Curriculum

Core Requirements
PEP 609 - Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology
PEP 644 - Psycho-Social Processes of Sport and Physical Activity
PEP 660 - Psychology of Exercise and Health
PEP 690 - Sport Sociology
AT 577 - Psychology of Injury Rehabilitation

Master of Arts
Research Requirements
PEP 601 - Research Methods in Sport and Physical Education
EDPSY 641 - Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
RES 697 - Research Paper

Master of Science
PEP 601 - Research Methods in Sport and Physical Education
EDPSY 641 - Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
THES 698 - Thesis.

Directed Electives
ANTH 559 - Ethnographic Methods
CPSY 621 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling
EDPSY 603 - Psychology of Human Development
EDPSY 640 - Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research
EDPSY 642 - Intermediate Statistics
EDPSY 646 - Tests and Measurements
EDPSY 742 - Multivariate Statistical Techniques
EXSCI 603 - Exercise Physiology 1
PEP 600 - Internship in Sport and Physical Education
PEP 608 - Motor Learning
PEP 612 - Motor Development
PSYSC 613 - Developmental Psychology
PSYSC 615 - Learning and Motivation
PSYSC 616 - Perception and Cognition
PSYSC 623 - Theories of Personality
PSYSC 632 - Abnormal Psychology


Additional Requirements for Graduation

• Complete a minimum of 6 hours of prerequisites in physical education and psychology
• Be a member of one of the professional associations such as the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD; Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP); or an advisor-approved sport psychology-related organization (e.g., American College of Sports Medicine)
• Attend a sport psychology-related conference while registered as a student in the sport and exercise psychology specialization

Counseling Minor - 15 hours

With the approval of the Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services, students may choose to pursue a minor in counseling. The minor fulfills partial elective courses for the Sport and Exercise Psychology program.

To pursue the counseling minor, you must have completed 15 semester hours or 24 quarter hours of undergraduate psychology with a GPA of 3.0 in those courses.

Students must also pass an ethics exam given in CPSY 606 and receive a grade of B or better in CPSY 606 and CPSY 644.

Course required for the counseling minor include ONE of the following THREE Introductory courses:

CPSY 600 - Introduction to School Counseling
CPSY 603 - Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling
CPSY 605 - Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling

and the following:

CPSY 606 - Pre-Practicum Interviewing Skills
CPSY 607 - Appraisal Methods in Counseling
CPSY 621 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling
CPSY 644 - Practicum in Counseling

Forms SEP Master's students.