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Educational Goals

The Exercise and Sports Science (ESS) division in the Department of HPER offers a Master of Education in Physical Education degree with several options. Students may choose to major in Physical Education and seek a minor, all-level physical education certification, MAC Program or one of two specializations: 1) Educational Foundations, 2) Exercise Science.  Graduates with an advanced degree in Physical Education will: a) demonstrate knowledge and application of research-based literature in each of their respective disciplines; b) critically analyze research in the field of physical education and their respective discipline; c) Demonstrate knowledge of history and trends in their chosen field of study.

 

Employment Options

There is an increasing need for fitness professionals with an advanced degree in Exercise and Sports Science or related field as: 1) the nation grapples with obesity and diabetes epidemics; 2) physicians place more emphasis on preventive care; 3) the population continues to age; and 4) participation in organized sports grows. Thus, graduates with a master’s degree in Physical Education will be in demand and able to work in a all sectors of the workforce, including federal, state and local government health agencies, health organizations, public schools, and universities, as physical educators, coaches, grant specialists/coordinators, and directors of health clubs and wellness programs.

 

The Faculty

Members of the Physical Education graduate faculty are national leaders in the field of Exercise and Sports Science. They are the authors of numerous peer-reviewed publications, textbooks, and grants, serve as officers/board members in professional associations, and set the high standards for students in the Exercise and Sports Science Program at Texas State University. These members include: 

Ting Liu, Ph.D. Lisa LLoyd, Ph.D. Karen Meaney, Ed.D

Kevin McCurdy, Ph.D. Tinker Murray, Ph.D. Robert Pankey, Ed.D.

Michelle Pope, Ph.D. John Walker, Ed.D. Jim Williams, Ph..D.

 

 

             

              To learn more about our program, visit the Department of HPER’s website or contact:

Dr. John Walker, ESS Graduate Coordinator, at 512-245-8106 or jw18@txstate.edu. 

 

For detailed information: Graduate Programs In Physical Education

 

Financial Assistance

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships. The Department of HPER annually awards competitive graduate assistantships to highly qualified individuals interested in serving as either research or teaching assistants. Selection is based on the students’ academic background and professional experience. For more information, contact Dr. John Walker.

Scholarships. Many Scholarships are available through:

·   The Graduate College (http://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/scholarships.html)

·   The College of Education (http://www.education.txstate.edu/services/scholarships.html)

·   The Department of HPER (http://www.hper.txstate.edu/).

 

Admission Requirements

·  A minimum GPA of 2.75 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework leading to a   baccalaureate, or

·  Conditional Admission may be granted to applicants with a GPA of 2.5 to 2.74 on the last 60 hr of undergraduate course work. A GRE Score is required for conditional admission.

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Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Major in Physical Education

Exercise Science Specialization  (Non-Thesis Option)

 

Core Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                                         

PE     5346       Literature and Research                                                                    

PE     5356       Experimental Design                                                             

PE     5347       Problems in PE  OR  PE  5398 Exercise Science Internship (choose one)

Required PE Courses: 15 Semester Hours                                                               

PE     5304       Psychology of Motor Learning                                               

PE     5306       Advanced Physiology of Exercise                                           

PE     5309       Biomechanics for Exercise and Sports Science

Select two (2) courses from the following list:                                              

PE     5302       Issues in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine                                           

PE     5303       Seminar in Athletic Training                                                  

PE     5305       Advanced Tests and Measurements                      

                                                                                                                      

Supporting Work Courses:  6 Semester Hours

ANY two graduate courses other than Physical Education courses may be taken to satisfy this requirement. The  courses listed below are not required courses, but only suggested non-physical education courses for which the student might have an interest.

 

CI      5320       Advanced Instructional Technology                                       

EDA  5339       Understanding Self, Developing Leadership                         

CS     5346       Advanced Artificial Intelligence.                                                       

EDP   5370       Psychology of Learning                                                                      

HR    5369       Health Information Systems                                                  

HR    5331       Experimental Design and Biomedical Research                               

HR    5333       Regression Analysis and Biostatistics                                    

HR    5339       Multivariate Analysis                                                             

HR    5351       Principles of Epidemiology                                                    

HR    5383       Marketing Research                                       PT  5313  Physical Agents                  

PT     5620       Spine Evaluation & Treatment                       PT  5212  Evaluation Techniques       

PT     5310       Body Systems I                                               PT  5521  Neuroscience II      

PT     5311       Neuroscience I                                               PT  5531  Neuroscience III     

PT     5630       Lower Extremity Evaluation & Treatment                

PT     6540       Upper Extremity Evaluation & Treatment                                        

                                                                                   

Electives:  6 Semester Hours

Students are free to take any two graduate courses (including graduate Physical Education courses not listed above) to complete this degree requirement.

