electives (select 10 credits)

 

Sports Medicine Specialization Plan A (thesis track: 31 credits; nonthesis track: 30 credits)

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

Sports Medicine Specialization Plan B (30 credit minimum)

Select 2-3 credits of PEP 6970  for the Final Paper and the remaining credits from elective list below:

(Final Paper requires writing and committee approval of a manuscript with content and format appropriate for submission to a peer-reviewed discipline journal)

Required Core Courses

 

Sports Medicine Specialization Electives

 

Health Education Specialization Plan A (Thesis Option)(30 credits)

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

Required Core Courses (24 credits)

 

Health Education Specialization Electives (select 6 credits)

 

Health and Education Specialization Plan B (Paper Option)(31 credits)

Requires writing and committee approval of a manuscript with content and format appropriate for submission to a peer-reviewed discipline journal.

Degree to be completed within six years from date of first course.

Required Core Courses (23 credits)

 

Health Education Specialization Electives (select 8 credits)

Course electives are selected on the basis of the student’s needs and interests, subject to the approval of the student’s committee. They should come from the following approved courses. Courses taken, while an undergraduate student, will not count toward a student’s program of study.

Human and Social Nature

 

Grantsmanship and Organizational Dynamics

 

Educational Content

 

Disease and Injury Control

 

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