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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Public Health
  

  • PBHL 3170 Popular Literature in Public Health

    This writing intensive course examines public health content through popular literature. Content includes, but is not limited to, issues in nutrition, death and dying, drug and alcohol abuse, pandemics and epidemics, global health, and social determinants of health. Through in depth class discussion of selected books, topics will be discussed and debated in class. Projects and related course activities will allow for further exploration of topics presented by a given book.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3180 Tobacco as A Public Health Issue

    Tobacco use is one of the most important global public health threats. This course will explore tobacco as a public health issue in the US and globally and evaluate how tobacco control advocates have made progress over the past fifty years with respect to decreasing the public health burden of smoking/tobacco use. There will be a particular focus on community based advocacy, policy approaches and legislative efforts. The course will help students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to constructively and effectively participate in public health advocacy and policy efforts.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3190 Disability and Public Health

    This technology intensive course will serve as an introduction to the study of disability from a public health perspective. Students will explore how different forms of disability (developmental and acquired) are shaped by and interact with health fields such as maternal and child health, health promotion and communication, health policy and management, environmental health, community health, and epidemiology. Emphasis will be placed on the role assistive technologies play in health promotion for disabled populations. 

    This course fulfills a Technology Intensive requirement.
    Credits: 3.00

  

  • PBHL 3210 Life Span Nutrition

    Study of specific nutrition needs, barriers, and community supports to meeting those needs during the lifespan categories of pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and various stages of adulthood.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3220 Food and Social Issues

    Explores social issues that affect the nutritional status and food supply in the U.S. and globally. Includes historical, cultural, and psychological factors that influence our food habits and behaviors.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3400 Environmental Health

    This course examines environmental problems that have an impact on human health and development. The course introduces the major toxicants that affect human health. Emphasis is on human activities that contribute to deterioration in quality of life or disease. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3000  OR ENV 1100  with a grade of C or better.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3610 Health Communication Methods

    This course introduces students to health communication methods which encompass utilizing different communication techniques to reach varied audiences, applying social marketing, health advocacy, and tailored messaging.  The impact of varied types of communications on the decision-making process in different segments of the population will be a focal point.  


      Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3010  with a minimum grade of C.
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 3730 Advanced Nutrition

    An in-depth examination of macro and micro nutrients considered through physiological and chemical functions and the mechanisms through which human biological requirements are met. Evaluation and interpretation of current research findings. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 2210  AND BIO 1120  AND BIO 1130  AND CHEM 1310  AND CHEM 0310
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3750 Human Disease

    This course examines basic human disease concepts and explores these concepts through a biomedical public health perspective.   Main topics of study include the causes of human disease, modes of disease transmission, and major diseases that currently contribute to the global burden of disease.  Contemporary public health issues in the study of human disease, including chronic disease, vaccination, antibiotic resistance, and the threat of global pandemics are explored.

       Public Health or Health Studies Majors Only Prerequisite(s): PBHL 1100  or PBHL 1300 , and BIO 1140  or BIO 1200  or BIO 1120  and BIO 1130  or BIO 1180  and BIO 1190 

     
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 3800 Social, Cultural and Behavioral Determinants of Health

    This honors Area 4 course covers the many ways in which the social and cultural environment and human behavior influence population health and interact to produce health status disparities. The course will consider key social factors such as race, class, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, income, education, disability, and immigration status, as well as cultural norms and beliefs, and behaviors as important determinants of human health. The ways in which public health intervenes to address social, cultural and behavioral factors in order to improve the health of groups will also be considered.

    This course fulfills UCC area 4:Diversity and Justice Prerequisite(s):
    Student must be enrolled in the Public Health Honors Track


    MATH 1300   or MATH 2300  
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 3820 Structural Determinants of Health

    This Honors, Area 5 course explores macro-level societal structures as fundamental determinants of health. Emphasis will be placed on how political and economic institutions as well as systems of power and ideology shape social life, population health, health behaviors, and health disparities. 

    This course fulfills UCC Area 5 :Community and Civic Engagement Prerequisite(s): Student must be enrolled in the Public Health Honors Track Program.


