Physical Education

A credit of ½ hour is earned by intercollegiate varsity sport participants at the completion of their sport season. A maximum of two hours may be earned.

PHED 126 — Nutrition, Health, and Fitness. 3 hours.

Same as FACS 126. Includes a fitness laboratory component.

PHED 131 — Tennis. 1 hour.

A course outlined for beginning players. Emphasis is placed on the development of fundamental skills.

PHED 169 — Survey of Anatomy and Physiology. 4 hours.

Same as BIOL 169.

PHED 190 — Wellness. 3 hours.

This course combines lecture, discussion, and experimental activities that assist students in their understanding and development of a healthy lifestyle. Emphasis is placed on the components and behaviors that promote lifelong, positive outcomes in the five dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual. Includes a fitness laboratory component. Varsity Athletic participants and ROTC cadets register for 2 hours without the fitness lab.

PHED 210 — Teaching Rhythms and Aerobics. 1 hour.

Techniques and procedures for teaching secondary level rhythmic activities and aerobics. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 211 — Teaching Basic Aquatic Skills. 1 hour.

Progression levels of stroke readiness, stroke development, stroke proficiency for the following aquatic primary skills: backstroke, elementary backstroke, side stroke, breast stroke, butterfly and free style will be taught. Procedures for proper safety precautions for in the water and on the deck will be emphasized. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 219 — Theory of Coaching. 2 hours.

A study and discussion into team organization, team selection, training, game preparation, travel budget, and coaches’ decorum. Special emphasis will include the game in a Christian perspective and establishing a personal coaching philosophy. Includes a coaching practicum.

PHED 221 — Coaching Basketball. 2 hours.

An intensive study of the rules and problems relative to the development of successful offensive and defensive play. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 222 — Coaching Track and Field. 2 hours.

The study and practice of the various coaching techniques in track skills, methods of training and conditioning, and the methods of administering track meets. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 223 — Coaching Baseball/Softball. 2 hours.

This course combines the rules and coaching techniques of baseball and softball. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 224 — Coaching Football. 2 hours.

A study of rules, coaching techniques, and problems relative to the development of successful offensive and defensive play. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 227 — Team Sports Officiating. 2 hours.

A study of techniques, team play, rules, and rule interpretation with emphasis on proper mechanics and judgment in officiating. Practical experience obtained. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 228 — Principles of Weight Training and Conditioning. 2 hours.

This course provides a general understanding of the administration process of a weight training program, of strength training principles, and a practical knowledge of how to perform and teach the major exercises of weight training. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 231 — Coaching Volleyball. 2 hours.

This course provides the student with an understanding of the fundamental skills, strategies, and rules of volleyball. Also covered are practice planning, conditioning, and team selection. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 232 — Coaching Soccer. 2 hours.

This course provides the student with an understanding of the fundamental skills, strategies, and rules of soccer. Also covered are practice planning, conditioning, and team selection.

PHED 241 — First Aid and Emergency Care. 2 hours.

Vital and practical applications and procedures in caring for an injured person, including safety, Heimlich method in choking, splinting, and bandaging. CPR and first aid certification may be achieved upon satisfactory completion of this course.

PHED 242 — Foundations of Health Education. 3 hours.

An introduction to the field of health education. The history, theories, and contemporary issues in health education are examined.

PHED 243 — Personal and Community Health. 2 hours.

The study includes essentials of personal and community health. Fundamentals of health science, scientific prevention of illness, and dynamics of health in the individual and family are studied. For departmental teaching majors and minors only. Prerequisite: PHED 242.

PHED 246 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I. 4 hours.

Same as BIOL 246.

PHED 247 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II. 4 hours.

Same as BIOL 247.

PHED 260 — Individual Sports Skills. 3 hours.

Emphasis is placed on acquiring basic skills and teaching methods in a variety of individual sports. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 270 — Team Sports Skills. 3 hours.

Emphasis is placed on acquiring basic skills and teaching methods in a variety of team sports. For department majors and minors only.

PHED 274 — Outdoor Education. 2 hours.

Course is designed to provide students with the knowledge to organize and teach outdoor activities. Emphasis is placed on lifetime activities the community values as leisure and recreation.

PHED 305 — Human Sexuality. 3 hours.

Same as SOCY 305. Offered alternate years.

PHED 310 — Curriculum Design in Physical Education. 3 hours.

A study of curriculum and various methods used in teaching physical education for both regular and special populations. Prerequisites: PHED 260, 270, EDUC 385.

PHED 315 — Drug/Chemical Use and Abuse. 3 hours.

Same as SOCY 315. Offered alternate years.

PHED 325 — School Health Programs. 3 hours.

Proper health and safety practices are studied with emphasis on the materials that should be taught in a secondary school health class. Prerequisites: PHED 243, EDUC 385.

PHED 352 — Assessment and Evaluation of Physical Education. 3 hours.

Introduction to scientific assessment and evaluation, special studies, research projects, and instrumentation applied specifically to physical education for both regular and special populations. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program.

PHED 360 — Physiology of Exercise. 4 hours.

Study of the effects of exercise on various systems of the human body. Includes lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: PHED 169 or BIOL/PHED 246 and 247.

PHED 367 — Methods and Materials in Physical Education for the Elementary School. 2 hours.

A study of curriculum and various methods used in teaching physical education in grades K–6. The course includes lesson and unit planning, organizational procedures and methods used in teaching basic movement, stunts and tumbling, rhythms, and sports skills. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program

PHED 370 — Adaptive Physical Education. 3 hours.

A course designed to acquaint the student with the principles of planning and conducting an adaptive physical education program to meet the needs of handicapped students. The public laws and their applications to the physical educator are included. Includes a practicum experience.

PHED 375 — Community Health Programs. 2 hours.

Organization and administration in local, state, and national health agencies; their purposes and functions are studied. An overview of methods for meeting community health needs and for solving community health programs. Prerequisite: PHED 243.

PHED 410 — Curriculum and Evaluation of Health Education. 3 hours.

Issues related to designing curriculum in health education, including analysis of topics and methods of organizing and executing instruction. Students will develop a curriculum guide for use in secondary school health education programs. Prerequisites: PHED 325, EDUC 385.

PHED 472 — Kinesiology. 3 hours.

Study of the human body in motion. Prerequisite: PHED 169.