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Physical Education

Courses Offered

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GENERAL STUDIES

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PED 1000 Concepts in Health, Fitness & Leisure
The course is designed to develop an understanding of good health practices, physical fitness and attitudes that lead to participation during and beyond the college setting. Required of all students for graduation.
2 credit hours Offered: Every semester

ACTIVITY COURSES

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The activity courses are designed to introduce beginning skills and help refine existing skills. Arrangements can be made for persons with special needs.

PED 1012 Beginning Badminton
The course is designed to give the student the opportunity to gain knowledge of the rules and to develop the strategies and motor skill necessary to enjoy the sport of badminton as a lifetime activity. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Fall each year

PED 1021 Beginning Canoeing/Kayaking
The course is designed to develop knowledge relative to safety and the skills needed to enjoy canoeing and kayaking as a lifetime activity. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Every semester

PED 1031 Beginning Golf
The course is designed to give the students the opportunity to gain knowledge of the rules and to develop the skills necessary to enjoy the sport of golf as a lifetime activity. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Fall each year

PED 1032 Beginning Tennis
The course is designed to give the student the opportunity to gain knowledge of the rules and to develop the strategies and motor skill necessary to enjoy the sport of tennis as a lifetime activity. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: On demand

PED 1041 Beginning Racquetball
The course is designed to give the student the opportunity to gain knowledge of the rules and to develop the strategies and motor skills necessary to enjoy the sport of racquetball as a lifetime activity. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: On demand

PED 1042 Walking/Jogging
The course is designed to develop an understanding of the benefits of walking or jogging as a means of cardiovascular endurance training and weight control. Walking and jogging techniques and nutritional facts will also be discussed. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Spring each year

PED 1051 Beginning Strength Training
The course is designed to give the students the opportunity to gain knowledge related to the benefits and limitations of the various strength-training methods. The students will also be given the opportunity to develop their own strength. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Spring each year

PED 1052 Low Impact Aerobics
The course is designed to give the student the opportunity to acquire knowledge and learn the benefits of cardiovascular and muscular endurance. The student will also be provided the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to perform low impact aerobics, monitor heart rate, execute correct stretching techniques, and appreciate the benefits of physical and emotional wellness. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Fall each year

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

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PED 2000 First Aid & CPR
The course is designed to provide the students the opportunity to develop proper techniques for emergency first aid care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, accident prevention, heart attack recognition and prevention, AIDS education and universal precautions, and emergency care for special populations. The opportunity to earn American Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification is available for students who successfully complete the course. Lab fee
1 credit hour Offered: Spring each year

PED 2020 Introduction to Physical Education
The history, principles, philosophy and role of physical education as a profession. Required of all majors. This course will provide opportunities for the students to gain appropriate contemporary computer applications experience.
2 credit hours Offered: Fall each year

PED 3003 The Care & Prevention of Injuries
Basic prevention and care of athletic injuries, preventive taping and conditioning, budgeting, record keeping, and selection of equipment and supplies specific to the training room. Lab experience provided. Lab fee
3 credit hours Offered: Spring each year

PED 3013 Motor Learning & Development
This course provides study in the theories and practices governing motor skill acquisition and performance. Emphasis is on perceptual motor learning and development in primary and intermediate age children. Students will also have the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the teaching techniques involved in gymnastics and tumbling.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall each year

PED 3022 Teaching Rhythms and Games for Young Children
This course provides students the opportunity to develop effective teaching techniques in fundamental dance, rhythmic activities, games of low organization, and lead-up games that are appropriate for inclusion in an elementary school physical education program.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2003

PED 3023 Teaching Individual & Dual Sports
A development of effective teaching techniques in individual & dual sports based on study of history, rules, skills and fundamentals of tennis, badminton, bowling, archery, golf, handball and racquetball with emphasis on middle and secondary school students.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2002

PED 3024 Teaching Team Sports
A development of effective teaching techniques in team sports based on the study of history, rules, skills and fundamentals of football, soccer, speedball, volleyball, basketball, floor hockey and softball with special emphasis on middle and secondary school students.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2003

PED 3033 Teaching Health & Personal Fitness
A development of effective teaching techniques for teaching healthy life skills and fitness activities. Group fitness programs and activities in a lab setting are required.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall each year

PED 3034 Adapted Physical Education & Recreation
The physical education and recreation program as applied to individuals with physical or other handicapping conditions. Field experiences provided. This course will provide opportunities for the students to gain appropriate contemporary computer applications experience.
3 credit hours Offered: Spring each year

PED 3043 Theory & Practice of Coaching Sports
Introduction to coaching as a profession with attention to ethical/legal issues and coaching psychology.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall each year

