1994-1996 Undergraduate Catalog/University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Education

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Service Courses

Courses are designed for the general UNK population for personal fitness, sports skills, personal improvement, and recreation and leisure purposes.

109GS. or 110GS.. Basic Sports - one-half or 1 hour Any full semester course, 109GS, or any combination of two eight-week courses, 110GS, below may be elected for one credit.: Aerobic Dancing
Archery
Badminton
Ballroom Dancing
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country Skiing
Diving
Golf
Gymnastics
Jogging
Orienteering
Personal Defense
Pickleball
Pocket Billiards
Racquetball
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track
Tumbling
Volleyball
Wrestling
Yoga for Exercise

111. Intercollegiate Sports - 1-4 hours each: Credit may be earned by participation through a complete season on a UNK team.

112. Conditioning and Weight Training - 1 hour: Sports specific activities for physical conditioning.

160GS. Healthful Living - 3 hours: Personal health principles including study of life-style related ailments: cardiovascular diseases, stress, sexually transmitted diseases (emphasis on AIDS), and substance abuse. Death and dying and aging, aspects of wellness (especially proper exercise and fitness, diet and nutrition, weight management), human sexuality, family relationships are included in course content.

161. Adapted Activities - -8 hours: Individually prescribed activities arranged in consultation with UNK physician and/or student's personal physician.

210. Scuba - 2 hours: Background, principles and techniques of scuba diving. Certification may be awarded at the discretion of instructor. A special fee will be assessed for the course.

260GS. First Aid - 2 hours: American Red Cross Standard First Aid and Personal Safety. American Red Cross certificate may be earned.

262. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - 1 hour: American Red Cross CPR and emergency techniques are taught.

263. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor - 1 hour: Prepares instructors for American Red Cross Approved CPR instruction.

Professional Courses
Courses (PE)

The following courses are prefixed PE and are for physical education, adapted physical education, sports trainer, strength training, coaching, fitness and leisure management, sports administration, sports communication, and health education professional programs.

100. Principles of Physical Education - 2 hours: Introductory course for students interested in careers in health, physical education, athletic training or coaching.

173. Athletic Training Practicum - 2-8 hours: Practical experience working with UNK teams in athletic training or strength training capacity. Two semester hours credit may be earned per semester, with a cumulative total of eight semester hours possible.

211. Advanced Sports - 1 hour: Advanced instruction in Baseball, Life Guarding, Basketball, Football, Track.

220. Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities -1-2 hours: Basic teaching techniques for a variety of activities which should be included in a secondary school physical education program or in a fitness management program.

221. Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours: Prerequisites: Completion of required PE 110 courses. Basic teaching techniques for individual, dual, team, and racquet sports and rhythmic activities; these would include recreational activities for leisure and lifetime.

226. Elementary School Health Teaching - 1 hour: Methods of teaching elementary school health.

229. Wellness Interventions - 3 hours: Concepts of wellness/fitness with emphasis on stress management, smoking cessation, medical self-care, fitness programming for all ages.

230. Sports Officiating - 1 hour: Sections in football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, and track and field officiating will be offered.

240. Non-Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours: Techniques of teaching perceptual-motor activities, fundamental movement skills, sports skills, low-organized and lead-up games, self-testing activities, story plays and mimetics.

241. Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours: Techniques of teaching fundamental rhythms, creative dance, singing games, rhythm band, square and folk dance, social mixers and ballroom dance.

261. First Aid Instructor - 2 hours: Prerequisite: Current American Red Cross Standard First Aid and Personal Safety Certificate. Successful completion of course may qualify candidate to receive the American Red Cross Standard First Aid and Personal Safety Instructor Authorization.

264. Sports Injury - 2 hours: American Red Cross designed course providing methods of providing emergency first aid care and injury prevention techniques. Geared mainly to sports and fitness populations.

270. Laboratory Experience in Intramurals - 1-3 hours: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Students will be assigned to officiate in the intramural program.

275. Travel and Tourism Field Study - 2 hours: Tourism related study in a foreign country or tourist impacted area of the United States.

302. Sports in Society - 3 hours: Presents interweaving of sport in society and society in sport. Includes sport history, sport philosophy, sport sociology and women in sport.

324. Curriculum and Administration of Physical Education - 3 hours: Curriculum organization and administrative procedures for a secondary school physical education program. Student should have completed basic sports requirement prior to enrollment.

325. Motor Learning and Development - 3 hours: Course will address changes in motor behavior over life span with emphasis on childhood through adolescence. Learning of motor skills addressed with particular emphasis on factors of instruction that can be manipulated to ensure acquisition of motor skills.

328. Swimming Pool Management and Water Safety Instructor - 3 hours: Prerequisite: PE 211 (life guarding or Red Cross Senior Life Guarding Certificate currently in force). Preparation in management and maintenance of swimming pools and methods of swim instruction. Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certificate may be awarded at the discretion of instructor.

