Course Descriptions

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS (KLS)
THEORY COURSES


125 First Aid
Principles of fi rst aid and emergency accident management. May be repeated for credit. One semester, 1 credit.

150 Movement Anatomy
Basic anatomical principles concerned specifi cally with human performance analysis. One semester, 3 credits.

160* Individual Sports Teaching and Coaching
Teaching and coaching methodologies for individual sports commonly taught at the secondary school level, such as tennis, track and field, swimming, badminton, archery, and golf. One semester, 3 credits.

170* Team Sports Teaching and Coaching
Teaching and coaching methodologies for team sports commonly taught at the secondary school level, such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball/baseball, and touch football. One semester, 3 credits.

201 Fundamentals of Nutrition
An introduction to human nutrition: structure, function, sources of nutrients, and the recommended daily allowances. One semester, 3 credits.

215 Analysis of Dance and Creative Movement
Fundamentals of folk, square, social and modern dance and creative movement; teaching techniques applicable to dance instruction. One semester, 2 credits.

221 Leisure in Contemporary Society
This course investigates the affect/effect relationship between leisure and the institutions of contemporary societies, western or otherwise. Attention is given to the challenges of the recent electronic revolution. January session, 4 credits.

230* The Olympic Games and Society
Study of the Olympic movement world wide, the effect of using the games for political influence, the role of special populations as extensions of changes in society and the current issues dominating hosts and athletes. January, 4 credits.

300A,B Human Physiology and Anatomy:
Structure and Function of the Human Body. Lecture and laboratory. (Same as BIOL 300A,B) Two semesters, 4 credits each.

311 Biomechanics
Anatomical and mechanical principles relating to human motion. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: 150. One semester, 4 credits.

313 Exercise Physiology
The effects of exercise and stress upon the various organic functions. Lectures and laboratory. Prerequisite: 150. One semester, 4 credits.

315* Outdoor Recreation
Basic techniques and resources available for camping, hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, and water-related recreation activities. One semester, 3 credits.

316* Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Treatment procedures for athletic injuries, preventive and therapeutic conditioning, and safety in sport. Prerequisite: 150. One semester, 3 credits.

320 Movement and Elementary School Physical Education
The biological, psychological, and sociological interpretations of play and physical education. Fundamentals of teaching movement at the preschool and elementary level. Includes laboratory experience. One semester, 3 credits.

325 Same as KLS 509
One semester, 3 credits.

340 History and Philosophy of Sport and Leisure
The historical and philosophical development of sport and leisure within the context of the discipline and human cultural development. One semester, 3 credits.

350* Adaptive Physical Education
Exercise and adaptations necessary for the needs of the physically and mentally challenged. Prerequisite: 150. One semester, 2 credits.

360* Therapeutic Recreation
Principles and organization of recreational activities in varied therapeutic settings; field work included. One semester, 3 credits.

373* Sport and Recreational Management
Administrative aspects of athletics, physical education, and recreation are studied and put into practice. One semester, 3 credits.

382* Sociology of Sport and Leisure
Impact of culture on the rise of games and sports in human societies. One semester, 3 credits.

388* Sport, Play and Ritual
(Same as INTD 241) January session, 4 credits.

400* Therapeutic Modalities
Understanding of the body's reaction to stress and the use of electromagnetic, infrared, and acoustic energy to elicit responses. One semester, 3 credits.

410* Therapeutic Exercise
Covers general treatment management along with rehabilitation goals in a therapeutic setting. One semester, 3 credits.

420* Statistical and Evaluative Methods
Parametric and nonparametric statistics used as a means of analyzing sport skills and the sport sciences. Correlation, probability, analysis of variance and measures of central tendency and variability, represent statistical analysis covered. One semester, 3 credits.

435* Psychology of Sport and Leisure
Psychological factors related to human performance and leisure activity. Individual and team functions of arousal, skill level, cohesion, social facilitation, and attention are among the areas studied. One semester, 3 credits.

440 Motor Learning and Control
Theoretical study of the change in motor skill behavior as a result of practice and experience, as well as the refl exive and voluntary mechanisms that control human movement. Lecture and laboratory. One semester, 4 credits.

450* Advanced Care and Prevention Athletic Injuries
In depth study of treatment procedures for athletic injuries and advanced preventive and therapeutic conditioning. Prerequisite: 316. One semester, 3 credits.

489 Seminar In Kinesiology and Leisure Science
Training and practice in the preparation and presentation of oral and written reports on the topics pertaining to the subfields in Kinesiology and Leisure Science. Open to seniors majoring in KLS. One semester, 2 credits.

509 Promoting Students' Health and Safety
An examination of the major laws, concepts, and principles related to student health and safety and a discussion of strategies that foster student health and contribute to a healthy learning environment. Topics include: impact of health on academic achievement, student behaviors which foster or compromise their health and safety; common chronic and communicable diseases; strategies for encouraging good nutrition; physiological and sociological effects of alcohol, narcotics, drugs, and tobacco. One semester, 1 credit.

GENERAL COURSES

1 Fitness and Wellness
Discussion and laboratory experience covering fi tness components (flexibility, endurance,
strength, body composition) and wellness components (proper nutrition, risk factor reduction, stress management). Primary objective is to provide students with the skills and behaviors to maintain a high level of fi tness and health throughout life. One semester. 1 credit.

15 Combatives
An introduction to the principles and techniques of the fi ve basic forms of Tae Kwon Do Karate. One semester. 1 credit.

89 Field Work Experience in Secondary Education
One semester, 1 credit.

91 Intercollegiate Team Management
Supervised work experience in the management of an athletic team. Permission. May be repeated for credit. One semester, 1 credit.

92 Field Work in Kinesiology and Leisure Science
Experience in college and private settings. Permission. May be repeated for credit. One semester, 1 credit.

190, 290, 390, 490* Selected Topics in KLS
Variable credits. Permission. May be repeated for credit.

295, 395, 495 Independent Studies
Credit and time arranged. Permission. May be repeated for credit.


*ACTIVITY CLASSES

2 Aerobics
3 Advanced Aerobics
4 Pilates (same as THEA 4)
5 Yoga (same as THEA 5)
7 Self Defense for Women (R. A. D.)
8 Step Aerobics
9 Advanced Step Aerobics
10 Weight Training
11 Advanced Self-Defense for Women
15 Combatives
20 Pickleball
21 Badminton
25 Swimming
26 Tennis
30 Indoor Soccer
32 Basketball
34 Soccer
35 Softball
36 Volleyball
38 Bowling
41 Cheerleading

*Not all the activity classes listed are offered each year.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Participation in intercollegiate athletics carries one credit per semester and may be repeated for credit. These sports are: Women's Intercollegiate Basketball, Cross Country, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball, Water Polo; Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Water Polo.

*Not offered every year.