Specialization in Physical Education: Teaching of Physical Education
The Master of Arts in Physical Education enables the student to study the complexities of movement of the human body in its diverse manifestations. Graduates will be able to design, to implement and evaluate programs that promote active and healthy life styles in the context of formal as well as in informal education. The courses of this Program promote research and the integration of technology related to the field. Two specializations are offered: Teaching Physical Education and Sports Training and Performance. The specialization in Teaching Physical Education is oriented towards excellence in the preparation of effective professionals at the graduate level that have a formation in research, the design and implementation of the teaching and learning process in physical education. The specialization in Sports Training and Performance is directed to the development of physical training and sports programs in schools, sports and recreation.
In addition to meeting the master studies admission requirements established by Inter American University, candidates desiring to enter this Program must comply with the following requirements: A Bachelor in Physical Education, health or related areas and a course in statistics for both specializations: Teaching of Physical Education and Sport Training and Performance.
The San Germán Campus is authorized to offer the Master of Arts in Physical Education with both specializations.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The specialization in Teaching of Physical Education is designed to develop the competencies that will allow students to:
Knowledge
- Know the concepts, terms and epistemological principles related to the processes of teaching and learning.
- Identify the general standards for physical education of the Physical Education Program assigned to the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, the national standards NASPE and their application in the planning and development of learning experiences.
- Know the philosophical, conceptual and theoretical framework that undergirds the Physical Education Program assigned to the Department of Education of Puerto Rico and to apply it to the design and implementation of educational programs.
- Demonstrate knowledge of models and theories applicable to the design of curriculum in Physical Education.
- Identify appropriate methods of evaluation and assessment to evidence the students’ psychomotor, affective and cognitive skills.
Skills
- Evaluate Public Policy documents established by the State and National educational agencies and to propose changes in harmony with current needs.
- Use different methods of evaluation and assessment to identify students’ needs in the development of cognitive capacities.
- Apply different models, methods and teaching techniques in educational scenarios that respond to the cognitive needs.
- Use theoretical knowledge in the revision of Physical Education programs.
- Use models for the development of the curriculum in the physical education that respond to the social, psychological and physical needs.
- Put the scientific method into practice for the analysis, understanding and development of educational projects that benefit the quality from life of human beings.
Attitudes
- Appreciate the advance of the communication technologies and their impact in the dissemination of scientific and nonscientist information.
- Foment the modeling and the clarification of universal values that promote physical education and sports.
- Model a practice as a health professional framed in principles of respect and esteem for the study of physical education.
Requirements for the Master of Arts in Physical Education _ Teaching of Physical Education
| Core Course Requirements in Education |
9 credits |
| Core Course Requirements in Physical Education |
9 credits |
| Subspecialization Requirements |
12 credits |
| Elective Courses |
6 credits |
| Total |
36 credits |
Core Course Requirements in Education - 9 credits
Six credits from the following orientations (Sociological EDUC 5013 or EDUC 5046; Psychological EDUC 5024 or EDUC 5047; Philosophical EDUC 5035):
| EDUC 5013 | Sociological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 5024 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 5035 | Values and Perspectives in Contemporary Education | 3 |
| EDUC 5046 | The Individual, Society and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 5047 | Psychosocial Foundations of Education | 3 |
Core Course Requirements in Physical Education - 9 credits
Courses for the Specialization in Teaching of Physical Education - 12 credits
| HPER 5040 | Curriculum Development in Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 5050 | Evaluation, Assessment and Measurement in Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 5070 | Models and Styles of Teaching Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 6010 | Supervision in Physical Education | 3 |
Thesis Option
Students may substitute a thesis for six (6) elective credits. In such cases, they must take: