PED 100A - Fitness for Life
1 Credit(s)
An individualized approach to developing skills for a healthy lifestyle. Topics include cardiovascular fitness, weight control, stress management, nutrition, strength and flexibility. Students will write and engage in their own personalized fitness program. Lecture and activity.

PED 100B - Aerobic Dance Exercise
1 Credit(s)
Dance and other rigorous activities performed to music to attain cardiovascular fitness.

PED 100C - Beginning Weight Training
1 Credit(s)
Theory and technique of strength development through progressive weight training.

PED 100D - Weight Training
1 Credit(s)

PED 105 - Sport Conditioning
1 Credit(s)
Activities to develop fitness skills including strength, flexibility and endurance.

PED 110 - Advanced Aerobic Dance Exercise
1 Credit(s)

PED 112 - Bowling
1 Credit(s)

PED 113 - Tennis
1 Credit(s)

PED 115 - Volleyball
1 Credit(s)

PED 118 - Golf
1 Credit(s)

PED 120 - Basketball
1 Credit(s)

PED 121 - Racquetball
1 Credit(s)

PED 122 - History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport
2 Credit(s)
Fundamental concepts and basic philosophy underlying physical education and historical developments and their significance.

PED 124 - Tae Kwon Do, Beginning (Korean Karate)
1 Credit(s)

PED 125 - Tae Kwon Do, Intermediate and Advanced
1 Credit(s)

PED 130 - Personal Safety
1 Credit(s)
Basic self defense maneuvers for individual confidence and protection.

PED 144 - Officiating Sports
2 Credit(s)
The techniques, methods and science of officiating team sports. The student is required to officiate in organized athletic contests.

PED 150 - Scuba
1 Credit(s)

PED 151 - Advanced Scuba
1 Credit(s)

PED 153 - Swim Fitness
1 Credit(s)
Cardiovascular conditioning through swimming and other aquatic activities. Prerequisite: basic swimming skills.

PED 153A - Beginning and Intermediate Swimming
1 Credit(s)
Instruction in swimming strokes and skills.

PED 155 - Lifeguard Training
1 Credit(s)

PED 220 - Physical Wellness Dynamics
2 Credit(s)
Students will engage in a basic physical wellness program through physical conditioning, strength development, diet monitoring and/or specific wellness activities. Weekly seminar sessions offer a knowledge base of the physiological effects and adaptations of exercise, nutrition, and stress on their mind, body, and spirit while managing a fit lifestyle. Additionally, discussion focuses on health and wellness issues and recent research findings. This course of study is intended to give students better preparation to make informed lifestyle choices and patterns of behavior, and provide rationale and motivation to pursue the highest quality of health and wellness.

PED 280 - Safety and First Aid
2 Credit(s)
Theory and techniques of accident prevention, emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Red Cross certification in first aid and CPR.

PED 290 - Health Science
2 Credit(s)
A study of school, community and personal health problems. The course researches community health problems and explores nutrition, exercise, weight management, substance abuse and environmental health problems.

PED 292 - Methods of Outdoor Recreation
2 Credit(s)
An outdoor experience in camping, canoeing and cross-country skiing, plus an exposure to orienteering, shooting sports, angling, cycling and backpacking.

PED 310 - Theory and Practice of Football
2 Credit(s)
Fundamentals and philosophy of coaching, with emphasis on best-known offensive and defensive systems. Modern techniques of training, game strategy, scouting and officiating are explored.

PED 311 - Theory and Practice of Baseball
2 Credit(s)
Philosophy and techniques in coaching individual skills, team play and strategy.

PED 312 - Theory and Practice of Basketball
2 Credit(s)
Philosophy and techniques in coaching individual skills, team play and strategy.

PED 313 - Theory and Practice of Track and Field
2 Credit(s)
Philosophy and techniques in coaching the various events and methods of training, administering and managing meets, with consideration of factors affecting speed, endurance and fatigue.

PED 315 - Theory and Practice of Volleyball
2 Credit(s)
Coaching and advanced skills; selection of a team; preparation, officiating and conducting of competitive events. Prerequisite: HPE 115 or permission of the instructor.

PED 316 - Water Safety Instructor
2 Credit(s)
This course covers methods and techniques of teaching swimming. Students also perfect their own swimming strokes and skills. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s certificate. Prerequisite: current advanced lifesaving certificate.

PED 318 - Theory of Cycling
2 Credit(s)
Classroom lecture and practical theory of personal and competitive cycling.

PED 320 - Methods of Teaching Physical Education I
3 Credit(s)
The course includes the study of various methods and procedures used in teaching elementary and secondary physical education, perceptual motor development, practical learning experiences, lesson planning, curriculum planning, development of unit plans, classroom management techniques and theory and discussion of related topics in elementary and secondary physical education.

PED 321 - Methods of Teaching Physical Education II
3 Credit(s)
A continuation of Methods I, including the study of various methods and procedures used in teaching elementary and secondary physical education, perceptual motor development, practical learning experiences, lesson planning, curriculum planning, development of unit plans, classroom management techniques and theory and discussion of related topics in elementary and secondary physical education.

PED 350 - Measurement in Physical Education
2 Credit(s)
A theory and methods course using statistical analysis of various physical tests in the area of health and physical education. Consideration is given to evaluating and grading the physical education student and to interpretation of the test results.

PED 370 - Sport Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Designed for the undergraduate student interested in sport and exercise psychology as an academic discipline. This course applies concepts derived from the study of sport to an applied setting. Topics covered are: motivation in sport and exercise, arousal attention and personality of the athelete, situational factors related to anxiety and mood, cognitive and behavioral interventions, social psychology of sport and the psychobiology of sport and exercise.

PED 375 - Health and Nutrition
2 Credit(s)
An in-depth study of nutrition and its relationship to good health. Students will assess their present nutritional status and learn how to make positive changes in their dietary habits.

PED 390 - Athletic Training
3 Credit(s)
Theory and practical application of taping procedures for prevention of athletic injuries and rehabilitation following injury.

PED 400 - Kinesiology
4 Credit(s)
Mechanical and anatomical fundamentals of human motion, gravity, leverage and the action of muscles in relation to joints mechanism. Prerequisite: BIO 308.

PED 410 - Organization and Administration
2 Credit(s)
Theories and methods in organizing and administering physical education, athletic and recreation programs. Finances, budgeting, organizational structure, program development, legal liability and evaluation are all included. Prerequisite: junior standing.

PED 475 - Advanced Athletic Training
3 Credit(s)
A theory and practical application course designed to provide the student with information on the identification, triage, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Prerequisite: PED 390.

PED 480 - Teaching of School Health
2 Credit(s)
A study of the methods in teaching health education, new directions in the field, planning a curriculum and organizing to teach.

PED 490 - Exercise Physiology
3 Credit(s)
This course provides a broad survey of the physiological mechanisms involved in the human response to exercise. Nutrition and its role in athletic performance will also be considered. The student is to develop his/her knowledge of cardiovascular and respiratory physiology as well as strength training and anaerobic exercise.

PED 493 - Supervised Teaching in Elementary School Physical Education
3 Credit(s)
A course in directed teaching in physical education at the elementary school level. Prerequisite: PED 331.

PED 597 - Special Problems
2-3 Credit(s)
Elective courses involving individual work on selected topics.