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Health and Physical Education, Master of Education (M.ED)

The Master of Education in Health & Physical Education program is designed for graduate candidates to gain advanced knowledge of health and physical education. The Health and Physical Education program can prepare students to work in a variety of settings.
 
  • This program does not lead to initial teaching certification. 
  • Must hold valid teaching certificate for admission into program. 
  • This program meets the requirements for an add-on endorsement in the State of Washington.
  • This is an online accelerated program with 6-week academic sessions. For more information about this program visit our website. 

Through this program, certified Washington educators will be eligible to earn a P-12 Health & Fitness endorsement upon successful completion of the WEST-E to add to their teaching certificate.

Admissions Requirements
  1. Have earned a baccalaureate degree (either a BA or BS) from an accredited institution of higher education.
  2. Have earned a GPA ≥3.0 on a 4–point scale during the final 90 quarter credits (or 60 semester credits) of enrolled coursework.
  3. Submit a copy of an educator certificate.
Required Core
EDUC 505CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION4
EDUC 507PHILOSOPHY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL4
EDUC 520METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH4
EDUC 522TRANSFORMATION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING4
Area Specialization
EDUC 514HEALTH BASICS4
EDUC 527SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE IN PE4
EDUC 528ADVOCACY, PROMOTION AND PROGRAMMING IN HPED4
EDUC 529SEMINAR IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION4
EDUC 547ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION4
EDUC 548SECONDARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION4
Internship
EDUC 655INTERNSHIP IN HEALTH EDUCATION2
EDUC 656INTERNSHIP IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION2
Portfolio and Comprehensive Exam
EDUC 657HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ED PORTFOLIO2
EDUC 658HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM3
Total Credits49
This program meets Washington State competencies for the Health & Physical Education endorsement in addition to the Master of Education. At the end of this program students will be able to:
  • demonstrate the knowledge and application of discipline-specific scientific and theoretical concepts critical to the development of physically educated individuals;
  • demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to demonstrate competent movement performance and health enhancing fitness as delineated in the WA State and National K–12 Standards;
  • demonstrate the ability to plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with local, state, and national standards to address the diverse needs of all students;
  • demonstrate the ability to use effective communication and pedagogical skills and strategies to enhance student engagement and learning;
  • demonstrate the ability to utilize assessments and reflection to foster student learning and inform instructional decisions;
  • demonstrate dispositions essential to becoming effective professionals.