This program will also allow the student to acquire research skills and increase professional competencies pertinent to career goals in the coaching and athletic profession. Graduates also pursue advanced degrees in exercise physiology and biomechanics. Research is strongly emphasized in this Masters degree program. Students are required to complete either a Masters thesis or an independent research project. The program is supported by a state of the art laboratory facility.
Coursework stresses the acquisition of management and supervisory skills.
The M.A. in Health, Physical Education and Recreation with an Emphasis in Pedagogy is designed for those individuals who wish to improve and expand their professional teaching skills, acquire self-assessment skills and develop supervision competencies. Most students who enroll in this emphasis area are typically interested in continuing their careers in public and private schools and aspire to improve their teaching effectiveness as well as to become student teaching supervisors. Outcome based education has become a reality in the state of Michigan. Program content has been developed around the skills necessary to plan, implement and evaluate physical education programs which are based on the principles of motor development and in alignment with the most current legislation in effect in Michigan. The coordinator of graduate studies is the primary advisor for graduate students in all HPER programs.