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KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION COURSES (KHP)
 
KHP 1101 Badminton (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1104 Golf (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1107 Swimming (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1108 Tennis (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1109 Intermediate Swimming (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1110 Paddle Tennis (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1111 Archery (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1112 Advanced Swimming (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1122 Water Aerobics (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1123 Synchronized Swimming (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1130 Social Contemporary Dance (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1131 Folk Dance I (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1132 Modern Dance (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1133 Square Dance (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1134 Ballroom Dance (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1135 Ballet I (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1136 Jazz Techniques I (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1137 Tap Dance (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1138 Clog Dance Techniques I (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1139 Aerobic Dance I (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1141 Jogging (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1142 Weight Training (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1144 Step Aerobics (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1145 Slide Aerobics (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 1146 Physical Defense for Women (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2200 Health Concepts (1-1)
  A study of health concepts that characterizes a process in the life cycle that is typical of every individual.
   
KHP 2201 Camping and Outdoor Education (2)
  Camping, leadership and program planning.
   
KHP 2202 First Aid and Safety and CPRO (2-2)
  Community first aid and safety instruction and CPRO for the professional following American Red Cross techniques.
   
KHP 2204 Intermediate Golf (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2208 Intermediate Tennis (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2212 First Aid and CPRO Recertification (1)
  Community first aid and safety instruction and CPRO for recertification. Prerequisite: Proof of previous certification in American Red Cross Community First Aid and Safety and CPRO.
   
KHP 2223 Advanced Synchronized Swimming (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2230 Rhythmic Activities for Special Populations (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2231 Folk Dance II (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2232 Modern Dance Techniques II (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2235 Ballet II (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2236 Jazz Techniques II (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2238 Clog Dance Techniques II (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2239 Aerobic Dance II (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2240 Personal and Community Health (3)
  Personal health as it applies to practices, knowledge and behavior.
   
KHP 2241 Intermediate Jogging (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2242 Intermediate Weight Training (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 2250 Foundations of Health Science (1-1)
  A study of the historical, philosophical and theoretical foundations of health education and health promotion, including the current status and projected trends in health education and promotion.
   
KHP 2251 Foundations of Physical Education and SFM (2- 2)
  A study of the history and principles of health education and physical education with particular emphasis placed on present practices and trends.
   
KHP 2252 Methods of Teaching Dance (3)
  Social, folk and square dancing, including basic rhythmic activities which can be taught in elementary, middle and high schools.
   
KHP 2260 Applied Fitness Concepts (2-2)
  Personal conditioning-based course focusing on training principles, modes of exercise, training tools, performance enhancers, measurement concepts and exercise prescription.
   
KHP 2263 Lifeguard Training (3-3)
  Organization and teaching of the fundamental skills for water safety and the prevention of drowning. Prerequisites: Advanced swimming or permission of instructor.
   
KHP 3330 Physical Skills Proficiency (2-2)
  This course covers the rules, regulations, terms, origin, development, safety, equipment, and performance of skills of the physical sport skills related to KHP 4485/4486.
   
KHP 3331 Physical Skills Proficiency II (2-2)
  Traces the historical development of fitness, conditioning, and wellness concepts for life. Identifies rules, regulations, and terminology of specified sport activities. Students are expected to perform specified skill tests in golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track and field with a proficiency level of 80%.
   
KHP 3332 Modern Dance Techniques III (1)
  Physical education activity course.
   
KHP 3340 Principles of Recreation (3-3)
  Overview of recreation on federal, state and local levels with respect to history, program, population, facilities and trends.
   
KHP 3350 Psychology of Wellness and Performance (3-3)
  Theory and practical application of psychological factors that impact wellness and performance of individuals and groups.
   
KHP 3352 Kinesiology and Efficiency of Human Movement (3-3)
  General anatomy, joint and muscle function, and analysis of body movements. Prerequisites: KHP 3360 or BIO 3347 and 3348
   
KHP3355 Introduction to Sport and Fitness Management (3)
  This course is an introductory course for students who wish to enter the professional field of sport and/or fitness management. Students will be exposed to a variety of subjects related to sport and fitness management.
   
KHP 3360 Physiological Principles of Body Systems (3-3)
  This course will examine the structure, function and control mechanisms of the following body systems: musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory. Metabolism, temperature regulation and fluid, electrolyte and acid base balance will also be discussed. Prerequisites: BIO 1100, CHM 1142 and L142.
   
KHP 3361 Integrating HPER into the Curriculum (3)
  Methods and materials of teaching physical education for grades K-6. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
   
KHP 3363 Lifeguard Training Instructor (3-3)
  Review of all physical skills included in lifeguard training. Course will consist of theory and techniques of organizing and conducting the lifeguard training instructor course. Prerequisite: KHP 2263.
   
KHP 3368 Water Safety Instructor (WSI) (2-2)
  Organization and teaching swimming and water safety programs. Prerequisite: Swimming Certificate.
   
