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Kinesiology B.S.

Kinesiology, School of
College of Education and Human Development
  • Program Type: Baccalaureate
  • Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2023
  • Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
  • Required credits within the major: 69 to 72
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science
The bachelor of science (BS) program in kinesiology is a comprehensive, science-based academic degree program centered around the physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences related to the study of physical activity and human movement. Major coursework includes content focusing on human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, movement science, sport history and philosophy, sport sociology, and sport and exercise psychology. This curriculum provides exceptional academic preparation for students interested in graduate and professional programs in allied health, biomechanics, chiropractic medicine, dentistry, ergonomics, exercise physiology, exercise rehabilitation, human factors and performance, movement science, motor performance, nursing, occupational therapy, physical education teaching licensure, physical therapy, preventative and rehabilitation medicine, sport and exercise psychology, sport management, and sport sociology. Examples of career choices for graduates with a BS in kinesiology include: athletic performance training, athletic training, sport coaching, exercise testing and prescription in clinical and health settings, personal training in health clubs and corporate settings, pharmaceutical sales, physical and occupational therapy, physical education teaching, public health management, fitness/sport/medical device sales, and wellness and fitness specialist. Program requirements for the majors at the College of Education and Human Development fulfill a number of the University's required Liberal Education cores and themes. Students have multiple options for fulfilling remaining LE requirements.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Admission Requirements
Students must complete 45 credits before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
  • 2.50 already admitted to the degree-granting college
  • 2.50 transferring from another University of Minnesota college
  • 2.50 transferring from outside the University
To be eligible to apply to the major, students must have: • At least 45 credits completed or in progress • Completed one course from five of the six following categories: Psychology Biology course with lab Chemistry course with lab Physics course with lab Introduction to Kinesiology Human Anatomy A GPA above 2.0 is required. A GPA of 2.5, or higher, is preferred. Students transferring into the University of Minnesota must have completed one course from each of the following categories: Psychology Biology course with lab Chemistry course with lab Physics course with lab Once admitted to the major, transfer students will be expected to complete the following courses in their first semester: Introduction to Kinesiology Human Anatomy All incoming CEHD Freshman must complete the First-Year Inquiry course EDHD 1525W.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website.
Required prerequisites
Psychology
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology [SOCS] (4.0 cr)
or PSY 1001H - Honors Introduction to Psychology [SOCS] (4.0 cr)
or EPSY 1281 - Psychological Science Applied [SOCS] (4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Biology Course with Lab
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives [BIOL] (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1001H - Introductory Biology I: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives [BIOL] (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1009 - General Biology [BIOL] (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology [BIOL] (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1015 - Human Physiology, Technology, and Medical Devices [BIOL, TS] (4.0 cr)
or FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1961 - Foundations of Biology Lab I for Biological Sciences Majors [BIOL] (2.0 cr)
BIOL 1951 - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors [BIOL] (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1951H - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors [BIOL] (4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Chemistry Course with Lab
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture [PHYS] (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory [PHYS] (1.0 cr)
or CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I [PHYS] (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory [PHYS] (1.0 cr)
or CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II [PHYS] (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory [PHYS] (1.0 cr)
or CHEM 1071H - Honors Chemistry I [PHYS] (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1075H - Honors Chemistry I Laboratory [PHYS] (1.0 cr)
or CHEM 1072H - Honors Chemistry II [PHYS] (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1076H - Honors Chemistry II Laboratory [PHYS] (1.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Physics Course with Lab
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I [PHYS, WI] (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1221 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors I [PHYS] (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I [PHYS, WI] (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I [PHYS, WI] (4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Introduction to Kinesiology
KIN 1871 - Survey of Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, and Sport Management (3.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Human Anatomy
KIN 3027 - Human Anatomy for Kinesiology, Physical Activity, and Health Promotion (4.0 cr)
or ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy (3.0 cr)
or ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy (3.0 cr)
or ANAT 3611 - Principles of Human Anatomy (3.0 cr)
or ANAT 3651 - Principles of Human Anatomy with Cadaver Laboratory (5.0 cr)
or ANAT 3658H - Principles of Human Anatomy with Cadaver Laboratory for Honors Students (6.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
First Year Experience
All incoming CEHD Freshmen must complete the First-Year Experience course EDHD 1525.
