Graduate Programs - Master of Science in Kinesiology
- Master of Science in Sport Management

Graduate Majors

The Department of Kinesiology offers the Master of Science degree in Kinesiology and the Master of Science degree in Sport Management.

Program Description

The broad mission of the degree program is to assist students to develop conceptual and theoretical understandings and to obtain knowledge and skills which will prepare them as master teachers, researchers/scholars, practitioners, or administrators in their respective areas.

Whether students elect to earn a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology or pursue the Sport Management Option, both lead to a wide variety of career choices. Graduates of the kinesiology degree program qualify for careers in cardiac rehabilitation, corporate fitness, as university or public school teachers/coaches, adapted specialists, and sport psychology consultants. Sport management graduates work in school, university and college settings, as sport complex directors, public relations/marketing directors, or in the professional sports areas.

Admission Requirements

-Admission Application
-Graduate Studies
- Coursework
- Graduate Assistantship Application
- Departmental Graduate Teaching Assistantship Application
- Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
Applicants for admission to the graduate program in kinesiology and sport management must have a 3.0 overall for four years or a 3.2 GPA for the last two years. Any student failing to meet the minimum requirement can be admitted on probation with a GPA of 2.75-2.99. Probationary students must petition for full admission after completing nine graduate hours that include KIN 511 or KIN 512 with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Each applicant to the graduate program will submit a biographical statement which includes a statement of future goals and addresses any prior academic, nonacademic, and employment experiences.

Applicants with a cumulative GPA between 2.5-2.74 may be considered for probationary admission based on a review by the graduate committee of an additional portfolio submitted by the applicant. The additional material included in the portfolio is intended to assist the graduate committee's evaluation of the applicant's potential success as a graduate student in the Department of Kinesiology.

This portfolio will include two components. The academic component will include the applicant's undergraduate GPA and may include such items as GRE test scores, results from completed courses (graduate or undergraduate) that are not part of the undergraduate GPA, and other items that the applicant deems appropriate. The professional component will include the biographical statement (see above), and may include additional information such as letters of recommendation, a description of professional training, work experience and other items that the applicant d deems appropriate.

A maximum of 6 hours of graduate course work completed before a student is admitted to the Kinesiology or Sport Management program may count toward meeting the requirements of the master's degree.

Graduate Coordinators

Dr. Chris Kovacs and Dr. Darlene Young are the Graduate Coordinators. Dr. Kovacs is the Kinesiology Graduate Coordinator and can be reached by phone at 309-298-1524. Dr. Kovacs' email is: CR-Kovacs@wiu.edu. Dr. Young is the Sport Management Graduate Coordinator and can be reached at 309-298-1225. Dr. Young's email is: DS-Young@wiu.edu.