Kinesiology, Ph.D.

(PKIN)

The school-level academic course plan for each student will be developed in consultation with and approved by the student’s graduate advisor and support from their exam committee. Collectively, the committee will include the student’s major advisor and at least two additional members of the graduate faculty such that the LSU Graduate School’s requirements for graduate committees are satisfied.

The degree and concentration require a dissertation. Seventy-seven hours of credit at the graduate level must be earned, including a minimum of nine hours of credit for the dissertation.

The curricular requirements include:

At least 26 hours of Research and Statistics (e.g., KIN 4900 , KIN 7505 , KIN 7574 , KIN 7900 , KIN 8900 , etc.)
At least 15 hours of Professional Core Courses (i.e., KIN 7511 , KIN 7516 , KIN 7518 , KIN 7519 , KIN 7524 , and KIN 7545 )
At least 15 hours for a Cognate Area
At least 12 hours for Sport Management Electives
Passing a general/qualifying exam consisting of a written exam and a comprehensive oral exam.
Successful completion and defense of the dissertation.

Please refer to the Kinesiology website for additional details about the program.

Concentration

Sport Management

Minimum Total* 77 Credit Hours

Research and Statistics

(e.g. KIN 4900 , KIN 7505 , KIN 7574 , KIN 7900 , KIN 8900 , etc.)

26 Credit Hours

Professional Core Courses

Choose 15 Hours

15 Credit Hours

Cognate Area**

15 Credit Hours

Sport Management Elective Courses

Choose 12 Hours

12 Credit Hours

Dissertation

KIN 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)

9 Credit Hours

77 Total Credit Hours

*At least 27 credit hours at the 7000 level or above, exclusive of any type of independent study, is required.

**Electives and Cognate: Electives and the selection of the Cognate area will be chosen on the basis of agreement between the student and the student’s advisor. Courses required for the Cognate area will be based on agreement between the student and student’s Cognate professor. Each of these agreements is subject to approval by the student’s PhD committee.