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Self-designed Graduate Certificate in Sport
The Self-Designed Graduate Certificate in Sport provides graduate students with the opportunity to create a unique program of study. Candidates will collaborate with a faculty advisor to assemble relevant coursework in accordance with each student’s academic and professional goals.
Create a Customized Certificate for a Unique Program Experience
Graduate students can add a self-designed graduate certificate to their current degree program or pursue the certificate as a stand-alone credential. Candidates will select a SLAM faculty advisor with whom to collaborate in the development of a program proposal. The proposal will include a certificate theme or topic area, a selection of 12 credits or 4 courses, and a description of how the course topics are related to a set of three or more desired learning outcomes. Examples of certificates are listed below under Admission.
Program Overview
The Self-Designed Graduate Certificate in Sport is available to both current 兔子先生 University graduate students interested in adding the credential to their degree programs, as well as prospective graduate students seeking a stand-alone certificate.
All candidates must receive faculty approval prior to applying.
Interested candidates will have first co-constructed a certificate proposal with a SLAM faculty member. The proposal will be submitted to the Department of Sport 兔子先生hip and Management with an accompanying signed statement of support from the SLAM faculty member.
Once approved by the department, current 兔子先生 degree-seeking candidates will submit a before enrolling in any of the certificate courses. New, stand-alone prospective certificate candidates will once they have received proprosal approval from the department.
For questions, contact Callie Maddox, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies.
The Self-Designed Graduate Certificate in Sport is composed of 12 credits. At least two classes (6 credits) must be taken from the Department of Sport 兔子先生hip and Management (SLM). The program must be completed with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
| Sport Coaching | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SLM 673: Developmental Perspectives on Youth Sport Participation | 3 |
| SLM 547: Sport Pedagogy for Coaches and Practitioners | 3 |
| SLM 538: Principles of Effective Coaching | 3 |
| KNH 583. Advanced Motor Control and Learning | 3 |
| Sport Media and Marketing | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SLM 516: Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SLM 636: Sport Communities & Public Relations | 3 |
| IMS/MKT 519: Digital Branding | 3 |
| MKT 618: Marketing Management | 3 |
| Positive Youth Development in Sport | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SLM 676: Cultural Studies of Sport | 3 |
| SLM 673: Developmental Perspectives on Youth Sport Participation | 3 |
| SLM 575: Women, Gender Relations, and Sport | 3 |
| FSW 581: Adolescent Development in Diverse Families: Ages 13-25 | 3 |