Program Details
Next Start Date: January 8
Credit Hours: 36
Course Length: 16 weeks
Estimated Program Length: 24 months
University of West Florida's online Movement Science & Health, M.S. - Sports Performance and Coaching Specialization program offers the opportunity to receive specialized education in sports performance and coaching. Adapt assignments in coursework to apply to your particular field and position to gain immediate, real-life experience.
Why Study Movement Sciences & Health at UWF?
You’ll be guided through the curriculum by instructors who are dedicated to your individualized learning. Coursework offers personalized assignments — you’ll use the challenges you face in your current position or interests to complete work and benefit from professional feedback regarding your outcomes. Develop and apply new strategies within your current career to discuss outcomes and possible modifications with faculty and peers.
By graduation, you’ll know how to effectively plan a program and reflect on processes to make improvements. The program also instills competences to help you connect with and motivate clients as well as explain programs or exercises.
What You Will Learn
Professionals seeking a master’s degree in physical education and coaching can benefit from UWF’s online master’s in sports performance and coaching. You’ll learn how to lead individuals in areas of coaching (collegiate, high school, youth), physical activity, physical education, fitness, wellness and health. Through the development of subject-specific pedagogy, you will become a leader who can successfully and effectively plan, motivate, communicate, explain, connect, demonstrate and reflect.
By completing this degree, you will be able to:
- Maximize successful participation in physical activity through critical evaluation and the use of instructional behaviors for physical activity
- Apply a variety of concepts when planning and implementing interventions to enhance physical activity
- Examine, evaluate and apply research on skill development and learning in physical education, coaching and physical activity domains