SSD 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.

SSD 180 - Physical Wellness Dynamics
2 Credit(s)
Students 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, as well as provide rationale and motivation to pursue the highest quality of health and wellness. This class also meets one hour of the core activity course requirement.

SSD 190 - Safety and First Aid
2 Credit(s)
The course covers theory and techniques of accident prevention, emergency care, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Red Cross certification in first aid and CPR is included in successful completion of the course.

SSD 200 - 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.

SSD 260 - Athletic Training
2 Credit(s)
A basic athletic training class with emphasis placed on application of knowledge. This theory and practical application course is designed to provide the student with information on the prevention, assessment, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations and disabilities, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, pharmacology, and general medical considerations. Prerequisite: BIO 308.

SSD 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 is included in the course.

SSD 300 - Personal and Community Health
3 Credit(s)
This course discusses and analyzes various aspects of nutrition, including but not limited to: proper components of a healthy diet; the role of the six categories of nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fats, and water); an inspection of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and how they are impacted by an individual’s overall nutritional intake; nutritional relevancy when dealing with cancer and other diseases; how the sources of our food have changed; and how to incorporate necessary aspects of nutrition that will result in an improvement of overall health for a lifetime. It will also include a description of basic concepts of fitness: muscular strength and endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, and flexibility; how these components should be balanced and effectively implemented into the lifestyle of individuals of any age; and how to implement them cost-effectively in order to promote wellness that lasts a lifetime.

SSD 305 - Nutrition
3 Credit(s)
This course is a survey of the basic principles of nutrition in health and disease. The material covers nutrient classes, their functions and sources, deficiency and toxicity symptoms, along with practical applications that reflect nutritional impact in relationship to physical activity, weight loss, and maintenance. Nutritional needs at different stages of life and consumer concerns about food are also covered.

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

SSD 311 - Theory and Practice of Baseball
2 Credit(s)
This course discusses the philosophy and techniques in coaching individual skills, team play and strategy.

SSD 312 - Theory and Practice of Basketball
2 Credit(s)
This course covers the philosophy and techniques in coaching individual skills, team play and strategy.

SSD 313 - Theory and Practice of Track and Field
2 Credit(s)
This course covers the philosophy and techniques in coaching various events, administrating and managing meets, and methods of training, while considering factors that affect speed, endurance and fatigue.

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

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

SSD 320 - Methods of Teaching Physical Education I
2 Credit(s)
The student will examine the role and procedures of teaching Physical Education at the elementary school level. The course will have a strong emphasis on skill development, activity promotion, and physical fitness behaviors. Students will be provided with an experience that will encourage them to inspire elementary school-level students to live healthy, active lives and enjoy physical fitness throughout their lifespan. The course will also include practical experience in unit lesson planning, classroom management techniques, evaluation procedures, assessments, and developing age-appropriate units.

SSD 321 - Methods of Teaching Physical Education II
2 Credit(s)
The student will examine the role and procedures of teaching Physical Education in the Secondary School setting. The course will have a strong emphasis on skill development, activity promotion, and physical fitness behaviors. Students will be provided with an experience that will encourage them to inspire middle and high school-level students to live healthy, active lives and enjoy physical fitness throughout their lifespan. The course will also include practical experience in unit lesson planning, classroom management techniques, evaluation procedures, assessments, and developing age-appropriate units.

SSD 325 - Teaching School Health
2 Credit(s)
The student will study the methods of teaching health education, new directions in the field, planning a curriculum, and organization of material.

SSD 330 - Motor Learning and Kinesiology
3 Credit(s)
This course is designed to help the student understand the basics of human movement and simple motor skills. The course is structured to allow the student to examine each articulation (joint) and movement characteristics. The course concludes with a look at simple, gross motor movement pattern investigation. Prerequisite: BIO 308.

SSD 335 - History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport
3 Credit(s)
This three-credit-hour course is designed to teach fundamental concepts and philosophy underlying physical education, fitness, and sport, as well as historical developments and their significance.

SSD 340 - Adapted Physical Education
2 Credit(s)
This course will provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to plan and implement appropriate physical education programs in integrated settings for students with disabilities. Emphasis is given to the adaptation of physical education to the needs of children with physical, intellectual, emotional, or sensory disabilities. Strategies for program planning and implementation include writing modified IEP goals, activity and equipment adaptation, case studies, and techniques of teaching.

SSD 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.

SSD 360 - Advanced Athletic Training
3 Credit(s)
This is a theory and practical application course designed to provide the student with information on the identification, triage, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Prerequisite: SSD 260.

