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Department of Health and Human Performance


Courses: Physical Education Professional Program (PEP)
6197:6297:6397: Selected Topics in Human Performance
Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0). Prerequisite: approval of chair. Concurrent enrollment of six semester hours is permitted. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Problems and discussion for advanced students. Emphasis on relationship of school and community agencies.

6198:6298:6398: Special Problems in Human Performance
Cr. 1-3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of chair.

6300: Current Research and Literature in Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). A review and critique of current research with analysis of technique and methods. Identification of current trends as reflected in contemporary professional literature.

6301: Physiology of Exercise
Cr. 3. (3-0). Examination of physiological functions of the human as related to acute and chronic changes resulting from physical activity.

6302: Theories and Techniques of Athletic Coaching
Cr. 3. (3-0). Coaching problems and techniques in the major sports. Individual and group work under the direction of local and visiting staff members.

6304: The Biomechanics of Human Performance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: previous course work in kinesiology or biomechanics. The study of the forces and the effect these forces have on human motion (kinetics and kinematics), with emphasis on athletic skills and calisthenic exercises.

6305: Measurement in Health and Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Instruments and techniques of measurement utilized in physical and health education.

6307: Administration of Athletic Programs
Cr. 3. (3-0). The functions of athletes in the school program; budgeting and financing; schedule-making and duties of personnel.

6308: Supervision of Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Principles, organization, and problems.

6312: Physical Education for Children
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 3301 or consent of instructor. Essentials for successful elementary and preschool physical education program; philosophy, objectives, trends, methods, and materials necessary for program development.

6315: Adapted Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Deviations in body mechanics; analysis of techniques in preventive, corrective, and adaptive physical education.

6320: Modern Sport History
Cr. 3. (3-0). An examination of the sociocultural foundations of contemporary sport. Utilizing a topical rather than chronological approach, the reciprocal relationship between sport, social structure and processes will be explored in the context of modern (nineteenth and twentieth century) European and North American systems.

6321: Sport in Contemporary Society
Cr. 3. (3-0). Examination of factors influencing sport participation, issues related to the conduct of sports programs, and impact of sport experiences upon values and behavior of participants.

6330: Scientific Principles of Athletic Performance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Assessment and analysis of athletic performance through application of basic principles of kinesiology and physiology.

6340: Principles of Motor Learning
Cr. 3. (3-0). Motor learning theory and experimental research with implications for teaching and performance of motor skills.

6345: Experimental Studies of Motor Performance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6301 or PEP 6340. Physiological and psychological analysis and experimentation relating to motor performance.

6350: Psychological Aspects of Sport
Cr. 3. (3-0). An investigation of the psychological foundations that underlie sport performance with emphasis on the development of mental strategies that will enhance performance.

6355: Promotional Strategies for Sport
Cr. 3. (3-0). Development of skills and strategies utilized in sport promotion

6370: Exercise Testing and Fitness Evaluation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6301 or consent of instructor. Laboratory and field testing procedures involved with physical fitness testing. Emphasis will be placed on design and implementation of aerobic exercise programs for cardiovascular fitness development.

7193:7293:7393: Internship and Practicum
Cr. 1-3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of chair. Part- or full-time experience in educational situations under faculty and field representative direction and supervision. Seminars.

7197:7297:7397: Advanced Selected Topics in Human Performance
Cr. 1-3. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Concurrent enrollment up to six semester hours is permitted. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. For advanced students in master's program and doctoral students.

7198:7298:7398: Advanced Special Problems in Human Performance
Cr. 1-3. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. For advanced students in master's program and doctoral students.

7300: Sport in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Cr. 3. (3-0). A critical examination of the nature and significance of sport across selected nations which reflect contrasting social, political and economic value systems.

7301: Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6301. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7302: Advanced Topics in Motor and Sport Behavior
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6340. An in-depth examination of selected motor learning/control and psychological basis of sport topics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7303: Program Development in Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Curriculum theory and principles of curriculum design; analysis and evaluation of various types of curricula.

7304: Advanced Measurement Topics in Exercise Science
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6305 or equivalent. Use of microcomputer technology applied to advanced measurement topics and issues in exercise science.

7305: Seminar in Teaching College-Level Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). The basic instructional and cocurricular program of physical activities for colleges and universities.

7310: Instructional Models in Physical Education and Health Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of instructional and learning theories and research in the design of instructional models in physical and health education.

7311: Analysis of Teaching Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Overview of current research on teaching physical education and utilization of descriptive-analytic techniques employed in physical education for supervision, research, and self-evaluation of teaching.

7315: Current Issues and Trends in Health and Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Critical analysis of program changes and innovations influenced by sociological, cultural, and economic trends; identification and analysis of basic issues affecting programs in health and physical education.

7321: Assessment of Health and Physical Education Programs
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: EPSY 6310 or equivalent. Survey of assessment and evaluation models, procedures and problems in health and physical education.

7325: Exercise in Health and Fitness
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6301 or consent of instructor. Review and synthesis of epidemiologic research on exercise, health, and fitness.

7330: Seminar in Teaching Exercise Science
Cr. 3. (3-0). Study of research on curriculum developments in exercise science.

7335: Exercise and Drugs
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6301 or consent of instructor. An investigation of how commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs work and how they impact acute and chronic exercise.

7340: Motor Control
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6340. Analysis of the neuromechanisms involved in the coordination and control of human movement.

7342: Motor Development
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6340 or consent of instructor. Psychomotor development of children, skill learning implications, research, evaluation, assessment of motor and perceptual motor development.

7350: Mental Strategies in Motor Performance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6350. Analysis of psychological theories and interventions in motor performance.

7370: Research in Human Performance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 6305. Research techniques applied to human performance studies; development of research questions, designs, and analytical methods.

8300: Professional Preparation in Physical Education
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PEP 7303. Professional program in health and physical education at the undergraduate and graduate levels.