Physical Education

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate understanding of common and specialized content, and scientific and theoretical foundations for the delivery of an effective preK-12 physical education program.
  2. Demonstrate skillful performance in physical education content areas and health-enhancing levels of fitness.
  3. Apply content knowledge to plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with local, state and/or National Standards for K-12 Physical Education to address the diverse needs of all students.
  4. Engage students in meaningful learning experiences through effective use of pedagogical skills.
  5. They use communication, feedback, technology, and instructional and managerial skills to enhance student learning.
  6. Select and implement appropriate assessments to monitor students’ progress and guide decision making related to instruction and learning.
  7. Demonstrate behaviors essential to becoming effective professionals.

Degrees and Certificates

Classes

PHE 115: Foundations of Physical Education

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
A study of the history and philosophy of physical education with an overview of how the principles of motor learning and social and behavioral sciences are applied to physical education. Emphasis is placed on helping the student to become a professional physical educator.
Semester Offered
Offered every semester.
Notes
Physical Education majors must earn a grade of “C” or better to meet degree requirements.

PHE 117: First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 1
This course provides the opportunity for students to earn American Red Cross: Adult and Pediatric CPR, First Aid, and AED Lay Responder certifications. Provides students with the knowledge of the basic principles and skills of first aid, rescue breathing, injury prevention, and personal safety.
Semester Offered
Offered every semester.

PHE 201: Skills and Techniques of Team Sports, Individual Sports, and Leisure Games

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge of rules, history, and strategies in the Individual and Team sports and the area leisure games. The following sports and games will be covered: golf, tennis, weight training, bowling, aquatics, basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, track and field, topple ball, badminton, disc-golf, ultimate Frisbee, and “tail-gaiting” games. Students will learn the proper performance techniques of and develop their performance in these sports and leisure games. Students will also learn how to modify each sport or leisure game to accommodate various levels of skill proficiency for appropriate facilitation.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 207: Rhythms, Dance, Games and Tumbling for Young Children

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3

This course is designed to acquaint students with fundamental rhythmic and dance activities which are appropriate for inclusion in an elementary school physical education program. The course also acquaints students with games of low organization and lead up games.

Core Tags
GL
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 210: Personal and Community Health

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
A study of health related dynamics of human adaptation throughout the life cycle. An overview of physical, psychological, and social dimensions of health as they combine to influence the whole human being.
Core Tags
WI
Semester Offered
Offered every semester.

PHE 211: Community and Church Recreation

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3

Designed to explore the nature and significance of community and church recreation and leisure service programs. Exploration of various types of agencies which deal with recreation and leisure services in a community or church setting.

Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 220: Nutrition for Healthy Living

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
An introduction to basic nutritional concepts applied to the needs of individuals for maintaining and improving quality of life. Students completing this course will gain skills needed for optimum performance and will research the latest scientific findings.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 221: Introduction to Athletic Training: Injury, Prevention, and Care

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
An entry level course to introduce the profession of athletic training and will include injury/illness care and prevention, emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, as well as organization within the profession. The Athletic Training Student will be presented with basic practical skills and knowledge applied to an Athletic Training setting both in the class and lecture setting.
Semester Offered
Offered fall semester.

PHE 229: Sports Psychology

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
The study of the major psychological dimensions underlying behavior in sports. The course will deal with understanding, coaching, and coping with today’s athlete.
Semester Offered
Offered every semester.

PHE 230: Foundations of Strength and Conditioning

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
This course is intended to prepare future professionals in various fitness fields to apply scientifically sound principles to strength and conditioning programs. We will study strength, speed, cardiovascular, and flexibility training through the use of concepts learned in physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, and psychology. You will learn appropriate exercise program design, safe exercise technique, and the ways to assess physical improvement in your clients. By the end of this course, you should be prepared to sit for a national credentialing examination.

