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Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences
The
Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences Department offers Masters of Science in Education (M.S.E.) and Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree programs.
Research and teaching laboratories
further research programs and enhance student learning.
Major: Physical Education
Specialization Areas
The Master of Science in Education degree program offered in the Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences requires a minimum of thirty graduate semester hours for a thesis option and thirty-six graduate semester hours for a non-thesis option for each respective specialization in HSES. A 3.00 Grade Point Average must be maintained throughout the program of study.
Three (3)-credit hours outside of HSES
The outside course may be taken from any graduate level course offered by the university or it can be a course within the HSES department but outside of the specialized area of study.
Note: At least 20 semester hours of the Master of Science in Education degree must be completed in courses meeting at regularly scheduled times (not by appointment). Ten semester hours of these regularly scheduled courses must be taken in the Department of HSES.
Master's Thesis
Students conducting research, which generates new and original data, will enroll in HSES 899 Master's Thesis. Students who apply for the Master's Thesis option, must be accepted by a faculty member in the specialization area to be admitted. This faculty member will serve as the student’s thesis advisor who will also serve as chair of the three-faculty member thesis committee. The student must present a formal research proposal and later defend the results in a final oral examination of the thesis. The student may enroll in any combination of thesis hours in any number of semesters; (e.g. 2-2-2, 3-3, 1-4-1, 1-5, etc) and must be enrolled during the semester when they defend the thesis and complete the degree.
Comprehensive Written ExamThose students who select the non-thesis option will be required to take and pass the 4.5-hour written comprehensive examination given in their last semester of course work. The student’s faculty advisor in consultation with the student will decide which faculty members will write the questions for each of the different areas. The student must pass all parts of the examination in order to receive a passing score. Comprehensive exams are graded pass or fail. Failed portions of the exam may be retaken after consultation with the faculty member.
An application form to request to take the examination must be filed with the HSES Graduate Secretary in 104 Robinson within the first three weeks of the semester the student will write. Examinations will be given every Fall (October), Spring (March), and Summer (July). The student must be enrolled in at least one, but not more than six, graduate hours at the University of Kansas during the semester the examination taken.
Major: Physical Education
Specialization Areas
Doctoral and Thesis students need to interview with a faculty adviser in the preferred specialized area of study before applying for admission. Advisers may require specific supporting materials and/or competencies before the interview. After completion of one semester of coursework at the University of Kansas, but before completing the first 12 hours of aspirancy, the student works jointly with an adviser and a committee to develop a course of study that meets his or her particular needs.
Admission Deadlines to be considered for a GTA/GRA position.
