Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D) in Human Performance
(Emphasis Area Teaching and Administration)

The student must complete a qualifying examination conducted by the student's graduate advisory committee during the student's first semester. Students should consult their program emphasis coordinator for required examination process.

A graduate degree and appropriate bachelors preparation in the physical education, athletic training, or an appropriately related field is required for consideration of admission in the administration and teaching phases of the doctoral programs.

Programs of study, including all course requirements, independent research or field-based projects, and additional requirements specified by the University for proficiency in statistics, computer science or foreign language must be approved by each student's advisory committee. The general focus of dissertation research will be initially approved by the student's advisory committee. The specific nature and foci of the research must be approved by the student's dissertation committee.

Course requirements (72 hrs. minimum)

HPR 677 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sport or EDA 710 - School Law
HPR 680 - Research Techniques
HPR 720 - Administration of Human Performance and Recreation
HPR 725 - Facilities Management in Human Performance and Recreation
HPR 742 - Program Design in Human Performance
HPR 744 - Foundations and Trends in Human Performance and Recreation
HPR 745 - Analysis of Teaching and Supervision in Physical Education
HPR 796 - Practicum
HPR 821 - Advanced Admin. of Human Performance Programs
HPR 840 - Professional Preparation in Human Performance
HPR 845 - Research on Teaching Physical Education
HPR 898 - Dissertation (12 credit hours)

Statistics (choose 9 credit hours )

CHS 623 - Biostatistics OR
REF 761 or PSY 761 - Experimental Design
REF 764 - Factor Analysis OR
REF 762 - Advanced Regression Analysis
REF 893 - Advanced Educational Research
HPR 880 - Advanced Research

Research Tool Component(s)
Advanced Research Electives (6 credits hours)

OR

Foreign Language (6 credit hours)

Course Descriptions

HPR 677: Legal Aspects of Sport or EDA 710 - School Law (3 hrs.)
Concerns legal concepts and ethical issues impacting sport management and coaching policy formation and practice.

HPR 680: Research Techniques (3 hrs.)
Graduate level statistics course or permission of instructor. Introduction to methods and design problems specific to research in human performance and recreation. Designed to promote an understanding of theory, tools, and processes involved in designing human performance and recreation research studies.

HPR 720: Administration of Human Performance and Recreation (3hrs.)
Personnel management, budgetary concerns, facilities management, program supervision, and other problems faced by administrators of professional preparation programs.

HPR 725: Facilities Management in Human Performance and Recreation (3 hrs.)
Prerequisite HPR 434/534 or course equivalent. Management of instructional, recreational, and sport facilities including planning processes of facilities design and renovation, maintenance, program scheduling, special events, and funding resources.

HPR 742: Program Design in Human Performance (3 hrs.)
Fundamental principles and bases of curriculum construction for physical education programs in school and nonschool instructional settings.

HPR 744: Foundations and Trends in Human Performance and Recreation (3 hrs.)
Historical trends and current issues surrounding the development of the subdisciplines within human performance and emerging professions.

HPR 745: Analysis of Teaching and Supervision in Physical Education (3 hrs.)
Prerequisite HPR 723 or instructor approval. Issues and techniques in supervision of teaching in physical education. Advanced methods in analysis of teacher/student behavior and content development.

HPR 796: Practicum (2-6 hrs.)
Prerequisite permission of instructor. Designed to provide doctoral students with opportunities for practical application of relevant theories in professional field settings.

HPR 821: Advanced Admin. of Human Performance Programs (3 hrs.)
Prerequisites HPR 720, HPR 670, or instructor permission. Analysis of leadership and supervision for effective management of collegiate human performance programs.

HPR 840: Professional Preparation in Human Performance (3 hrs.)
Prerequisite permission of instructor. This course is designed to develop understandings and skills in a prospective faculty member and is deemed most critical for success within HPERD professional preparation fields.

HPR 845: Research on Teaching Physical Education (3 hrs.)
Prerequisite HRP 745. The analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of past and present research concerning teaching effectiveness in psychomotor skill instruction.

HPR 898: Dissertation (12 credit hours)

Description of Statistics Courses. Student will selected 9 hrs. from the following.

CHS 623: Biostatistics (3 hrs.) OR
Prerequisite one course in statistics. Concepts and applications of descriptive and inferential statistical methods in health sciences.

REF 761:Experimental Design (3 hrs.) OR
Prerequisite REF 602 recommended. Probability theory and theoretical distributions in experimental design. Techniques including tests, simple and complex analysis of variance, analysis of covariance.

PSY 761 - Experimental Design (3 hrs.)

REF 762 - Advanced Regression Analysis (3 hrs.)
Prerequisite REF 761. Correlation and regression theory. Techniques associated with bivariate, partial, and multiple correlation and applied multiple linear regression.

REF 764 - Factor Analysis (3 hrs.)

OR

REF 893 - Advanced Educational Research (3 hrs.)
Seminar in types and problems of educational research, observation and data collection methods, and standards of reporting educational needs.

HPR 880 - Advanced Research