Health and Exercise Science: Sports Data Analytics, M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 36
Minimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 36
Program Code: M858
Required Courses
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| HES 5953 | Research Methods in Health and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HES 5963 | Statistical Applications in Health and Exercise Science (or approved substitute) | 3 |
| HES 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 4 |
| Required Courses | ||
| HES 5283 | Sports Financial and Market Analytics | 3 |
| or HES 5313 | Athlete Tracking and Monitoring in Sports | |
| HES 5430 | Internship in Health and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HES 5903 | Sports Performance Analytics | 3 |
| HES 6553 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation 1 | 3 |
| Choose a minimum of 8 credit hours of graduate-level Data Science and/or Advanced Statistics courses (approved by faculty advisor and graduate liason) | 8 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 6 credit hours at the graduate-level and approved by faculty advisor and graduate liason | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
Non-Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| HES 5953 | Research Methods in Health and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HES 5963 | Statistical Applications in Health and Exercise Science (or approved substitute) | 3 |
| HES 5940 | Intensive Studies in Health and Exercise Science | 2 |
| Required Courses | ||
| HES 5283 | Sports Financial and Market Analytics | 3 |
| or HES 5313 | Athlete Tracking and Monitoring in Sports | |
| HES 5430 | Internship in Health and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HES 5903 | Sports Performance Analytics | 3 |
| HES 6553 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation 1 | 3 |
| Choose a minimum of 8 credit hours of graduate-level Data Science and/or Advanced Statistics courses (approved by faculty advisor and graduate liason) | 8 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 8 credit hours at the graduate-level and approved by faculty advisor and graduate liason | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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with faculty approval, HES 5553, Health Promotion Evaluation may substitute if HES 6553 is not offered.
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.