Physical Education

The Physical Education 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.

Core

BIO 231-233 Human Anatomy & Physiology I-III
HHP 131 Professional Careers and Foundations in HHP
HHP 312 Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Activity & Health
HHP 350 Behavior Change Theory

Physical Activity & Sport Concentration

EXS 321 Applied Anatomy
EXS 322 Biomechanics
EXS 323 Physiology of Exercise I
EXS 423 Sports Skills Analysis
EXS 440 Motor Development
EXS 444 Adapted Physical Activity
EXS 453 Motor Learning & Control
PE 230 Introduction to Movement & Physical Education
PE 270 Legal, Ethical, and Cultural Competence in Physical Education
PE 330 Teaching Methods in Physical Education
PE 430 Curriculum and Assessment in Physical Education
PES 359 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injury

(select 3 credits from the following list or any other upper-division CH course)
CH 225 General Nutrition
CH250 Personal Health and Wellness
CH 298 Lifetime Fitness
EXS 311 Sport Psychology
EXS 325 Nutrition & Sport Performance
EXS 333 Environmental Exercise Physiology
EXS 451 Physiology of Exercise II w/Lab
EXS 452 Physical Activity in Disease Prevention
PES 364 Scientific Basis of Coaching Youth Sports