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2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions

Health Education and Behavior
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.

HSC 2100 Personal and Family Health
Credits: 3.
A survey of personal health concerns: emotional health; aging and death; alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse; physical fitness; nutrition and dieting; consumer health; chronic and communicable diseases; human sexuality; and environmental health. (S)

HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education
Credits: 3; Prereq: HED major/minor.
Theory and practice in the health education profession.

HSC 3133 Human Sexuality Education
Credits: 3; Prereq: HED major/minor, HSC 2100 and HSC 3032, junior, senior or graduate standing.
Emphasis on content, issues, methodology and materials for the study of human sexuality. Prepares students to educate individuals and groups.

HSC 3134 Education for Emotional Health and Health Counseling
Credits: 3; Prereq: HSC 2100, HSC 3032, PSY 2012, HED major/minor, junior, senior or graduate standing.
This course is designed to acquaint students with theories of emotional well-being and health education, and the means of incorporating positive mental health practices into the health education programming and health counseling.

HSC 3143 Drug Education
Credits: 3; Prereq: PET 2350C, or equivalent, HED major/minor.
Provides a broad view of the elements of drug use and abuse, such as individual behavior, environmental factors and drugs. Drug taking will be approached in a factual stance; i.e., what has been documented to date, so that participants can separate speculation and bias from fact. The emphasis is also placed on methods pertaining to the preventive aspects of drug use and abuse.

HSC 3201 Community and Environmental Health
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 credits in statistics (any STA prefix), HED major/minor.
A survey of community health organizations and contemporary health issues such as population growth, environment, poverty, medical care and disease.

HSC 3301 Health Education in Elementary Schools
Credits: 3; Prereq: HED major or minor, elementary education major.
Development of comprehensive health education programs in grades K-8, subject matter selection, curriculum planning, lesson and unit planning, and innovative approaches to health instruction.

HSC 3531 Health and Medical Terminology
Credits: 3.
Develops a working knowledge of terminology related to the human body in health and disease through descriptive definitions, practical applications, understanding word roots, combinations and medical abbreviations.

HSC 3574 Nutrition Education for Special Populations
Credits: 3; Prereq: HUN 2201, or equivalent, HED major/minor.
Development of nutrition education programs for selected population groups. Emphasis on educational techniques utilized to inform special populations of changing nutritional needs. Population groups such as ethnic minorities, the elderly, the pregnant female and the athlete will be discussed.

HSC 4302 Methods and Materials in Health Education
Credits: 3; Prereq: public speaking or AEE 3030C, successful completion of 15 credits of HSC prefix course work (including HSC 2100, HSC 3032), HED major/minor.
Fundamental strategies for health science education including conceptualizing instruction, specifying instructional objectives, planning units and lessons, using various instructional methods, selecting and using instructional materials, and evaluating the effectiveness of health instruction in school and community settings.

HSC 4450 Driver and Traffic Safety Education 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing and a state driver's license.
Analysis of driver and traffic safety problems; training for efficient motor vehicle operation through experience with simulators, dual control cars and multiple car driving range.

HSC 4451 Driver and Traffic Safety Education 2
Credits: 3; Prereq or Coreq: HSC 4450.
Organization, administration, and teaching techniques of driver education for public high schools, including student teaching.

HSC 4624 Trends in International Health
Credits: 3; Prereq: HSC 2100.
An overview of problems and practices in international health including disease patterns and prevalence, contributing factors, organizational and governmental initiatives, and model programs, with special emphasis on problems amenable to health education interventions. (I, S)

HSC 4664 Health Communication for Consumers
Credits: 3.
Health communication processes and practices for health consumers and health professionals who facilitate health consumers. (WR)

HSC 4694 Worksite Health Promotion
Credits: 3; Prereq: SYG 2000 or SYG 2010; successful completion of 12 credits of HSC prefix course work, HED major/minor.
Considerations in planning, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive health education and health promotion programs at the worksite including health risk appraisal, program design, and special educational strategies appropriate for the occupational setting.

HSC 4813 Practicum in Health Education
Credits: 1 to 3; maximum of 3 credits. Prereq: HED major.

HSC 4870 Student Teaching in Health Education
Credits: 1 to 16; maximum of 16 credits. Prereq: HED major.

HSC 4876 Internship in Health Education
Credits: 1 to 16; maximum of 16 credits. Prereq: HED major.

HSC 4904 Readings in Health Education
Credits: 1 to 3; maximum of 3 credits; can be repeated for credit.

HSC 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 4; maximum of 4 credits; can be repeated for credit.

HSC 4910 Research in Health Education
Credits: 1 to 3; maximum of 3 credits; can be repeated for credit.

HSC 4934 Pre-Internship Seminar
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: HED major.

HSC 4950 Current Topics in Health Education
Credits: 1 to 3; maximum of 6 credits; can be repeated for credit.

PET 3060 Motor Development
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Human motor development is surveyed from embryonic growth through senescence. The developmental perspectives, physical growth, maturation and aging, perceptual motor development, physiological changes & exercise, sociocultural influences on motor development, and other topics are discussed.

PET 3203 Foundations and Principles of Coaching
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Introduction to the foundations and principles of coaching in athletics. Topics include individual differences, motivational dimensions, sport as a social phenomenon, factors affecting performance and current research trends.

PET 3640C Exercise Therapy and Adapted Physical Education
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Explores the art and science of teaching exercise therapy and adapted physical education. Medical characteristics of common disabilities and methods for prescribing appropriate exercise therapy programs are presented. Clinical experiences with individuals with disabilities to be arranged.

PET 3730 Physical Education in the Elementary Schools
Credits: 3
Materials, content and techniques in teaching physical education in the elementary schools. Includes field experience in local elementary schools.

PET 3810 Physical Activities in Elementary Schools
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Instruction and exploration of activities to enhance child development at the preschool and elementary levels, focusing on educational games, dance, gymnastics, and motor development.

PET 3820 Physical Activities in Secondary Schools
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Instruction and exploration of activities to enhance adolescent development at the secondary level, focusing on individual, group, and team sports and activities.

PET 3830 Folk, Social and Jazz Dance Teaching Methods
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing.
Skills and teaching techniques.

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 4742C Secondary Physical Education Methods
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing, majors only.
Limited to physical education majors in the term prior to student teaching. Materials, content, and techniques in teaching physical education in the high school. Includes field experience in local high schools.

PET 4940 Student Teaching in Physical Education
Credits: 12; Prereq: permission of department chair.

PET 4943C Practicum in Coaching
Credits: 2 to 6; Prereq: Permission of department chair.
Supervised experience in coaching.



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.