lowing:
M.A. in Applied Sport & Fitness
• Intro to Psychology or Intro to Sociology
Psychology Description
Sport psychology is a rapidly growing profession. Many M.A. Applied Sport & Fitness
fitness enthusiasts and athletes seek the services of sport Psychology Program Objectives
psychology experts and mental training coaches who
can help them with the mental/psychological aspects of The MA in Applied Sport & Fitness Psychology is de-
sports competition and fitness training. Mental training signed to challenge graduate students to use critical skills (focus, relaxation, goal-setting, leadership and re-thinking skills to enhance the performance and lives of
ducing anxiety) are critical in separating first from second their surrounding community.
place in sports competition. More recently, recreational
athletes and fitness enthusiasts of all levels are finding Through our program, graduate students will gain com-mental training beneficial as well.
petency by creating opportunities to assist others while
working toward graduation and becoming an applied
The critical role the mind plays in the world of compet- practitioner in the field of sport psychology.
itive sports has been widely documented. For those stu-
dents who desire to help athletes perform their best when It is our goal as faculty to engage in the mentoring of it matters most, the M.A. program in Applied Sport & Fit- graduate students to facilitate self-awareness, growth and ness Psychology at Wexford University is the first step.
understanding by continuing to develop the necessary
skills needed to be successful in an applied setting.
The purpose of the M.A. program in Applied Sport & Fit-
ness Psychology is for graduate students to be both edu-
cated and gain practical experience in the field of sport Courses in the Master of Arts Degree
psychology. Graduates of our programs will have oppor- in Applied Sport & Fitness
tunities to work with elite and professional athletes, as-
sist youth and adolescents in performance enhancement Psychology
design and training, and transfer the skills acquired to the
corporate world by engaging in executive coaching.
Psychology
PSY 301A: Intro to Sport Psychology
The M.A. degree is designed to prepare graduate students PSY 301B: Intro to Sport Psychology
for higher levels of study, such as the Ed.D program in PSY 302: Ethical Issues in Applied Sport Psychology
Sport Psychology.
PSY 303: Foundations in Precision Communication
Skills: Hemispheric Integration with neuro-linguis-
This degree may also be a terminal degree for some stu-
tics (NLP)
dents choosing not to pursue a Ed.D in Sport Psychology PSY 304: Cognitive & Affective Behavior
and therefore enter the workforce.
PSY 305: Foundations in Precision Communication
Skills - Level 2
Upon graduation with an M.A. in Applied Sport Psychol- PSY 306: Intro to Applied Sport Psychology
ogy, graduates may choose to apply for certification with PSY 307: Applied Mental Training Techniques
the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).
PSY 308: Cognitive-Emotional Realignment with The
Other Mind’s Eye
PSY 309: Advanced Applied Sport Psychology
PSY 310: Sport Psychology Coaching Business
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PSY 311: Principles of Positive Psychology
PSY 312: The Role of Culture in Applied Sport
Psychology
PSY 314 Internship/Practicum in Applied Sport
Psychology (6 units)
Students have the opportunity to take 2 out 3 elective
courses for credit towards their degree.
NOTE: This degree program is not intended to prepare
a student for state or national licensing as a clinical psy-
chologist or mental health professional.
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Doctor of Education Degree
in
Sport Psychology (EdD)
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Ed.D. in Applied Sport
MA or MS to include at least one class in each of the
Psychology Course
following:
Requirements
• Theories in Psychology or equivalent
90 units total
Courses in the Doctoral Degree in
Ed.D. in Sport Psychology Program
Sport Psychology
Description
PSY 401: Sport Psychology in Practice
If you have a strong interest in sport and fitness perfor
PSY 402: Precision Communication: Language of Influ-
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ence for Successful Mediation and Negotiation
mance, this online doctoral degree in applied sport psy-
chology will help prepare you for a highly rewarding PSY 403: Social Psychology of Healing and Fitness: career. Doctoral degree program graduates can seek posi
Cognitive Emotional Re-Alignment
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PSY 404A: Advanced Sport Psychology
tions in administration, coaching, consulting, counseling,
or entrepreneurship. Employment opportunities are also PSY 404B: Advanced Sport Psychology
available in the corporate world, government agencies, PSY 405: Leadership: Creating, Modeling and Producing nonprofit organizations, sports performance clinics, and
Excellence
sports and fitness organizations. Sport psychology ex
PSY 406A: Online Mental Training: Gaining Access to
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perts help athletes and fitness enthusiasts optimize their
Coaches, Athletes, and Parents
performance, assist coaches create winning, cohesive PSY 406B: Online Mental Training: Gaining Access to
teams and help athletes set personal, as well as profes
Coaches, Athletes, and Parents
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PSY 407: The Basics of Mental Toughness Training
sional goals, in striving to enhance their performance on
and off the field.
