Sport Pedagogy and Motor Behavior Educational Psychology Ph.D.
Program Overview
The Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Sport Pedagogy and Motor Behavior prepares students for academic careers in the field of physical education and activity. The program emphasizes innovative approaches to physical activity/education, focusing on research and development to help school-aged children acquire health-related knowledge and skills. Graduates are equipped with expertise in teacher and learner cognition, emotion, and motivation, and can conduct research that answers important questions about effective teaching and learning across the lifespan.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Sport Pedagogy and Motor Behavior focuses on the research and development of innovative approaches to PK-12 physical activity/education that help school-aged children acquire health-related knowledge and skills. The program aims to prepare students to become academic scholars in the field of physical education and activity. It is a collaborative degree between the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation and the Department of Educational Physiology. The program emphasizes the unique nature of sport pedagogy as a practice-focused area of study and a unifying discipline where all aspects of kinesiology and educational theory come together. This collaboration allows sport pedagogy to draw upon and contribute to the development of knowledge in both realms.
Teaching:
The program provides students with individualized mentorship through progressive milestones towards degree completion.
Careers:
- Top 3 Careers:
- University Professors
- Physical Education Teachers
- Coaches
- Top Posted Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor
- Physical Education Teachers
- Assistant Coaches
Other:
- Marketable Skills:
- Synthesize and apply relevant literature
- Advanced research methods/statistical analysis
- Provide technical assistance to agencies
- Advanced oral and written communication
- Collaborate with stakeholders to improve outcomes
- Sport Pedagogy and Motor Behavior Educational Psychology Ph.D.
- Highlights:
- Investigating focus areas on teacher and learner cognition, emotion, and motivation.
- Incorporating innovative research methods and data collection techniques.
- Preparing individuals for careers as university faculty members in teacher certification and sport pedagogy programs.
- Advancing the understanding of determinants of physical activity behavior.
- Further the understanding of the influence of physical activity and exercise on health and well-being in diverse populations.
- Using quantitative and qualitative approaches to conduct research that answers important questions about effective teaching and learning for individuals across the lifespan.
- Sport Pedagogy and Motor Behavior Educational Psychology Ph.D.
- Courses You Could Take:
- Human Development Across the Life Span (3 hrs)
- Motor Behavior (3 hrs)
- Lifespan Motor Development Research and Theory (3 hrs)
- Curriculum and Methods in Sport Pedagogy (3 hrs)
- Current Topics in Sport Pedagogy (3 hrs)
- Foundations of Educational Psychology (3 hrs)
