Sport Performance
Master
In Muncie (USA)
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Type
Master
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Location
Muncie (USA)
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Duration
Flexible
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Do you dream of playing a crucial role in college athletics by ensuring that student-athletes stay fit and healthy for competition? Then Ball State’s master’s degree in sports performance is right for you.
This terminal degree is designed for students who are serious about becoming a strength professional with special emphasis in college strength coaching.
This program will provide you with a broad scientific background for coaching and conditioning of athletic populations. It is a cross-discipline approach between exercise science and physical education.
After completing this program, you will earn a master of arts (MA) or master of science (MS) in exercise science with a concentration in sports performance.
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About this course
This program prepares you for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam.
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Subjects
- Coaching
- Physical Education
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- Education
- Biology
- Physical
- Education Studies
- Education Management
Course programme
Admission requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School; have bachelor’s degrees from regionally accredited institutions in education, physical education, biology, or other appropriate majors; have grade-point averages (GPA) of at least 2.75 on a scale of 4.0; and submit transcripts, three letters of recommendation, resumes, and the exercise science application form. Applicants for the exercise science division must obtain approval from a review board in the area of specialization. A student with a GPA of less than 2.75 on a 4.0 scale must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test. Students with satisfactory scores on the GRE will be considered for admission to the program. Any deficiencies must be made up through course work taken in addition to degree requirements.
Degree requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 33 credits in graduate courses including 6 credits of a thesis project (THES 698) for the master of science or 3 credits of a research project (RES 697) for the master of arts degree. Students electing THES 698 must take a final oral examination covering the thesis to be given by the thesis committee.
33 credits
Required Courses
- Advanced Techniques in Athletic Training
- Internship in Exercise Science
- Exercise Physiology 1
- Essentials of Resistance Training and Conditioning
- Mechanical Analysis of Movement
- Nutrition for Exercise and Sport
- Sport Psychology
(choose one)
Master of Arts, non-thesis concentration
- Introduction to Statistical Methods
- Research Applications (Non-Thesis)
- Electives
- Research Applications (Non-Thesis)
- Creative Project
- Research Paper
- Electives
- Research Methods (Thesis)
- Thesis
- Electives
Sport Performance