About Programme: 

Since its inception in 1986, the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has turned-out a number of Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates in Health and Physical Education. The growth in both the undergraduate and graduate programmes has created the need to: (a) expand the graduate programme and (b) create additional options for students. This need was also evident from a general dissatisfaction with a lack of variety in the current programme of Physical Education. While still maintaining focus on Teacher Education which is the main mission of the Department of HPER, the time has come to provide a more diverse programme that caters for the complex developmental needs of the nation.

The current structure of the Bachelor of Education (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) Degree was reviewed and started in 2008/2009 academic year. The programme diversified the options to make graduates more versatile in the job market. Besides, the increasing need for highly trained leaders in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports in schools, the department has recognised the need to extend leadership training in movement education, fitness, sports, recreation and leisure services to the non-school sector. This is a forward-looking initiative aimed at meeting the demand for movement education, fitness, sports, recreation and leisure experts outside our educational institutions. This review is therefore aimed at the continuous production of physical education, sports, recreation and leisure professionals needed in our educational institutions and other areas of our national economy such as the professional sports industry, fitness industry, recreational and leisure industry.

Target Groups

The programme targets the following groups of persons.      

1. Teachers in public Basic, Senior High Schools, Colleges of Education, and Technical Universities;
2. Teachers in private Basic, Senior High Schools, Colleges of Education, and Technical Universities;
3. Physical Education coordinators at the Regional/Municipal/Metropolitan/District/ Circuit levels;
4. Sports coaches in tertiary institutions;
5. Staff of National Sports Authority
6. Corporate and private fitness management personnel;
7. Professionals in sports administration and management positions.

Entry Requirements: 

The programme is open to people who possess the following qualification:

A good first degree (at least a second class) in physical education from a recognised university/analogous institution.

Candidates seeking admission to Master of Philosophy (Physical Education) programme must:

1. submit an official transcript of academic record;
2. submit at least two reference reports, one of which must be from a former lecturer;
3. submit a 2-3 page proposal on intended area of study including references;
4. applicants will also have to pass a selection interview.

Goal / Aim / Objectives: 

Goals

The goals of the programme are to provide opportunities for candidates to:

• teach students at various levels of the educational system;
• upgrade their current academic status to higher ones; and
• occupy upper level managerial positions in various physical education, sports, fitness, recreation and leisure fields.

Objectives

The objectives of the programme are to:

• equip students with the requisite knowledge, techniques and skills that will enable them develop and upgrade themselves in specialised areas in physical education, sports, fitness, recreation and leisure, for both teaching and non-teaching employment;
• enable students acquire an appreciable level of intellectual capacity necessary for doctoral progression in physical education programmes.