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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Physical education majors only. An introduction to general approaches to curriculum theory and design and to instructional methods. Through an examination of the nature of curriculum across disciplines, interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum design, the construction of lesson plans and unit plans, and various methodological strategies, students are introduced to the most significant aspects of classroom organization and practice. Strategies addressed include the art of questioning and the integration of critical thinking into teaching. Emphasis is placed on different models of curriculum design, planning, and teaching. Special attention is given to a multicultural curriculum, as well as methods of assessment, including alternative assessment. Twenty hours of field placement in an elementary or secondary school are required.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A study of various techniques, efficiencies and conditions for successful coaching. Investigation into the problems involved in assisting athletes toward development of individual potentials.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Sport and physical activity as forms of human expression that reflect the current value structure. Topics include: value of American sport, sport and nationalism, sport and physical education as socializing agents, alternative sport models, violence in sport.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course uses the issues of the body and sport in society to explore social stratification (e.g., social class, gender, and race). We discuss how bodies are not only biological entities, but also socially defined by different groups in their quest for social power. These insights lead to an examination of social change from different theoretical perspectives (e.g., pluralism, critical theory, and Bourdieu’s cultural theory).
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An overview of elementary physical education, grades 1 C6. Specific techniques, methods and materials, in addition to field experiences in public schools.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: BIO 203 and 204. An analysis of the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems provides the basis for understanding human movements and, in particular, movement in various sports skills and dance forms. Mechanical principles underlying movement and their relationship to the performance of skills.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: BIO 203 and 204. The effects of exercise upon the functioning of the various systems of the body and the relationship of exercise to health and fitness.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Observation and fieldwork in the various therapies, including corrective therapy, recreation therapy, and dance therapy.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Characteristics and needs of the atypical. Program development and modifications in equipment and facilities. Field experiences at community agencies and schools.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Methods and materials to prepare students to teach comprehensive health-related fitness, including concepts relative to fitness, diet, and weight control, and integration with wellness components leading towards development of an active lifestyle.
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