    MATH 1300  orMATH 2300  
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 3840 Environmental Determinants of Health in Global Context

    This honors UCC Area 6 course looks globally at the interdependence of humans on natural systems, how human societies shape and alter natural systems, and how this in turn shapes and determines the health of human populations. The course will consider the role of the environment in human health problems across the life course including infectious and chronic diseases, reproductive problems and developmental disorders. Key issues which will be considered in a global context include human health effects of climate change, children’s environmental health, air and water pollution, sanitation and waste, and toxics, among others. The course will explore inequities between, among and within countries in environmental health and how addressing such inequities can improve health outcomes. This course fulfills UCC-6 Global Awareness. Students must be enrolled in the Public Health Honors Track. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1300   or MATH 2300  
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 3990 Selected Topics

    Study of special health topics not covered in-depth in existing courses. Topics vary from semester to semester in response to student demand and professional interest and are announced in current master schedules. Offered periodically
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • PBHL 4000 Epidemiology

    This course provides an introduction to the discipline of epidemiology and its role in public health practice and decision-making. The course will address the distribution and determinants of disease/injury in populations and will explore how epidemiologists make inferences about risk factors and etiology of disease/injury in populations.  Considerable attention is given the process of scientific writing, incorporating epidemiological data into writing, and the communication of this information to the public. This is a UCC Writing Intensive course.

     

      Majors or Minors Only. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3000  minimum grade of C.
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 4300 Counseling Skills Health

    This course is designed to provide students with the information and skills necessary to conduct one-on-one health education interventions in a variety of settings. Students are introduced to basic information regarding the interrelationship between health problems and the social, psychological, and environmental influences that impact them. Implications for human behavior are examined; counseling skills and procedures are presented with emphasis placed on the skills of listening, observation, and collecting/using health information. Understanding emotional communication and its effect and subsequent intervention strategies are explored. Must have one of th following majors declareed: Public Health, Health Studies, Nursing, Kinesiology (all Programs), Communication Disorders, Sociology, Psychology, or a Public Health or Health Studies minor.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4301 Essentials of Public Health Practice

    This course introduces students to the fundamental functions of public health practice: assessment, policy development and assurance. Community-based needs assessment and common public health intervention strategies comprise the core content of this course. Students will explore the process of developing interventions with an emphasis on employing the technologies commonly used in public health practice. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3042  with a grade of C or better.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4500 Health Administration

    This course introduces students to the concepts, principles and methods of health services management and administration. Using a systems perspective, the course will examine organizational roles and authority, leadership styles, resource management, and budgeting tools. In addition to this, students will explore the distinctive role of the administrator in the health services setting and the spectrum of health services administration including organizational communication, decision making, organizational culture, administrative roles, talent management, and stakeholder participation.  Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3020  Minimum grade of C and PBHL 3042   Minimumu grade of C
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4520 Teaching School Health

    This course is designed to provide the student with the skills, knowledge, and philosophy necessary to become a successful school health educators.. Principles and procedures used in teaching, planning, and evaluating the school health program are emphasized. Prerequisite(s): PETC 3950  or PETC 3960 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4610 Program Planning

    This course introduces students to public health program planning methods with an emphasis on planning health promotion/health education interventions. Strategies and techniques for community-based needs assessment are presented. Students will develop and use the skills needed to plan for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies to improve individual and community health. Prerequisite(s):  PBHL 3610  with a minimum grade of C AND PBHL 3042  with a minimum grade of C
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4710 Health Education Management

    This course introduces students to principles of management as they relate to health education and promotion. Using a systems perspective, the course will examine organizational roles, ethics, legal standards, program implementation, leadership styles, resource management, and budgeting tools. In addition to this, students will explore the spectrum of health education management including volunteerism, organizational communication, decision making, organizational culture, administrative roles, talent management, grant writing, and stakeholder participation. 