KHP 3369 Scuba (2-4)
  Basic techniques of scuba diving. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. In addition to lab fee, a student is required to purchase mask, fins, snorkel, weight belt and weights. Students are also required to make two trips for final certification. The student will be responsible for the cost of transportation, food and lodging during the two trips.
   
KHP 3391 Testing and Statistical Interpretation (3-3)
  Test selection, analyzing test scores and measurement as a technique of evaluation in evaluation in health education and physical education. Prerequisite: junior standing or above.
   
KHP 3392 Water Safety Instructor for the Handicapped (l-1)
  Organization and methods of teaching swimming to adapted students. Prerequisite: A current valid WSI Certificate (Swimming Instructor Certificate).
   
KHP 3395 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injury (2-2)
  The study of basic care and prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Prerequisites: BIO 3347, L347, 3348, L348.
   
KHP 4405 Physical Activity and Disease Prevention (3)
  This course will explore the link between physical activity and the major diseases experienced by modern day humans. Evidence for and against the potential benefits of physical activity will be reviewed for conditions such as coronary heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, low back pain, asthma, infection, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity and stress. Prerequisites: BIO 1100, L100. CHM 1142 and L142 or PHY 2252 and L252 or SCI 2233 and L233. KHP 3360.
   
KHP 4400 Sports Officiating and Programs in Intramurals (3-3)
  Focuses on school and community recreation programs, including sports, games and officiating techniques.
   
KHP 4410 Motor Development (3)
  An analysis of the ways in which children develop movement capabilities. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
   
KHP 4427 Health Behavior (3-3)
  The theoretical foundations of health behavior and evaluation and their application to health practice. Prerequisite: KHP 4420.
   
KHP 4430 Sport and Fitness Marketing (3)
  Course is designed to introduce the student to marketing practices of sport and fitness organizations. The course will review terminology, systems, techniques, and processes that are used in the specialized application of sport and fitness marketing and to encourage students to consider how traditional marketing strategies may be applied to this substantial and growing industry. Prerequisite: KHP 3355 or permission of instructor.
   
KHP 4435 Current Issues in Sport and Fitness Management (3)
  Course is designed to serve as a mechanism for the introduction of new information and technology issues for the sport industry. This course will encourage the undergraduate student in sport and fitness management to remain current with contemporary developments in the sports industry. Prerequisite: KHP 3355.
   
KHP 4440 Governing Agencies in Sport (3)
  Course is designed to provide the student with information concerning basic structure and governing principles of various sport agencies. The course will include, but is not limited to, an examination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, professional sports leagues in the United States and Europe. Prerequisite: KHP 3355 or permission of instructor.
   
KHP 4442 Health Education (3-3)
  Course focuses on school health organization, services and institutions, grades N-12. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
   
KHP 4443 Sport Administration (3)
  Organization and administration of sport management, recreation and athletic training programs. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
   
KHP 4450 Event Management (3)
  This course is designed to give advanced students the opportunity to plan and prepare a major event such as a conference. The students will have handson opportunities to plan, organize, direct personnel, fundraise, market, and carry out a regional sport management conference.
   
KHP 4451 Sport Finance and Business (3)
  This course is designed to provide the student with information concerning the basic theories of finance and accounting as applied to managerial control of sport organizations. Included are forms of ownership, taxation, financial analysis, feasibility studies, licensing, and economic impact studies. Prerequisite: KHP 3355 or permission of instructor.
   
KHP 4452 Sport Communications (3)
  The application of communication theories to the sport industry. Examination of public and media relations with a special focus on message development, image building and crisis management for sport organizations.
   
KHP 4453 Legal Aspects in Sport and Fitness Management (3)
  In this course the student will gain an appreciation for the legal and business matters that pertain to sport/fitness and related areas. Students will acquire working awareness and understanding of the basic legal and business responsibilities of coaches, sports managers and fitness practitioners, along with an understanding of the legal terms, concepts and issues that influence the management of programs. Students will also develop appreciation for business elements of sport/fitness, which encroach upon the law.
   
KHP 4455 Facility Management (3)
  This course is designed to provide the student with information concerning the planning, design, organization, and administration of sport, fitness, and recreational facilities as well as event management. Prerequisite: KHP 3355 or permission of instructor.
   
KHP 4459 Sport and Exercise Nutrition (3)
  This course examines the special dietary requirements of physically active individuals and athletes in training. The course will cover the basics of nutrition and bioenergetics along with current issues such as fad diets and disordered eating, precompetition meals, sports drinks, mineral supplements, and other various ergogenic aids. Prerequisites: BIO 1100, L100. CHM 1142 and L142 or PHY 2252 and L252 or SCI 2233 and L233. KHP 3360
   
KHP 4460 Principles of Strength and Conditioning (3)
  This course will enable the student to develop knowledge and expertise in the areas of strength training, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, reaction time, speed, and agility in traditional and nontraditional sports. Emphasis will be placed on implementation and measurement of the above programs in conjunction with athletic development. Prerequisites: KHP 3360 or BIO 3347 and 3348, and KHP 3352. Co-requisite: KHP L460.
   