Take 0 - 4 credit(s) from the following:
· EDHD 1525W - CEHD First Year Experience [WI] (4.0 cr)
· EDHD 1525V - CEHD First Year Experience [WI] (4.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the liberal education requirements. Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
At least 22 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Core Requirements
KIN 3112 - Introduction to Biomechanics (4.0 cr)
KIN 3126W - Sport and Exercise Psychology [WI] (3.0 cr)
KIN 3131W - History and Philosophy of Sport [WI] (3.0 cr)
KIN 3132 - Introduction to Motor Development Across the Lifespan (3.0 cr)
KIN 3135 - Introduction to Motor Learning and Control (3.0 cr)
KIN 3982 - Research Methods in Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Health Promotion + Sport (3.0 cr)
KIN 4385 - Exercise Physiology (4.0 cr)
KIN 3385 - Human Physiology (4.0 cr)
or PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology (4.0 cr)
SMGT 3501 - Sport in a Diverse Society [SOCS, DSJ] (3.0 cr)
or SMGT 3501H - Sport in a Diverse Society: Honors [SOCS, DSJ] (3.0 cr)
Physical Activity Course Requirement
Take 5 credits of physical activity coursework.
Take 5 or more credit(s) from the following:
· PE 1007 - Swimming For Beginners (1.0 cr)
· PE 1012 - Running for Beginners (1.0 cr)
· PE 1014 - Conditioning (1.0 cr)
· PE 1015 - Weight Training (1.0 cr)
· PE 1016 - Posture and Individual Exercise (1.0 cr)
· PE 1029 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
· PE 1031 - Sabre Fencing (1.0 cr)
· PE 1032 - Badminton (1.0 cr)
· PE 1033 - Foil Fencing (1.0 cr)
· PE 1034 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
· PE 1035 - Karate (1.0 cr)
· PE 1036 - Racquetball (1.0 cr)
· PE 1037 - Squash (1.0 cr)
· PE 1038 - Tennis (1.0 cr)
· PE 1044 - Self-Defense (1.0 cr)
· PE 1045 - Rock Climbing (1.0 cr)
· PE 1046 - Tae Kwon Do (1.0 cr)
· PE 1048 - Bowling (1.0 cr)
· PE 1053 - Ice Skating (1.0 cr)
· PE 1055 - Golf (1.0 cr)
· PE 1057 - Skiing (1.0 cr)
· PE 1058 - Snowboarding (1.0 cr)
· PE 1065 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
· PE 1067 - Basketball (1.0 cr)
· PE 1071 - Beginning Cricket (1.0 cr)
· PE 1072 - Soccer (1.0 cr)
· PE 1074 - Beginning Volleyball (1.0 cr)
· PE 1076 - Flag Football (1.0 cr)
· PE 1077 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
· PE 1137 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
· PE 1205 - Scuba and Skin Diving (1.0 cr)
· PE 1262 - Marathon Training (3.0 cr)
· PE 1720 - Special Activities in Physical Education (1.0-3.0 cr)
· DNCE 1001 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 1 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1010 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 3 (1.0-2.0 cr)
· DNCE 1020 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 4 (1.0-2.0 cr)
· DNCE 1040 - Modern Dance Partnering Technique (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1101 - Ballet Technique 1 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1102 - Ballet Technique 2 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1110 - Ballet Technique 3 (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 1120 - Ballet Technique 4 (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 1201 - Jazz Technique 1 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1202 - Jazz Technique 2 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1210 - Jazz Technique 3 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1220 - Jazz Technique 4 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1301 - Tap Technique 1 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1302 - Tap Technique 2 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1313 - African Based Movement (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1327 - Argentine Tango (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1331 - Yoga (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1335 - T'ai Chi Ch'uan (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1343 - Urban & Street Dance Forms 1: Introduction (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1345 - Alexander Technique for Movement Artists (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 1349 - Contact Improvisation (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1351 - African Diasporic Movement 1 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1353 - African Diasporic Movement 3 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 1354 - African Diasporic Movement 4 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 3010 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 5 (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 3020 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 6 (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 3110 - Ballet Technique 5 (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 3120 - Ballet Technique 6 (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 3210 - Jazz Technique 5 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 3220 - Jazz Technique 6 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 3301 - Tap Technique 3 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 3302 - Tap Technique 4 (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 3337 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
· DNCE 3351 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
· DNCE 3352 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
Electives Requirement
Students must take a minimum of 12-credits of KIN designated coursework that support the degree program. A minimum of 6 credits must be taken at the 4xxx-5xxx level. No more than 6 credits of field experience coursework (from KIN 3696, KIN 3993, and/or KIN 4697) can be used toward the elective credits. Courses that fulfill other kinesiology degree requirements cannot be used towards elective requirements. Student may wish to consult with advisor on course selection.