      Health Education majors only Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3020   with a grade of C or better
    PBHL 3610  with a grade of C or better
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 4800 Public Health Honors Capstone I

    This course addresses the main research methods used in public health. The course covers the role of research in understanding public health problems, research design and methods (quantitative and qualitative), and ethics. Students will learn how to search for published, peer-reviewed literature and will develop skills in reading and analyzing published studies. Considerable attention is given to the process of scientific writing. The course will culminate in the development of the research proposal for the senior honors thesis, which will include a literature review of hypothesized relationships, and a detailed plan for the senior thesis research project. This course is a UCC Writing Intensive course, and fulfills the writing intensive requirement in the Honors Program.  Students must be enrolled in the Public Health Honors Track Program. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3800  , PBHL 3820  ,PBHL 3840  , PBHL 4000  
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4900 Practicum in Health Studies

    This is a 120 hour supervised field experience that will allow students to observe and document how working professionals in health, health care, and related industries perform their job responsibilities. Students will perform assigned tasks under the direction of an on-site supervisor and off-site faculty member. Student will complete and submit a cumulative project developed in consultation with the practicum faculty member. Prerequisite(s): Health Studies Major; Senior Status; and by Permission only.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4950 Cultural Dimensions of Health

    This course explores the relationship between culture and health behavior as a means of increasing cultural sensitivity and competence.  The impact of cultural and religious beliefs and corresponding health practices on health promotion and disease prevention will be the focus.

    This is a Writing Intensive course. Must be a  Public Health, Health Studies, Nursing, Kinesiology (all programs), Communication Disorders, Sociology or Psychology Major,  or a Public Health or Health Studies minor.
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PBHL 4961 Introduction to Internship in Applied Health

    This seminar assists student selection of applied health internship sites. It introduces parameters of the internship experience and provides an in-depth look at various employment settings. Opportunities for self-assessment, culminating with students selecting their placement sites, are provided. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3042  AND PBHL 3750  
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PBHL 4962 Introduction Internship Public Health

    This seminar is designed to assist students in the development of the professional skills necessary for successful completion of an internship in public health. Topics of study include professional conduct, professional communication, resume and portfolio development, interviewing skills, job search strategies, and continuing education/professional development. Concurrent to the course, students work closely with the Internship Site Coordinator to review the various types of public health internship settings and select their internship placement for the followings semester. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3042  with a grade of C or better, and senior status.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PBHL 4963 Introduction to Internship in Public Health Education

    This seminar is designed to assist students in the development of the professional skills necessary for successful completion of an internship in public health education. Topics of study include professional conduct, professional communication, resume and portfolio development, interviewing skills, job search strategies, and continuing education/professional development. Concurrent to the course, students work closely with the Internship Site Coordinator to review the various types of public health education internship settings and select their internship placement for the followings semester. Prerequisite(s): PBHL 3610  minimum grade of C, PBHL 3042  minimum grade of C, AND Senior Status.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PBHL 4971 Internship Applied Health

    This 120-hour supervised internship is designed to provide an opportunity for students to apply their academic preparation in health care settings. Students will be charged an additional Malpractice Liab Ins Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PBHL 4972 Internship Public Health

    The internship is a culminating experience comprised of a capstone project and a field placement. The capstone project provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of public health practice and assesses their ability to conduct a community-based needs assessment from conception through implementation, analysis, and reporting. The field placement is a 240-hour supervised internship in an entry-level professional public health work setting. Prerequisite(s): The following PBHL courses with a grade of C or better: PBHL 2950 , PBHL 3000 , PBHL 3020 , PBHL 3040 , PBHL 3042 , PBHL 3400 , PBHL 3750 , PBHL 4000 , PBHL 4301 , PBHL 4962  and Senior status.
    Credits: 6.0
  

  • PBHL 4973 Internship in Public Health Education

    The internship is a culminating experience comprised of a capstone project and a field placement. The capstone project provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of public health education program planning and assesses their ability to develop a comprehensive health education program from conception through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The field placement is a 480-hour supervised internship in an entry-level professional public health education work setting. Prerequisite(s): All PBHL courses and major Co-Requisites MUST be completed with a C or better. Students MUST have Senior status.
    Credits: 12.0
  

  • PBHL 4990 Independent Study

    This course provides an opportunity for academically qualified students to earn college credit for a project planned jointly with a faculty sponsor and not already covered by an existing course. Registration for this course must be signed by the department chair and the respective dean.
    Credits: .0 - 6.0

