Health and Physical Education (B.S.)
Experiential Courses
If you’re looking for courses that get you out in the field and actually have you experiencing teaching techniques and different lesson ideas, the HPE major is the place to be. The courses below are just a few of the Health, P.E., and Adapted P.E. courses that give you hands on opportunities to learn. Many have been ranked as favorites among HPE students.
EDC 220: Lifetime Fitness Activities for Children
The development of content knowledge and the teaching skills of various lifetime fitness activities will be addressed. Emphasis will be on teaching progressions, management, assessment strategies and tournaments.
EDC 230 Individual and Team Sports
Focuses on both the content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge related to teaching individual and team sports. The development of fundamental skills to promote participation in individual activities and sport. Emphasis will be placed on learning rules of play, specific skills, and teaching instructional methods for activities and sport. Students will learn proper teaching progressions, rules, strategies and tournament play. In addition, traditional and authentic skill and tactical assessment are implemented.
EDC 302: Supervised Experience-Physical Education in the Elementary School PRACTICUM
Students participate in supervised experience laboratory for methods learned in EDC 300: Methods of Teaching Physical Education in Elementary Schools.
EDC 308: Supervised Experience in Health Education PRACTICUM
Students participate in supervised experience laboratory for methods learned in EDC 307: Methods of School Health Instruction.
EDC 315: Supervised Experience-Physical Education in the Secondary School PRACTICUM
Students participate in supervised experience laboratory for methods learned in EDC 314: Methods of Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools.
EDC 410: Adapted Physical Education
Planning and evaluation of physical education programs for individuals with special needs. Includes issues regarding disability laws and various mental, psychological, and physical conditions. Students participate in a lab weekly where they have an opportunity to work with students who have special needs.
EDC 588 (KIN 585): Disability Sports
Sports and recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities; federal legislation effecting participation opportunities; spectrum of participation in community recreation to elite athletic opportunities within various disability sports organizations and events. Students participate twice a week in a surf program designed to help students who have disabilities learn to surf.