This degree provides the individual with a comprehensive knowledge of physical growth and motor development of infants and children with application to educational programming. Individuals pursuing this degree are typically interested in educational settings (university, school, child development institutes) in which research, assessment, and curriculum development are conducted.
| Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| KINE 624 | Pedagogical Research on Teaching/Physical Education | 3 |
| KINE 638 | Exercise Physiology II | 3 |
| KINE 640 | Motor Skill Learning and Performance | 3 |
| KINE 641 | Motor Development | 3 |
| KINE 681 | Seminar | 6 |
| KINE 684 | Teaching Internship | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
| KINE 685 | Directed Studies | 9 |
| KINE 690 | Theory of Kinesiology Research | 3 |
| KINE 691 | Research | 12 |
| KINE | Electives | 6 |
| Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EPSY 646 | Issues in Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EPSY 673 | Learning Theories | 3 |
| PSYC 607 | Experimental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 615 | Perceptual Processes | 3 |
| PSYC 634 | Principles of Human Development | 3 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 71 | |
| PSYC 636 | Seminar in Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| EDCI 638 | Trends in Curriculum and Instruction | 3 |
| EDCI 644 | Curriculum Development | 3 |
| EDCI 647 | Curriculum Theory | 3 |
| Statistics Design | ||
| STAT 652 | Statistics in Research II (required) | 3 |
| STAT | Design Elective | 3 |
| Recommended: | ||
| STAT 609 | Order Statistics and Non-Parametric Methods | 3 |
| STAT 619 | Design and Analysis of Experiments | 3 |
Prerequisites: Undergraduate work in kinesiology and child development will be reviewed.