PE Activities Core
  

  • PEAC 1000 Introduction to Kinesiology

    This course introduces topics associated with the profession of kinesiology. As a foundation course, students learn basic information related to physical activity, the bio-sciences, fitness and health, psycho-social domains of kinesiology and sport management. This course includes practical elements that incorporate the disciplines of athletic training, exercise science, physical education and sport mangement. Additionaly, this course explains department academic progams and careers in the field of kinesiology.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PEAC 2000 First Aid and CPR

    This course is designed to teach the students the correct techniques in providing oxygen to the body for a victim who has breathing difficulty, has stopped breathing, and/or has no pulse. Signs, symptoms, risk factors, and preventive measures regarding heart disease and cardiac problems are discussed. The course also illustrates to the students how to recognize and respond to basic first aid emergencies. Upon successful completion of the written exam(s) and practical skills, the student can receive official, written certification/course completion in adult, child, and infant CPR and first aid.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PEAC 2540 History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity

    The study of physical activity and sport from preliterate times to the present day. Emphasis on nineteenth and twentieth century sports and physical education.
    Credits: 3.0

PE Activities Skills
  

  • PEAK 2000 Beginning Tennis

    Designed for the beginning player. Students learn the basic strokes, namely, forehand, backhand, serve and volley. Game strategies, court etiquette, match observations and rules are also included.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PEAK 2300 Recreational Games

    This course provides knowledge and movement skills for selected team sports and outdoor and recreational activities taht are appropriate for inclusion in a physical education curriculum in schools. The course includes softball, team handball, and ultimate Frisbee.
    Credits: 1.0

PE Activities Aquatics
  

  • PEAQ 2040 Elementary Entary Swimming

    This course equips the individual with basic water safety skills and knowledge in order to help ensure safety while in, on or near the water.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEAQ 2630 Lifeguard Training

    Techniques of rescuing individuals from the water. Instruction in self-rescue and the use of equipment. Advanced lifesaving certificates are awarded upon successful completion of criteria established by the American Red Cross.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEAQ 2650 Water Safety Instructor

    The instruction of advanced lifesaving and the nine strokes of swimming. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to instruct other students in the class. All phases of swimming instruction are covered. A Water Safety Instructor Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of criteria established by the American Red Cross.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEAQ 4990 Independent Study

    As approved and to be arranged with instructor and by chairperson.
    Credits: 1.0 - 3.0

PE Adaptive
  

  • PEDA 3600 Physical Education for the Orthopedically Handicapped

    Familiarizes prospective teachers with various types of physical handicaps. Exercises, games and activities for the correction or treatment of specific disabilities. Prerequisite(s): PEAC 2550
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PEDA 4600 Physical Education For The Perceptually Impaired And/Or Emotionally Disturbed

    Disturbed Identifies nature and cause of impairment. Practice in implementing physical education programs for impaired persons. Prerequisite(s): PEAC 2550
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PEDA 4990 Independent Study

    Individual research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
    Credits: 1.0 - 3.0

PE Dance
  

  • PEDN 1300 Introduction to Art Dance

    Elementary technique, improvisation, studies in composition, lectures, films and discussions on dance theory, philosophy and current trends of dance. Provides a background with which to appreciate dance as an audience member. Geared for students without previous dance experience.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PEDN 2800 Modern Dance I

    An introductory course in contemporary dance. Emphasis on developiing the student’s appreciation of the art of dance through experiential understanding of the movement principles of the Humphrey-Weidman-Limon school of modern dance.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEDN 2830 Ballet I

    Theory and performing techniques of classical ballet at the beginning level. Based on the Royal Academy of Dance system of training.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEDN 2880 Modern Jazz Dance Techn

    Theory and performance of modern jazz dance technique.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEDN 3800 Choreography

    Dance composition on a beginning level for teachers, recreation leaders and performers.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PEDN 3990 Selected Topics

    A topic not covered by an existing course will be offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • PEDN 4730 Labanotation

    Reading and dancing repertory from Labanotation scores. Helps students understand movement, improve performing ability and provides written and spoken terminology. Prerequisite(s): PEDN 2800  AND PEDN 2830 
    Credits: 3.0

