Sport Studies Curriculum

Sport Studies Curriculum

Doctoral Seminar (3 Credit Hours)

  • KI 8923 Doctoral Seminar in Sport Studies

Departmental Cognate (Select 12 Credit Hours)

  • KI 8603 Disability, Physical Activity and Health
  • PE 8103 Developing Coaching Expertise
  • PE 8113 Curriculum Construction in Physical Education
  • PE 8163 Seminar in Physical Education
  • PE 8203 Psychological Aspects of Sport
  • SS 6403 Gender and Sport
  • SS 8123 Sport Administration
  • SS 8203 Funding of Sport
  • SS 8803 Sport Law
  • SS 8823 Sport Sponsorships
  • SS 8833 Event and Facility Management
  • SS 8883 Ethical Issues in Sport

Outside Cognate (9 Credit Hours)

Students choose a cognate field of study from an appropriate discipline outside of the Department of Kinesiology. Choice of courses must be approved by the student’s supervisory committee. Students may elect to take 3 additional credit hours to fulfill the requirement for a minor in a specific area (12 credit hours are required for a doctoral minor).

Research Methods & Statistics (Select 12 Credit Hours)

  • ST 6213 Nonparametric Methods
  • ST 8114 Statistical Methods
  • ST 8214 Design and Analysis of Experiments
  • ST 8253 Regression Analysis
  • ST 8313 Introduction to Survey Sampling
  • ST 8853 Advanced Design of Experiments I
  • ST 8863 Advanced Design of Experiments II
  • AN 6143 Ethnographic Methods
  • EDF 9453 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education

Directed Research (24 Credit Hours)

  • KI 7000 Directed Individual Study (3 hours) – The outcome of this directed study should be a manuscript suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. This manuscript must be reviewed and approved by the student’s supervisory committee prior to the student beginning work on his/her dissertation.
  • KI 9000 Dissertation (21 hours) – In addition to satisfying the requirements of KI 7000, a student must also successfully complete comprehensive exams prior to beginning work on his/her dissertation

University Instruction (3 Credit Hours)

  • HED 8133 University and Community College Instruction

63 total credit hours needed to complete degree

**It is possible to make substitutions to the PhD curriculum. All course substitutions must be approved by the student’s supervisory committee.