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Office of the University Registrar

2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions

Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
College of Health and Human Performance

HLP 2940 Practicum in Health and Human Performance
Credits: 1 to 3.
A unique opportunity for students who are in the decision-making phase of their studies to test a career choice through practicum experience prior to completing professional courses.

HLP 4933 Variable International Topics
Credits: 1 to 6.
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study in a wide range of cultural settings.

PET 2320C Applied Human Anatomy with Laboratory
Credits: 4.
Study of general anatomy of the human body from a systematic approach. Understanding anatomical terminology, gross structures, and locations of different body structures are primary concerns. Cells, tissues, and organs of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems are emphasized. (B)

PET 2350C Applied Human Physiology
Credits: 4.
Introduction to body functions at the cellular, tissue, organ and systems level with emphasis on the mechanisms of operation. Designed for students interested in pursuing study in the health professions. (B)

PET 2622C Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
Credits: 3; Prereq: majors only.
Prevention of athletic injuries, including protective equipment, safe facilities, and proper supervision of practice and contests. Recognition, referral and follow-up of injuries in athletics. Legal implications of athletic training. Current taping techniques and therapeutic modalities. Supervised lab experiences.

PET 2623L Clinical Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
Credits: 1; Prereq: PET 2320C, PET 2622C.
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to develop clinical techniques in injury assessment, emergency care, taping and bracing, rehabilitation, and understanding environmental conditions.

PET 2931 Honors Seminar
Credits: 3.

PET 3050 Motor Learning
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing or above, majors only.
This course provides background for understanding, analyzing and teaching skills in sports and dance. Attention to specific aspects of psychomotor developments and theoretical models of skill acquisition.

PET 3211 Exercise Psychology
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing.
Introduction to exercise psychology. Topics include the effects of exercise on psychological well being, exercise adherence and intervention from both theoretical and applied perspectives.

PET 3214 Introduction to Sport Psychology
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Designed to provide students with an understanding of the science and practice of sport psychology from both a theoretical and applied perspective. The primary emphasis is on the educational and performance enhancement roles of the field with little discussion of clinical issues.

PET 3340C Biomechanical Basis of Movement
Credits: 3; Prereq: PET 2320C, grade of C or better in MAC 1147 (or equivalent), MAC 2233, MAC 2311, or permission of instructor.
Fundamentals of kinematics and kinetics related to human movement. Basics of biomechanics applied to the concepts of injury prevention and performance improvement. Overview of various biomechanical data collection and analysis.

PET 3351C Physiology of Exercise and Training
Credits: 3; Prereq: PET 2350C, or permission of instructor; junior standing, HH major.
Survey course in exercise physiology. Designed to provide an overview of the acute and chronic responses to exercise. Particular attention will be placed upon understanding muscle bioenergetics and metabolism as well as the cardiopulmonary responses to exercise. Special topics to be addressed include exercise testing, training tech. and exercise in hot and cold environments.

PET 3391 Principles of Strength and Conditioning
Credits: 3.
For individuals who are interested in becoming certified personal trainers (NSCA_PT) or certified strength and conditioning specialists (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

PET 3660 Athletic Training Administration
Credits: 3; Prereq: athletic training students with senior standing.
This course offers an in-depth background of the standards, policies and practices of organization, supervision and administration of athletic training programs.

PET 3771 Personal Fitness Teaching Methods
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Assessment, prescription and maintenance of personal fitness for clients and students. Satisfactory completion of a physical fitness test is required.

PET 4353 Advanced Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3; Prereq: PET 3351C with minimum grade of C.
Designed to provide a detailed understanding of acute and chronic responses to exercise. Particular attention is placed upon understanding the physiological responses to exercise at both a systems and cellular level. Emphasis is placed on muscle contractile properties, muscle bioenergetics and the endocrine responses to exercise.

PET 4381 Neuromuscular Aspects of Exercise
Credits: 3; Prereq: PET 3351C with minimum grade of C.
Designed to provide an in-depth analysis of muscle structure and function; how muscles produce movement; adaptation of muscle to resistance training, endurance training, and various manipulations used in rehabilitations; adaptation of muscle to disuse; and muscle responses to injury.

PET 4510 Measurement and Evaluation
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Techniques in objective measurement and evaluation of physical fitness, motor skills, motor ability, nutritional status, and other activity related problems. Test construction and grading techniques. Supervised lab experiences in test administration to be arranged.

PET 4520 Clinical Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3; Prereq: PET 3351C with minimum grade of C.
Designed to provide an understanding of recent advances in exercise physiology and exercise prescription for clinical populations. Particular attention is placed upon the study of acute and chronic responses to exercise in patients with cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic and musculoskeletal diseases.

PET 4623C Athletic Injury Assessment: Upper Extremity
Credits: 4; Prereq: permission of department to pursue the athletic training specialization.
This course provides background information to conduct a thorough initial evaluation of upper extremity injuries commonly sustained by the physically active population.

PET 4624C Emergency Management of Athletic Trauma
Credits: 4; Prereq: permission of department to pursue athletic training specialization.
This course provides the student with the necessary background information to act appropriately in the event of an athletic related emergency.

PET 4625 Topics in Sports Medicine
Credits: 3; Prereq: permission of department to pursue athletic training specialization.
This course will provide study into specific problems in athletic training/sports medicine in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the etiology, pathology and treatment of specific athletic injuries.

PET 4632C Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Training
Credits: 4; Prereq: permission of department to pursue athletic training specialization.
An introduction to physiological principles, concepts and operational procedures of contemporary therapeutic modalities as they relate to the care and treatment of athletic injuries.

PET 4633C Rehabilitation Techniques in Athletic Training
Credits: 4; Prereq: permission of department to pursue athletic training specialization.
An introduction to the concepts and principles of a comprehensive rehabilitation program including determination of therapeutic goals and objectives, selection of therapeutic exercises, methods of evaluating and recording rehabilitation progress, development of criteria for progress and return to competition and the physiological effects of trauma/wound healing and inactivity/immobilization.

PET 4634C Athlete Injury Assessment: Lower Extremity
Credits: 4; Prereq: PET 4623C; permission of department to pursue athletic training specialization.
This course provides background information to conduct a thorough initial evaluation of lower extremity injuries commonly sustained by the physically active population.

PET 4781C Physical Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
Credits 3; Prereq: PET 3351C, HH majors.
Techniques of assessing physical fitness using traditional and state of the art processes. Techniques of prescribing exercise programs based upon assessments of physical parameters. Supervised practical lab experiences in assessment and prescription in a clinical setting.

PET 4905C Variable Topics in Exercise and Sport Sciences
Credits: 1 to 5; maximum 5 credits per semester; Prereq: permission of chairperson of the department.
Offered upon request of students to meet special interests which are not adequately provided for in other courses.

PET 4941C Internship
Credits: 12; Prereq: permission of department chair.

PET 4948C Practicum in Exercise and Sport Sciences
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission of the chairperson of the department.
Practical experience in such specialty areas as adult fitness programs, health clubs, exercise testing laboratories, clinical laboratories and athletic training rooms. May include senior thesis with oral defense.



General Education Categories

  • Composition (C)
  • Mathematical Sciences (M)
  • Humanities (H)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
  • Physical (P) and Biological (B) Sciences
  • International and Diversity focus (I)

Symbols Used in Course Descriptions

  • (WR) indicates the course satisfies the writing requirement.
    The Schedule of Courses lists the amount of writing credit per course section.
  • (MR) indicates the course satisfies the math requirement.
  • †† indicates the course may be taken on an S-U basis.