Course Catalog • Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences

The history and development of modern physical education and the scientific foundations and principles underlying school and college physical education. Three writing assignments; two midcourse examinations and final examination. Instructor: Angela Lumpkin.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Lumpkin. Introduction to Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport Studies, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Theory of basketball, including methods of teaching fundamentals; individual and team defense and offense; various styles of play and methods of coaching. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Ten written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Mike Lane.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Krause and Pim. Coaching Basketball, rev. and updated ed., McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2002.

Emphasis on healthful and intelligent living and the application of the fundamental principles of health. Ten written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Theresa Brown.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Insel and Roth. Core Concepts in Health, Brief 11th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2010.

This course provides an overview of the field of sport management including the principles of leadership and management and the fundamentals of personnel management, financial management, marketing, strategic planning, sport ethics, sport law, time management, stress management, facility management, and event management applied to sport settings. Four written assignments; two supervised midcourse examinations and supervised final examination. No textbook required. Instructor: Angela Lumpkin.

The basic principles of nutrition, with an emphasis on application of these principles to improve overall health. Topics include guidelines for a balanced diet, index of nutritional quality, energy requirements and balance, weight management and obesity, nutritional quackery, sports nutrition, nutrition for children and elderly, and eating disorders. Students must be admitted to the School of Education, pre-nursing, pre-HSES, or graduate PE programs. Ten written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Ann Chapman.

Textbook and CD-ROM (separate purchase):

• Text: Whitney and Rolfes. Understanding Nutrition, 11th ed., Thomson Higher Education, 2008.
• CD-ROM: Diet Analysis Plus, Version 9.0. (earlier versions acceptable)

The introductory study of the prevention, immediate care, and treatment of athletic related injuries and illnesses. This course is designed to cover the basic fundamentals of injury/illness recognition as well as discuss the various strategies for the prevention and care of injuries to the physically active. Prerequisite: Courses in Human Anatomy and First Aid. Four written assignments; six quizzes, midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Phillip Vardiman.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Prentice. Arnheim’s Principles of Athletic Training, 12th ed. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006.

This course is designed to provide an in-depth exposure to basic drug classification, pharmacological effects, causes of drug abuse to society, common treatment modalities, and effective prevention/intervention strategies. In addition, consumer issues related to drug use, drug legislation, and drug education programs for school and community implementation will be discussed. Prerequisite: A course in personal and community health or consent of instructor. Ten quizzes; eight written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Mark Thompson.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Ksir, Hart, and Ray. Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior, 11th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2006.

Provides an overview of the various components of human sexuality: sexual expression, sexually transmitted infections, family planning, sexual orientation, atypical sexual behavior, sex therapy, and gender formation. Six written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Regan Dodd.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Crooks and Baur. Our Sexuality, 10th ed., Thomson Learning, Inc., 2008.