Master’s Degree in Physical Education and Training Program (Academic Degree)

Course Types

Course Number

Course Name

Credit Hours

Credits

Start of the Semester

Notes

Public Compulsory Courses

202032013001

Research on the Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

36

2

1

Compulsory course

202032013002

Introduction to the Dialectics of Nature

18

1

2

Choose one compulsorily  

202032013018

Marxism and  Methodology of Social Science

18

1

1

202032013003

First Foreign Language (English)

60

3

1

Choose one compulsorily

202032013004

First Foreign Language (Russian)

60

3

1

202032013005

First Foreign Language (Japanese)

60

3

1

Major Compulsory Courses

202011611001

Physical Training Theory and Methodology

32

2

1

Compulsory course

202011611002

Advances in the Psychology of Physical Education

32

2

2

202011611003

Curriculum and Pedagogy

32

2

1

202011611004

Theories and Methods of Physical Education

24

1

2

Compulsory for the first direction

202011611005

Theory and Methodology of Athletic Training

24

1

2

Compulsory for the second direction

202011611006

Practice and Teaching of Sports Skills

48

3

1

Compulsory course

202011611007

Training Theory and Method of Swimming Teaching

32

2

2

202011611008

Sports Research Methods

32

2

2

202011611009

Dissertation Writing and Guidance

16

1

2

Elective Courses

202011611010

Professional English

16

1

2

Elective course

202011611011

Computer Application

16

1

1

Elective course

202011611012

Advances in the Sociology of Sport

16

1

1

Elective course

202011611013

Advances in Exercise Physiology

16

1

2

Elective course

202011611014

Sports Statistics

32

2

1

Elective course

202011611015

Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation

16

1

2

Elective course

202011611016

Theories and Methods of Physical Fitness

16

1

2

Elective course

202011611017

Advances in Sports Management

16

1

2

Elective course

202011611018

Organization and Management of Sports Competitions

16

1

1

Elective course

202011611019

Sports Measurement and Evaluation

16

1

1

Elective course

202011611020

Advances in Athletic Training

16

1

2

Elective course

202011611021

Advances in Sports Economics

16

1

1

Elective course

202011611022

Winter Olympic Culture

16

1

2

Elective course

Credit Requirements

At least 32 credits must be completed, including at least 28 credits for course credits, and 4 credits for compulsory links.

Other Requirements

1. Masters should take at least 2 credits of interdisciplinary courses under the guidance of the mentor.

2. For masters who lack a professional foundation at the undergraduate level, a number of main courses at the undergraduate level should be determined as supplementary courses (School Physical Education, Sports Training, etc.) under the guidance of the mentor, which belong to academic grades instead of credits.

3. Select at least 1 item for sports skills practice, and carry out educational internships under the guidance of the mentor. Select at least 2 sports items to carry out educational internships, assist the main teachers to review homework, answer questions and solve problems, guide students to exercise physically, or organize class discussions and other activities.

4. In addition to the required elective courses, major elective courses can be selected from this table or choose from University-wide Graduate Course Catalog under the guidance of the mentor.

2. Compulsory Links and Requirements

The Name of the Compulsory Session

Credits

Start of the Semester

Assessment Content or Assessment Requirements

Assessment Method

Notes

Academic Activities

1

1-5

Masters with academic degree need to attend at least 10 times academic lectures, academic conferences, expert reports and other activities, write and submit at least 2 learning experiences (each article should be at least 2,000 words), send to the mentor for a review and signature, and submit to the Academic Affairs Office for credits recording. Completed before semester Ⅴ.

Assessed by the Academic Affairs Office of the Department of Sports

Choose one compulsorily

Innovation Competitions and Entrepreneurial Activities

1

5

Masters who participate in the China Graduate Innovation Practice Series Competition or innovation and entrepreneurship activities organized at the national level, and meet the relevant conditions of HEU, can obtain grades and credits for innovation competitions and entrepreneurial activities.

Assessed by the Academic Office of the Graduate College

Literature Review and Proposal Report

2

3

In principle, the preparation of the thesis topic should begin before the end of the course, and the time for applying for the dissertation defense should not be less than 1 year. When selecting a topic, it is necessary to read at least 50 relevant literature at home and abroad in this field, and at least 5 foreign language references. The thesis topic should generally combine the professional expertise and interests of the student, and also fully consider the mentor’s guidance ability and the research conditions required to complete it. The literature review need to be signed by the mentor and submitted to the Academic Affairs Office for the record.

The proposal report must be conducted publicly, and the research work can only be formally carried out after the consent of the mentor. The time of the proposal report is determined according to the progress of graduate work, and should be completed before the end of the third semester, the second proposal should be completed at the beginning of the fourth semester, and the training will be stopped if failing to pass in the second proposal defence. All works shall be implemented in accordance with the procedures and requirements of the Master Degree Conferment Work Rules in Harbin Engineering University (Trial). The proposal report can be completed for master’s dissertation defense within 6 months or more. Proposal reports must be made publicly. After being reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Physical Education, it will be counted as credits for this compulsory link.

Assessed by the proposal report team

Compulsory link

Mid-term Inspection

1

5

The Department of Sports will organize mid-term inspections according to the content and procedures required by HEU. The mid-term inspection shall be completed within 1 year after passing the proposal report, and will be counted as credits for the compulsory link after passing mentor’s review and the mid-term inspection team. Masters who fail the mid-term examination can apply for the inspection again after 3 months, and those who still fail to pass the examination shall be implemented in accordance with the procedures and requirements of the Master’s Degree Conferment Work Rules in Harbin Engineering University (Trial).

Assessed by the mid-term inspection team

Compulsory link

3. Dissertation Requirements

Specific requirements for academic ethics, academic level, innovation achievements, thesis writing and defense of dissertations:

Academic ethics: The thesis should be completed independently under the guidance of the mentor, and students should follow relevant documents and requirements of HEU strictly.

Academic level: With the principle of combing theory and practice, the thesis topic should focus on theoretical and practical issues of research value in a certain field of physical education curriculum and teaching or sports training. The arguments, conclusions and suggestions of the thesis should hold certain theoretical significance and practical value. The thesis should equip logical argument, scientific and reasonable methods, and sufficient arguments. With a certain degree of systematization and completeness, the thesis should express its own new insights. To ensure its quality, a certain amount of workload is necessary.

Innovative achievements: The thesis should hold unique opinions, views, conclusions or innovative research methods. It can be the theoretical or practical results obtained by creative scientific research, or the practical innovation results obtained by investigation and experimental research in the field of school sports.

Thesis writing and dissertation defense: The format and specifications of thesis writing shall be implemented in accordance with the requirements of Harbin Engineering University Dissertation Writing Specification. The paper should be completed at the beginning of the 6th semester and entered into the defense process with the consent of the mentor. The review and defense of the thesis need to go through the review of mentor, the chief reviewer, the academic misconduct detection of the thesis, the external review, and the revision of the thesis according to the external review’s comments, etc., and all links are qualified before entering the formal defense procedure.The defense procedures and requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the Rules for the Conferment of Master Degree by Harbin Engineering University (Trial). Those who fail to pass the defense need to revise the thesis again and pass the expert review again before applying for defense.

Before submitting the thesis for review, graduate students should participate in at least one research project, publish at least one academic paper as the first author in a national official journal in the name of Harbin Engineering University, and provide information on CNKI to retrieve the paper.