Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-575-2000
Physical Education (PHED)
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Sharon Hunt
Department Head
306 HPER Building
479-575-2857
Dean Gorman
Assistant Department Head
308W HPER Building
479-575-2890
E-mail: dgorman@uark.edu
See Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation & Dance (HKRD) for full departmental faculty listing.
Degree Conferred:
M.Ed. in Physical Education (PHED)
The Master of Education degree in Physical Education is a 33-credit-hour program that includes a 6-credit-hour research component (statistics/research), a 21-credit-hour program core and 6 credit hours of electives. All degree candidates must successfully pass a culminating written comprehensive examination and achieve a minimum of 3.0/4.0 GPA to graduate. Two courses using Web technology (Blackboard and other online resources) will be offered every semester (Fall, Spring, Summer) and the entire degree program can be completed in a two-year period. The online Master of Education Degree program is designed to meet the needs of current professionals in the field (physical education teachers, athletic directors, coaches) who desire to attain further education and an advanced degree in physical education.
Prerequisites to the M.Ed. Degree Program: For acceptance to the master’s degree program in physical education, the program area stipulates, in addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, an undergraduate degree in physical education or in a related field. Additional prerequisites may be prescribed by the program area.
Requirements for the Master’s of Education Degree: Candidates for the master’s degree in physical education must complete 27 semester hours of graduate work and a thesis or 33 semester hours without a thesis. In addition to the program requirements listed below, all candidates must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination.
Physical Education: (33 hours)
Required Research Component (6)
ESRM 5393 Statistics in Education and Health Professions OR
ESRM 6403 Educational Statistics and Data Processing Applied to Education
HKRD 5353 Research in HKRD
Required Courses (21 hours)
PHED 5253 The Physical Education Curriculum
PHED 5273 Professional Issues in Physical Education and Sport
PHED 5243 Sport Skill Assessment and Instructional Strategies
KINS 5643 Motor Learning
KINS 5753 Sport Psychology
KINS 605V Independent Study
PHED 6363 Supervisions in Physical Education
Approved Electives (6 hours)
Courses
PHED5023 Class Management (Fa) Cohort 5th year course that emphasizes class management; includes professional ethics and school policies related to students, faculty and programs. A major part of course time will be field based.
PHED5233 Research on Teaching in Physical Education (Fa) A review of contemporary research literature informing effective teaching practices in physical education settings. Students gain experience in critically reviewing literature in physical education as well as related behavioral science, education, and humanities disciplines; emphasis is placed in incorporating research finding into personal teaching strategies.
PHED5243 Sport Skill Assessment and Instructional Strategies (Su) The focus of this course is practical assessment techniques and instructional strategies in the area of sport and physical education activities.
PHED5253 The Physical Education Curriculum (Odd years, Fa) Principles, problems, procedures, and the influence of educational philosophy on programs in physical education and their application in the construction of a course of study for a specific situation.
PHED5273 Professional Issues in Physical Education and Sport (Odd years, Fa) A review of contemporary research literature informing effective teaching practices in physical education settings. Students gain experience in critically reviewing literature and discussing current issues.
PHED5313 Risk Management inPhysical Education & Athletics (Even years, Su) This course is designed to provide opportunities for the student to acquire an understanding of how to reduce the risk of injuries and eliminate hazards that may contribute to injuries associated with physical education and athletics.
PHED5413 Adapted Physical Education (Even years, Fa) Methods, techniques and special groups of physical education for the atypical child.
PHED5553 Scientific Principles of Movement and Performance (Su) This course focuses on theoretical information about sport biomechanics and movement principles, with practical applications to the physical education of coaching profession.
PHED574V Internship (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)
PHED6353 Systematic observation Research in Physical Education (Even years, Sp) This course will help students understand systematic observation as a tool for studying teaching, coaching, learning; to develop skills in systematic observation techniques; and to collect data on behaviors in physical education and sport.
PHED6363 Supervision in Physical Education (Odd years, Sp) The focus of this course is instructional supervision as a set of complex processes in which the supervisor works within accepted guidelines and functions to effectively supervise a teacher's pedagogical development. The Physical Education Instructional Supervision (PEIS) Model will be used to help facilitate this process.