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Ph.D. Degree
Concentration
in Growth and Motor Development
The doctoral degree
concentration in
growth and motor development is designed to prepare students who are competent theoretical
or applied researchers, university teachers, and leaders in outreach to educational units,
government agencies, and professional associations. Motor development is viewed as a
life-long process, with change occurring throughout the lifespan. The faculty seek
to develop scholars who examine these life-cycle changes in motor behavior, not only to
systematically describe their nature and extent, but also to study the processes and
subsystems underlying change and to explain and predict such changes.
Course Work
The
requirements for the Ph.D. degree in kinesiology include a
minimum of 60 credits in specified areas of study. The typical program plan
for doctoral degree students in growth and motor development includes
some of the following courses. The exact program of study is
specified in an individual
program plan
approved by the student's guidance committee.
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Growth and motor development - minimum 12 credits, with at least 6 credits in KIN
courses
 | KIN 860 - Growth and Motor
Behavior (3 credits) |
| KIN 861 - Growth, Maturation,
and Physical Activity (3 credits) |
| KIN 840 - Psychosocial Aspects
of Physical Activity (3 credits) |
| KIN 960 - Current Issues in
Motor Behavior (3-9 credits) |
| KIN 990 - Independent Study in
Kinesiology (1-6 credits) |
| FCE 822 - Assessment of the
Young Child (3 credits) |
| FCE 824 -
Middle Childhood Development
and Interventions: Family
School Community Setting (3 credits) |
| FCE 860 - Youth Policy and
Positive Youth Development (3 credits) |
| FCE 861 - Community Youth
Development (3 credits) |
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Breadth requirement -
minimum of 6 credits of
KIN graduate-level courses
outside of the
student's concentration for students with a prior degree in
kinesiology - or - a minimum of 9 credits of
KIN graduate-level courses
outside of the
student's concentration for students who do not have a prior KIN
degree
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Related area of study -
minimum of 9-12 credits in a related discipline, courses must be
taken outside the Department of Kinesiology and should complement
study in growth and motor development.
| Sample related areas of study include family
and child ecology,
psychology, K-12 administration, and teacher education. |
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Academic Programs and
Description of Courses catalogs
for a full listing of academic programs and courses. |
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Research and statistics
- minimum of 9 credits, including the following required courses (or
equivalent courses)
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CEP 930 - Educational Inquiry
(9 credits) |
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CEP 932 - Quantitative
Methods in Educational Research I (3 credits) |
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CEP 933 - Quantitative
Methods in Educational Research II (3 credits) or a 900-level course in advanced qualitative methods
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KIN 995 - Research Practicum
in Kinesiology (1-3 credits) |
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KIN 895 - Research Ethics (1
credit) or equivalent course or
experience |
Capstone Experiences
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Ph.D. Research Practicum.
The KIN research practicum consists of completion of KIN 995
Research Practicum (1-3 credits) and presentation of the results at
a departmental seminar within the first two years or 36 credit hours
of study (whichever occurs later) of the doctoral program.
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Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination. The KIN doctoral comprehensive
examination has two components, written and oral. Students are
eligible to take the examination after completion of at least 80% of
prescribed course work listed on the student's program plan.
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Doctoral Dissertation.
The culminating scholarly experience for KIN doctoral students is a
publishable research study completed as part of KIN 999 Doctoral
Dissertation Research (24 credits). |
Expectations
The majority of KIN doctoral students
prepare for careers in higher education; therefore, it is important that
they acquire sufficient expertise and experience in research, teaching,
and service to prepare for successful careers in the academy.
Departmental expectations related to that goal are described in
Expectations of Ph.D. Students,
and related learning experiences are described in
Professional Development
Opportunities. These expectations are individualized for students
during advising and guidance committee meetings.
Related Web Sites
Admissions
Jo Ann Janes
Graduate Studies Secretary
3 IM Sports Circle
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1049
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Phone: (517) 355-4736
Fax: (517) 355-1689
Email: kingrad@msu.edu |
Contact Information
Contact the following faculty member
about the concentration in growth and motor development. Click on the name
for the faculty member's bio. Click on the email address to send a
message.
Dr. Crystal
Branta
Department of Kinesiology
140 IM Sports Circle
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1049
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Phone: (517) 353-9467
Fax: (517) 353-2944
Email: cbranta@msu.edu
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