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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest. Special topics courses have included The Beat Generation, the Art of Propaganda, and Religion in Popular Culture.
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3.00 Credits
Meets the individual needs of students. Students engage in intensive study or research under the direction of a qualified Instructor. PREREQUISITE: Instructor's permission
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3.00 Credits
Introduces basic principles of nutrition with emphasis on personal nutrition. Satisfies nutrition requirement of students entering healthcare professions.
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1.00 Credits
Focuses on combining a healthy diet and exercise to shed unwanted pounds and inches. The course will include online sessions that will focus on personal habits including diet that lead to weight gain and exercise session appropriate for the student.
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3.00 Credits
Studies health and fitness in the U.S. today. The course will look at personal health issues, managing stress, nutrition and healthy life styles.
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2.00 Credits
Provides standard first aid and CPR, with a more in-depth look at sudden illness, specific disease, and emergencies.
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2.00 Credits
Provides information on fitness and wellness and to serve as a guide to design, implement, and evaluate a complete personal fitness and wellness program. The course integrates the basic components of fitness and wellness in understanding human health in order to achieve well-being. This course offers current information in the health field and provides self-assessments for health risk and wellness behaviors. This includes lifestyle modification, nutrition, weight management, stress management, cardiovascular and cancer risk reduction, exercise and aging, exercise related injury, exercise and the environment, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse (including tobacco, alcohol and other psychoactive drugs), and analysis and interpretation of research publications and Web sites in health and wellness.
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3.00 Credits
This class is a survey of the discipline of kinesiology, including knowledge derived from performing physical activity, studying about physical activity, and professional practice centered in physical activity. It includes an analysis of the importance of physical activity in daily life, the relationship between physical activity and the discipline of kinesiology, the general effects of physical activity experiences. The course surveys the general knowledge base of the discipline as reflected in the major sub-disciplines and reviews selected concepts in each, showing how they contribute to our understanding of the nature and importance of physical activity. In addition, the course introduces students to the general characteristics of the professions to Specific types of physical activity professions typically pursued by those graduating from a program of kinesiology, and assists them in making some early career decisions.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended for HUP majors. It is designed to acquaint the student with the basic skills, methods and techniques necessary to be a competent exercise leader in the area of resistance training. Emphasis will be placed on understanding selection of appropriate teaching progressions that relate to the weight room and fitness facility as well as the science of human motion and muscle/joint structure and function as it relates to fitness.
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3.00 Credits
Teaches students how to apply behavioral principles and techniques that may help people increase their motivation to exercise and change health-impairing behaviors. The course is based on research, theory, and practical application in the field of physical activity. Examination of theories and current research related to sport and exercise behavior will be covered. The student will be introduced to the field of kinesiology by providing a broad overview of the major topics in the area.
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