KIN 3001 - Lifetime Health and Wellness [SOCS] (3.0 cr)
or KIN 3114 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3.0 cr)
or KIN 3136 - Mental Skills Training for Sport (3.0 cr)
or KIN 3505 - Intro to Human-Centered Design (3.0 cr)
or KIN 3696 - Supervised Practical Experience (1.0-10.0 cr)
or KIN 3720 {Inactive} (2.0-4.0 cr)
or KIN 3993 - Directed Study in Kinesiology (1.0-10.0 cr)
or KIN 4001H - Honors Seminar in KIN, PAHP, + SMGT (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4028 - The Impact of the Olympic Games on Los Angeles (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4133 - Perceptual-Motor Control and Learning (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4134 - The Aging Motor System (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4136 - Embodied Cognition (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4214 - Health Promotion (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4441 - Movement Neuroscience (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4520 {Inactive} (2.0-4.0 cr)
or KIN 4641 - Training Theory & Analytics I for Exercise & Sport Performance (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4687 - Principles and Theory of Sports Coaching (3.0 cr)
or KIN 4741 - Training Theory & Analytics 2 for Sport Performance (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics (3.0 cr)
or HUMF 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5123 - Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5126 - Social Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5136 - Psychology of Coaching (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5141 - Nutrition and Exercise for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5202 - Current Issues in Health (2.0 cr)
or KIN 5235 - Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics (3.0 cr)
or RSC 5235 - Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5328 - International Sport: The Impact of the Olympic Games [HIS, GP] (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5371 - Sport and Society (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5385 - Exercise for Healthy Aging & Disease Prevention and Management (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5435 - Advanced Theory and Techniques of Exercise Science (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5505 - Human-Centered Design - Principles and Applications (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5585 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
or KIN 5641 - Scientific Theory and Application of Training and Conditioning in Sport (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5643 - Applied Motion Capture and Movement Analysis Technology (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5720 - Special Topics in Kinesiology (2.0-4.0 cr)
or KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5725 - Organization and Management of Physical Education and Sport (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5736 - Sport Performance Psychology (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5801 - Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity (4.0 cr)
or KIN 5841 - Elite Performance and Environmental Considerations (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5941 - Clinical Movement Neuroscience (3.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the Major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
· KIN 3126W - Sport and Exercise Psychology [WI] (3.0 cr)
· KIN 3131W - History and Philosophy of Sport [WI] (3.0 cr)
 
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PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology (SOCS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology.
PSY 1001H - Honors Introduction to Psychology (SOCS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology. prereq: Honors
EPSY 1281 - Psychological Science Applied (SOCS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
The course introduces students to applied psychology as a discipline and reviews fundamental principles of psychology through the lenses of applied and professional areas that are the foci of CEHD majors. Specifically, through the lenses of education, we review principles of learning, memory, development, intelligence, and interventions; through the lenses of health and wellness, we review personality, biological, social, and cognitive bases of normal and abnormal behavior, as well as treatments; and, through the lenses of business and organizations, we review principles of motivation, sensation perception, and social behavior. Thus, these psychological principles are considered theoretically, empirically, and through examples for application, with lab discussions and projects emphasizing education, business, health and wellness. The course serves as a foundation for future coursework in education, health sciences, and psychology, and is consistent with the APA’s public education effort to demonstrate how the science and application of psychology benefits society and improves lives.
