ASSISTANTSHIPS: Miami University (Ohio)

The Graduate Program in the Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies at Miami University is accepting applications for admission into the sport organization concentration with a Master's of Science in Sport Studies. Graduate Assistantships are available. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2006.

For more information contact: Mary McDonald at mcdonamg@muohio.edu or visit the graduate program web site at:
http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/departments/phe/gradadmissions.htm.


Sport Organization Program Concentration

The sport organization program is designed to provide breadth and depth of knowledge concerning how play, games, and sport relate to general features of social organization and social relations, and thereby, to gain comprehensive insights into the institutional arrangements and cultural values of society. The major premise is that play, games, and sports are culturally central to the life experiences of social classes and status groups in our society and to the power relationships that are characteristic of the interactions between them. Coursework provides opportunities for students to evaluate how social class, ethnicity, race and gender contour our enculturation into and via play, games and sport. It also enables students to understand the historical development of contemporary sporting practices. The content of the courses is not just descriptive; rather, it is critical and evaluative.

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate teaching assistantships are available in the PHS Department. These assistantships provide a tuition waiver and a stipend of approximately $10,148 for each academic year. Graduate students who are awarded a PHS assistantship will be assigned teaching responsibilities in the PHS Department. Specifically, some graduate assistants will be assigned to teach basic sport or physical activity classes (e.g., tennis, ice skating, racquetball, weight training, individual exercise, dance). Other graduate assistants will be assigned to teach basic laboratory classes in our undergraduate professional program (e.g., lab classes in nutrition, health, motor learning, or exercise physiology). In addition, other graduate assistants may be assigned to lead discussion group sessions in our undergraduate professional program (e.g., lead/teach small discussion groups for such classes as personal health, leisure studies, sport sociology, nutrition, sport psychology). Finally, some graduate assistants may be selected to work as research assistants, journal editorial assistants, or as assistants in the Undergraduate and Graduate Coordinator's offices. In summary, graduate students who are awarded graduate assistantships in the PHS Department would have the opportunity to work in a variety of teaching, research, and service settings (e.g., in health, exercise, fitness, or sport settings).