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Kinesiology

These courses are listed for information purposes only.
Please do not take classes without speaking with your advisor.


EP 3183 Exercise Psychology
Three hours lecture. This course will explore the theory and research related to psychological and sociological perspectives of physical activity and how exercise may impact the individual’s psychosocial health and behavior.


EP 4123 Aging and Physical Activity
(Prerequisites: EP 3304) Three hours lecture. This course addresses the process of aging as it affects physical activity. Students will develop a good knowledge of the physiological, psychological, and socio-economic issues affecting the functional performance levels in later life.


EP 4133 Exercise Programs for Clinical Populations
(Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EP 3304) Three hours lecture. This course describes the methods of prescribing exercise programs for individuals with medical conditions.


EP 4143 Disability and Physical Activity
Three hours lecture. An examination of how physical activity can improve health in people experiencing disability across the lifespan.


EP 4183 Exercise and Weight Control
(Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EP 3304) Three hours lecture. The course describes the relationship between physical activity and nutrition for the maintenance of ideal body weight and optimal health throughout life.


KI 3273 Athletic Training
(Prerequisite: BIO 1004 or BIO 2004) Three hours lecture. Designed for those beginning careers in coaching, physical education, and the fitness profession, the course prepares students to prevent, recognize, and treat of injuries prevalent and manage emergency situations in athletics, physical education, and adult fitness programs.


PE 3133 Adapted Physical Education
Three hours lecture. A study of the psychomotor domain with emphasis on identifying handicapping problems and developing instructional strategies for remediating these problems.


PE 3163 Sport Psychology
Three hours lecture. This course will provide students with an overview of the theories and research related to sport and exercise behavior. Topics to be covered include the history of sport psychology, behavioral principles, anxiety, motivation, leadership, group dynamics, gender, and personality.


PE 3223 Motor Development & Movement
(Prerequisite: BIO 3004) Three hours lecture. A study of human motor development and movement. Introducing the terminology, principles to motor development and the concept of developmentally appropriate practice as it relates to physical education, exercise science, human development, special education, elementary education and other health-related fields.


PE 3433 General Safety Methods
(Prerequisite: Junior Standing) Three hours lecture. Analysis of accident causes and methods of prevention. Home, school, industry, farm, water, pedestrian problems considered.


PE 3533 Coaching Sports
Three hours lecture. Coaching fundamentals and team play; team organization, offensive and defensive sets, and rules of play in football, basketball and baseball.


PE 4413 Basic Driver Education I
(Prerequisite: Valid driver's license, two years driving experience) Three hours lecture. Critical analysis of traffic accidents, attitude factors, essential knowledge of automobile operations and traffic laws and regulations for developing driving skills.


PE 4853 Motor Learning and Skill Analysis
(Prerequisite: PE 3223) Three hours lecture. Designed to provide students with an understanding of how movement is produced and controlled and the principles that underlie the learning of motor skills.


SS 3103 Sport Sponsorship
Three hours lecture. The primary objective is to learn the fundamental aspects of sport sponsorship and apply knowledge to management practice. It is to understand how sport sponsorship principles and practices are combined and applied to solve sport industry problems.


SS 3203 Sport Law
Three hours lecture. This course addresses the influence of torts, contracts, employment-related issues, and intellectual property on the sport industry.


SS 3303 Communication Management in Sport
Three hours lecture. Functions and tasks of communication professionals in the sport business, including such fields as public relations, media relations, community relations, and promotions.


SS 3403 Facility and Event Management in Sport
Three hours lecture. This course covers the requisite responsibilities and tasks involved in facility and event management in sport industry.


SS 3503 Sport and Recreational Leadership
Three hours lecture. This course examines the process of leadership as it relates to leadership needs in the delivery of recreation, leisure, and sport professions.


SS 4203 Funding of Sport
Three hours lecture. Foundation of fiscal management concepts in the sport industry, including finance, economics, accounting, and general business practices.


The semesters in which these courses are offered are subject to change.
The departments control when the courses will be available.