Thus, the goal is to synthesize material from motor behavior, sport psychology, and sport sociology in an effort to better understand the cultural institution called sport. Students enrolling in the psychosocial aspects of sport are encouraged to take courses in all sub-disciplines but specialize in one area. Although the task is monumental, it is believed that this is a viable approach that can eventually result in a better understanding of sport and its role in our society. The Master's degree has both non-thesis and thesis options, whereas the doctoral degree is a Ph.D. degree with an equal emphasis on research from an applied perspective and clinical application. The student will be responsible for documenting these experiences in their laboratory notebooks.
Exam is eight hours on entire program.
Students with no background in statistics may want to take ED PS 6010 the first semester. These hours are above those required to obtain the degree. They are also encouraged to become involved with faculty and other graduate students in research projects. Course descriptions for all ESS classes. This page was last updated May 11, 2000.