Program: Physical Education, Sport Pedagogy Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Health and Human Performance
Don Belcher, program coordinator
615-898-2904
Don.Belcher@mtsu.edu

The Sport Pedagogy concentration will serve as an opportunity for those who have movement skill and instructional ambitions to pursue a physical education degree option. This concentration will not lead to teacher certification; however, it may be combined with several options for a minor (e.g., athletic coaching, dance, somatic movement) providing students the expertise to be employed in a wider variety of related fields.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Physical Education, Sports Pedagogy Concentration, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirement	54 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	7-10 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (54 hours)

ATHC 3810 - Directing Intramurals 3 credit hours
LSTS 4110 - Youth Sport Programming and Administration 3 credit hours
PHED 2800 - Introduction to Physical Education 2 credit hours
PHED 3430 - Skill Themes: Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythms 3 credit hours
PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
PHED 4400 - Motor Behavior 3 credit hours
PHED 4470 - Educational Rhythms for Teachers 2 credit hours
PHED 4910 - Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics 3 credit hours
PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games 3 credit hours
PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games 2 credit hours
PHED 4250 - Internship 3 to 12 credit hours (6 credit hours required)
Sports Pedagogy electives 9 credit hours
PHED 4000 - Pedagogy of Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 4001 - Pedagogy of Physical Education Practicum 1 credit hour
PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (7-10 hours)

Curriculum: Physical Education, Sports Pedagogy

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following curriculum is the recommended sequence of courses. Consultation with an advisor is required each semester.