PSY 408: Advanced Mental Training and the Pursuit of
Excellence
This Ed.D. degree provides students with the opportuni
PSY 409A: Building a Successful Practice
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ty to extend their theoretical and applied knowledge and PSY409B: Building a Successful Practice
understanding of sport beyond the Masters degree level. PSY 410A: Neurophysiology
You will experience a highly supportive student-centered PSY 410B: Neurophysiology
environment. The courses are delivered by a team of ded
PSY 411A: Developing Professionalism
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PSY 411B: Developing Professionalism
icated sport psychology, personal development and sports
performance experts. Many of whom are at the forefront PSY 412: Eastern Approaches to Sport Psychology
PSY 413: Doctoral Project (22 Units)
of international research and professional practice de-
velopments in their respective fields. The application of EdD 413 Course Description: This course is a required theory to professional practice is the core strength of this
doctoral degree in sport psychology.
for graduation. Instead of writing a traditional disser-
tation, The EdD student will write a consumer-orient-
The coursework in this Doctoral Degree in Sport Psychol
ed book on an approved area of sport and/or fitness
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ogy provides students with a wide range of knowledge in
psychology. Wexford feels that this type of capstone
project better prepares the student for a successful
coaching principles, counseling methods, group dynam-
career in today’s rapidly evolving and technologi-
ics, linguistics for coaching success, mental toughness,
teamwork, Hemispheric Integration and the application
cally advanced world. The book can be written and
of psychology and coaching to athletic performance. Stu
published in any of these formats: Kindle, hard cov-
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er, paperback, ebook, self-published or published by
dents also learn practice and business building skills for
long-term career success.
a traditional publishing house. The student will be
provided with the resources and guidance needed to
make the project attainable and highly enjoyable.
Degree Program Specific
NOTE: This degree program is not intended to prepare
Requirements for a Doctor of Applied
a student for state or national licensing as a clinical
psychologist or mental health professional.
Sports Psychology (EdD)
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Course Descriptions
Arts & Humanities (HUM)
promote peace, socialization, and moral development; de-
viance in sport and the social media phenomena that have
become intertwined with the world of sport. The student
HUM 102 Introduction to College
will take a deep look at the issues, contradictions, and
Mathematics (4 units)
confusion surrounding sport for students in sport man-
Introductory course designed to review and develop agement, sport sociology, or other areas of sport studies.
fundamental concepts of arithmetic, principles of alge-
Students will find heavy emphasis on areas sometimes
bra, and geometry. Topics include: real number system, overlooked—including the role of coaches, importance
simplifying algebraic expressions, solving equations and of lifetime sport and fitness, and sport for special pop-inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities, ratios, ulations such as the physically and mentally challenged proportions, percent, graphing, and the use of calculator and the elderly. As a result, students gain a complete view as a tool.
of what constitutes sport and physical activity and a firm
Prerequisite: None
grasp of the sociocultural considerations vital to their un-
derstanding of sport within our culture.
Prerequisites: HUM 103 or equivalent
HUM 103 Introduction to Language Arts
(4 units)
An expository writing course designed for first-year stu
HUM 208 Sport and American Society
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dents. Satisfies the writing requirement for general ed- (4 units)
ucation at Wexford University. It emphasizes academic This course is designed to help students understand the
writing, focusing primarily on analytical reading and the- significance of the changes and patterns in American sis-driven writing.
sport during six distinct eras over the past 400 years. The
Prerequisites: None
topics of instruction include a view of sport within the
Puritan society of colonial New England, gender roles
and more recently, fads in sports and recreation. By anal-
HUM 108 History of Exercise Science (4
ysis of essays, students are encouraged to reflect upon
units)
cultural changes and influences of the periods described
An introduction to the history of sport and kinesiology. in the course textbook. Students are expected to realize a Historical identification of the cultural trends and func- greater understanding of sport throughout history, and to tions of sport and kinesiology in America.
consider the interrelationships of sport and other societal
Prerequisites: None
institutions. Students will be asked to write about sport
as a reflection of the changing values and norms of soci-
ety. Students will be expected to develop perspectives
HUM 120 Art of Drawing Human Anatomy
regarding the role of sport at particular points in Amer-
(4 units)
ican history and through reflection and analysis, gain an
This course is an introduction to the principles and tech- appreciation for the complex intersections of sport with niques of drawing the human figure. Students will gain a society and culture.
working knowledge of shape, line, proportion and per- Prerequisites: HUM 103 or equivalent
spective of the human form. Emphasis will be on ren-
dering, gestural drawing and skeletal and muscular struc-
tures.
