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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
A hands-on, experiential course designed to build self-esteem for women. Topics will include self-expression, assertiveness and communication skills, confidence building, self-acceptance, and stress reduction. Activities will include art and writing projects, adventure learning, group discussions and role-playing.
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1.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the mental and physical skills needed to deal effectively with any potentially dangerous situations as well as with day to day conflicts.
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1.00 Credits
A course in personal safety that introduces the basic components of conflict management and self-defense strategies and skills. This co-ed course will include both theory and practice sessions.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course that examines exercise programming considerations for healthy populations and those with special medical considerations. Review of the physiological and biomechanical concerns of various populations will be discussed and applied to the exercise environment. Exercise program design for exercisers with known cardiopulmonary, metabolic and auto-immune diseases will be discussed. Gender differences will be evaluated and exercise guidelines for youth, seniors and pregnant exercisers will be examined. Fitness assessments that are appropriate for various populations will be highlighted.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to leadership in recreation, fitness and sporting environments. Course includes evaluation of role and competencies of the leader and effective program management techniques. Topics such as communication skills, motivation, implementing change, teaching and learning, and time management techniques will be discussed. Through observation, practice sessions and use of case studies, students will begin to define and develop effective leadership techniques.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to the structure and operations of fitness facilities and exploration of career opportunities in the fitness field. Students will examine various aspects of the fitness industry including the history of fitness as a business entity, facility types, career opportunities, fitness technology and consumer influences. Students will use site visitations and participation as learning tools.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of human physiology as it relates to acute and chronic exercise across the lifespan. In this course, the student will study the systemic aspects of nerve, musculoskelatal, circulatory, respiratory, and thermal and endocrine physiology, with an emphasis on practical application to exercise. Students will examine the effects of nutrition and supplementation on exercise performance. Prerequisites: BIO 117
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the structure and function of the body as related to human movement and physical activity. Course includes discussion of the anatomical considerations for movement, functional anatomy, and mechanics and laws of motion as related to the human body.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of injuries and treatment in sport and fitness programs. This course provides a review of functional anatomy as related to mechanisms of injury. Strategies for injury prevention in both sport and fitness environments will be discussed. Injury assessment techniques will provide the learner with a means to accurately recognize the nature and severity of an athletic injury and develop appropriate injury management strategies.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course that examines current issues that influence the fields of sport and fitness. Topics include nutritional supplementation, training guidelines, industry standards and guidelines, certification requirements and other issues relevant to growth of the sport and fitness fields. Emphasis will be placed on scientific evaluation of topics discussed. Students may be asked to research a topic and present scientifically based findings to the class.
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