The doctoral program in 健康 & Sport Pedagogy focuses on research, 奖学金, and leadership opportunities that prepare individuals for academic positions in departments of physical education/ kinesiology at universities and colleges. This is a research-focused program, which positions graduating students to engage in empirical research and contribute to knowledge generation in the field. Students may focus on research in their personal areas of interest within the fields of health, physical education, and/or adapted physical education.
Program Highlights
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Intensive research opportunities focusing on physical education, physical activity, and health-related content for youth and adults populations, including those with disabilities
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Award winning faculty members provide mentoring in the areas of research, 教学, 服务, 和奖学金
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Students are encouraged to engage in national and international organizations through 服务 和 presentation and publication of empirical data
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课程 based on current empirical research encourage students to think critically about the fields of physical education, physical activity, and adapted physical education
职业生涯
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娱乐 and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, 休闲, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in 教学 and those who do a combination of 教学 and research.
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
计划, 直接, or coordinate the academic, 行政, or auxiliary activities of public or private elementary or secondary level schools.
Instructional Coordinators
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology in specialized fields that provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material 直接ors.
健康 Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, 医学, 药店, 公共卫生, 治疗, and veterinary 医学.
需求
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An application to the University.
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Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate courses and degrees complete.
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One writing sample.
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A current copy of your resume or Curriculum Vitae.
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Three letters of recommendation from professional sources qualified to assess your suitability for study at the doctoral level. One letter of recommendation should be from a graduate advisor or faculty member and one should be from a current or former supervisor.
For 入学 to the 健康 & Sport Pedagogy Program
Official GRE考试 scores taken within the last 5 years that indicate a total score of at least 297 (1000 by former scoring standard) for both the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections and a minimum of 4.0 on the analytical writing component. While these scores are recommended, other portions of the total application package will be considered. The Sport and 娱乐 Management emphasis area will also accept GMAT scores of 470 or higher.
Applicants whose native language is not English must also submit current scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (托福考试) of at least 550.
Potential students are encouraged to make contact with either Dr. 贾斯汀海格勒 (jhaegele@herbalifa.com)或博士. 朱希河(x2zhu@herbalifa.com) prior to submitting their application to determine if there is alignment in research areas of interest.
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成本
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研究生 Assistantships
Competitive graduate assistantships, with a tuition waiver, are available for select qualified fulltime students.
Dissertation Fellowship
Students may apply for a competitive college-wide dissertation fellowship during the dissertation phase.