KHP L460 Principles of Strength and Conditioning Lab
  This lab is designed to develop practical knowledge and expertise in the areas of strength training, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, reaction time, speed, and agility in traditional and non-traditional sports. Emphasis will be placed on implementation and measurement of the above programs in conjunction with athletic development. Prerequisite: KHP 3360 or BIO 3347 and 3348, and KHP 3352. Co-requisite: KHP 4460.
   
KHP 4462 Physical Education for Exceptional Children (2- 2)
  This course explores programs to serve the needs of the exceptional child in schools. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
   
KHP 4465 Classroom Management and Organization for HPE (3)
  This course will explore the issues of organization, curriculum, and classroom management as they relate to the physical education environment. Directed field requirements will be presented and observation hours will be conducted. Prerequisite: Junior or senior level.
   
KHP 4470 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Softball (2- 2)
  Development of basic skills necessary for team play, squad organization, rules, scouting procedures, team conditioning, and equipment needs.
   
KHP 4472 Internship in Health/Physical Education (9)
  The Professional Internship Program is the culminating clinical field-based experience for students seeking certification in a teaching field. The Professional Internship Program provides the student with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a period of one full semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the informed, reflective decision maker throughout the internship experience. Prerequisite: Admission to TEP. Corequisite: IED 4454.
   
KHP 4474 Exercise Physiology (3-3)
  Physiological mechanisms and adaptations of cells, tissues, organs and systems during physical activity. Prerequisite: KHP 3360 or BIO 3347/3348, and KHP 3391, 3352.
   
KHP L474 Exercise Physiology Lab (1-1)
  Course will provide experience for applied exercise physiology principles as students are introduced to laboratory and field tests of muscular strength, anaerobic power, maximal oxygen uptake, body composition and other physiological measurements. Prerequisite: KHP 4474.
   
KHP 4475 Exercise Testing and Prescription (3-3)
  Course will examine the criteria for evaluation of health status of persons wishing to begin an exercise program, guidelines of establishing current fitness level, and the basic principles of exercise prescription. Levels of certification and criteria by ACSM will also be discussed. Prerequisite: KHP 4474.
   
KHP 4476 Laboratory Practicum in Exercise Performance (2-2)
  Students will be introduced to some of the measurement techniques routinely used in exercise physiology and will gain practical experience in administration of these tests. Emphasis will be placed on how to avoid measurement errors. Prerequisite: KHP 4474.
   
KHP 4477 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Football (2-2)
  Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and care of equipment, budgeting, ethics, rules, scouting and team conditioning.
   
KHP 4478 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Soccer (2-2)
  The development of basic skills necessary for team play, squad organization, rules, scouting procedures, term conditioning and equipment needs.
   
KHP 4479 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Volleyball (2-2)
  Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and care of equipment, budgeting, squad organization, rules, scouting and team conditioning.
   
KHP 4480 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Track and Field (2-2)
  Teaching of basic fundamentals of track and field activities.
   
KHP 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary School Physical Education or Health Teacher (3-3)
  Teaching methods, selection, organization and use of physical education or health materials in secondary schools. Observation and teaching experiences will be included. Prerequisite: Admission to TEP.
   
KHP 4482 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Basketball (2-2)
  Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and care of equipment, budgeting, squad organization, rules, scouting and team conditioning.
   
KHP 4483 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Baseball (2-2)
  Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and care of equipment, budgeting, batting and field drills, rules, scouting and team conditioning.
   
KHP 4485 Teaching Individual and Team Sports (3-3)
  Teaching methods, techniques and officiating basketball, gymnastics, badminton and soccer. Prerequisite: KHP 3352 and admission to professional education program or permission of the instructor.
   
KHP 4486 Teaching Individual and Team Sports (3-3)
  Teaching methods, techniques and officiating swimming, track and field, tennis and golf. Prerequisites: KHP 3352 and admission to professional education program or permission of the instructor.
   
KHP 4487 Special Topics in Exercise Performance (2-2)
  An intensive study of selected topics in exercise science. Topics to be taught each term TBA. Prerequisite: KHP 4474 or permission of instructor.
   
KHP 4488 Issues and Practice in Cardiac Rehabilitation (3-3)
  Course will examine the policies and procedures of cardiac rehabilitation programs. Students will be introduced to the phases of cardiac rehabilitation programs, administration and reporting of graded exercise stress tests, administration of exercise sessions, reporting procedures, and techniques of successful patient educational programs. Prerequisite: KHP 4474.
   
KHP 4489 Practicum in Dance Production and Performance (1-3)
  A supervised experience in planning, staging and evaluating a formal dance production.
   
KHP 4490 Internship in Area of Concentration (6)
  A supervised experience in planning, staging and evaluating a formal practicum in related field. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
   
KHP 4491-4492 Guided Independent Research (1-3)
  Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study.
   
KHP 4493-4494 Guided Independent Study (1-3)
  Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study.
   
KHP 4499 Senior Seminar (1-2)
  Students enrolled in the course will complete resumes, attend professional meetings, and be informed of certification dates and locations. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.