Keiser University Flagship Campus
MS Golf Teaching and Learning
Homestead, USA
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Keiser University's Online Master of Science in Golf Teaching and Learning readies current and aspiring golf instructors with theory and practice in teaching and learning for golf. The curriculum covers the science of the golf swing, motor skill acquisition, the science of learning, adult and youth coaching, and the business of teaching.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as golf instructor, swing coach, academy director, player development coach, youth program coordinator, or teaching professional at clubs, academies, colleges, and performance centers. You may also work in coaching education, golf operations, or start a private teaching business and group coaching roles.
Keiser University’s Online Master of Science in Golf Teaching and Learning program prepares students for careers in the golf instruction industry. This intensive program provides current and aspiring golf instructors with theoretical and practical knowledge in teaching and learning concepts applicable to golf, including the science of the golf swing, the science of learning, motor skill acquisition, coaching adult golfers, teaching youth golfers, and the business of teaching.
Program Outline
To receive a Master of Science in Golf Teaching and Learning degree, students must earn graduate semester credit hours as described below. The length of this program is approximately 24 months.
The overall objective of the program is to provide the student with the highest level of educational value to provide the tools necessary for success in teaching the game of golf. The program goals are:
- Identify broad based program goals consistent with the program’s mission.
- To develop students’ skills and abilities as golf instructors by interleaving the various mental, physical, age-specific, and conceptual aspects relating to golf instruction.
- To provide students with a framework from which they can further develop their teaching strategies, philosophies, and practices and be able to mentor less-experienced golf instructors.
- To expose students to the concepts and practice of live research.
- Expose students to the proper physical and mental competencies required of golf instructors.
- Develop students’ abilities to analyze and make decisions regarding management of golf instructional programs, facilities and equipment, and staff.
- Provide students the opportunity to demonstrate effective teaching techniques, including in the areas of golf fitness and nutrition.
- Provide students with a theoretical understanding of how learning and motor skill development occur.
- Provide students a background in the differences between pedagogy and andragogy.
- Ensure students understand research concepts and techniques and conduct a theoretically sound research project.
