Health, Physical Education, & Recreation, MEd
Availability
This program is available at the Uintah Basin Campus via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Admissions
General admission requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Official transcript of all university/college coursework
- GRE/MAT exam scores (40th percentile minimum)
- Three letters of recommendation
Requirements
The graduate students in the Master of Education program will meet the following objectives:
- Gain a basic understanding of the College of Education core classes, which include diversity in education, fundamental educational skills, and classroom research methodology.
- Master the departmental core of the historical and philosophical foundation of physical education, psychology of sport, biomechanics, exercise physiology, curriculum in physical education, motor learning, and analysis of physical education.
- Allow the student to be involved in the development and completion of a creative project related to education.
- Help the educator approach the status of master teacher.
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The mission of the graduate program in Health, Physical Education and Recreation is to provide the highest quality instruction, advising, and faculty-student interaction. We also incorporate research, scholarly, and creative activities into the learning experience and maintain local, regional, and national visibility in research activities.
Courses are delivered via interactive broadcast to various USU campuses and centers throughout the state of Utah. Students enrolling in the program will be required to attend classes at one of the campuses or centers.
This program is most applicable to individuals already teaching or coaching physical education in a K-12 setting.
Courses:
- EDUC 6710: Diversity in Education
- PEP 6010: Leadership in HPER
- PEP 6810: Research Methods in Health Sciences
- PEP 6430: History and Philosophy of PE and Sport
- PEP 6050: Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance
- PEP 6070: Sport in Society
- PEP 6700 ST: Special Topics in Biophysical Aspects Exer. Sport
- PEP 6420: Curriculum in Physical Education
- PEP 6830: Motor Learning
- PEP 6000: Athletic Administration
- PEP 6960: Master’s Project
- PEP 7550: Practicum in the Evaluation of Physical Education Instruction
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