HUM 222 Applied Mathematics in Exercise
Prerequisites: NSCI 106C or equivalent
Science (4 units)
This course explores the scientific principles and math-
HUM 112 Cultural Perspectives on Physical
ematics applications that help us understand sport, ex-
ercise and human movement. Topics include: Units of
Activity (4 units)
This course is an introduction to the multifaceted roles of measurement, fitness assessment, data analysis, geometry and basic trigonometry, and introduction to scalar and
sport and physical activity in society and examines sport
from a critical perspective. One goal of this course is to vector.
Prerequisite: HUM 102 or equivalent, instructor
get students involved in and excited about the role society
plays in how we view physical activity. The student will approval.
become engaged by reading real-world examples, con-
necting theory with the sports that our culture participates
in. Topics covered include the emerging area of sport and
development, which describes how sport may be used to
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goal of this course is to present the foundations under-
Kinesiology (KIN)
lying the study of physical activity and its relevance
to fitness. Topics include: relationships among health,
KIN 113A Exercise Physiology 1 (4 units)
fitness and performance; summarization of current evi-
This course is the first of three courses designed to help dence regarding fitness and health; screening process for students to develop a basic understanding of exercise assessing potential fitness participants and recommenda-physiology along with its related topics and applications. tions (medical data collection for determining medical This enables the student to use exercise as a form of ther- referral guidelines and static and dynamic testing proce-apy in the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation pro-
dures, i.e. fitness evaluations/assessments for guiding the
cesses of a wide range of disorders and problems. The development of individualized exercise/fitness training course will be conducted at a level intended for students programs).
whose professional goals do not include a mastery of Prerequisites: None
exercise physiology, but for whom an understanding of
the principles and practice of exercise physiology is im-
KIN 115 Exercise Program Design (4 units)
portant for a career in the fitness, health and/or wellness This course introduces students to the concepts and the-industries.
ories of developing training programs, i.e. exercise pre-
Prerequisites: NSCI 106C or equivalent
scription in the numerous fields of fitness training (car-
diorespiratory, weight management, resistance/ strength,
KIN 113B Exercise Physiology 2 (4 units)
flexibility, special populations). Topics include acute
This course is the second of three courses designed to program variables (choice of exercise, order of exercise, help students to develop a basic understanding of exer-sets, repetitions, speed of movement, rest periods) and
cise physiology along with its related topics and applica- chronic program manipulations (periodization-adjusting tions. This enables the student to use exercise as a form the volume, intensity, and frequency of the acute program of therapy in the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation
variables over time using a logical, well-developed plan.)
processes of a wide range of disorders and problems. The Prerequisites: KIN 114 or equivalent
course will be conducted at a level intended for students
whose professional goals do not include a mastery of KIN 116 Injury Recognition and Prevention
exercise physiology, but for whom an understanding of in Exercise (4 units)
the principles and practice of exercise physiology is im-
Basic principles and techniques of the prevention and
portant for a career in the fitness, health and/or wellness care of common athletic injuries.
industries.
Prerequisites: NSCI 106B or equivalent
Prerequisites: KIN 113A or equivalent
KIN 118 Introduction to Performance
KIN 113C Exercise Physiology 3 (4 units)
Training (4 units)
This course is the third of three courses designed to help
students to develop a basic understanding of exercise This course is designed to provide the student with theo-
physiology along with its related topics and applications. retical knowledge and practical skills needed to become This enables the student to use exercise as a form of ther- a personal trainer. The course covers such topics as the client-trainer relationships, business of personal training,
apy in the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation pro-
cesses of a wide range of disorders and problems. The fitness and health assessments and exercise prescription.
course will be conducted at a level intended for students Prerequisites: KIN 113C or equivalent
whose professional goals do not include a mastery of
exercise physiology, but for whom an understanding of KIN 119 Weight Management (4 units)
the principles and practice of exercise physiology is im-
This course is designed to provide the student with the
portant for a career in the fitness, health and/or wellness knowledge of current health education and wellness the-industries.
