Health, Physical Education, & Recreation, MEd
Availability
This program is available at the Price Education Center 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
Students must be admitted to the USU School of Graduate Studies. For inquiries, call (435) 797-1189 or apply online at: www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply. 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
Admission deadlines are March 15 for summer semester, June 15 for fall semester, and October 15 for spring semester.
Requirements
The graduate students in the Master of Education (MEd) program will meet the following objectives:
- Gain a basic understanding of issues related to research methodologies and diversity in HPER programming.
- Master the departmental core of the historical and philosophical foundation of physical education, psychology of sport, biophysical aspects of human performance, 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. Also experience an internship in teaching physical 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, but is not limited to these areas.
Courses:
Fall 2009
PEP 6810: Research Methods in Health Sciences
PEP 6430: History and Philosophy of PE and Sport
Spring 2010
PEP 6010: Leadership in HPER
PEP 6070: Sport in Society
Summer 2010
PEP 6960: Master’s Project
PEP 7550: Practicum in the Evaluation of Physical Education Instruction
Fall 2010
TEAL 6710: Diversity in Education
PEP 6050: Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance
Spring 2011
PEP 6420: Curriculum in Physical Education
PEP 6700 ST: Special Topics in Biophysical Aspects Exer. Sport
Summer 2011
PEP 6000: Administration of Athletics
PEP 6830: Motor Learning
Required courses are offered in a two-year cycle. For example, fall 2009 courses will be offered again fall 2011.
This new curriculum better reflects the needs of the practicing teachers in the state of Utah.
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