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives (BIOL)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1001/Biol 1001H/Biol 1003
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
A one-semester exploration of the genetic, evolutionary, and ecological processes that govern biological diversity from populations to ecosystems. We explore how these processes influence human evolution, health, population growth, and conservation. We also consider how the scientific method informs our understanding of biological processes. Lab. This course is oriented towards non-majors and does not fulfill prerequisites for allied health grad programs.
BIOL 1001H - Introductory Biology I: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives (BIOL)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1001/Biol 1001H/Biol 1003
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
A one-semester exploration of the genetic, evolutionary, and ecological processes that govern biological diversity from populations to ecosystems. We explore how these processes influence human evolution, health, population growth, and conservation. We also consider how the scientific method informs our understanding of biological processes. Lab. This course is oriented towards non-majors and does not fulfill prerequisites for allied health grad programs.
BIOL 1009 - General Biology (BIOL)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1009/Biol 1009H
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
A comprehensive introduction to biology - includes molecular structure of living things, cell processes, energy utilization, genetic information and inheritance, mechanisms of evolution, biological diversity, and ecology. Includes lab. This comprehensive course serves as a prerequisite and requirement in many majors.
BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology (BIOL)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1009/Biol 1009H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
A comprehensive introduction to biology - includes molecular structure of living things, cell processes, energy utilization, genetic information and inheritance, mechanisms of evolution, biological diversity, and ecology. Includes lab. This comprehensive course serves as a prerequisite and requirement in many majors.
BIOL 1015 - Human Physiology, Technology, and Medical Devices (BIOL, TS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1010/PSTL 1135
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Course is organized around homeostasis, information flow, and other concepts in physiology. For non-biology majors who wish to explore interests in health care or medical device engineering. Active learning format. Labs focus on data collection and simple organ dissections. Does not fulfill prerequisites for most biomedical graduate programs.
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Prerequisites: BIOL 1009, CHEM 1015
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
How microbes impact our world in deadly/life-saving ways. Roles of bacteria, fungi, and viruses as agents of human diseases; in food spoilage/food borne diseases; and in food preservation/health promotion. Preventing plant diseases, food/drug production, cleaning up oil spills. Genetic engineering.
BIOL 1961 - Foundations of Biology Lab I for Biological Sciences Majors (BIOL)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Core biological concepts, from biomolecules to ecosystems. Emphasizes evolution, organismal diversity, and genetics within context of problem solving/applications. Students must take both BIOL 1951 and BIOL 1961 to be awarded the Biological Sciences LE. This course is required for all CBS majors
BIOL 1951 - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors (BIOL)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1951/H/Biol 2002/H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Core biological concepts, from biomolecules to ecosystems. Emphasizes evolution, organismal diversity, and genetics within context of problem solving/applications. Students must take both BIOL 1951 and BIOL 1961 to be awarded the Biological Sciences LE. This course is required for all CBS majors
BIOL 1951H - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors (BIOL)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Biol 1951/H/Biol 2002/H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Core biological concepts, from biomolecules to ecosystems. Emphasizes evolution, organismal diversity, and genetics within context of problem solving/applications. Students must take both BIOL 1951H and BIOL 1961 to be awarded the Biological Sciences LE. This course is required for all CBS honors students
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture (PHYS)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1011/Chem 1015
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Matter/energy, atoms, compounds, solutions, chemical reactions, mole/chemical calculations, gases, liquids, solids, chemical bonding, atomic/molecular structure, acids, bases, equilibria. Physical/chemical properties of hydrocarbons and organic compounds. Problem solving. prereq: [High school chemistry or equiv], two yrs high school math, not passed chem placement exam, high school physics recommended; Students who will go on to take CHEM 1061/1065 should take CHEM 1015 only. Students who will NOT be continuing on to CHEM 1061/1065 and need to fulfill the Physical Science/Lab core requirement need take the 1-credit lab course CHEM 1017 either concurrently or consecutively. This course will NOT fulfill the Physical Science/Lab core requirement unless the CHEM 1017 lab course is completed either concurrently or consecutively.
