Master of Arts in Teaching

Adapted Physical Activity

This program is intended for individuals who are already endorsed in Special Education or Physical Education Teacher Education. After program completion, individuals may assume any or all of the following roles: direct service provider (hands-on teaching); consultant for physical education and special education staff providing educational instruction for individuals with disabilities; Individual Education Plan (IEP) Committee member who helps develop the IEP in the psychomotor domain; inservice educator, providing training for people who will provide physical education instruction for individuals with disabilities; student and parent advocate; program coordinator who develops curricular materials, develops intra and inter-agency collaboratives to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities, and monitors progress on IEPs.

This program meets all State of Michigan Physical Education for Students with Disabilities endorsement requirements. Further, completion of the program meets the Adapted Physical Education national standard requirements preparing candidates for the Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) examination.

An M.A.T. in Adapted Physical Activity and an endorsement in Physical Education for Students with Disabilities can be obtained by completing the following courses (36 credit hours) and appicable prerequisites.

TE 504          Foundations of Education                                                                                        3 cr 

TE 505          Educational Learning Theories                                                                              3 cr

TE 543          Instructional Design                                                                                                  3 cr

TE 547          Exceptional Children in General Education Settings                                          3 cr

TE 563          Advanced Motor Development                                                                                 3 cr

KINE 570     Adapted Aquatics Instructor                                                                                      3 cr

KINE 572     Sport and Activity for Individuals with Disabilities                                                 4 cr

KINE 580     Assessment and Program Planning with Individuals with Special Needs     3 cr

KINE 600     Issues in Adapted Physical Activity                                                                          4 cr

Capstone (7 credit hours required)

TE 620         Special Education Research and Practice                                                             3 cr

TE 621         Applications in Special Education Research                                                         4 cr

or

TE 660         Practicum in Special Education: K-12                                                                      4 cr