16 courses with the subject HMS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HMS 200SPersonal Health and Wellness ()3
This course will take a holistic approach to discuss and apply the dimensions of wellness as related to personal health. Dimensions of wellness covered will include physical, emotional, social, financial, intellectual, environmental, spiritual, and occupational. Students will evaluate how lifestyle, environment, and heredity impact each dimension of wellness. Emphasis will be placed on identifying how health behaviors impact each dimension of wellness and overall quality of life. In addition, the course will allow students to explore their own personal health and learn how to develop and implement behavioral and environmental strategies to improve their wellness. HMSV - Human Services
Investigations in health, physical education, recreation, and sport. Problems approved in advance are investigated under the supervision of the faculty advisor.
Determination of a research project through the review of literature. Course encompasses formulation of a topic along with the design of a research study. Old Dominion University Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 532
Supervised research implementation, data collection, and project completion of specific topic within curriculum and instruction or applied kinesiology concepts.
Students will work in consultation with their advisors to conduct a study related to human movement sciences as part of their research residency that will be submitted for presentation at a nationally refereed conference and/or to a refereed journal. of coursework, and prior to the comprehensive exams (or approval of advisor)
To be taken after 9 hours of research methods and 18 hours
HMS 890Doctoral Studies Seminar ()3
Students will be introduced to expectations of conducting research, explore concepts associated with becoming a faculty member or practitioner with an earned doctorate, and become familiar with campus resources. Students will learn and apply concepts related to scientific writing. This course will include extensive reading of research articles, grant applications, and other scholarly work. Also, this course will investigate the need for professional development. This will include familiarizing oneself with appropriate professional organizations, exploring the benefits and challenges of collaboration, interviewing and preparing for job placements, and preparing a curricular vitae and teaching philosophy.
Total Credit Hours 54 + A master's degree in an appropriate field related to this concentration is required for regular admission to the Ph.D. in human movement science. * Students who do not have equivalent coursework or appropriate educational experiences must complete these prerequisite courses. ** Substitute other courses by permission of advisor. Old Dominion University Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 162
This course is a pass/fall course for master's students in their final semester. It may be taken to fulfill the registration requirement necessary for graduation. All master's students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit hour in the semester of graduation.
This course is a pass/fail course doctoral students may take to maintain active status after successfully passing the candidacy examination. All doctoral students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit hour every semester until their graduation.