330. Volleyball Theory - 2 hours: Individual and team play for prospective coaches. Fall semester.

331. Football Theory - 3 hours: Offenses and defenses for a high school team. Administration of a complete season of practices and games. Fall semester.

333. Basketball Theory - 3 hours: Individual and team play for prospective coaches.

334. Track Theory - 3 hours: Techniques, form and training schedules for track and field events, including administration of track meets.

335. Tennis Theory - 1 hour: Preparatory course for prospective coaches.

336. Wrestling Theory - 2 hours: PE 110GS wrestling may be taken as prerequisite or concurrently. Conditioning, maneuvers, and management of high school team.

337. Baseball/Softball Theory - 3 hours: Skills, strategies, and problems of coaching a high school team. Spring Semester.

338. Swimming Theory - 2 hours: Prerequisite: PE 211 Life Guarding or 328. Coaching individuals and swim teams.

339. Golf Theory - 1 hour: Individual and team play for prospective coaches.

360. Human Anatomy and Kinesiology - 4 hours: Structure and function of the human skeleton, muscles and joints, analysis of human movement as applied to sports and physical education.

362. Athletic Training I - 3 hours: Recommended prerequisite: PE 360. Medical and hygienic problems of athletics, training room techniques, treatment of athletic injuries, role of athletic trainer.

369. Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 2-3 hours: Recommended prerequisite: PE 360. Study of physical, mental and emotional impairments which limit human performance. Treatment of injuries and disabilities through remedial exercises.

370. Administration of Intramurals - 1-3 hours: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Student will perform administrative responsibility for the intramural program.

373. Field Experience in Secondary School Physical Education - 2 hours: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Student will be assigned as an assistant teacher or coach in an area secondary school. (Grades will be recorded as credit/no credit.)

374. Field Experience in University Physical Education - 1-3 hours: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Student will be assigned to assist a UNK instructor with an activity course.

380. Diagnostic-Prescriptive Techniques for Adapted Physical Education - 3 hours: Evaluation instruments utilized in adapted physical education will be described and critically analyzed. Students will acquire competencies related to administration of these instruments, interpretation of results, and prescription of remedial or developmental activities.

401/801P. Athlete in Contemporary Society - 3 hours: Study of psychological principles and theories of athletics.

403. Sports Economics - 3 hours: In-depth examination of economic impact organized intercollegiate and professional athletics and sports play in lives of individuals communities, institutions and nations. Comprehensive investigation of financial inputs and values into nation's economy from sport and leisure industry and potential for growth.

420. Methods in Health and Physical Education - 3 hours: Applies principles of teaching to physical education and health, emphasizing secondary school level.

421. Administration of High School Athletics - 2 hours: Administrative practices with which the high school coach needs to be familiar. Includes regulations of Nebraska School Activities Association.

422. Administration of Strength Programs - 2 hours: Principles and procedures for administering a strength program at the high school level.

424. Practicum in Dance - 3 hours: Techniques of teaching and practical presentation of rhythmic and dance activities suitable for educational and/or recreational settings.

425. Sport Law - 3 hours: Comprehensive examination of legal issues which influence formulation and modification of policies controlling operations of athletics/physical education programs at collegiate level and those involving professional sports.

426. Instructional Strategies in Adapted Phys. Ed. - 3 hours: Detailed study of effective strategies for integration of handicapped students into activities of the regular class, strategies for individualizing instruction and procedures for implementation of objective-based instruction.

428/828P. Secondary School Physical Education 3 hours: Program and techniques for teaching secondary school physical education.

429. Sport Marketing and Promotion - 3 hours: Marketing as it applies to promoting sport organizations on both amateur and professional sports levels. Special emphasis is placed on methods used to promote and control marketing activities within well-structured public relations program.

430. Sport Administration - 3 hours: Organization and administration of athletic programs at intercollegiate and the professional levels. Emphasis on practices and policies as relate to various situations and problems relying on theoretical base to deal with these situations and problems.

441/541P. Elementary School Physical Education - 3 hours: Teaching and organization activities and methods for elementary grades. Includes consideration of the exceptional child and early childhood education.

460/860P. Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours: Prerequisite: PE 360 or BIOL 225 or 226. Designed for in-depth understanding of anatomy as it relates to movement or work. Student will utilize human cadavers and assist with undergraduate laboratories.

461/861P. Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours: Physiological processes of body as pertain to physical activity. How trained and untrained individuals differ, and importance of training.

462/862P. Athletic Training II - 3 hours: Prerequisite: PE 362. Diagnosis and evaluative techniques, physical therapy techniques, therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, legal aspects of sports medicine, professional procedures and ethics of athletic training.

