Exercise and Sport Sciences

Numbers indicate level of skill at which instruction is directed: 1) beginner or novice level. No prior experience or knowledge needed. Emphasis on basic skills. 2) middle or intermediate level. Prior instruction or experience necessary. Emphasis on refining techniques.

Designed to teach knowledge and skills in traditional ballroom, Latin-American and current pop dancing.

A course presenting the technical and expressive characteristics of American jazz dance.

This course will familiarize students with the etiquette, rules, and strategies of the sport of bowling. The course builds on the fundamentals of bowling, while incorporating strategies on how to execute the proper bowling form.

An introduction and analysis of the basic strokes in golf.

Aerodynamic theory, practice, evaluation and application of flying disc. Includes disc golf, ultimate disc golf and various physical activities using flying discs in recreational and competitive situations.

Designed to teach basic skills and rules in softball.

Introduction to basic knowledge and skills with emphasis on play situations.

Advanced theory and skills related to team play.

An introductory course for beginners and intermediates. Emphasis is placed on the forehand, backhand, and serve. Also, basic strategy using singles and doubles play.

This class is for beginners and those who want to develop fundamental skills such as skating forward, backward, turning, braking, and falling safely. There also will be an introduction to the skills of street skating, speed skating, and in-line hockey.

Introduction to basic knowledge and skills with emphasis on game situation.

Introduction and practice of basic techniques through drills and team play.

An introduction to the fundamentals of ball handling, positions, rules, and training methods of soccer.

Theory and practice of beginning basketball skills.

Beginning basketball or advanced skill. Theory and practice in intermediate and advanced

This course will familiarize students with the etiquette, rules, strategies, and advanced terminology of the sport of bowling. Proper mechanics of bowling will be developed as well as advanced systems of bowling will be established.

Advanced theory and practice.

Advanced theory and practice with the use of four wall play.

Covers strategy, conditioning, officiating and coaching of soccer.

Variable credit course consisting of special, current or seasonal activities.

Fulfills special needs of individual students. Contents may include special sport and exercise programs or individualized studies.

This course has an academic as well as a physical component. The academic portion focuses on healthy beginning, maintaining, and advancing exercise programs through the application of basic concepts from exercise physiology and exercise psychology. Students are required to actively participate in a physical portion of the class that is designed to increase strength as well as aerobic capacity through a variety of activities. This class is applicable to people of all fitness levels.

Theory and practice in the development of individual weight training programs to develop and strengthen various parts of the body.

This course has an academic as well as physical component. The academic portion focuses on healthfully beginning, maintaining, and advancing running programs through the application of basic concepts from exercise physiology and exercise psychology. Students are required to actively participate in a physical portion of the class that is designed to increase aerobic running capacity. This class is applicable to people of all fitness levels.

Activity designed to strengthen the heart, lungs and vascular system through exercise and dance.

Beginning level skills taught on vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, as well as an introduction to competition through basic rules, scoring procedures, and routine composition.

Introduction to the techniques, equipment and resources for extended wilderness travel. Includes a weekend field laboratory.

Judo as an Olympic sport, means of self defense, art form, and lifelong conditioning activity. Principles of safety are emphasized as are the historical and philosophical basis of the sport.

An introduction to karate as an art, a sport, and for self defense. Control and direction of body forces, and responsibility are stressed. Heritage of karate is studied.

An introduction to foil fencing-protocol, techniques and rules of competitive fencing.

Advanced theory and practice in the development of individual training programs.

A lecture-laboratory course designed to prevent and deter forcible attacks; immediate decisions when confronted with assault; and the procedures necessary after an attack has occurred.

Instruction designed to meet the needs and interest of non-swimmers.

Intermediate level swimming, teaching stroke principles, form and related skills. Personal safety is stressed.

Introduces student to skin diving/snorkeling in Florida waters. Includes snorkeling techniques, surface dives, equipment features, diver rescue, compass navigation and openwater dive preparation. Open-water dives are provided. Payment of required additional D.O.C.E. fees and successful completion results in national certification.

Introduces the student to beginning scuba diving. Includes compass navigation, openwater diving environment, dive preparation and five openwater dives. Payment of required additional D.O.C.E. fees and successful completion results in certification as Open-water Scuba Diver.

Emphasis is placed on cardiovascular and respiratory fitness via planned program of aquatic experiences.

Topics include underwater navigation, night, low visibility, current, river and deep diving, site evaluation, dive planning, equipment, medical aspects and search and recovery. A payment of required additional D.O.C.E. fees and successful completion results in certification as advanced scuba diver. Six open water field trip dives are required during this course.

