2022-2023 Course List

The advanced study of legal aspects of sport with emphasis constitutional and statutory law, negligence and risk management, intellectual property, and contract law. The use of case law study and application to sport settings is utilized.

Advanced study of the principles of marketing of or through sport including marketing analysis, development of a marketing management plan, promotion, place, price, public relations, product as applied to sport and the sport industry.

Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of one's personal experiences related to the teaching of physical education as well as a review of practitioner and research-based articles to enhance one's teaching ability in physical education.

This course covers the principles of health care organization, administration, and professional development as applied to various athletic training employment settings. Students will gain an emphasis on the administrative and managerial duties of the athletic trainer including management, leadership, organizational structure, planning, budgeting, facility design, information management, regulation of athletic training, as well as legal and ethical considerations. This course is designed for the graduate athletic training student.

This course provides understanding and application of the psychology of sport and injury. Topics include psychological concerns, psycho-social antecedents of injury, psychological skills to implement with patients who are injured as a result of participation in athletics and physical activity.

This course covers media and communications in the world of international sport business.

Acquaints the student with the terminology, theory, and principles of skill acquisition in the sport and physical activity setting. . . as well as factors influencing that acquisition. Critical Analysis of research literature will also be part of this course.

Opportunity for in-depth studies when specific human performance course is not available to accommodate the student. Consultation with the faculty member is an important part of developing such topics that meet the individual study arrangement.

An arranged readings course of selected professional literature relating to physical education, human performance, exercise science, and sport studies. The student in consultation with a professor determines the specific body of scholarly literature that will be emphasized during the course.

This is an advanced graduate seminar that will involve the oversight of practicum activities in sport, exercise and performance psychology. Cases will be presented by each graduate student to stimulate direct and indirect supervision. Ethical, multicultural and legal issues associated with applied work will be discussed.Grading Method

This is an advanced graduate seminar focused on cultural sport psychology and how to work with diverse populations in the field. This class will explore multicultural counseling theories and competencies as well as additional topics including oppression, discrimination, biases, prejudices, white privilege and acculturation to assist sport psychology professionals in being cultural competent.

The supervised application and analysis of clinical techniques and the evidence-based practice research necessary for the high level care of patients suffering from injuries and illnesses incurred through or exacerbated by athletics and physical activity. The required clinical experience component will provide the student with the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical environment and serve as a capstone experience.

The supervised application and analysis of clinical techniques and the evidence-based practice research necessary for the high level of care for patients suffering from injuries and illnesses incurred through or exacerbated by athletics and physical activity. The required clinical experience component will provide the student with the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical environment, serve as a capstone experience, and assist the student in preparation for the athletic training Board of Certification examination.

Using a population health management perspective, students will gain a strong foundation in the physiology of exercise as medicine and the application of exercise prescription in coordination with the healthcare team.

This course is designed to provide a rigorous, comprehensive hands-on learning experience for students majoring in Sport Management. This more closely supervised field experience requires a rigorous time and energy commitment from students.

In this course, students will develop and present evidence-based solutions to community-driven questions. Students will integrate academic research into real-world project development.

Designed to provide the student with hands-on experience in the area of corporate and community fitness.

This course will provide students with the academic and research skills necessary to be a successful graduate student. Students will also be introduced to career paths and capstone research topics in exercise physiology.

Course requires completion of alternate plan paper.

Course requires completion of a manuscript submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed journal. Prerequisite: graduate student/professor consent

Supervised field experience related to the student's academic specialization associated with the disciplines of human performance. Disciplines include the following: College Teaching, Sport Management, Public School Teaching, D/APE, Intramural-Recreational Sports Management, Elementary Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, and Sport Psychology.

Course requires completion of thesis paper.

An introduction to Humanities and its themes of study, including an exploration of the diversity of world cultures and multiple forms of creativity and expression. aspects of interactions among peoples across the world. Students will think critically about and increase their understanding of diverse human perspectives and global relationships.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the history of humankind through the lens of the humanities--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand what humans across time have thought about and created from earliest times through the 15th century.

Goal Areas:

GE-06

An introduction to the history of humankind through the lens of the humanities--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand what humans across time have thought about and created from High Renaissance through the 21st century.

Goal Areas:

GE-06