PE Electives
  

  • PEEL 2030 Golf

    The development of basic fundamentals including grip, stance, swing and putting. Elementary game strategy incorporating terminology involving rule interpretation is also included.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2040 Tennis I

    Designed for the beginning player. Students learn the basic strokes, namely, forehand, backhand, serve and volley. Game strategies, court etiquette, match observations and rules are also included.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2050 Tennis II

    Development of performance proficiency in tennis. A study of various skills in tennis and their applications in a game situation.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2090 Karate I

    Introduces students to the basic principles of weaponless self-defense. With the empty hand, students are taught the elementary techniques of blocking, parrying, kicking and punching. Close combat measures are also covered, along with the code of moral and ethical responsibilities that come with learning this art form.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2100 Karate II

    This course is a refinement of Karate I. Advanced applications of technique and multiple uses for single techniques are covered. Prerequisite(s): PEEL 2090 
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2110 Taekwondo

    This course introduces the basic principles of unarmed combat styles of self-defense with sport and exercise to students. This course is designed around the elementary techniques of blocking, parrying, kicking, and punching and movement, along with the code of moral and ethical responsibilities that come with learning this art form. This course also helps students improve their strength, speed, balance, flexibility and stamina. Two credits.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2130 Folk/Square/Ballroom I

    This course includes performance of the fundamental skills of contemporary square dance, folk dance and couples ballroom dancing.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PEEL 2140 Folk/Square/Ballroom II

    Includes performance of the intermediate skills of contemporary square dance, folk dance and couples ballroom dancing, including ability to teach these dances.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PEEL 2220 Racquetball

    Designed to provide students the basic concepts of playing the game of racquetball, including emphasis on fundamental skills, rules and regulations and strategy.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2230 Aerobics

    A complete aerobic fitness program that utilizes various rhythmic exercise regimens to help students understand and experience the effect of physical conditioning.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2270 Tai Chi Chuan I

    This course offers the student a basic overview t othe moving art of T’ai Chi Ch’uan, its history, and the principles of governing its movement. Students will learn the first part of Yang stule long form, a set of warm up exercises, a set of T’ai Chi Chi Kund, and applications for the movement. In addition, the student will understand the rationale for learning the various components of the practice.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2300 Introduction to Figure Skating

    This course introduces the basic skills of figure skating including warm up exercises, ice safety, and basic level 1 and 2 maneuvers as identifed by the United State Figure Skating Association (ISFSA) program. Students are required to join the USFSA. Students will be charged an additional Figure Skating Facility Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 2320 Introduction to Figure Skating II

    This course is a continuation of the figure skating skills introduced in PEEL 2300 . It includes basic 3-5 maneuvers of the United States Figure Skaing (USFS) Basic Skills program. Students will be charged an additional Figure Skating Facility Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): PEEL 2300  
    Credits: 2.0
  

  • PEEL 3990 Selected Topics

    A topic not covered by an existing course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • PEEL 4990 Independent Study

    As approved and to be arranged with instructor and by chairperson.
    Credits: 1.0 - 3.0

Persian
  

  • PERS 1100 Basic Persian I

    Course presents the fundamentals of the modern Persian language and introduces the alphabet, orthography, present tense formations, past and future tenses, and pronominalization. It offers practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking at a graded level of difficulty. Course will present an introduction to Persian culture. Students can only receive a grade higher than a C- in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PERS 1110 Basic Persian II

    Course continues study of the fundamentals of the modern Persian language, focusing on relative clauses, the conditional, the subjunctive, the passive voice, and indefinites. It offers practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking at a level of difficulty appropriate to novice-high. It also explores aspects of Persian culture. Prerequisite(s): PERS 1100 
    Credits: 3.0

PE Teacher Education
  

  • PETC 1100 Teaching of Racquet Sports

    A study of the fundamental skills and strategies of racquet sprots with most appropriate applicatin to each skill.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1110 Teaching of Team Sports (Soccer and Volleyball)

