PHED 100: Personalized Fitness Programs PE
To stimulate student interest in functional personally designed
programs of physical activity; assessment of physical condition and
skills; recommendation of specific programs for maintaining and
improving physical health. Should be taken as a first-year student. (1)
PHED 150: Adaptive Physical Activity PE
An individualized activity program designed to meet the needs
interests, limitations, and capacities of students who have had
restrictions placed on their physical activity. (1)
PHED 151-199: Individual and Dual Activities PE
151 (Beginning Golf), 155 (Bowling), 157 (Personal
Defense), 162 (Beginning Tennis), 163 (Beginning Badminton), 164
(Pickleball), 165 (Racquetball/Squash), 170 (Skiing), 171 (Canoeing),
172 (Backpacking), 173 (Basic Mountaineering), 175
(Snow-boarding), 177 (Weight Training), 182 (Low-Impact Aerobics), 183 (Power Aerobics), 186 (Step Aerobics), 192
(Intermediate Tennis), 193 (Intermediate Badminton), 194 (Intermediate
Equitation), 197 (Advanced
Weight Training). (1 each)
PHED 200-219: Aquatics PE
200 (Individualized Swim Instruction), 201 (Swimming for
Non-swimmers), 205 (Skin and Scuba
Diving), 207 (Basic Sailing), 210 (Intermediate Swimming), 212
(Conditioning Swimming), 216 (Lifeguard
Training, 2 credits). (1 each)
PHED 220-240: Rhythms PE
222 (Jazz Dance Level I),
223 (Yoga), 224 (Current Dance), 225 (Ballroom Dance), 234 (Relaxation
Techniques), 240 (Dance Ensemble). (1 each)
PHED 241-259: Team Activities PE
241 (Basketball and Softball), 244
(Co-ed Volleyball), 250 (Directed
Sports Participation), 259 (Independent Study/Activity). (1 each)
PHED 275: Water Safety Instruction PE
The American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's course.
Prerequisite: Swim test required. Fulfills one semester hour towards PE GUR. (2)
PHED 276: Special Topics in Physical Activity - PE
Selected
activities as announced by the department. Provides opportunities for
activities not otherwise part of the regular activity course offerings.
(1)
PHED 277: Foundations of Physical Education
The relationship of physical education to education; the
biological, sociological, psychological, and mechanical principles
underlying physical education and athletics. Should be the initial
professional course taken in the Department of Movement Studies and Wellness Education. (2)
PHED 279: Teaching Physical Activity
Generic teaching and management strategies, design of instructional
materials and techniques for implementing them, and strategies for
working with diverse learners in physical activity settings. This
course is a prerequisite for all teaching methods courses and should be
taken prior to or in conjunction with the Education Hub. (2)
PHED 293: Teaching Methods: Fitness Activities
Overview, application and evaluation of fitness activities, such as:
aerobics (water, high- and low-impact, step, slide), weight training,
calisthenics circuits, continuous interval training. Prerequisite: PHED 279. (2)
PHED 294: Teaching Methods: Invasion Games
Games in which a team tries to invade the other team's side or
territory by putting an implement into a goal. Activities will include:
basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, and football. Prerequisite: PHED 279. (2)
PHED 297: Teaching Methods: Net Games
Players attempt to send an object into the playing area on the other
side of a net or barrier. Activities include volleyball, tennis,
badminton, pickleball, and racquetball. Prerequisite: PHED 279. (2)
PHED 298: Teaching Methods: Target and Fielding Games
Participants strike, hit, kick, or throw at targets or objects.
Activities include golf, bowling, archery, softball, kickball, and
track and field. Prerequisite: PHED 279. (2)
PHED 310: Socioeconomic Influences on Health in America A
Examination of the culture, social environment, and pressures that
create a health vulnerability with the American population. (4)
PHED 314: Team Building for High Performance Teams
Activities designed to facilitate the development of team
camaraderie and effectiveness. Creative, fun, challenging, and applied
team building activities, combined with traditional training tools to
help create learning experiences for students to actively enhance team
cohesion and group productivity. (4)
PHED 315: Body Image A
Topics include: the connection between women and food, cultural
definitions of beauty, eating disorders, nutrition, and biosocial
factors affecting weight. (4)
PHED 319: Tramping the Tracks of New Zealand PE
Backpacking several of New Zealand's world renowned tracks and
hiking up ancient volcano craters, to glacial mountain lakes, and along
sandy ocean beaches. Fulfills one semester hour towards PE GUR. (4)
PHED 322: Physical Education in the Elementary School
Organization and administration of a developmental program for
grades K-6; sequential and progressive programming; large repertoire of
activities. Observation and/or practicum in public schools required. (2 or 4)
PHED 324: Physical Activity and Lifespan
The emphasis in this course will be on the role that physical
activity plays in successful aging. An understanding of the influence
of social learning on physical activity behavior through the lifespan
and effective strategies for health promotion and activity programming
with adult populations will be addressed. (4)
PHED 326: Adapted Physical Activity
Emphasizes the theory and practice of adaptation in teaching
strategies, curriculum, and service delivery for all persons with
psychomotor problems, not just those labeled disabled. (3)
PHED 334: Applied Training and Conditioning
This course presents physiological and kinesiological
applications to physical training and addresses fundamental training
principles as they relate to physical fitness in the areas of
cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility
and body composition. Focus is on training for safe and effective
physical performance for both genders of all ages and activity
interests. (2)
PHED 344: Legal Aspects of Physical Activity
Role of law in sport and physical activity, negligence, tort and
risk management as it relates to legal issues in school, sport, and
recreational settings. (1)
PHED 360: Professional Practicum
Students work under the supervision of a coach, teacher, recreation
supervisor, or health care provider. Prerequisite: Departmental
approval. (1 or 2)
PHED 361: Coaching Practicum
Students work under the supervision of a coach. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. (1 or 2)
PHED 362: Healing Arts of the Mind and Body A, PE
Designed to introduce alternative therapies of mind-body processes.
