Courses-PES

Human Performance Courses

* Laboratory required
PES-1000: Fitness and Wellness for Life - 2 hours
Evaluation of personal fitness and wellness and the development of a personalized physical training program for college and a personal wellness program for life.

PES-1108: Aerobics - 1 hour
Principles of and participation in aerobic exercise.

PES-1109: Weight Training and Cardiovascular Activities* - 1 hour
Participation in weight training and cardiovascular activities. General and individualized programs.

PES-1110: Neuromuscular Relaxation - .5 hours
The basis of the body's response to stress with emphasis on stress management and relaxation strategies. Practice in the technique of neuromuscular relaxation.

PES-1211: Volleyball - .5 hours
Skills, rules, strategies and participation.

PES-1220: Tennis - .5 hours
Singles and doubles skills, rules, strategy, and participation.

PES-1221: Golf - .5 hours
Skills, rules, strategy, and participation.

PES-1223: Badminton - .5 hours
Skills, rules, strategy, and participation.

PES-1301: Beginning Swimming - 1 hour
Basic skills and water safety instruction for non-swimmers.

PES-1332: Folk and Square Dance - .5 hours
Skills and activities in American square and international folk dance.

PES-1333: Camping - 1 hour
Beginning competencies for camping and related outdoor experiences. Field trip required.

PES-1701: Self-Defense - 1 hour
Theories and practice of self-defense techniques from historical, social, and Biblical perspectives.

PES-2101: Intermediate and Advanced Swimming - 1 hour
Development of proficiencies in swimming strokes and related skills. Basic water safety and fundamentals of springboard diving included.

PES-2300: Lifeguard Training - 1 hour
Aquatic accident prevention and life guarding procedures. Red Cross certification in Life guarding is offered. Prerequisite: PES-2101 or equivalent.

PES-2600: Water Safety Instruction - 2 hours
Methods and materials for teaching water safety, swimming, and related aquatic skills. Red Cross certification offered. Prerequisite: PES-2101 or equivalent.

Professional Courses

PES-3100: Health and Lifestyle* - 2 hours
Personal health appraisal. Effects of lifestyle on wholistic health. Complete blood analysis.

PES-3200: Principles and Perspectives of Human Performance - 3 hours
Nature and scope of physical education and sport, foundations and principles, careers and professional considerations.

PES-3300: Recreational Leadership* - 2 hours
Concepts, methods, materials, and activities for school, parish, and community programming. Field trip required.

PES-3400: Applied Anatomy and Physiology* - 3 hours
Structure and function of the human body with emphasis on the skeletal, muscular, endocrine, respiratory, and circulatory systems. Applications made to gross motor activities.

PES-3500: Principles of Coaching* - 2 hours
Theories and principles for coaching in a variety of settings.

PES-3505: Principles of Officiating - 1 hour
Officiating theory, techniques and procedures for athletic officials.

PES-3510: Coaching Softball and Baseball* - 1 hour
Fundamentals, theory, and strategy.

PES-3520: Coaching Soccer* - 1 hour
Fundamentals, theory, and strategy.

PES-3530: Coaching Volleyball* - 1 hour
Fundamentals, theory, and strategy.

PES-3540: Coaching Basketball* - 1 hour
Fundamentals, theory, and strategy.

PES-3550: Coaching Track and Field* - 1 hour
Fundamentals, theory, and strategy.

PES-3610: School Health - 2 hours
School health program: services, environment, and instruction. Emphasis on methods and materials.

PES-3705: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries* - 3 hours
Acquaints students with the field of athletic training, overview of sports medicine, general terminology, basic assessment skills, injury prevention through screening and conditioning programs, taping/wrapping skills. Prerequisite: PES-3400.

PES-4110: Fitness Activities and Technology - 2 hours
Analysis and laboratory experiences in the development of fitness activities for grades K-12 incorporating relevant technology for the physical education teacher.

PES-4123: Nutrition for Human Performance - 3 hours
Preservation and application of appropriate foundational nutrition relative to exercise, the reduction of disease, body composition and weight control. Recipes for health and fitness. Prerequisite: PES-1000 and PES-3400 or consent of instructor.

PES-4200: Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription - 3 hours
Techniques for conducting fitness assessments and developing exercise prescriptions. Prepares the practitioner to develop personal fitness programs based on the results of fitness assessments and other relevant information. Computer applications. Prerequisite: PES-3400 or equivalent.

PES-4410: Biomechanics* - 3 hours
Function of articular, neuromuscular and skeletal systems in producing efficient movement. Application of mechanical principles in performing sport skills, dance, and adaptive activities. Prerequisite: PES 3400.

PES-4415: Biomechanics and Injury Prevention* - 3 hours
Study of forces developed in sport, exercise and dance activities as they relate to tolerances of the human body. Techniques of injury prevention. Prerequisite: PES-3400 or consent of instructor.

PES-4420: Physiology of Exercise* - 3 hours
Scientific basis for the development of physical fitness and conditioning programs. Bioenergetics of human movement; physiological adjustment during and following exercise. Prerequisite: PES-3400.

PES-4431: Physical Growth/Motor Development - 3 hours
Physical growth, motor skill acquisition and learning, and motor performance primarily from infancy through adolescence.

PES-4600: Elementary Physical Education* - 3 hours
Motor development strategies, activities, and program design for physical education in grades K- 6.

PES-4605: Instructional Strategies for Human Performance - 3 hours
Learning theories, instructional styles and strategies for directing motor learning experiences. This course satisfies the middle and secondary school methods requirement in Human Performance. Prerequisite: admission into the professional instructional courses. Note: Enrollment is open to all Liberal Arts students.

PES-4620: Individual and Dual Sports Activities* - 2 hours
Analysis of skill and laboratory experience in the development of individual and dual sport activities. Rules and officiating techniques relevant to the sports included.

PES-4630: Team Sport Activities* - 2 hours
Analysis of skill and laboratory experience in the development of team sport activities. Rules and officiating techniques relevant to the sports included.

PES-4640: Dance Activities* - 2 hours
Intermediate and advanced skills and activities; instruction and program development for folk, square, and social dance.

PES-4650: Physical Activities for the Exceptional Child - 3 hours
Nature, characteristics, needs of and activities for the exceptional child. Methods and materials for the development of physical education and other activity programs.

PES-4660: Curriculum Design - 2 hours
Theories and processes of curriculum development, implementation and assessment for the middle and secondary schools.

PES-4730: Management of Physical Activity Programs* - 2 hours
Organization and administration of activity programs including physical education, health and wellness, and athletics.

PES-4740: Measurement/Evaluation - Human Performance - 3 hours
Theory, practice, and analysis of tests and evaluation procedures related to human performance.

PES-4802: Movement Activities for the Young Child - 1 hour
Developmentally appropriate movement experiences for young children; instructional strategies, program design, assessment.

PES-4950: Independent Study in Physical Education - 1-6 hours PES-4980: Exercise Science/Fitness Management Practicum - 1-6 hours
Supervised field experience. Application of assessment tools and development of programs in clinical settings. Prerequisite: PES-3400 and instructor permission.

PES-4981: Coaching Practicum - 3 hours
Fundamentals, theory and strategy of a selected sport. Field experience required.