    A study of the fundamental skills and strategies of the team sports of soccer and volleyball with most appropriate application to each skill. Students will be introduced to cnditioning, skills, strategies, rules, safety, etiquette, and teaching techniques.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1120 Teaching of Tumbling and Gymnastics

    Thsi course enables students to develop proficiency in performing, spotting, and analyzing skills on apparatus. Moreover, students will be able to develop proficiency in performing, spotting, recognizing, and correcting errors for a variety of basic tumbling skills.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1130 Teaching of Field Team Sports

    A study of the fundamental skills and strategies of team sports of field hockey, floor hockey, and football with most appropriate application to each skill. Students will be introduced to conditioning, skills, strategies, rules, safety, etiquette, and teaching techniques.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1140 Teaching of Invasion Games

    This course provides knowledge and movement skills for selected team sports, outdoor, and recrational activities that are appropriate for inclusion in a physical education curriculum in schools The course includes speedball, lacrosse, and basketball.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1150 Teaching of Track and Field

    This course involves a study of the fundamental skills and strategies of track and field with most appropriate application to each skill. students will be introduced to conditioning, skills, strategies, rules, safety, etiquette, and teaching techniques.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1160 Teaching of Conditioning and Swimming

    This course involves study of the fundamental skills strategies of swimming with most appropriate application to each skill. Students will be introduced to conditioning, skills, strategies, rules, safety, etiquette, and teaching techniques. Moreover, students will learn about conditioning programs for fitness and various sproting activities. Students will particpate in activities that assess their current fitness levels, design and begin an individual exercise program, and examine considerations for adherence to these programs. Further consideration will be given to the design of relevant pre-season, in-season, and post-season conditioning programs for a representative individual and team sport program.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1170 Teaching of Dance in Physical Education

    This course involves a study of the basic principles of dance with application to exercise skills.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1200 Dual Net Games

    This course offers students with the requisite content knowledge to effectively teach dual net games to elementary and secondary students. Students will also develop their own personal competence in motor skills that relate to successful participation in tennis, badminton, & pickle ball. Effective physical education pedagogy will be modeled as students are exposed to techniques, principles and fundamentals associated with both the recreational and competitive aspect of these sports. Practical playing experience is provided as students develop a competent level of skill and understanding of the game. Prerequisite(s): Physical Education Majors
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1210 Team Invasion Games

    This course offers students with the requisite content knowledge to effectively teach team invasion games to elementary and secondary students. Students will also develop their own personal competence in motor skills that relate to successful participation in football, basketball, and soccer.  Special emphasis will be on modeling quality teaching practices as students get exposed to how to effectively teach the techniques, principles and fundamentals associated with both the recreational and competitive aspect of the aforementioned sport games. Physical Education majors only
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 1220 Individual Performance Games

    This course offers students with the requisite content knowledge to effectively teach individual games to elementary and secondary students. Students will also develop their own personal competence in motor skills that relate to successful participation in track & field, archery or swimming. Effective physical education pedagogy will be modeled as students are exposed to techniques, principles and fundamentals associated with both the recreational and competitive aspect of these sports. Practical playing experience is provided as students become students of the game and ultimately better teachers.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2100 Personal Development in Physical Education: Self Defense, Golf and Archery

    This course provides an introduction to performing and teaching personal development courses (self-defense, golf, and archery). Students will be charged an additional Kinesiology Lab Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2120 Social and Recreational Dance

    This course involves a study of the fundamental prinicples and steps in folk, square, and social dance with applications for teaching.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2130 Gymnastics Appratus

    This course enables students to develop proficiency in performing, spotting, and analyzing skills on apparatus. Prerequisite(s): PETC 1120 
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2140 Recreational Games

    This course provides knowledge and movement skills for selected team sports and outdoor and recreational activities taht are appropriate for inclusion in a physical education curriculum in schools. The course includes softball, team handball, and ultimate Frisbee.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2150 Teaching Fitness Activities in Physical Education

    This course offers candidates with the requisite content and pedagogical knowledge to conduct standards based, student-centered fitness oriented lesson segments in both the elementary and secondary level. Additionally, students will engage and witness methods for modifying exercises and offer teacher best practices that aim to create a safe and conducive learning environment. Special emphasis will be placed on developing or maintaining candidates’ fitness levels using Fitnessgram. Prerequisite(s): Physical Education Majors
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 2230 Team Net and Field Games