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory (PHYS)
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Prerequisites: [1015 or &1015], %; credit will not be granted if credit received for: 1011; CHEM 1017 is a 1-credit lab-only course. This course is not intended for students who are planning to take CHEM 1061/1065. Intended only for students who need the course to fulfill the Physical Science/Lab requirement, and are taking CHEM 1015 either concurrently or consecutively. This course will NOT fulfill the Physical Science/Lab core requirement, unless CHEM 1015 is completed either concurrently or consecutively.; meets Lib Ed req of Physical Sciences)
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Organic chemistry. Matter/energy, atoms, compounds, solutions, chemical reactions, mole/chemical calculations, gases, liquids, solids, chemical bonding, atomic/molecular structure, acids, bases, equilibria. Physical/chemical properties of hydrocarbons and organic compounds containing halogens, nitrogen, or oxygen. Problem solving. prereq: [1015 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1015], dept consent; credit will not be granted if credit received for: 1011; CHEM 1017 is a 1-credit lab-only course. This course is not intended for students who are planning to take CHEM 1061/1065. Intended only for students who need the course to fulfill the Physical Science/Lab requirement, and are taking CHEM 1015 either concurrently or consecutively. This course will NOT fulfill the Physical Science/Lab core requirement, unless CHEM 1015 is completed either concurrently or consecutively.; meets Lib Ed req of Physical Sciences)
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I (PHYS)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Atomic theory, periodic properties of elements. Thermochemistry, reaction stoichiometry. Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. Molecular/ionic structure/bonding. Organic chemistry and polymers. energy sources, environmental issues related to energy use. Prereq-Grade of at least C- in [1011 or 1015] or [passing placement exam, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1065]; intended for science or engineering majors; concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1065; registration for 1065 must precede registration for 1061
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory (PHYS)
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1065/Chem 1075H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Basic laboratory skills while investigating physical and chemical phenomena closely linked to lecture material. Experimental design, data collection and treatment, discussion of errors, and proper treatment of hazardous wastes. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1061
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II (PHYS)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Chemical kinetics. Radioactive decay. Chemical equilibrium. Solutions. Acids/bases. Solubility. Second law of thermodynamics. Electrochemistry/corrosion. Descriptive chemistry of elements. Coordination chemistry. Biochemistry. prereq: Grade of at least C- in 1061 or equiv, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1066; registration for 1066 must precede registration for 1062
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory (PHYS)
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1066/Chem 1076H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Basic laboratory skills while investigating physical and chemical phenomena closely linked to lecture material. Experimental design, data collection and treatment, discussion of errors, and proper treatment of hazardous wastes. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1062
CHEM 1071H - Honors Chemistry I (PHYS)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Advanced introduction to atomic theory. Periodic properties of elements. Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. Molecular/ionic structure, bonding. Aspects of organic chemistry, spectroscopy, and polymers. Mathematically demanding quantitative problems. Writing for scientific journals. prereq: Honors student, permission of University Honors Program, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1075H; registration for 1075H must precede registration for 1071H
CHEM 1075H - Honors Chemistry I Laboratory (PHYS)
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1065/Chem 1075H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Develop laboratory skills while investigating physical and chemical phenomena closely linked to lecture material. Experimental design, data collection and treatment, discussion of errors, and the proper treatment of hazardous wastes. prereq: prereq or coreq 1071H; honors student or permission of University Honors Program
CHEM 1072H - Honors Chemistry II (PHYS)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Advanced introduction. Chemical kinetics/reaction mechanisms, chemical/physical equilibria, acids/bases, entropy/second law of thermodynamics, electrochemistry/corrosion; descriptive chemistry of elements; coordination chemistry; biochemistry. prereq: 1071H, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1076H, honors student, registration for 1076H must precede registration for 1072H
CHEM 1076H - Honors Chemistry II Laboratory (PHYS)
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chem 1066/Chem 1076H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Develop laboratory skills as experiments become increasingly complex. Data collection/treatment, discussion of errors, proper treatment of hazardous wastes, experiment design. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1072H
