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Master of Science in Sport Coaching Education
About the Program
The purpose of the graduate program in Sport Coaching Education is to prepare professionals trained in the most current and up-to-date coaching and technological skills and methods for assessing, evaluating, coaching, and training a diverse range of athletes, which will, in turn, prepare them for advanced career opportunities in coaching fields within the intercollegiate, interscholastic, and youth sport area across Mississippi, the southeast region, and nationwide. The curriculum has been designed and developed to enable students to acquire and demonstrate a set of coaching skills and an understanding of the competitive sport setting at various levels of sport participation through a combination of required core courses, electives, research, and experiential components.
Accreditation:
Accreditations by national and regional authorities validate Southern Miss’s quality and dedication to teaching excellence. Accreditation signifies that an institution has a purpose appropriate to higher education and has resources, programs and services to accomplish and sustain that purpose.
Overall, accreditation enhances educational quality throughout the nation by ensuring that institutions meet standards established by the higher education community. Southern Miss is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Southern Regional Education Board, National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education, as well as over 25 other academic program accrediting bodies.
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Course Requirements: Click here to view the courses for the Sport Coaching Education Program. |
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