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Our highly qualified instructors emphasize scientific and community based approaches.
We educate, engage, and exemplify good practice in physical activity and community program planning and evaluation.
Professor Darren Dutto used motion capture technology to analyze how a pianist’s gestures affect the quality of a performance.
A concentration in Community Health prepares students to design, implement and evaluate health promotion programs within populations.
Community health addresses the physical, mental and environmental health concerns of communities to prevent risk and injury. Students will receive hands-on practical application of theory-driven process to promote health and prevent disease.
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BIO 231-3 Human Anatomy & Physiology I-III PES 131 Foundations of Physical Activity & Health HWS 350 Behavior Change Theory PES 270 History, Philosophy & Ethics of Sport EXS 312 Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Activity & Health EXS 323 Physiology of Exercise I PES 495 Capstone Seminar PES 496 Capstone Course
HWS 298 Health & Fitness for Life HWS 225 Nutrition HWS 351 Introduction to Community Health HWS 352 Cultural Competence in Health Education & Health Promotion HWS 412 Program Planning HWS 413 Program Evaluation
(pick 11 credits from the following)
EXS 452 Physical Activity & Disease Prevention HWS 198 Outdoor Activity & Lifetime Wellness HWS 317 Global Health & Humanities HWS 334 Female Adolescent Development HWS 335 Male Adolescent Development HWS 423 Aging & Society HWS 431 Alcohol & Drugs: Prevention HWS 432 Substance Abuse & Family Relation
Health Studies is available as a minor with a modified class list.
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EXS 321 Applied Anatomy EXS 322 Biomechanics EXS 451 Physiology of Exercise II EXS 452 Physical Activity in Disease Prevention EXS 453 Motor Learning & Control HWS 325 Nutrition & Sport Performance
(pick 7 credits of the following)
EXS 311 Sport Psychology HWS 351 Lifestyle Behavior and Health PES 355 Introduction to Community Health PES 359 Prevention & Care of Injury in Physical Activity Settings STAT 327 Statistics (choose from approved courses)
The Physical Education and Sport Concentration prepares students for Masters programs in teaching. Our curriculum focuses on science based approaches, practical applications of movement analysis, and techniques for teaching motor development across the lifespan and in special populations. When the PES concentration is combined with the Masters of Arts in Teaching, students are well prepared to enter the teaching work force.
EXS 213 Qualitative Analysis of Human Movement EXS 311 Sport Psychology EXS 321 Applied Anatomy EXS 322 Biomechanics EXS 440 Motor Development EXS 444 Adapted Physical Activity EXS 453 Motor Learning & Control PES 294 Teaching Team Sports PES 359 Prevention & Care of Injury in Physical Activity Settings PES 394 Teaching Games, Dance, & Gymnastics PES 494 Teaching Individual Lifetime Sports PES 470 Sports Management
(pick 1 of the following)
HWS 252 First Aid & Safety PES 364 Scienti c Basis of Coaching Youth Sports
Physical Education is available as a minor with a modified class list.
“Eastern Oregon University and the center in John Day have been an all-around amazing experience. I was such a lost soul before meeting my advisor, Chris Cronin. I had minimal educational credits and tons of life experience to present, but I needed a path. Being able to continue my job, being a mother and wife, and maintaining that connection with the distance center was just what I needed: whether it was a phone call to faculty, emailing back and forth, on-site courses, weekend learning or just lending an ear. Eastern Oregon University was the best fit for me. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend EOU as a learning institution and am forever grateful for this experience. It has been an honor to go to school here and I hope that distance education continues to grow and bless the lives of non-traditional students for many years to come!”
Chely Peterson CarpenterPhysical Activity & HealthJohn Day, Ore.
The department of Health and Human Performance at Eastern Oregon University provides high-quality learning experiences in a variety of fields, including health, sport, recreation, teacher education, coaching and exercise science. Our highly qualified instructors emphasize scientifically-based approaches. We educate, engage, and exemplify good practice in physical activity and health.
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