463/863P. Elementary School Health - 3 hours: Curriculum development, teaching methods and selection of learning materials for health instruction in the elementary school.

464/864P. Secondary School Health 3 hours: Developing a curriculum in secondary school health. Health services and environment for health in the secondary school are discussed.

467/867P. Fitness Testing - 3 hours: Prerequisite PE 461. Techniques and theory of testing for personal fitness. Measures include vital capacity, body density, stress testing, aerobic and anaerobic fitness.

468. Sport and Fitness Physiology - 3 hours: Prerequisite PE 461. Trends and situations in sport, fitness and wellness settings with practical applications from exercise physiology.

471. Field Experience in Elementary School Physical Education - 2 hours: Prerequisites: PE 441 and conference with instructor. Supervised practical experiences in elementary school physical education. Offered Fall Semester.

472. Field Experience in Elementary School Physical Education - 2 hours: Prerequisites: PE 441 and conference with instructor. Experiences similar to PE 471 but at different grade level. Offered Spring Semester.

476. Seminar and Practicum in Adapted Phys. Ed. - 3 hours: Culminating course in adapted physical education program providing program delivery methods and practicum experiences.

Courses (REC)

The following courses are prefixed REC and are professional courses for the recreation leadership and travel and tourism programs.

150. History and Foundations of Rec. and Leisure - 2 hours: Introductory course for persons interested in majoring in a leisure profession.

155. Dimensions of Tourism - 3 hours: Overview of tourism industry with emphasis on impact of travel. Acquaintance with curriculum for travel/tourism and future potential for the industry.

215. Leisure and the Environment - 2 hours: Rationale and dynamics of interacting with the environment through leisure activities.

250. Recreation Leadership - 2 hours: Student will be introduced to various leadership roles of the profession of recreation and leisure.

352. Camping and Outdoor Education - 2 hours: Organizing, operating, programming, and administering a modern camp, role of outdoor education in educational process. Fee will be assessed.

353. Recreation and Leisure Facilities - 2 hours: Planning indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Coordinating planning among various private and public agencies.

354. Recreation and Leisure Programming - 2 hours: Organizing, planning, and initiating programs for recreation and leisure.

355. Travel Behavior - 3 hours: Introduction to behaviors associated with leisure life-styles and activities; developed to meet individual needs, desires and abilities.

356. Selected Topics in Travel and Tourism - 2 hours: Advanced, in-depth studies of various segments of Travel and Tourism. Topics designed to prepare students with specific professional skills important to tourism industry.

451/851P. Management of Recreation and Leisure Programs - 3 hours: Role and function of the manager in recreation and leisure programs and institutions.

453. Leisure Activities for Special Populations - 2 hours: Principles of leisure education practices for special populations.

455. Tourism Planning and Development - 3 hours: Planning and development of tourism agencies/facilities to service tourists.

456. Tourism Management Applications - 2 hours: Course synthesizing basic tourism management, supervision, marketing and planning concepts.

457/857P. Therapeutic Recreation - 3 hours: Using recreational experiences for therapeutic purposes. Presents needs and characteristics of persons needing the services.

458/858P. Recreation for the Aged - 3 hours: Characteristics and needs, development of recreational programs and legislation for senior citizens.

475. Field Experience in Recreation - 2-6 hours: Students will be assigned to a community, hospital, agency fitness, athletic recreation, or tourism site. Credit/no credit.

477. Internship - 4-16 hours: Student will be assigned full-time with director of programming for private, industrial or governmental fitness and/or leisure programs or in a tourist industry site. A minimum of a four-week block of time will be allotted for the experience. Credit/no credit.

485. Tourism and Recreation Research - 3 hours: Elementary statistics and research methodology applied to tourism. Original research project will be completed by each student.

Graduate Courses

802 History and Philosophy of Physical Education, 3 hrs.;
878 Current Issues in Physical Education, 3 hrs.;
804 Sociology of Sports Activities, 3 hrs.;
806 Seminar: Physical Education I, 3 hrs.;
PTE 820 The Activities Director, 3 hrs.;
821 Administrative Problems in Physical Education, 3 hrs.;
822 Physical Recreation and Athletic Facilities, 3 hrs.;
877 Motor Learning, 3 hrs.;
845 Motor Development, 3 hrs., 870 Advanced Exercise Physiology, 3 hrs.;
871 Physical Education for Handicapped, 3 hrs.;
872 Physical Education for Developmentally Disabled, 3hrs.;
873 Phy Ed for Individuals with Chronic and Permanent Disabilities, 3hrs.;
874 Seminar and Practicum in Adapted Phy Ed, 3 hrs.;
880 Readings in Phy Ed, 1- 3 hrs.;
881 Problems in Physical Education, 1-3 hrs.;
896 Thesis, 6 hrs. See Graduate Catalog for course descriptions.

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