History, roots, practice, and cultural significances of several
therapies and practices. Fulfills one semester hour towards PE GUR. (4)
PHED 372-378: Coaching Theory
Techniques, systems, training methods, strategy, and psychology of
coaching; PHED 372 (Cross Country/Track
and Field), 374 (Soccer), 378 (Softball/Baseball). (2 each)
PHED 383: Exercise Testing and Prescription
Provides students involved in the promotion of physical activity
with the basic knowledge necessary to safely conduct exercise, health
and fitness assessments in a variety of community settings. Topics will
include: history of assessment and its role in physical activity
promotion; purpose and methods for pre-evaluation and screening;
assessment and evaluation techniques; prescriptive program development
for health and fitness; bio-psycho-social implications of assessment
and evaluation. (3)
PHED 384: Foundations of Health and Fitness Management
Provides students involved in the promotion of physical activity
with the basic knowledge necessary to understand how health and fitness
are managed in a variety of community settings. Topics will include:
historical and philosophical basis of community-based health and
fitness management; organizational assessment and evaluation issues;
strategies for behavioral change; strategies for program development,
implementation and marketing; specific examples of different
community-based health and fitness management programs. (3)
PHED 386: Social Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
Questions of how social psychological variables influence motor
behavior and how physical activity affects the psychological make up of
an individual will be explored. (3)
PHED 387: Special Topics in Physical Education
Provides
the opportunity for the exploration of current and relevant issues in
the areas of physical education and exercise science. (1-4)
PHED 390: Applied Exercise and Sport Psychology
A practical, individually-oriented course designed to teach
athletes, trainers, coaches, and teachers a comprehensive variety of
skills and techniques aimed at enhancing sport performance.
Psychological topics include: managing anxiety, imagery, goal setting,
self-confidence, attention control, injury interventions, self-talk
strategies, and team building. (4)
PHED 401: Workshop
Workshops in special fields for varying periods. (14)
PHED 411: Coaching Effectiveness
Presents foundational knowledge essential for coaching effectiveness and success in any sport at a youth, club, or school level. This course integrates sport science research with emphasis on practical applications. Organization of this course will be based on topics such as: coaching philosophy and ethics, communication and motivation, principles of teaching sport skills and tactics, evaluation, and team administration, organization, and management including liability prevention. The course is designed to meet or exceed NCACE, NASPE, PCA, and ASEP standards. (4)
PHED 462: Dance Production
An advanced choreography course combining choreography, costume
design, staging, and publicity techniques for producing a major dance
concert. (2)
PHED 478: Motor Learning and Human Performance
Provides basic theories, research, and practical implications for
motor learning, motor control, and variables affecting skill
acquisition. (4)
PHED 480: Exercise Physiology
Scientific basis for training and physiological effect of exercise
on the human body. Lab required. Prerequisite: BIOL 205, 206. (4)
PHED 486: Applied Biomechanics/Kinesiology
Opportunity to increase knowledge and understanding about the human
body and how the basic laws of mechanics are integrated in efficient
motor performance. (3)
PHED 490: Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction
An integrated and instructionally aligned approach to curriculum
design, assessment, development and implementing instructional
strategies consistent with Washington Essential Academic Learning
Requirements. Intended as the final course prior to a culminating
internship, a practicum in the school setting is required in conjunction
with this six-semester hour course. (6)
PHED 491: Independent Studies
Prerequisite: Consent of the dean. (14)
PHED 495: Internship SR
Pre-professional experiences closely related to student's career and
academic interests. Prerequisites: Declaration of major, junior
status, and ten hours in the major. (28)
PHED 499: Capstone: Senior Seminar SR (2-4)
PHED 501: Workshops (14)
PHED 560: Practicum (1 or 2)
PHED 591: Independent Studies (14)
PHED 595: Internship (14)
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