    This course offers students with the requisite content knowledge to effectively teach team net and field games to elementary and secondary students. Students will also develop their own personal competence in motor skills that relate to successful participation in softball, lacrosse, and volleyball. Effective physical education pedagogy will be modeled as students are exposed to techniques, principles and fundamentals associated with both the recreational and competitive aspect of these sports. Practical playing experience is provided as students become students of the game and ultimately better teachers.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2240 Team Invasion Games II

    This course offers students with the requisite content knowledge to effectively teach team invasion games to elementary and secondary students. Students will also develop their own personal competence in motor skills that relate to successful participation in Team Handball, Floor Hockey, and Frisbee. Effective physical education pedagogy will be modeled as students are exposed to techniques, principles and fundamentals associated with both the recreational and competitive aspect of these sports. Practical playing experience is provided as students become students of the game and ultimately better teachers.
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2250 Individual Dance

    This course provides an introduction to Dance and strategies for teaching Dance. By design, the student is exposed to various techniques, principles, and fundamentals associated with the creative, recreational, individual, social, and cooperative aspects of dance/movement activities. Students are exposed to methods and practice tasks, which enable them to become more knowledgeable, literate dance/movement participants, and ultimately, better teachers of these activities. Prerequisite(s): Physical Education Majors
    Credits: 1.0
  

  • PETC 2300 Contemporary Methods, Materials and Evaluation in Driver Education

    This course is designed to include the latest innovative methods, materials and evaluative techniques in Traffic Safety education.  It is geared to meet the needs and interests of both experienced driver education teachers and teachers interested in starting out in this field.  Certification requirements for New Jersey are satisfied in Traffic Safety Education (classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction).  Individuals interested in New York State certification may credit this course toward provisional certification in that state. Physical Education Majors Only
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 2310 Assessment in Physical Education

    A study of the role, design and application of formative and summative evaluations via traditional and alternative/authentic assessments in physical education. Multiple assessment strategies are studied and applied with the goal of organizing a comprehensive evaluation of the performance of physical skills by k-12 public school students. Moreover, statistical and reporting methods used in a critical thinking approach to evaluation.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 2450 Teaching Fitness Activities In Physical Education

    Students will acquire leadership skills in performing, demonstrating, and teaching aerobic activities in the format of group exercise. Special emphasis is placed on the instructional practices needed to successful teach a group fitness class at the secondary level in physical education.  Also emphasized on the development of fitness based lesson plans and the proper progression of students’ skills, fitness and abilities levels over the course of a semester.    Prerequisite(s): PE Majors Only, BIO 1120   minimum grade of C-, KNES 1200  minimum grade of C- 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 2450 Teaching Fitness Activities In Physical Education

    Students will acquire leadership skills in performing, demonstrating, and teaching aerobic activities in the format of group exercise. Special emphasis is placed on the instructional practices needed to successful teach a group fitness class at the secondary level in physical education.  Also emphasized on the development of fitness based lesson plans and the proper progression of students’ skills, fitness and abilities levels over the course of a semester.    Prerequisite(s): PE Majors Only, BIO 1120   minimum grade of C-, KNES 1200   minimum grade of C- 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 2720 Sports Coaching Methods

    This course combines sport science theory and research with practical knowledge and proper methodology to develop future sport coaches.  Special emphasis will be on the many roles and responsibilities a head coach may assume and the current trends and issues facing the coaching profession.  Additional emphasis will be placed on current theoretical perspectives in the field of sport psychology and students appropriately evaluating current coaching literature.  Additional emphasis will be on nutrition, supplements and training athletes to prevent injury and increase sports performance.  Students will leave with the requisite knowledge and pedagogy to successfully coach athletes with or without disabilities in college, high school, and youth sport teams.  Students will leave with a NJ coaching certification. 