 

Total Number of Semester Hours:   36

All substitutions must be approved by the student’s Graduate Advisor and the Office of the Graduate College.

 

Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Major in Physical Education

 Exercise Science Specialization  (Thesis Option)

 

Core Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                                         

PE     5346       Literature and Research                                                                    

PE     5356       Experimental Design                                                             

PE     5347       Problems in PE  OR  PE  5398 Exercise Science Internship (choose one)                                 

Required PE Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                

PE     5304       Psychology of Motor Learning                                               

PE     5306       Advanced Physiology of Exercise                                           

PE     5309       Biomechanics for Exercise and Sports Science                           

Thesis Courses:  6 Semester Hours                                                                                       

PE     5399A     Thesis (Part I)

PE     5399B     Thesis (Part II)                                                                        

 

Supporting Work Courses:  6 Semester Hours                                                                   

ANY two graduate courses other than Physical Education courses may be taken to satisfy this requirement. The  courses listed below are not required courses, but only suggested non-physical education courses for which the student might have an interest.

 

CI      5320       Advanced Instructional Technology                                       

EDA  5339       Understanding Self, Developing Leadership                         

CS     5346       Advanced Artificial Intelligence.                                                       

EDP   5370       Psychology of Learning                                                                      

HR    5369       Health Information Systems                                                  

HR    5331       Experimental Design and Biomedical Research                               

HR    5333       Regression Analysis and Biostatistics                                    

HR    5339       Multivariate Analysis                                                             

HR    5351       Principles of Epidemiology                                                    

HR    5383       Marketing Research                                                              

PT     5212       Evaluation Techniques                                                                       

PT     5310       Body Systems I                                                                                   

PT     5311       Neuroscience I                                                                                   

PT     5313       Physical Agents                                                                                  

PT     5620       Spine Evaluation & Treatment                                                          

PT     5521       Neuroscience II                                                                                  

PT     5531       Neuroscience III                                                                     

PT     5630       Lower Extremity Evaluation & Treatment                                        

PT     6540       Upper Extremity Evaluation & Treatment                                                                             

                                                                                                                       

Total Number of Semester Hours:  30          

All substitutions must be approved by the student’s Graduate Advisor and the Office of the Graduate College.

 

Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Major in Physical Education

Masters and All-Level Certification (MAC Program)

 

Core Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                                         

PE     5346       Literature and Research                                                                    

PE     5356       Experimental Design                                                             

PE     5347       Problems in PE  OR  PE  5398   Internship  (choose one)

Required PE Courses: 12 Semester Hours                                                               

PE        5304    Motor Learning                                                                                    

PE        5311    Programming in Adaptive Physical Education                        

PE        5344    Analysis of Teaching                                                                

PE        5353    Curriculum Development in PE (should be taken first semester available).

Required Courses for Certification: 15 Semester Hours

*CI       5314    Human Growth and Development II

*CI       5333    The Secondary Curriculum                                                     

*CI       5370    Classroom Management, Discipline, and Legal Issues                                    

*RDG   5324    Teaching Reading in Middle & Secondary Schools

*CI       5363    Strategies for Improving Secondary Teaching                  

Field Work:  6 Semester Hours         

One (1) semester of Student Teaching  OR  two (2) semesters of Internship                

                                                                                                                       

Total Number of Semester Hours:  42        

All substitutions must be approved by the student’s Graduate Advisor and the Office of the Graduate College.

 

* Courses with an asterisk cannot be substituted.

Students in the MAC program should file a deficiency plan with the Office of Teacher Certification (Education Building, Office 2026, Phone 245-3050) during their first semester in Graduate School.

Regarding the sequence of Required Courses for Certification, students should first take CI 5314 before taking any other CI or RDG course on the list.  CI 5363 should be the last course taken on the list.

