MA - Human Performance & Phys. Ed.
Sports Administration Emphasis
Degree Plan
- Minimum degree requirements are 36 hours.
- Students may transfer a maximum number of six hours of graduate courses from an accredited institution. All transfer hours must be approved by the Department Chair.
- Students have two options available for the culminating experience. Option one requires completion of 30 graduate academic hours and writing a six hour master's thesis. Option two requires candidates to complete 36 graduate academic hours and successful completion of a written and oral comprehensive examination.
- Course requirements are outlined below. However, at the time of admission, students may be assigned additional course work to re-mediate background deficiencies. Course work falling into this remedial category will not count toward the Master's degree.
Required Core Courses:
- HPPE 503: Introduction to Research - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 543: Measurement and Evaluation - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 580: Field Study - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 585: Practicum - 3 HOURS
- TOTAL: 12 HOURS
Sports Administration Emphasis:
- HPPE 511: Curriculum/Program Design - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 520: Administration of Sport - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 523: Diversity of Sport - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 525: Facilities Management - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 527: Sport Law - 3 HOURS
- Elective in HPPE - 3 HOURS
- TOTAL: 18 HOURS
Thesis or Comprehensive Exam options:
Thesis option - students must enroll in:
- HPPE 591: Thesis Proposal - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 593: Master's Thesis - 3 HOURS
Comprensive exam option - students must take 6 hours of HPPE electives:
- HPPE 5__: Elective - 3 HOURS
- HPPE 5__: Elective - 3 HOURS
In Addition...
- Substitutions may be made with the approval of the faculty advisor and department chair. Any substitutions must be filed on appropriate forms.