      Prerequisite(s): Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Sports Management, Physical Education Majors Only, minimum of 60 credits
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • PETC 2800 Adventure Education

    This course offers students with the necessary content and pedagogical knowledge to sufficiently teach an adventure education course to elementary and secondary aged students Participants are challenged to develop their creativity with practical applications to Project Adventure. Special emphasis will be placed on how to teach an adventure education unit both indoor and outdoor settings.  Students will leave with the knowledge necessary to achieve the project adventure certification.

       PE Majors Only, minimum of 60 credits, KNES 1200   minimum of C-,BIO 1120   minimum of C-
    Credits: 3.00

  

  • PETC 3110 Movement Education

    A different approach toward teaching in which a more individualized program is set up with the larger group (class). Students become aware of the basic movements of the body in relation to time, space and force at their own rate according to ability level. Physical Education Majors Only Prerequisite(s): KNES 2200  , PETC 1200  ,PETC 1210  , Mimimum GPA of 3.00
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3300 Contemporary Methods, Materials and Evaluation in Driver Education

    This course is designed to include the latest innovative methods, materials and evaluative techniques in Traffic Safety education. It is geared to meet the needs and interests of both experienced driver education teachers and teachers interested in starting out in this field. Certification requirements for New Jersey are satisfied in Traffic Safety Education (classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction). Individuals interested in New York State certification may credit this course toward provisional certification in that state.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3310 Management and Planning in Physical Education

    The methods and appropriate strategies for managing students in physical education settings are emphasized.  In order to teach effectively, students need to be well behaved, on-task, and organized in a safe conducive environment.  Students will analyze effective management, practice and develop their own skills to manage a classroom, and work collaboratively on creating a management plan that is preventative in nature.  Additional focus will be given to lesson planning, writing and reaching objectives in physical education lessons.   
      Prerequisite(s): PETC 3110   with a C or better 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3400 Adventure Education

    This course offers students with the necessary content and pedagogical knowledge to sufficiently teach an adventure education course to elementary and secondary aged students Participants are challenged to develop their creativity with practical applications to Project Adventure. Special emphasis will be placed on how to teach an adventure education unit both indoor and outdoor settings. Students will leave with the knowledge necessary to achieve the project adventure certification.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3420 Sports Coaching Methods

    This course combines sport science theory and research with practical knowledge and proper methodology to develop future sport coaches. Special emphasis will be on the many roles and responsibilities a head coach may assume and the current trends and issues facing the coaching profession. Additional emphasis will be placed on current theoretical perspectives in the field of sport psychology and students appropriately evaluating current coaching literature. Additional emphasis will be on nutrition, supplements and training athletes to prevent injury and increase sports performance. Students will leave with the requisite knowledge and pedagogy to successfully coach athletes with or without disabilities in college, high school, and youth sport teams. Students will leave with a NJ coaching certification.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3650 Assessment in Physical Education

    A study of the role, design and application of formative and summative evaluations via traditional and alternative/authentic assessments in physical education. Multiple assessment strategies are studied and applied with the goal of organizing a comprehensive evaluation of the performance of physical skills by k-12 public school students. Moreover, statistical and reporting methods used in a critical thinking approach to evaluation. Physical Education Majors Only Prerequisite(s): PETC 3110  
    Credits: 3.00
  

  • PETC 3840 Adaptive and Inclusive Physical Education

    The teaching of physical education with emphasis on students with disabilities. Course focus includes the determination, planning, and programming needs of IEP-driven physical education. Information on various disabilities plus strategies for culturally-responsive and inclusive instruction, measurement, assessment, evaluation, transition, and behavior management will be addressed. Prerequisite(s): PETC 3110 , KNES 2550 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3950 Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education

    The principles of curriculum development in elementary school physical education programs. Students learn how to teach physical education activities designed for elementary school children. Prerequisite(s): PETC 3110  ,PETC 3310, Minimum GPA of 3.00
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • PETC 3960 Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education

    The physical education teacher’s role in facilitating the adolescent student’s growth and development through movement activities. A variety of teaching styles are explored. Includes administrative duties and responsibilities of the physical education teacher at the secondary level.  Prerequisite(s): PETC 3950  , Minimum GPA of 3.00 Co-requisite(s): PETC 3980  
    Credits: 3.0
 

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