Master of Arts (Specialization in Sport Pedagogy)
(Alternative Master’s Program)

The Alternative Master’s degree program is aimed at students with an undergraduate degree in a non-teaching field who wish to gain an alternative A certificate which enables them to teach physical education in the public schools.

Undergraduate Deficiencies
KIN 350 Secondary Curriculum
KIN 360 The Subject Matter of Elementary Physical Education
KIN 487 Physical Education Teaching Practice
KIN 365 Biomechanics
KIN 492 Exercise Physiology
HAT 272 First Aid
BSC 215 Anatomy (prerequisite for KIN 365 and KIN 492)
BEP 305 Educational Psychology
CAT 200 Technology
CAT 250 Technology

Required Early Field Experiences
KIN 595 Workshop in Physical Education
(taken concurrently with KIN 351)
KIN 595 Workshop in Physical Education
(taken concurrently with KIN 361)

Required Internship
KIN 585 Laboratory and Field Experience

Required Content Courses
KIN 590 Sports/Dance Workshop (taken concurrently with KIN 305 and KIN 311)
KIN 590 Sports/Dance Workshop (taken concurrently with KIN 306, KIN 307, and KIN 310)

Physical Education Courses
KIN 508 Perceptual-Motor Development or KIN 362 Motor Development
KIN 538 Advanced Adapted Physical Education or KIN 468 Adapted Physical Education
KIN 562 Administration of Athletics or KIN 464 Administration of Physical Education and Sport
KIN 510 Teaching and Supervising Elementary School Physical Education
KIN 512 Physical Education Curriculum

Special Education Courses
SPE 500 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth or SPE 300 Survey of Special and Accommodation Strategies

Professional Studies Courses
KIN 500 Sociology of Sport or KIN 691 Research Studies in Sociology of Human Performance

Evaluation of Teaching and Learning
KIN 566 Evaluation in Physical Education

Note:
• Students must take at least 30 hours of graduate level coursework
• A passing score on a comprehensive written examination is required