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I (PHYS, WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Phys 1101W/Phys 1107
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamental principles of physics in the context of everyday world. Use of kinematics/dynamics principles and quantitative/qualitative problem solving techniques to understand natural phenomena. Lecture, recitation, lab. prereq: High school algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry; primarily for students interested in technical areas
PHYS 1221 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors I (PHYS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
The class exposes the student to physical principles and concepts, demonstrates how these principles can be applied to quantitatively describe natural phenomena, and provides the student with an opportunity to perform hands-on experiments and measurements that model how physical knowledge is obtained. The living world exists in the physical universe, and a complete understanding of biological processes is impossible without a firm foundation in the basic physical principles to which all systems, living and inorganic, must adhere. The basic principles of classical mechanics, fluid mechanics, and oscillations and waves will be examined, with particular emphasis to their application in biological systems, using mathematical analysis at the level of basic calculus. prereq: High School or College Calculus
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I (PHYS, WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative problems. Motion, forces, conservation principles, structure of matter. Applications to mechanical systems. Prereq or Concurrent: MATH 1271/1371/1371H or equivalent
PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I (PHYS, WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Comprehensive, calculus-level general physics. Emphasizes use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative problems. Description of motion, forces, conservation principles. Structure of matter, with applications to mechanical systems. Prereq: Honors program or with permission, Prereq or Concurrent: MATH 1271/1371/1571H or equivalent
KIN 1871 - Survey of Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, and Sport Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is an introduction to the human movement and physical activity-related academic disciplines and professional practices of kinesiology, physical activity and health promotion, and sport management. Main topics include (a) understanding the pervasiveness, importance, and benefits of human movement and physical activity in our lives, (b) areas of scholarly study of the history of physical activity, philosophy of physical activity, sport and exercise psychology, sport sociology, motor behavior, biomechanics, exercise physiology; health promotion; sport management), (c) career opportunities as a human movement or physical activity-related professional, and (d) understanding of the requirements, experience, and education needed to obtain a career.
KIN 3027 - Human Anatomy for Kinesiology, Physical Activity, and Health Promotion
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Kinesiology 3027 is a 4-credit introduction to human anatomy with two 50-min lectures and one 100-min lab per week. Upon completing this course, students will be able to use proper anatomical terminology and identify the majority of the human anatomical structures and their functions. The lecture series is organized around an organ systems approach and currently follows the text of Human Anatomy. The lectures are divided into basic anatomy and human development principles and the major anatomical systems: skin, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological, endocrine, immune, and digestive. Each section proceeds an anatomic description from the microscopic or cellular level to the key features of tissues that aggregate into organ anatomy (bottom up). The kinetic anatomy perspective describes organ systems' dynamic and functional characteristics based on their component organ anatomy and interactions (top-down). The context for course material covered will reflect a kinesiology focus on human movement in exercise and sports. This will better prepare students for graduate school courses in the health sciences, movement sciences, and Athletic Training. In addition, students will be encouraged to learn their anatomy as a health and preventive medicine skill. The laboratory component is divided into two; one identifies cells, tissues, and bones and the different bone parts. These activities are performed in the Human Performance Teaching Laboratory (HPTL) in Mariucci Arena 141. Laboratory activities include using light microscopes to identify cells and tissues and working with individual bones and intact skeletons. The second component is the cadaver lab at the Anatomy Bequest Program. Students will have the opportunity to visualize and identify anatomical structures in cadavers and cadavers specimens during these labs. The cadaver labs provide students with the three-dimensional organization of the human anatomy and the association with neighboring anatomical structures. The instructors will demonstrate the functional anatomical aspects and clinical anatomical correlations. Students are able to further complement their understanding of human anatomy by using anatomy and physiology virtual labs.
ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601
Typically offered: Every Fall
Anatomical relationships. Function based upon form. Clinical applications. Gross (macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system), embryology (developmental anatomy). prereq: [BIOL 1002W or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or equiv], at least soph
ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601
Typically offered: Every Spring
Anatomical relationships. Function based upon form. Clinical applications. Gross (macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system), embryology (developmental anatomy). prereq: [BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or equiv], [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 3602 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 3612], at least soph
ANAT 3611 - Principles of Human Anatomy
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601
Typically offered: Every Spring
Anatomical relationships. Function based upon form. Clinical applications. Gross (macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system), embryology (developmental anatomy). prereq: [BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or equiv], at least soph; [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 3602 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 3612] recommended
ANAT 3651 - Principles of Human Anatomy with Cadaver Laboratory
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Anat 3002/3302/3602/3612/3651
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Anatomical relationships. Function based upon form. Clinical applications. Gross (macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system), embryology (developmental anatomy). 150 minutes of lecture and 2 hrs or lab per week. Lecture sections are (i) three 50-minute sessions per week; or (ii) two 75-minute session per week. All lab sections are 2hrs. The course director will not allow students to register after the class has started. This course has mandatory orientation sessions that cannot be missed. Principles of Human Anatomy (ANAT 3651, lecture and lab components) is offered in the spring. Human Anatomy (ANAT 3001, has only a lecture component) is offered in fall. ANAT 3651 and ANAT 3001 are not equivalent. A student in-need of a lab component must register for ANAT 3651. This course would be equivalent to someone taking (3601or 3611) and (3602 or3612). prereq: [BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or equiv], at least soph
ANAT 3658H - Principles of Human Anatomy with Cadaver Laboratory for Honors Students
Credits: 6.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies: ANAT 3658H/3608H
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Anatomical relationships. Function based upon form. Clinical applications. Gross (macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system), embryology (developmental anatomy). 150 minutes of lecture and 2 hrs or lab per week. Lecture sections are (i) three 50-minute sessions per week; or (ii) two 75-minute session per week. All lab sections are 2hrs. prereq: [BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or equiv], at least soph. The course director will not allow students to register after the class has started. This course has mandatory orientation sessions that cannot be missed. Principles of Human Anatomy (ANAT 3651, lecture and lab components) is offered in the spring. Human Anatomy (ANAT 3001, has only a lecture component) is offered in fall. ANAT 3651 and ANAT 3001 are not equivalent. A student in-need of a lab component must register for ANAT 3651.
EDHD 1525W - CEHD First Year Experience (WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: EDHD1525V/EDHD1525W/PSTL 1525V
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Writing intensive multidisciplinary approach to addressing the common question, "How can one person make a difference?" Students read a common book/work collaboratively to produce a final project. Active learning strategies to develop students' skills in critical reading, thinking, and writing.
EDHD 1525V - CEHD First Year Experience (WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: EDHD1525V/EDHD1525W/PSTL 1525V
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Writing intensive multidisciplinary approach to addressing the common question, "How can one person make a difference?" Students read a common book/work collaboratively to produce a final project. Active learning strategies to develop students' skills in critical reading, thinking, and writing. prereq: CEHD student, honors, 1st-term fr
KIN 3112 - Introduction to Biomechanics
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
This course introduces basic concepts about the mechanics of human movement. The first part of the course will introduce students to various aspects of functional anatomy and provide an overview of the major neural systems that control the human body and its movement. The second part introduces principles of the physics of human movement, while the final part provides examples of how this knowledge can be applied for the rehabilitation, engineering, and sport sciences. The lecture portion of the course is accompanied by a weekly lab that provides tutorials as well as hands-on experiences in small groups where students learn to collect biomechanical data such as motion capture or electromyographic recordings. Prior to the start of class, students must be Kinesiology B.S. majors and have successfully completed human anatomy and physics with a lab. It is preferred, not required, that students have also completed human physiology. To request a permission number, contact the Kinesiology B.S. advisor. prereq: [PHYS 1101W or PHYS 1201W or PHYS 1221 or PHYS 1301W or PHYS 1401V or 1107], [KIN 3027 or KIN 3111 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT 3611 or ANAT 3651 or ANAT 3658H or INMD 3001 or INMD 3601]; KIN 3385 recommended
KIN 3126W - Sport and Exercise Psychology (WI)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of people in physical activity contexts. Foundations approach to theory/research in sport and exercise psychology. prereq: Kin major or instr consent
KIN 3131W - History and Philosophy of Sport (WI)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introductory description and interpretation of the historical and philosophical development of physical education and sport from primitive societies to 20th century civilization. prereq: Kin major or instr consent
