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Program
Requirements
Sport and Recreation Administration,
EDM
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students may take their two business electives at the Fort Washington, Ambler, or Center City campuses.
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
27
Required Courses:
THM 501, 502, 507, 508, 509, 566
Three outside electives
Internship:
TrueAll students must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours (180 clock hours) of internship (THM 566).
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Culminating Exam
Comprehensive Exam Description - THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OPTION is designed to test comprehension of the total field of study and is not limited to specific information covered formally in classes. The examination requires that a student demonstrate in writing the ability to apply, to analyze, and to synthesize information.Comprehensive Exam Subject - SECTION 1: ADMINISTRATION
Management theory, personnel management, risk management and liability, public relations, marketing, finance/fund raising and budgeting, facility design
SECTION 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Types of research, current research published, literature review, instrumentation, and internal validity
SECTION 3: PROBLEM SOLVING
Administrative and professional problems and problem areas
SECTION 4: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Professional associations (mission, goals, code of ethics, professional development, professional preparation, current professional and legal issues) (e.g., gender equity, affirmative action, Americans With Disabilities)
SECTION 5: PHILOSOPHY/ETHICS
Philosophical schools of thought, philosophical and ethical issues concerning the field.
Comprehensive Exam Complete - Students take the examination after completing 27-36 credits.Comprehensive Exam Write - The Graduate Faculty members in the Sport and Recreation Administration program write the questions.Comprehensive Exam Grade - The Graduate Faculty members evaluate the answers. Each examination is evaluated by three faculty members.Comprehensive Exam Pass - A student will be given five hours to complete five sections of questions. There will be at least one required question in each section, plus selected optional questions from each category. The examination will be graded by three Graduate Faculty members. Anonymity will be preserved. Graders will score each question of the basis of 1 to 10, with a score of 8 or above considered passing. An average score for the total exam is recorded by each grader. Finally, an average of the three scores is determined with an average score of 8 or above needed to pass. The examination must be successfully completed as a whole. It is possible to pass the examination in sections. If a student is unsuccessful in any part on the first attempt, the student will be given a second opportunity. If unsuccessful in the second attempt, the student will be dismissed from the program.Comprehensive Exam Schedule - Comprehensive examinations are administered three times a year: November, April, and June. Students must register for the examination with the graduate coordinator at the beginning of the semester. The examination runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is proctored by a faculty member.Thesis
Thesis 1 - THE MASTER'S THESIS is an original empirical study that demonstrates the student's knowledge of both research methods and a mastery of his or her primary area of interest. Theses should be rigorously investigated under the direct supervision of a major advisor and should be limited to a specific problem in sport and recreation administration. Students are required to defend their theses publicly to the academic community.Thesis 2 - A student preparing to defend a thesis should confirm a time and date with the Master's Committee and register with the graduate coordinator. After the time, date, and room are approved, the graduate coordinator will post fliers announcing the defense.Thesis 3 - The student's Master's Committee is responsible for evaluating the thesis and the defense. No thesis should go to defense unless it is ready for public scrutiny. The Committee will evaluate the student's ability to express verbally his or her research question, methodological approach, primary findings, and implications. The Committee will vote to pass or fail the thesis and the defense at the conclusion of the public presentation. If the student must make revisions, those changes must be approved as arranged by the Committee.Other Culminating Events
Event Description - The Comprehensive Examination option, the Master's thesis option, the Master's project option, or the Practicum option.Event Philosophy - THE MASTER'S PROJECT is intended to give students the opportunity to engage in systematic inquiry, while allowing for creative expression in the development of a final product. After identifying a specific problem or area of investigation, the final product for the project may take such forms as a video tape, a program evaluation, a demonstration, a new design, a research paper for publication, a grant proposal, or a manual. The project may be specific to an agency. One member of the Graduate Faculty will serve as the major advisor for the project.
THE PRACTICUM is designed for the student who wants an extensive Practicum (internship) experience. The assumption is that the student will enroll in a 6 to 9 semester hour internship that consists of a full-time experience in a single agency for 6 to 10 months.Event Process - UPON COMPLETION OF THE MASTER'S PROJECT, the student must formally present the project to the project committee at a final meeting. After the candidate leaves the room, the committee will decide if the project is approved.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE PRACTICUM, the student must submit a completed internship log as defined in the graduate internship manual. The internship log will be evaluated by the internship coordinator.
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