PHE 232: Theory of Coaching I

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
Designed to introduce undergraduate students to the profession of coaching. Emphasis will be placed on the nature of the profession, qualifications needed in coaching, individual and team strategy, player-coach relationships, and development of skills. Theory and psychology of coaching will also be explored.
Semester Offered
Offered fall semester.

PHE 234: Theory of Coaching II

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
Designed to look at the current trends and issues within the coaching profession. Emphasis will be placed on building professional relationships, qualities of a good coach, planning practices, the importance of proper nutrition, compliance issues, and educational programming that is successful in the realm of conditioning for athletes. The course will also explore information regarding the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and drugs within the athletic environment.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 244: Concepts of Outdoor Education

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
The course develops an awareness in students of availability of resources in the outdoor learning environment. Students will participate and share in the teaching experiences, most of which will be practical, rather than entirely conceptual. The course develops outdoor skills while fostering an appreciation of nature.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 255: Motor Development and Movement Education for PHE

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
A study of motor development as a foundation for the movement education approach to teaching fundamental movement skills to young children. Required of all Physical Education/Teacher certification majors.
Core Tags
CE
WI
Prerequisites
Open to Physical Education Teacher Certification majors only. 8 hours of clinical field experience required.
Semester Offered
Offered fall semester.

PHE 302: Adaptive Physical Education

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
This course will provide an understanding of the nature of behavioral characteristics and motor limitations of individuals with various disabilities. Information will also be presented on the basic skills necessary to prepare these individuals for meaningful individualized movement experiences needed to function in an integrated, segregated community, or home environment.
Core Tags
CE
Prerequisites
Practicum experiences at local sites are required. 10 hours of clinical field experience required.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 305: Classroom Environment for K-12 Physical Educators

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
Intended to introduce candidates to the principles used in creating a positive environment in the K-12 Physical Education classroom. Emphasis is placed on state and national curriculum standards; lesson design, implementation, assessment, characteristics of successful research-based instructional approaches; successful classroom management approaches and current trends and issues in education.
Prerequisites
Successful admission to the Teacher Education Program. 12 hours of clinical field experience required.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 382: Sport in Society

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
This course is designed to acquaint students with the principles and applications of social issues within the sport industry. Topics such as gender, disability, race, ethnicity, aggression, politics, religion, and class and social mobility will be studied.
Semester Offered
Offered fall semester.

PHE 395: Field Experiences in Sport Management

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
The field experience benefits the students by allowing them to apply college training in an every day situation while continuing to earn college credit. Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of settings related to sports management. 100 hours of field experience required.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.

PHE 424: Kinesiology/Biomechanics

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
A study of the fundamentals of human motion and mechanical principles and their application to daily activity and sport. Practicum experience included.
Prerequisites
BIO 181 or BIO 215 or BIO 216
Semester Offered
Offered fall semester.

PHE 430: Physiology of Exercise

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 4
Provides a basic understanding of physiology and its application to muscular activity, conditioning, exercise, and health-related fitness. Also, direct implications for physical education and athletics will be discussed. Laboratory experience included.
Prerequisites
BIO 181 or BIO 215 or BIO 216
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.

PHE 440: Curriculum and Evaluation Methods of Physical Education

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 3
A course designed to help prospective physical education teachers to acquire the skills and methods necessary to design, implement, and evaluate instructional programs in physical education. Evaluation of student performance is also addressed. Twenty-four hours of practicum field experience is required for this class.
Prerequisites
Admission to the Teacher Education Program or Permission of instructor required for non-teacher certification students. 24 hours of clinical field experience required.
Semester Offered
Offered fall semester.

PHE 496: Coaching Internship

Class Program
Physical Education
Credits 1
Limited to majors in the department and minors in Coaching. 50 hours required. This course is designed to give the student the opportunity to gain “on hands” experience in an athletic coaching setting. The student will assist in an after-school athletic setting for a designated period of time.
Prerequisites
PHE 229 or PHE 232