                                                                                      

 

Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Major in Physical Education

Educational Foundations Specialization  (Thesis Option)

 

Core Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                                         

PE     5346       Literature and Research                                                                    

PE     5356       Experimental Design                                                             

PE     5347       Problems in PE  OR  PE  5398   Internship  (choose one)                    

Required PE Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                

PE        5344    Analysis of Teaching              

PE        5353    Curriculum in Physical Education

Select one (1) course from the following list:

PE        5305    Advanced Tests and Measurements                            

PE        5311    Programming in Adapted Physical Education                                   

PE        5345    Supervision of Physical Education                                         

PE        5360    Administration of Physical Education

Thesis Courses:  6 Semester Hours                                                                                       

PE     5399A     Thesis (Part I)

PE     5399B     Thesis (Part II) 

                                                                       

Supporting Work Courses:  6 Semester Hours                                                                   

ANY two graduate courses other than Physical Education courses may be taken to satisfy this requirement. The  courses listed below are not required courses, but only suggested non-physical education courses for which the student might have an interest.

 

CI         5317    Teaching Strategies for Elementary Teachers                                  

CI         5326    The Elementary School Curriculum                                       

CI         5333    The Secondary Curriculum                                                    

CI         5363    Strategies for Improving Secondary  Teaching                                 

EDA     5339    Understanding Self: Developing Leadership                         

EDA     5345    Understanding People: Professional Development               

EDA     5340    Shaping Organizations and Using Inquiry                       

                                                                                                                    

Total Number of Semester Hours:   30

All substitutions must be approved by the student’s Graduate Advisor and the Office of the Graduate College.

     

Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Major in Physical Education

 Educational Foundations Specialization  (Non-Thesis Option)

 

Core Courses:  9 Semester Hours                                                                                         

PE     5346       Literature and Research                                                                    

PE     5356       Experimental Design                                                             

PE     5347       Problems in PE  OR  PE  5398   Internship  (choose one)                           

Required PE Courses: 15 Semester Hours                                                               

PE        5344    Analysis of Teaching              

PE        5353    Curriculum in Physical Education

Select three (3) courses from the following list:

PE        5304    Motor Learning                                                                                  

PE        5305    Advanced Tests and Measurements                          

PE        5311    Programming in Adapted Physical Education                                   

PE        5321    Workshop in Physical Education                                                        

PE        5345    Supervision of Physical Education                                         

PE        5348    Organization of Elementary School PE Programs                                         

PE        5360    Administration of Physical Education            

 

Supporting Work Courses:  6 Semester Hours                                                                   

ANY two graduate courses other than Physical Education courses may be taken to satisfy this requirement. The  courses listed below are not required courses, but only suggested non-physical education courses for which the student might have an interest.

 

Administration / Supervision *          

EDA     5339    Understanding Self: Developing Leadership                         

EDA     5345    Understanding People: Professional Development               

EDA     5340    Shaping Organizations and Using Inquiry                              

PSY      5370    Psychology of Learning                                                                      

 

*Students selecting courses that apply toward the Mid Management Certificate should complete the following courses in this sequence: (1) EDA 5339,  (2) EDA 5340, (3) EDA 5345

 

Guidance and Counseling **

EDP      5207    Counseling and Personality Theories                                                

EDP      5307    Counseling and Personality                                                   

EDP      5250    Basic Communication and Interviewing Skills                                                           

EDP      5258    Dynamics & Proceses in Group Counseling                           

PSY      5370    Psychology of Learning                                                                                              

 

**Students selecting these courses must have  a 3.00 GPA on their last 60 undergraduate hours and score 900 or higher on the GRE.  These courses must be completed in this sequence: (1) EDP 5307, 5307,  (2) EDP 5250 5350, (3) EDP 5258, and  (4) EDP 5370

 

Curriculum and Instruction

CI         5317    Teaching Strategies for Elementary Teachers                                  

CI         5326    The Elementary School Curriculum                                       

CI         5333    The Secondary Curriculum                                                    

CI         5363    Strategies for Improving Secondary  Teaching                                 

 

Adapted/Special Education

SPED    5311    Survey of Serious Emotional Disturbance                             

SPED    5313    Intervention Strategies for Serious Emotional Disturbance                          

SPED    5325    Developmental Perspectives of the Mildly Disabled            

SPED    5326    Educational Strategies for the Mildly Disturbed                               

SPED    5327    Teaching the Mildly Disturbed                                                          

SPED    5334    Assessment/Evaluation of Exceptional Children                               

SPED    5360    Education of Exceptional Children                                

                                                                       

Electives:  6 Semester Hours

Students are free to take any two graduate courses (including graduate Physical Education courses not listed above) to complete this degree requirement.

 

Total Number of Semester Hours:   36

All substitutions must be approved by the student’s Graduate Advisor and the Office of the Graduate College.