Master of Science in Kinesiology (Movement Studies Concentration)

Movement Studies has one general concentration program and three specialty areas of study: Strength & Conditioning, Sport Psychology, and Sport Pedagogy. A student enrolled in Movement Studies general concentration program can, with the consultation of an advisor, design a program of study to focus on another area, such as motor learning, sport history, or sport management. Units required for the degree: 30 units
A. Required Courses (7 units)
(3)	KINS 209	Graduate Studies in Kinesiology
(3)	KINS 210	Research Methods in Kinesiology
(1)	KINS 211	Research Seminar

B. Movement Studies Concentration (19 units)
Choose three of the five courses (9 units):
(3)	KINS 203	Specificity of Conditioning
(3)	KINS 236	Sport and Society
(3)	KINS 258	Research in Motor Learning
(3)	KINS 262	Psychological Aspects of Peak Performance
(3)	KINS 276	Teaching & Coaching Effectiveness
AND (10 units) of electives selected in consultation with your program advisor.

OR B1. Movement Studies Concentration: Emphasis in Strength/Conditioning (19 units):
(3)	KINS 203	Specificity of Conditioning
(4)	KINS 295	Practicum
Choose two of the four courses (6 units):
(3)	KINS 236	Sport and Society
(3)	KINS 258	Research in Motor Learning
(3)	KINS 262	Psychological Aspects of Peak Performance
(3)	KINS 276	Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness
AND (6 units) of electives selected in consultation with your program advisor.

OR B2. Movement Studies Concentration: Emphasis in Sport Psychology (19 units):
(3)	KINS 260	Psychology of Sport
(3)	KINS 261	Psychology of Exercise
(3)	KINS 262	Psychological Aspects of Peak Performance
(1)	KINS 295	Practicum
Choose two of the four courses (6 units):
(3)	KINS 203	Specificity of Conditioning
(3)	KINS 236	Sport and Society
(3)	KINS 258	Research in Motor Learning
(3)	KINS 276	Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness
AND (3 units) of electives selected in consultation with your program advisor.

OR B3. Movement Studies Concentration: Emphasis in Sport Pedagogy (19 units):
(3)	KINS 270	Instructional Strategies for Physical Activity and Sport
(3)	KINS 276	Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness
(1)	KINS 295	Practicum
Choose two of the four courses (6 units):
(3)	KINS 203	Specificity of Conditioning
(3)	KINS 236	Sport and Society
(3)	KINS 258	Research in Motor Learning
(3)	KINS 262	Psychological Aspects of Peak Performance
AND (6 units) of electives selected in consultation with your program advisor.

C. Culminating Requirement (4 units)
(4)	KINS 500	Culminating Experience
The first time the student registers for KINS 500, he/she must also register for KINS 211. During this semester, the student develops his/her proposal with assistance from others in the seminar, the seminar professor and the student's committee. When the proposal is completed, formal written and oral presentations are made to the seminar with the student's committee in attendance. If the student does not complete the proposal and have it approved, he/she must enroll and attend KINS 211 another semester.
Note: Six semester units of graduate work taken at other accredited institutions may be approved by the Graduate Coordinator. Student teaching, extension courses, undergraduate fieldwork, and 300-numbered methods or workshop courses may not be applied to the MS program requirements. Prerequisite units, units taken for undergraduate majors/minors and units taken to qualify for fully classified graduate status will not be counted for graduate credit. Rarely are undergraduate Kinesiology courses approved for graduate credit. A maximum of six elective units may be taken in upper division undergraduate courses with advisor approval. A maximum of four units of graduate Practicum or Directed Individual Study may be taken for degree credit with advisor approval.