SSD 370 - Sport Psychology
3 Credit(s)
This course is designed for the undergraduate student interested in sport and exercise psychology as an academic discipline. It 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 athlete, situational factors related to anxiety and mood, cognitive and behavioral interventions, social psychology of sport, and the psychobiology of sport and exercise.

SSD 392 - Field Experience
1-3 Credit(s)
This study is a laboratory experience in a health, sport studies, teaching, or athletic program which includes student assistantships in teaching, intramurals, club sports, and varsity athletics. Minimum of sophomore status is required.

SSD 393 - Seminar in Sport Studies
1-4 Credit(s)

SSD 405 - Advanced Nutrition
3 Credit(s)
This course is a study of the basic biological principles of human nutrition in health and disease. The course covers the chemical nature of essential nutrients, the biology of their functions in the human body, survey of nutrition in the life cycles, introduction of computer use in diet analysis and diet adequacy, and modification of diets for therapeutic use. Prerequisite: SSD 305.

SSD 410 - Organization and Administration
2 Credit(s)
This course covers theories and methods of organizing and administering physical education, athletic, and recreational programs. Finances, budgeting, organizational structure, program development, legal liability, and evaluation are included. Prerequisite: junior standing.

SSD 430 - Biomechanics and Advanced Kinesiology
3 Credit(s)
This course is designed to help the student further understand the basics of human movement by applying mechanical principles to biological systems. The course is structured to allow the student to examine problems of static and dynamic systems from kinematic and kinetic perspectives and analyses. The course concludes with a look at the laws of mechanics as applied to gain a greater understanding of effective athletic performance and prevention of sport injuries. Prerequisite: SSD 330.

SSD 470 - Advanced Sport Psychology
3 Credit(s)
This course looks into contemporary research topics in the field of psychology in sport and exercise settings. Students will study advanced team-building, leadership literature, and specialized topics of dysfunction, such as injury coping, burn-out, slump busting, drug abuse and addiction, aggression in sports, and eating disorders. Other more practical topics such as emotional/social intelligence, character development, assertiveness and empathy, trust and respect, and behavior modification will be examined and discussed. Prerequisite: SSD 370.

SSD 482 - Therapeutic Modalities
3 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the study of current theories and applications in the use of therapeutic modalities in the athletic training and/or clinical setting. The student will gain an understanding of the underlying physics, physiological effects, indications, and contraindications of the use of physical agents. Emphasis will be placed on the proper procedures for application of thermal, electrotherapeutic and hydrotherapeutic modalities.

SSD 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. Prerequisite: BIO 308.

SSD 494 - Internship
3-6 Credit(s)
This course provides extended experience in a sport-related business or activity. The student may work with his/her advisor to identify the opportunity that will best accomplish the student’s goals. Prerequisite: junior standing.

SSD 597 - Special Studies
1-3 Credit(s)

Activity Courses

SSD 100 - Fitness for Life
1 Credit(s)

SSD 101 - Strength Training for Life
1 Credit(s)

SSD 102 - Beginning Weight Training
1 Credit(s)

SSD 103 - Advanced Weight Training
1 Credit(s)

SSD 104 - Indoor Cycling
1 Credit(s)

SSD 105 - Sport Conditioning
1 Credit(s)

SSD 106 - Core Athletic Training
1 Credit(s)

SSD 110 - Basic Shotgun
1 Credit(s)

SSD 111 - Advanced Shotgun
1 Credit(s)

SSD 112 - Bowling
1 Credit(s)

SSD 113 - Tennis
1 Credit(s)

SSD 114 - Aerobic Dance Exercise
1 Credit(s)

SSD 115 - Volleyball
1 Credit(s) 

SSD 118 - Golf
1 Credit(s)

SSD 120 - Basketball
1 Credit(s)

SSD 121 - Racquetball
1 Credit(s)

SSD 124 - Tae Kwon Do, Beginning (Korean karate)
1 Credit(s)

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

SSD 130 - Personal Safety
1 Credit(s)

SSD 150 - Scuba
1 Credit(s)

SSD 151 - Advanced Scuba
1 Credit(s)

SSD 153 - Swim Fitness
1 Credit(s)

SSD 154 - Beginning and Intermediate Swimming
1 Credit(s)

SSD 155 - Lifeguard Training
1 Credit(s)

SSD 180 - Physical Wellness Dynamics
2 Credit(s)
Meets one hour of core activity course requirement.