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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Provides qualified upper-division students an opportunity to gain experience with fitness, health, wellness, and premedical occupations. Course requirements include, but are not limited to, a daily journal describing experiences, a log of completed hours, and verification of completion by an immediate supervisor. Prerequisites: determined by faculty sponsor.
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4.00 Credits
Learn the HIPS technique for evaluating musculoskeletal conditions and injuries. The prevention of musculoskeletal injuries and proper disposition of the patient will be stressed. The theoretical basis of rehabilitation and the physics/mechanics of therapeutic modalities, as well as common musculoskeletal injuries to the axial skeleton will be studied. Prerequisite: KIN 342.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides each student with practical learning experiences designed to develop the skills needed to be a competent exercise instructor/leader. The course allows students to put into practice their knowledge of exercise from their previous course work in biomechanics, exercise physiology, and conditioning for performance and health. Students will be involved in group-centered instruction, field observation, laboratory experiences, and skill execution practicals. Prerequisites: KIN 350 and KIN 360. Corequisite KIN 460.
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3.00 Credits
A review of methods for the conditioning of a broad range of people from exercising adults through competitive athletes. Emphasis during the first half of the semester will be on topics related to adult fitness, including cardiorespiratory fitness, resistive training, flexibility, weight management, and exercise for special populations. During the second half of the semester, topics related to athletes will include: endurance training, training for strength and power, nutritional considerations for athletes, and the use of various putative ergogenic aids. Prerequisite: KIN 360.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Includes completion of a project designed to meet a specialized advanced study need. The student should have prerequisite skills. The project should be planned and described in writing, in consultation with, and with the consent of the faculty advisor. There are four areas of study: 495A Special Studies in Physical Education, 495C Special Studies in Adapted PE, 495D Special Studies in Exercise Science, and 495E Special Studies in Lifetime Fitness.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A single topic or set of related topics not ordinarily covered by the kinesiology major curriculum. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
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12.00 Credits
Drawing on materials about small-scale societies, ancient Greek culture, and contemporary civilizations, this course concentrates, within a comparative framework, on the development of cultural values, the concept of human nature, the growth of self-awareness, and the emergence of scientific and abstract thought. Prerequisite: A passing score on the EPT.
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12.00 Credits
This course focuses on the individual, exploring how personal history, unconscious processes, and political and historical environments shape the concept of the self. This course develops a fuller understanding of these influences through scientific investigation, historical exploration, and creative expression, and by employing materials drawn from biology, psychology, sociology, literature, history, politics, and the arts.
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12.00 Credits
An investigation of the meaning and limits of knowledge with respect to the nature of the mind and physical reality. These issues are pursued through several different but interrelated fields of study, including literature, art, philosophy, comparative religions, and science. The course considers Newtonian and quantum mechanical theories of physical reality, the religions of various cultures, and the functions of myth and religious language. The term includes a section focusing on the nature of human creativity.
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12.00 Credits
An examination of modern accomplishments and problems that have derived from several sources: the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, Enlightenment philosophy, and the rise of capitalism, urbanization, globalization, and environmental degradation. Asking how it is possible in the 21st century to live a moral life, the course examines the rise of individualism, the tension between personal and social values, the problems of poverty and the distribution of wealth, and the multiple consequences of modern technology. Also included is a major project addressing ecology and environmental issues.
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