This course is designed to provide people with basic first aid and CPR knowledge for emergencies. Proper procedures in calling for help, skills necessary to keep someone alive, and ways to reduce pain will be examined. Students will also learn how to minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional help arrives.
Every Fall and Spring
Previously: PE 230
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Most Interims
Previously: PE 231
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Every other Fall, even years
Previously: PE 232
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Every other Spring, even years
Previously: PE 233
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Every other Fall, odd years
Previously: PE 234
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Every other Interim, even years
Previously: PE 235
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Most Fall terms
Previously: PE 236
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Every other Fall, odd years
Previously: PE 237
Theory of Coaching courses are designed for those students who intend to coach. Each theory course emphasizes the development of selected motor skills, team defensive and offensive strategies, conditioning and coaching principles.
Every other Spring, odd years
Previously: PE 238
The examination of coaching as a profession, including issues of philosophy and ethics, effective practice/competition planning, positive coaching and motivational techniques, performance analyses, program organization, risk management, contest administration, equipment and facility management, communication skills, and contemporary issues related to coaching.
Every other Fall, odd years
Previously: PE 240
Basic course in the fundamental motor skills, playing strategy and basic teaching methodology of individual and team sports activities.
Occasional Spring
Previously: PE 220
This course will include folk, square and social dance with emphasis placed on skills techniques as well as methodology in teaching rhythms activities K-12.
Occasionally
Previously: PE 290
This course is designed to teach the participants about basic fitness concepts as well as strategies for teaching fitness activities in the Physical Education setting. Students will be prepared to organize and teach activities promoting cardiovascular fitness, muscular fitness, and flexibility through a variety of activities including cardio exercises, weight training/resistance training, and yoga. Students will be required to prepare a lesson plan and teach an activity to the class.
Every Fall
The integrated study of the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries, and first aid techniques emphasizing the practical application of treating athletic injuries in their initial phase. Taping, wrapping and basic assessment skills are emphasized.
Every Fall and Spring
Previously: PE 280
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding and personal appreciation of the relationship between coaches and athletes and how it relates to both. Information will be provided in the areas of personality traits as well as leadership styles.
Every other Interim, even years
Previously: PE 225
Students on an F-1 visa are eligible to work off campus to provide additional experience so long as the employment relates directly to the student's major area of study. The practical experience gained outside the traditional classroom supplements the theoretical and/or applied knowledge as a part of the student's coursework. The registration process for this course must be completed every term (including summers), as students must have their work authorization reissued each term to ensure continued enrollment. Jobs must be approved and verified by the International Programs Office before work may begin.
Previously: PE 296
Special Topics in Physical Education.
Previously: PE 297