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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

Find course descriptions by category under the Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.