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Welcome to Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

The Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies (KHS) offers contemporary undergraduate and graduate academic curricula for students seeking careers in Health Education, Exercise Science, Physical Education, and Sports Administration. A Lifestyle Fitness Activities and a Driver Education program complement its organizational mission.

Whats New:

  • It is urgent that all students in PE Teacher Certification Programs review the new Statement of Student Requirements  and contact their individual advisers in Kinesiology/Pedagogy if they have any questions.
     
  • Fall 2011 COE Graduate Writing Workshops: These Graduate Workshops will prepare you to write a master's thesis, dissertation, prospectus & dissertation chapters and/or to study for your qualifying examination
     
  • Developmental Disabilities Institute presents expert, Dr. Jeffrey Martin, Ph.D., on disability and exercise Read More
     
  • New Enrollment Requirements for Graduate Assistants Read More
     
  • The 2009-2010 Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies Newsletter
     
  • In 2009 the Kathleen Reilly Koory Endowed Faculty Development Award was awarded to Dr. Mariane Fahlman. and she earned the prestigious WSU "President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching" in 2008. Read More
     
  • The Wayne State University Alumni Association presented Dr. Nate McCaughtry the 2009 Faculty Service Award. Read More
     
  • Dr. Yun Seok Choi was awarded $10,000 for the University Research Grant Award program the Principal Investigator us a study titled "Understanding Sport Spectator Behavior in Women’s Sports"  Read More.
     
  • Dr. Hermann Engels is the recipent of the 2009 AAHPERD Midwest District Scholar Award Read More
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Events

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Registration for Frederick C. Neff Memorial Lecture: Enrich Your Life: The Expressive Therapies Continuum as a Path to Living Well
February 23 2012
Partrich Auditorium, WSU Law School
The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) offers a way to understand how people have the abilities to take in, process, and share information through six equally important channels.  Usually people only use a small portion of these abilities and find their lives constricted and their self-expression stifled.  This lecture offers easy ways to increase your awareness, open all ETC channels, and enrich your life.   This lecture should be of interest to art therapists, artists, psychologists, counselors, social workers, teachers, graduate level students, and others would like to learn more about visual media or who are interested  in understanding and developing personal awareness and self-expression. Lecture is on April 20th, 6:00pm-7:30pm Dr. Hinz’ book, Expressive Therapies Continuum: A Framework for using Art in Therapy  will be available at Marwil’s Bookstore, 4870 Cass Avenue, 832-3078.
College of Education Teacher Certification Information Meeting
March 7 2012 at 3:00 PM
College of Education
If you have a bachelor's degree in a field other than Education and would like to become a certified teacher, we invite you to attend an information meeting to learn more about the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) and Post-Bachelor Certification Programs at WSU. Attendees must possess or be within one year of completing a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/university. Please bring legible copies of all transcripts to the meeting.   
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Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies
263 Matthaei Physical Education Center
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 577-4249
Fax: (313) 577-9301