Sport and Movement Studies Department

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College of Education and Professional Studies
School of Education
Ellensburg
Dorothy Purser Hall, room 101
Mail Stop 7572
509-963-1911
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/sport-movement-studies/index.php

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Brian McGladrey, PhD, CSCS

Program Directors
Sean Dahlin, PhD, sport management
Rory Weishaar, EdD, sport and athletic administration
​P. Stefan Ward, PhD, physical education and school health
Gabrielle McNeillie, MFA, dance
Mark Perez, PhD, health and physical education

Professors
Paul Ballard, EdD, sport management
Kirk Mathias, EdD, physical education, pedagogy
Mark Perez, PhD, school health, pedagogy
Rob Perkins, EdD, recreation, sport management
P. Stefan Ward, PhD, physical education, pedagogy

Associate Professors
Judy Beard, PhD, school health, pedagogy
Tanjian Liang, PhD, physical education, pedagogy
Brian McGladrey, PhD, CSCS, sport and athletic administration
David Rolfe, EdD, recreation, sport management
Rory Weishaar, EdD, sport and athletic administration

Assistant Professors
Sean Dahlin, PhD, sport management
Gabrielle McNeillie, MFA, dance

Staff
Jan Clark, secretary senior
Rafael Gomez-Vilchis, sport equipment manager
David McDowell, physical activity program coordinator

Master of Science
Health and Physical Education
The student shall complete at least 45 credits as outlined in an approved course of study filed with the office of Graduate Studies and Research. The course of study is structured in consultation with the student’s academic advisor and is approved by the department director of graduate studies. Conditional or probationary admission may be granted to applicants not meeting all of the admission criteria.

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/sport-movement-studies/index.php or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Health and Physical Education Graduate Certificate - Endorsable

• Health and Physical Education, MS
• Sport and Athletic Administration MS, Athletic Administration Specialization
• Sport and Athletic Administration MS, Sport Administration Specialization

Courses

• HPE 510 - Issues in Health and Physical Education
• HPE 540 - Psycho-social Perspectives in Health and Physical Education
• HPE 550 - Research Methods and Statistics in Sport and Movement Studies
• HPE 555 - Elementary Education Methods III: Physical Education and Health
• HPE 557 - Research Methods and Design in Health and Physical Education
• HPE 558 - Instructional Models in Physical Education
• HPE 560 - Statistical Applications in Health and Physical Education
• HPE 561 - Tactical Applications to Movement Development and Sport
• HPE 562 - Pedagogical Design and Analysis in Physical Education
• HPE 563 - Systematic Analysis of Human Movement in Teaching Physical Education
• HPE 572 - Skills-based Health Education
• HPE 573 - Pedagogical Strategies in School Health Education
• HPE 577 - Curriculum and Assessment in Physical Education and Health
• HPE 579 - Principles and Techniques of Supervision in Health and Physical Education (Put on reserve by department 9/16/23, will go inactive 8/24/26)
• HPE 580 - Physical Education Grant Writing and Fundraising
• HPE 581 - Technological Applications and Grant Writing in Health and Physical Education
• HPE 595 - Graduate Research
• HPE 596 - Individual Study
• HPE 598 - Special Topics
• HPE 599 - Seminar
• HPE 696 - Individual Study
• HPE 698 - Special Topics
• HPE 699 - Seminar
• HPE 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination

• HED 500 - Professional Development
• HED 590 - Cooperative Education
• HED 591 - Workshop
• HED 596 - Individual Study
• HED 598 - Special Topics
• HED 599 - Seminar
• HED 696 - Individual Study
• HED 698 - Special Topics
• HED 699 - Seminar

• PE 590 - Cooperative Education
• PE 591 - Workshop
• PE 596 - Individual Study
• PE 598 - Special Topics
• PE 599 - Seminar
• PE 696 - Individual Study
• PE 698 - Special Topics
• PE 699 - Seminar

• SAA 510 - Contemporary Issues in Athletic Administration
• SAA 511 - Current Trends in Sport Administration
• SAA 540 - Sport in Society
• SAA 542 - Intercollegiate Athletics Operations
• SAA 543 - Professional Sports Operations
• SAA 544 - Interscholastic Athletics Operations
• SAA 545 - Understanding the Sport Customer
• SAA 546 - Advanced Administration of Athletics
• SAA 565 - Sport Revenue and Sponsorship
• SAA 570 - Legal Liability and Risk Management
• SAA 574 - Marketing and Communications in Sport
• SAA 575 - Organizational Leadership and Ethics in Sport
• SAA 582 - Global Sport Industry
• SAA 583 - Leadership and Decision Making in Athletics
• SAA 584 - Mentoring of Coaches and Athletes
• SAA 585 - Management of Sport Events and Facilities
• SAA 586 - Athletic Budgeting, Finance, and Fundraising
• SAA 587 - Governing Organizations in Sports and Athletics
• SAA 589 - Capstone Project
• SAA 590 - Cooperative Education
• SAA 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination

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