Health, Leisure and Human Performance: Leisure Studies, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Coursework | ||
| LEIS 6453 | Leisure Behavior | 3 |
| LEIS 6013 | Professional Issues in Leisure Studies | 3 |
| Select 6 hours that may include the following: | 6 | |
| Analyses of Variance | ||
| Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | ||
| Applied Multivariate Research in Behavioral Studies | ||
| Nonparametric Methods | ||
| Sample Survey Designs | ||
| Theoretical Foundations of Inquiry | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Independent Study Opportunities | ||
| The doctoral advisory committee and the individual student will work together to select the most appropriate additional coursework for the Plan of Study. Students may wish to work one-on-one with a faculty member, or engage in an independent project in a field-based setting. These types of experiences are generally addressed within the independent study coursework, which allow flexibility in credit hours and academic assignments. These courses are generally established as contracts with a specific faculty member. | ||
| Workshop in Leisure Studies | ||
| Field Problems in Leisure Studies | ||
| Independent Study in Leisure Studies | ||
| Leisure Research Colloquium | ||
| Common Core | ||
| HHP 6723 | Curriculum Development in Health, Leisure and Human Performance | 3 |
| LEIS 6763 | Management in Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Settings | 3 |
| LEIS 6043 | Ethical Issues in Health, Leisure, and Human Performance | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| LEIS 6000 | Doctoral Dissertation | 15 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Electives 1 | ||
| Select 24 hours that may include the following: | 24 | |
| Academic English for Graduate Students | ||
| Research Writing for International Graduate Students | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Sport | ||
| Recreational Therapy | ||
| Recreational Therapy and Geriatrics | ||
| Recreational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities | ||
| Recreational Therapy in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities | ||
| Gerontological Counseling | ||
CPSY 5223 | ||
| Issues in Adolescent Development | ||
| Adult Development | ||
| Emotion and Cognition | ||
HHP 5883 | ||
| Developmental Disabilities | ||
| Perspectives in Gerontology | ||
| Ethics and Aging | ||
| Natural Resource Recreation Management | ||
| Interpretation in Leisure Services | ||
| Special Topics in Leisure Studies | ||
| Problems in Hydrogeology | ||
| Seminar in Natural Resource Policy, Law and Administration | ||
ZOOL 5153 | ||
| Issues in Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Natural Resource Recreation | ||
| Geography of Sport, Recreation and Leisure Seminar | ||
| Resource Management in the National Parks | ||
| Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Geography of Travel and Tourism | ||
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | ||
| Convention and Special Event Management | ||
| Hospitality Strategic Management | ||
| Hospitality and Tourism Education | ||
| Tourism Policy and Planning | ||
HTM 6413 | ||
| Higher Education | ||
EDLE 5973 | ||
EDLE 6233 | ||
EDLE 6463 | ||
EDLE 6583 | ||
EDLE 6713 | ||
EDLE 6753 | ||
EDLE 6813 | ||
EDLE 6843 | ||
CIED 5243 | ||
| Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Curriculum | ||
| Analysis of Teaching | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Creativity for Teachers | ||
| Human Motivation | ||
| Computer-Based Instruction Development | ||
| Culture, Society and Education | ||
HRAE 5213 | ||
HRAE 5253 | ||
HRAE 5703 | ||
| Research and Statistics | ||
| Techniques of Population Analysis | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods | ||
| Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry | ||
| Qualitative Research I | ||
SCFD 6133 | ||
| Qualitative Research: Selected Methods | ||
| Qualitative Research II | ||
| Time Series Analysis | ||
| Multivariate Methods | ||
| Probability Theory | ||
| Statistical Inference | ||
| Theory of Linear Models I | ||
| Theory of Linear Models II | ||
STAT 5403 | ||
| Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Management, Business and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Venture Management | ||
| Seminar in Administrative Communication | ||
| Management and Organization Theory | ||
| Seminar in Organizational Behavior | ||
| Leadership Challenges | ||
| Advanced Organizational Behavior | ||
| Seminar in Consumer Behavior | ||
| Legal Issues in Business | ||
| Public Management | ||
| Urban Politics and Management | ||
| Seminar in Public Personnel Administration | ||
| American Pluralism, Race and Ethnicity in American Life | ||
| Contemporary Organizational Theory | ||
| Myths and Realities of Organizational Change | ||
| Counseling and Human Development | ||
| Human Development in Psychology | ||
| Theories of Counseling | ||
| Issues in Adolescent Development | ||
| Adult Development | ||
| Group Process | ||
| Basic Counseling Skills | ||
| Psychology of Motivation | ||
| Advanced Social Psychology | ||
| Lifespan Development | ||
| Adult Development and Aging | ||
| Theory and Research: Social and Emotional Development | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | Depending on one's interests, the following courses and programs may be suitable for doctoral study. The list of courses is for illustration only - with permission of the advisory committee, a doctoral student may take coursework such as those below. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval