MA Sport Coaching (Online)
The online MA in Sport Coaching (MASC) program educates and prepares coaches of all sports and levels — as well as strength and conditioning coaches — to enhance athlete, team, or client performance. The MASC delivers a comprehensive, flexible, and progressive curriculum with challenging teaching and learning strategies to a community of diverse learners, alumni, and networks. We aim for our graduates to be well-prepared, curious, and ethical scholar-practitioners and leaders who integrate diverse ways of knowing to solve personal problems, address social issues, and live meaningful lives. We offer an ideal blend of coursework in sport sciences and the psychological, sociological and ethical aspects of sport coaching. Our student-coaches engage in interactive, student-centered coursework to gain practical skills for real-world settings.
Students benefit from faculty experts in coaching education and online teaching, and continually engage with a vibrant network of peers, coaches and faculty dedicated to their success. As innovators and continuous learners, students graduate as quality scholar-coaches prepared to enhance performance effectively and ethically. Students value our flexible, comprehensive, and personalized curriculum designed by internationally, respected faculty experts in coach education. The MASC degree requires a minimum of 46 quarter hours equivalent to 33 semester hours.
Students can expect:
• Carefully crafted courses delivered fully online
• Hands-on experience to enhance students’ practical skills.
• An advisor who is also a full-time professor in the program.
• Smaller class sizes; often 10-15 students per course.
Contact Us
Julie Schellman & Claire Joseph
GSPP Admissions
Direct: (303) 871-2908 or (303) 871-6029
Email: gsppinfo@du.edu
Additional Coursework
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Applied Sport Coaching six-course sequence (6)
- CPSY 4751 Applied Sport Coaching 1: Intro to Reflective Practice & Action Research (1)
- CPSY 4752 Applied Sport Coaching 2: Reviewing the Literature & Planning the Research Process (1)
- CPSY4753 Applied Sport Coaching 3: Data Collection and Analysis (1)
- CYSY 4754 Applied Sport Coaching 4: Implementing Action Plans (1)
- CPSY 4755 Applied Sport Coaching 5: Writing and Communicating Research (1)
- CPST 4756 Applied Sport Coaching 6: Knowledge Dissemination and Reflection (1)
A distinguishing feature of the MASC program is the Applied Sport Coaching course sequence. This sequence is designed to serve as a platform for students to develop a deep understanding of real-world, complex scenarios within coaching. Through reflective practice, action research and close mentorship from faculty, students emerge as scholar-coaches prepared to contribute as leaders in sport.
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Approved Elective Courses (8)
Electives are offered on a rotating schedule and are based on student interest and program growth. We currently offer the following elective courses:
- CPSY 4610: Exercise Physiology (2)
- CPSY 4620: Kinesiology (2)
- CPSY 4635: Athletic & Performance Nutrition (2)
- CPSY 4712: Tactical Strength and Coach Conditioning (2)
- CPSY 4722: Social-Psychology of the Body, Health, & Performance (2)
- CPSY 4723: Applied Sports Technology for Coaches (2)
All students will be advised on their coursework and degree plan by Dr. Gearity or Dr. Kuklick. It is recommended that students consider how to individualize their coursework to meet their personal desires and professional needs while completing the degree in a timely manner.