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1.00 Credits
This course is designed for students interested in increased performance in athletics and advanced weight training techniques. Students must have at minimum a basic weight training background and a desire to perform exercises and routines at high intensity levels for a skill component. This course concentrates on skill related components of personal fitness. The student becomes familiar with calculating body composition, developing a cardiovascular program, and sport specific exercise routines. Basic anatomy (muscle structure and function) and a program design and implementation will be included. Grading will be based upon attendance, developing and implementing the training program for someone at an advanced fitness level. 1 cr.
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6.00 Credits
This course is designed for students with a basic skill level in softball that desire to play the game recreationally in a coeducational setting. Students will be expected to enhance their skill, learn the “Slow Pitch” game andunderstand the basic rules and strategies of the game. A written exam will be included and attendance, participation, and knowledge of the rules and strategies of the game will determine grades. 1 cr. Up to two PEHR courses may be taken at the 200 level or beyond, for a total of six credits. These additional courses can be taken after the completion of the PEHR 100 level requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of two credit PEHR freshman requirement. Upon completion of this course, students will have a knowledge and understanding of the principles essential in coaching at the middle school, high school, or club level. Students will acquire the skills in five basic components necessary to be a successful coach. They are: the principles of coaching, the principles of behavior, the principles of teaching, the principles of physical training, and the principles of management. The course will include two exams, and observational and experiencing research paper on current issues in sports, and the development of a philosophy statement. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of PEHR 100 level requirement - 2 credits. Upon completion of this course, students will have a knowledge and understanding of the principles of care and prevention of athletic injury essential for coaching at the youth, middle, high school, or college level. Students will acquire skills in the following areas of learning: role of a coach in healthcare, basic first aid and CPR skills, and sport first aid for specific injuries. The course will include 10 hours of field experience with the Western New England College training staff. It will be taught by one of our certified athletic trainers. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
This is a critical examination of basic assumptions about reality, knowledge, and values. Questions to be discussed include “Does God exist?”;“Are we a combination obody and soul?”; “Do we have free will?”“What do we know?”;“Can moral beliefs bobjectively true or false?”;“What is the bestform of government?” Offered every semester. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Not open to students who completed PH 204. This is a study of informal reasoning techniques. Topics include methods of understanding and evaluating deductive and inductive arguments, ways of detecting fallacious reasoning, and skills helpful in making practical judgments. Emphasis is on enabling students to think more clearly and reason more precisely. Offered every semester. 3 cr.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Topics in philosophy that are not offered on a regular basis are examined. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
This is an examination of formal methods for determining the validity of arguments and inferences. Topics include truth tables, truth trees, and natural deduction in both sentence logic and predicate logic. Offered every spring. Does not satisfy the ethical perspectives requirement of the GCR or the Humanities requirement for A & S. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. This is an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of ethics as developed from ancient to modern times. The course covers theories of the good life such as hedonism, stoicism, and self-realization; the challenge of relativism; and theories of right and wrong, such as utilitarianism. Concepts to be discussed may include virtue and vice, moral duty, moral rights, and moral responsibility. Offered every semester. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Not open to students who have had PH 103. This is an exploration of fundamental issues in philosophy as they are presented in major literary and philosophic works. The course explores the concept of the self, the problem of evil, free will and determinism, ideals in living, and views on the nature of reality. The readings may include Kafka's Metamorphosis, Voltaire's Candide, Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground, and Crane's The Open Boat. Offered in alternate years. 3 cr.
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