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Graduate Course Descriptions
Core Requirements
| PE 702 Technology for Physical Educators: This course is designed to provide the physical educator with an overview of the various types of technology that can be utilized in teaching health and physical education. The purpose of this course is to familiarize and enhance physical education teachers' technology skills to support instruction in a K-12 setting. The course includes personal computer use in creating materials to enhance instruction and aid in assessment. Also included are other technologies, such as personal digital assistants (PDA), digital cameras/camcorders, various physical education software and Internet options. A portion of the course will be conducted online using Blackboard. |
| PE 703 Developmental training for Coaching Adolescents: This course is designed to provide the graduate student with the knowledge of applied training principles as related to training theory for adolescents, ages 13-18 years. Emphasis will be given to areas such as developmentally appropriate strength, power, speed, agility, and flexibility training programs; gender and age differences in training; movement analysis using kinematic and kinetic approaches; muscle-tendon injury prevention; and application of training theory in designing physical education or coaching programs. |
| PE 663 Health-Related Fitness Education and Assessment: This course is designed to provide practical knowledge to develop, organize, administer, and assess age appropriate health-related fitness education programs for children and adolescents. Emphasis will be placed on assessment and technology. |
| PE 668 Current Issues in Physical Education: Current issues in contemporary physical education are examined, with an emphasis upon formulating policies and procedures to alleviate problem areas. Particular attention is given to professional issues that are pertinent to class members. |
| PE 741 Adventure Programming for Physical Education: This course is designed to explore the various approaches to Adventure Programming as it is applied to K-12, Physical Education. Topics to be investigated include: The history, philosophy, theoretical models (e.g. experiential learning theory), and application of Adventure programming in the Physical Education setting, the Experiential Learning Cycle, goal setting, value contracts for individuals and groups, individual choice in a group setting, effective leadership, cooperative games, low and high challenge course facilitation, various suitable adventure activities, and the application of developmentally appropriate adventure activities within the elementary and secondary school physical education curriculum. |
| PE 772 Program & Curriculum Development in Physical Education: This course is designed to examine the issues related to curriculum theory and design; developing curricula in relation to national, state and local standards; and program development and administration. Emphasis is placed on the current content standards in health and physical education, and on the relationship of program development and teaching effectiveness. |
Support Courses
| PE 620 Analysis of Applied Research in Teaching Physical Education: This course focuses on the critical analysis of research literature related to teaching physical education. It is an introduction to research design, the research process, and the nature of educational research. Research studies using both the qualitative and the quantitative paradigms will be compared and contrasted. |
| PE 751 Practicum in Teaching Physical Education: Each practicum experience provides students with the opportunity to put theory and technique into practice at the level of their teaching specialization. The students will also attend a seminar led by the university supervisor. A formal application to begin a practicum must be filed by the fifth (5th) week of the semester before the semester in which the student wishes to undertake the practicum. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all other requirements for degree completion, and the permission of the program coordinator (6 hours). |
Elective Courses
| ASAF 602 Contemporary Health Issues: |
| ASAF 624 Nutrition and Exercise: |
| COMM 602 Professional Communication and Presentation: |
| CEDP 502 Behavior Modification: |
| CEDP 678 Psychology of Learning and Instruction: |
| ERS 576 Stress Management: |
| ERS 684 Pediatric Exercise Science: |
| SM 515 Diversity Issues in Sport Management: |
| SM 778 Legal Aspects of Sport: |
| SM 780 Budgeting and Finance in Sport: |
| SEFE 602 Univariate Statistics: |
| SEFE 606 Social Foundations of Education: |
| SEFE 642 Technologies for Instruction: |
| SEFE 650 School Supervision - Strategic Leadership: |
| SEFE 696 Elements of Qualitative Educational Research: |
| SEFE 699 Elements of Quantitative Educational Research: |
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