A planned progressive swim program using lap swimming as a form of cardiovascular conditioning. Students will learn all four competitive strokes, diving, pool safety and terminology, and how to design and swim a workout.

A comprehensive introduction to small boat sailing, covering techniques, types of sailboats, weather and water conditions, safety, navigation and rules of the road.

Introduces the student to national assistant instructor certification standards including practice teaching, equipment handling and dive planning. Includes training in instructional method used in diver education. A payment of required additional D.O.C.E. fees and successful completion results in certification as assistant instructor. The course includes field trip open water dives and a weekend training session. Students must provide complete personal Scuba equipment.

Provides supervised divemaster leadership experiences including teaching, dive control techniques, and testing procedures. A payment of required additional D.O.C.E. fees and successful completion results in certification as divemaster. Included are open water dives, evaluation, testing, equipment control procedures and dive site planning and control. Students must provide complete personal Scuba equipment.

Strategy, conditioning, practice organization, team selection, conduct of games, and equipment selection.

Strategy, systems of play, conditioning, practice organization, and team selection. How to conduct games and tournaments and select appropriate equipment.

Strategy, systems of play, conditioning, practice organization, team selection, conduct of games and equipment selection.

Systems of play, strategy, conditioning, practice organization, team selection, conduct of games, and equipment selection.

Fundamentals of offensive and defensive football, systems of play, strategy, scouting techniques, organization of practice, and rules interpretations.

Designed to develop effective organizational and teaching techniques of swimming and water safety. Successful completion of course satisfies requirements for American Red Cross W.S.I. Certification.

Prepares individuals to be professional teachers of lifeguarding.

Methods of coaching swimming and diving teams including the conduct of meets.

A lecture-laboratory course presenting teaching techniques for the instruction of the mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed and orthopedically and/or health impaired individuals.

Provides safe supervised teaching, instruction, and experience in diving, advanced leadership experiences, testing, equipment, administration, grading procedures, counseling techniques, equipment maintenance and repair techniques. A payment of required additional D.O.C.E. fees and successful completion results in certification as a scuba instructor. Students must provide complete personal Scuba equipment.

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)

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)

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.

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.

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.

The development of sport and exercise sciences in the United States from colonial America to the present. Interpretations of sport and exercise sciences and the relation to society are included.

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.

Introduction to exercise psychology. Topics include the effects of exercise on psychological well being, exercise adherence and intervention from both theoretical and applied perspectives.

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.

Societal implications of sport due to history and heritage, youth programs, collegiate and professional situations and the involvement of minority groups, women, business, and industry. (S) GR-E†

Presents a broad perspective of the historical, sociological and physiological aspects of sport participation by females. GR-E†

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.

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.

The program of physical education as applied to individuals with physical and other handicapping conditions. Includes physical descriptions of disabilities, care of a handicapped person, psychosocial implications, and other pertinent aspects of growth and development that affect atypical individuals. Supervised lab experiences working with the handicapped will be arranged.

This course offers an in-depth background of the standards, policies and practices of organization, supervision and administration of athletic training programs.

Organization and conduct of physical education activities for the elementary school. Practical field experience to be arranged.

Materials, content and techniques in teaching physical education in the middle school. Includes field experiences in local middle school program.

Assessment, prescription and maintenance of personal fitness for clients and students. Satisfactory completion of a physical fitness test is required.

Skills and teaching techniques: archery, flying disc activities and golf.

Skills and teaching techniques: racquetball, badminton and tennis.

Skills and teaching techniques of softball, flag football and soccer with application of rules and techniques of officiating for each sport.

Skills, rules, fundamentals of offensive and defensive basketball and volleyball strategy, and teaching methods with application of rules and techniques of officiating for each sport.

Skills and teaching techniques.

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.

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.

Provides an overview of managerial principles and techniques applicable to a variety of sport, physical education, and fitness settings.

The conduct of amateur and professional sport programs.

Critical analysis of the moral and ethical issues within all levels of sport.

Acquaints students with the legal structures, major laws, regulations and case precedents that establish legal responsibilities, rights, privileges and controls related to the fields of exercise and sport.

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.

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.

This course provides background information to conduct a thorough initial evaluation of upper extremity injuries commonly sustained by the physically active population.

This course provides the student with the necessary background information to act appropriately in the event of an athletic related emergency.

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.

An introduction to physiological principles, concepts and operational procedures of contemporary therapeutic modalities as they relate to the care and treatment of athletic injuries.

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.

This course provides background information to conduct a thorough initial evaluation of lower extremity injuries commonly sustained by the physically active population.

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 schools.

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.

Offered upon request of students to meet special interests which are not adequately provided for in other courses.

Supervised experience in coaching.

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.