ories, concepts and lifestyles regarding weight loss and
Prerequisites: KIN 113B or equivalent
management and the means for developing a weight
control plan. The course will examine commercial diet
KIN 114 Health and Performance Assess-
programs, fad diets, and effective weight loss strategies.
ments (4 units)
In addition, the course content will give students an
This course introduces students to the field of fitness overview of information on decision-making, analyzing health information, developing a positive self-image and
training and evaluation for gaining the benefits of reg- understanding the need for a lifelong commitment in the ular physical activity in a positive and safe manner. The
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development of a health promoting lifestyle. The student understanding of basic statistical calculations and the rel-will have the opportunity to assess their own body com- evance of their uses. A large part of this course will spent position, and will study the role body composition and teaching an understanding of how to write research re-weight have in health/wellness.
ports by learning the essentials of the research process
Prerequisites: KIN 113C or equivalent
and to appreciate statistical analyses common to research
studies; students will also learn the basics of planning re-
search and linking appropriate statistical packages with
KIN 121 Personal Training Capstone
specific research designs; students will discover how to
(4 units)
bring together all the components of the research process
This course is intended to prepare students to pass the and lay them out, in appropriate formats, for dissemina-NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer Exam. This course will tion to user groups; and in doing so, removes the fear
synthesize all the information previously taught within and confusion often associated with the research process the AA program in Personal Fitness Training into a co- and shines a light on all the aspects of research that both hesive model for professional and personal success in the
students and readers need to know—whether it’s reading,
fitness industry.
understanding, planning, carrying out, writing, or pre-
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all AA course- senting research.
work
Prerequisites: HUM 102 or equivalent & HUM 103 or
equivalent
KIN 201 Kinesiology (4 units)
This course introduces students to the basics of kine- KIN 206 Biomechanics (4 units)
siology (the study of human movement/motion). The This course introduces students to the field of exercise overall emphasis of this course is structural kinesiolo-and sport biomechanics. The goal of this course is to
gy – the study of muscles, bones, and joints as they are present the basics of mechanical concepts as it pertains involved in the science of movement. To a much lesser to human movement in a clear, concise, and user-friendly
degree, certain physiological and mechanical principles format. Topics include: Force (linear and rotary); motion are addressed to enhance the understanding of the struc-
(linear, curvilinear, rotary, and general); linear and angu-
tures discussed. Anatomists, athletic trainers, physical lar kinetics; linear and angular kinematics; work, power, therapists, physicians, nurses, massage therapists, coach-and energy; qualitative analysis to improve exercise tech-
es, strength and conditioning specialists, performance niques, training systems, and decreasing injury rates.
enhancement coaches, physical educators, and others Prerequisites: KIN 201 or equivalent
in health-related fields should have an adequate knowl-
edge and understanding of all the large muscle groups so
they can teach others how to strengthen, improve, and KIN 210 Advanced Anatomy and Kinesiolo-
maintain these parts of the human body to enhance and gy of the Lower Extremities (4 units)
improve normal human movement as they relate to ac-
This advanced course examines the anatomical, physio-
tivities of daily living as well as sport performance. This logical and biomechanical factors that influence move-course utilizes the information from anatomy (structure) ments of the lower extremity. The course emphasizes and physiology (function) to optimize human movement. joint structure and muscle function in basic human move-Prerequisites: NSCI 106C or equivalent
ments so as to foster understanding and differentiation
between normal and pathological function. Special em-
phasis is placed on the etiology of common hip, knee and
KIN 203 Research Methods in Exercise Sci-
ankle injuries and the current best practices for preven-
ence (4 units)
tion and recovery.
This course explores the full range of basic topics typ- Prerequisites: KIN 206 or equivalent
ically covered in research courses in exercise science,
kinesiology, and physical education. The book provides KIN 211 Advanced Anatomy and Kinesiolo-
the information and skills needed to write effective re-
search proposals and theses; read, assess, interpret, and gy of the Core (4 units)
This advanced course examines the anatomical, phys
apply published research and understand how to conduct
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iological and biomechanical factors that create spinal
basic studies in health, physical education, exercise sci-
ence, athletic training, and recreation. This course will movement and those areas that have direct and indirect influence on the spine. This course emphasizes joint
also shed new light on the research process, particularl