2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Classified status means a student enters the
program with no deficiencies and no stipulations
attached to his/her admission.
Course Of Study
Required core: 7 units
Selective core: 9 units
Elective courses: 9 units
Capstone experience: 6 units
Total units: 31
Required Core
All students must complete the following
two courses:
KINS 635 Research Techniques
Applied to Human
Movement & Sport
KINS 684 Graduate Seminar in
Kinesiology [taken during
second year]
Selective Core
All students must select three of the following
courses for a total of nine units:
KINS 610 Statistics Applied to Human
Movement & Sport
KINS 640 Social & Psychological
Aspects of Human
Movement & Sport
KINS 650 Exercise Physiology
Principles Applied to
Human Movement & Sport
KINS 655 Biomechanical Principles
Applied to Human
Movement & Sport
Elective Courses
9 units. Elective courses should support the
student’s area of emphasis:
Athletic Training Education
Exercise Science/Wellness Mgmt.
Teaching / Coaching
Courses must be approved by the student’s
advisor/committee. These courses should
be 500-600 level, with allowance for 300-
400 level courses on a case-by-case basis.
Graduate assistants who will be teaching
during their second year are required to take
KINS 615 (Methods of College Teaching in
Physical Education). Those not designated as
graduate assistants may count this course
as an elective.
Capstone Course
KINS 690 Thesis Writing Seminar
This is required for all graduate options.
Successful completion of the degree requires
a thesis, a project, or written comprehensive
exams. The thesis and project
include an oral defense.
College Faculty Preparation
Program
A Graduate Certificate in College
Teaching: Kinesiology
This discipline-specific program is designed
to better prepare the graduate student interested
in a teaching career at the community
college or university level. Participation
requires completion of, or current enrollment
in, the kinesiology master’s program.
The certificate consists of five components
(at least 12 units), described below. After
consulting with your graduate advisor, and
under the advisement of the College Faculty
Preparation Program coordinator, develop a
plan of study tailored to meet your specific
timelines and professional goals. The CFPP
coordinator and the dean for Research and
Graduate Studies must approve each plan
of study.
Notation of certificate completion will appear
on your official university transcript.
1) Discipline-Specific Teaching Methods
Introduces undergraduate teaching through
a practical presentation of the processes
and issues involved in kinesiology instruction.
Students work with instructors of core
courses in kinesiology. At least three units,
taken first or second semester of the MS
program:
KINS 615 Methods of College Teaching
in Physical Education and
KINS 695 Directed Field Experience
[1-3 units]
2) Higher Education Teaching Methods
Guidance in the skills and knowledge relevant
to teaching in higher education. Three units,
taken first or second semester of the MS
program:
EDUC 583 Teaching in Higher Education
NOTE: Certificate requirements #3 & #4
come after completion of #1 (Discipline-
Specific Teaching Methods) and after or
concurrent with #2 (Higher Education
Teaching Methods).
3) Professional Development Seminar
Explore the nature and philosophy of postsecondary
institutions and their roles and
functions in higher education. One unit,
concurrent with the fourth requirement,
which follows.
SP 684 Orientation to Higher
Education
4) Mentored Teaching Internship Experience
• Community College Track
Three units of a mentored teaching experience
at College of the Redwoods.
SP 683 College Faculty Preparation
Internship
(Note: Students successfully completing this
course may apply in later semesters for a paid CR
Faculty Internship if positions are available.)
or
• Pre-doctoral College Track:
Three units of a mentored teaching experience
at HSU.
See the Kinesiology Graduate Coordinator
for advice on what course number to use.
5) Capstone Experience
Guidance in developing a professional
teaching portfolio and job-search support
materials. Two units, taken after all previous
components have been completed.
SP 685 Instructional Resources for
Higher Education
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