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Twin Cities Campus
Physical Activity and Health M.Ed.Kinesiology, School of
College of Education and Human Development
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The M.Ed. in Physical Activity and Health relates to the M.P.H. in Community Health Promotion in the School of Public Health in the following ways: 1. the ultimate goals of the programs are to promote health and prevent chronic diseases; 2. both programs study the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations; and 3. both programs adopt population-based interventions. However, they are essentially different in that the M.P.H. in Community Health Promotion focuses on designing community-based program and policy interventions that improved the health of communities while the proposed M.Ed. in Physical Activity and Health focuses on applied training of physical activity professionals to increase physical activity in various populations. There are limited prerequisites for this program. Students with a background in kinesiology, exercise science, public health, biology, and/or psychology will be able apply for the program. There is minimal overlap with the existing M.Ed. programs at School of Kinesiology and the existing M.P.H. programs at School of Public Health.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Kinesiology, exercise science, public health, biology, psychology
Master degree
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
There are no course requirements for admission except for a Bachelor degree and acceptance to the University of Minnesota Graduate School.
Special Application Requirements:
The School reviews applications on an ongoing basis. Application reviews for specific academic terms begin by the following dates:
November 1: spring semester admission
March 1: summer session admission
July 1: fall semester admission
Admission requirements for this program include the following criteria:
A bachelor's degree, preferably in kinesiology, exercise science, public health, biology, psychology, with a 3.0 minimum grade point average (GPA) from an accredited institution.
All applicants must submit the following items:
-Online application from Apply Yourself
_Application fee ($75 for U.S. applicants; $95 for international applicants)
-Unofficial transcripts of all previous post-secondary academic study must be downloaded to the application (official transcripts will be required if accepted)
-Personal statement describing career goals and rationale for interest in the program
-Resume
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
26
major credits and
4
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: Students will enroll in 3 hrs of KIN 5995 Research Problems in Kinesiology to complete their Capstone project. The requirement is a literature review on a particular topic approved by their advisor. Below are the details for the literature review.
1. Research Question Development: (20% of Capstone grade)
2. Literature Review Matrix: (20% of Capstone grade)
3. Literature Review Final Draft: (60% of Capstone grade)
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Required Courses
Students are required to take at least 9 credits in this category. Students need to take at least 3 credits of KIN 5995 after most of the coursework is complete.
KIN 5181 - Understanding Kinesiology Research
(3.0 cr)
KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health
(3.0 cr)
KIN 5995 - Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology
(1.0-6.0 cr)
Selected Courses
Students must take at least 21 credits for selected courses, of which a minimum of 17 credits from KIN and 4 credits from PUBH courses.
KIN 4385 - Exercise Physiology
(4.0 cr)
or
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5123 - Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5126 - Social Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5141 - Nutrition and Exercise for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5202 - Current Issues in Health
(2.0 cr)
or
KIN 5203 - Health Media, Consumerism, and Communication
(2.0 cr)
or
KIN 5385 - Exercise for Healthy Aging & Disease Prevention and Management
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5585 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6025 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6074 - Mass Communication and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6094 - Interventions to Address Weight-Related Health and Eating Disorders
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6700 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6905 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6914 - Community Nutrition Intervention
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6954 - Personal, Social and Environmental Influences on the Weight-Related Health of Pediatric Populations
(2.0 cr)
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