PED 3054 Geriatric Exercise
Examines the relationship between exercise/physical activity and the aging process; focus is on appropriate activities specific to social, physiological and psychological changes in the elderly.
3 credit hours Offered: Spring 2003

PED 4004 Therapeutic Modalities
Indication for use, techniques for application and the physiological effects of common physical therapy modalities reviewed with emphasis on sports massage.
Prerequisite: BSC 2040 or department approval & PED 3003 Care & Prevention of Injuries.
3 credit hours Offered: Spring 2004

PED 4012 Exercise Physiology
A study of the physiological bases of physical activity with emphasis given to the special effects of exercise on body function, health-related fitness, nutrition and sports performance. This course will provide opportunities for the students to gain appropriate contemporary computer applications experience.
Prerequisite: BSC 2040 or department approval.
4 credit hours Offered: Spring each year

PED 4013 Kinesiology/Biomechanics I
This course provides the opportunity for students to study the anatomical relationships between bones and muscles as they effect human movement with particular attention to the roles muscles play in specific daily movements, exercise, and sports activities with respect to the planes and axis. Students will also gain knowledge of basic biomechanical terms and their application to daily movements, exercise and sports. Movement analysis for corrective purposes will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: BSC 2040 or department approval.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2003

PED 4014 Kinesiology/Biomechanics II
This course provides an in-depth study into the specific roles muscles play in human movement with regard to planes and axis, prescription of training and rehabilitation exercises to address specific muscles, quantification of muscle leverage and force relative to specific muscles and the movements they cause, and application and implication of the wide range of biomechanical principals to daily human movements, exercise, sport, and the manipulation of sports implements.
Prerequisite: BSC 2040, PED 4013 or department approval.
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2004

PED 4024 Organization & Administration Of Physical Education, Sport, and Intramural Activities
A study of the needed administrative techniques and procedures for successful program management. Budgeting, computer software applications and consideration of the various types and uses of evaluation in physical education and recreation are also explored. This course will provide opportunities for the students to gain appropriate contemporary computer applications experience.
Prerequisite: PED 2020 Introduction to Physical Education
3 credit hours Offered: Spring each year

EDU 4030 Methods Of Teaching Physical Education
A study of the methods of teaching Physical Education in the elementary, middle, and secondary schools. This course will provide opportunities for the students to gain appropriate contemporary computer applications experience.
Prerequisite: PED 2020 Introduction to Physical Education
3 credit hours Offered: Fall each year

PED 4033 Sports Marketing and Public Relations
The study of sports marketing in our modern society with an emphasis on legal issues pertaining to sport. The course will examine sales, promotional, and corporate sponsorship; including the surrounding ramifications, as well as the legal issues prevalent in today’s sports world.
Prerequisite: PED 2020 Introduction to Physical Education
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2002

PED 4043 Athletic Facility and Event Management
This course will acquaint the student with the operation and management of athletic and recreational facilities. This course will emphasize marketing, administration, and physical plant and event management as they apply to different regions of the country.
Prerequisite: PED 2020 Introduction to Physical Education
3 credit hours Offered: Fall 2003

PED 4075 Coaching Practicum
This course will allow the students to gain practical experience in coaching a specific sport while earning college credit. The two-hour credit course requires eighty hours (40 on site hours per college credit) of on site coaching experience supervised by a professional in the field. The practicum experience is open only to those seniors who have declared coaching as a minor, have successfully completed PED 3003 Care and Prevention of Injuries and PED 3043 Theory and Practice of Coaching Sports, have a 2.0 cumulative GPA, and have received permission from the Chair of the Department of Physical Education.
2 credit hours Offered: On demand

PED 4080 Independent Study
The course is designed for the student who wishes to pursue in-depth study or field experience in his/her chosen field. The student is to submit to the department chair, a description/purpose of the research topic or field experience requested. The student may enroll in no more than one independent study per semester. Prerequisite: The student must have been admitted to the major, reached junior status, have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average, successfully completed PED 2020 with a “C” or better, and have earned department approval. 1-3 credit hours Offered: Every semester

PED 4085 Internship
The internship experience benefits the students by allowing them to apply college training in an everyday job situation while continuing to earn college credit. Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of internship settings related to their major. A six-hour course would require two hundred and forty hours (40 on site hours per college credit = 240 hours) of on site experience supervised by a professional in the field. The internship experience is open only to those seniors who have been accepted into either the Exercise Science Major or the Sports Management Major, have a 2.0 cumulative GPA, and have received permission from the Chair of the Department.
6 credit hours Offered: On demand