M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Graduate Curriculum Committees

FROM: Nicholas Murray Associate Professor Department of Exercise and Sport Science

Thomas Raedeke, Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science

Tina Karvinen, Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science

DATE: March 18, 2009

RE: Proposal for a Sport and Exercise Psychology Concentration in the Master of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science in the College of Health and Human Performance, Department of Exercise and Sport Science.

As the result of a curriculum review by the graduate faculty of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science we request approval of a new concentration within the MS in Exercise and Sport Science. The Sport and Exercise Psychology concentration is designed to prepare students for jobs in industry (e.g., human factors), sport (e.g., coaching, athlete development), or health/fitness settings as well as the potential for doctoral study in sport and exercise psychology.  The focus will be to provide relevant expertise for those who wish to work in applied settings and to develop the scientific background and skills necessary for doctoral training and research. This concentration will enhance the MS in Exercise and Sport Science and fulfill a need within the department by offering students the opportunity of focused study within behavioral science. .

The current catalog description (page 233 of course catalog) would not change; however, the concentration listing would be edited to include the following thesis and non-thesis options for the Sport and Exercise Psychology Concentration (See pages 233-234):

Sport and Exercise Psychology: BIOS 7021; EXSS 6300, 6301, 6401, 6650, 6990, 6991, 7000 (6 s.h.); select 6 s.h. from the following EXSS 6202, 6440, 6445; 9 s.h. of approved electives....36 s.h.

Sport and Exercise Psychology: BIOS 7021; EXSS 6300, 6301, 6401, 6650, 6990, 6991, 6994; select 6 s.h. from the following EXSS 6202, 6440, 6445; 12 s.h. of approved electives...........36 s.h.