Health/Physical Education

HPE 130E
Foundations of Health Education
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
Provides students preparing to transfer to a four-year health education program with the opportunity to investigate and discuss trends and issues in the field. It emphasizes basic constructs of health education in terms of a professional preparation perspective and exposure to the concepts and substantive pedagogical content in the discipline of health education studies. Componenets of the course will also assist students in defining career goals within the educatioinal field. (Usually offered Fall semester.) Reserved for Physical Education majors/or related field.

HPE 136E
Foundations of Physical Education
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
Provides students with the opportunity to investigate and discuss the diverse career opportunities available within physical education and sport. Trends and issues in the field are discussed. Presentation and discussion of historical, sociological and psychological perspectives of physical education and sport are incorporated into the content. This course assists students in defining career goals within the field. (Usually offered Fall semester). Reserved for Physical Education majors/or related field.
Meets General Education Goals 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19

HPE 212E
Motor Behavior
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
A lecture course that introduces the student to various motor learning principles and factors influencing the acquisition of motor skills. The lecture component of the course emphasizes basic constructs of motor behaviors and their relationships to human movement and is designed to facilitate the professional preparation for physical educators, coaches, exercise physiologists, and personal trainers in physical education, elementary education (pre-k-5th) and related fields. The field experience component that entails direct observation and participation at area public schools will accompany the lecture course.
Meets General Education Goals 3, 7, 13

HPE 213L
Motor Behavior Lab
1 Cr.
Field experience through placement which introduces the student to various motor learning principles and factors influencing the acquisition of motor skills. The field experience component entails direct observation and participation at area public schools.
Pre-requisite: HPE 136 or permission of Instructor.
Co-requisite: HPE 212
Meets General Education Goals 3, 7, 13

HPE 260
Certified Personal Trainer
(2 Lec. hrs. per week, 2 Lab hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
This course is designed to bridge the gap between clinical exercise science related coursework and the practical application skills of personal training. Students will learn how to properly screen and evaluate clients for safe participation in an exercise program; design and implement exercise prescriptions for multiple populations and goal attainment, and apply the principles of exercise in a personal training environment. A Personal Training Certification is available through the National Council of Strength and Fitness upon successful completion of the course. Upon successful completion of the course (>2.5/4.0) and National Council of Strength and Fitness exam (>70%), students will have earned the title of Advanced Personal Trainer (NCSF-APT). Students that do not meet either one of these requirements will not be awarded certified status. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)