Master of Arts in Management/Master of Education in Kinesiology

DUAL DEGREE

The Master of Arts in Management program is designed to provide the leadership and management competencies that are necessary to successfully lead today’s business organizations.

The Master of Education in Kinesiology program is designed to equip candidates for Christian servant leadership in the multi-faceted areas of Kinesiology, equipping them with intercultural and leadership skills equal to integrating their Christian faith and witness as they make significant contributions to the human endeavor.

The dual degree will prepare students to better manage the wide variety of businesses associated with fitness, wellness, physical therapy, health care providers, health care facilities, assisted living facilities, and retirement facilities.

ADMISSION

In order to pursue a Dual Master’s Degree program, the applicant must apply to, meet the existing admission requirements for, and be accepted into each of the master’s degrees which comprise the dual degree program.

MA IN MANAGEMENT PREREQUISITES

Principles of Management
or
MANA 51.521 - Management Theory

Principles of Marketing
or
MRKT 51.521 - Marketing Concepts

PROGRAM CONTINUANCE

Continuance in each program past the first 12 hours is pending submission of a satisfactory score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®).

REQUIRED SHARED CURRICULUM - 12 hours (excluding prerequisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Shared Curriculum	12
HCMG 6310 - Strategic Health Care Planning, Marketing, and Policy HCMG 6320 - Managed Health Care HCMG 6330 - Long-Term Care Administration KNES 5321 - Internship

MA IN MANAGEMENT REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 24 hours (excluding prerequisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	24
MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management MANA 6312 - Communication and Business Behavior MANA 6314 - Organizational Change and Development MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MANA 6323 - Human Resource Strategy (S-L)* MANA 6350 - Creative Decisions MANA 6360 - Managerial Strategy and Implementation (S-L)* (Capstone) MRKT 6341 - Advanced Marketing Strategies

MED IN KINESIOLOGY IN REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 24 hours (excluding prerequisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	24
KNES 5301 - Exercise Physiology KNES 5302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Sport KNES 5303 - Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills KNES 5304 - Sport Nutrition KNES 6305 - Measurement, Evaluation, and Research in Kinesiology KNES 6308 - Sociology of Sport KNES 6310 - Current Trends/Issues in Kinesiology and Sport (S-L)* KNES 6326 - Psychology of Sport and Performance

TOTAL HOURS
12 hours	Required Shared Curriculum
24 hours	MA in Management Required Curriculum
24 hours	MED in Kinesiology Required Curriculum
60 hours	TOTAL Dual Degree (excluding prerequisites)

*(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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