KIN 3132 - Introduction to Motor Development Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Developmental aspects of human movement behavior/learning. Life span change of motor skills. prereq: Kin major or instr consent
KIN 3135 - Introduction to Motor Learning and Control
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Main theoretical ideas/research that have advanced motor control/learning over last three decades. prereq: Kin major or instr consent
KIN 3982 - Research Methods in Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Health Promotion + Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is designed to prepare students to read, understand, interpret, evaluate, and critique research with a specific emphasis on research in the kinesiology discipline and relevance of research methods in students' everyday lives. The course will cover reviewing research articles and their relation to study design and methods. Other topics include ethical considerations in research, quantitative and qualitative design, sampling, measurement validity and reliability and basic statistics for analyzing research questions. Students will write a literature review on a topic of interest and design a research study. Prerequisites: Kinesiology Major or Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major or Sport Management Major
KIN 4385 - Exercise Physiology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Information and learning experiences presented in this class will cover specific areas within the discipline of Exercise Physiology. This course is designed for the advanced undergraduate student in Kinesiology, as well as advanced students in such complementary areas as public health, nutrition, physiology, biology, biochemistry, or any sport? related areas. It creates a great opportunity to combine the science of biological, biochemistry, physics and physiology with the study of health, fitness, wellness, human performance, and sport. Emphasis is placed on basic human physiological systems and the responses of those systems to the challenge of physical activity: from moderate to extreme intensities. The biochemical bases of these responses will be presented. Historical, psychological, sociological, and philosophical implications of these topics will be integrated into many of the lecture/discussions. In addition to lecture information, students will be provided a "hands on", small group laboratory experience that is carefully orchestrated to track lecture material and presentations. prereq: KIN 3385 or PHSL 3051 and Kinesiology Major or Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major
KIN 3385 - Human Physiology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
This four-credit course is divided into two weekly 75-minute lectures and one 60 minute lab session once per week. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to describe the function of the different organs and systems in the body, explain the biophysical mechanisms and describe the interactions and feedback processes to achieve a steady-state. This course provides the biological principles for how the body works, from the function of intracellular organelles to the interactions between systems and the role of each organ. It explains the relationship between structure and function and describes the development of diseases when the physiological systems become impaired. This course in human physiology builds on knowledge obtained using the basic sciences of math, chemistry, and physics. Thus, understanding some of these sciences' basic principles is essential to fully understanding the physiological principles during this course. The lab component of this course takes place at the Human Performance Teaching Laboratory (HPTL). Lab activities are an interactive component of the course. During labs, students will perform a series of experiments, record data, and will provide a physiological interpretation for the results. The combination of lecture material and laboratory experience will allow students to understand disease mechanisms, comprehend the strategies to prevent and treat the most frequent medical conditions, and live a healthy life. The instructor's goal is not just to teach the most up-to-date knowledge on human physiology but also to arouse your curiosity so you continue learning beyond this course. prereq: [KIN 3027 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT 3611 or ANAT 3651 or ANAT 3658H ] and [Kin or Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major] or instr consent
PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Phsl 3050/Phsl 3051
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
How major organ systems function (nerve, muscle, circulation, respiration, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal, temperature regulation and energy metabolism). Three one-hour lectures, two-hour lab. prereq: [BIOL 1009 or 1 yr college biol], 1 yr college chem
SMGT 3501 - Sport in a Diverse Society (SOCS, DSJ)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Relationship between sport and contemporary social institutions. Groups/individuals who have historically been marginalized or excluded from sport participation. Race, sex, social class, sexual orientation, physical (dis)abilities.
SMGT 3501H - Sport in a Diverse Society: Honors (SOCS, DSJ)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Pervasive and significant relationships between social constructions of sport and physical activity to contemporary social institutions such as politics, religion, economics, education, and mass media. Social issues related to sport. How specific social categories (e.g., age, gender, race, social class) intersect to influence participation/experiences of individuals within sport/physical activity contexts. prereq: Honors student
PE 1007 - Swimming For Beginners
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introduction to basic aquatic safety, fundamentals of swimming and hydrodynamics. Principles of hydrodynamics and stroke mechanics; five basic strokes; basic rescue techniques with use of pool equipment; hydrotherapy for disabilities and other conditions, opportunities for competitive activities, lifetime enjoyment of aquatics.
PE 1012 - Running for Beginners
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This physically active class will expose students to the joys of running. Course topics and physical activities will explore technique, equipment, safety, etiquette, injury prevention, full-body conditioning, endurance, mobility, strength, and long-term training and goal setting. This course is designed for novices who aspire to run 5K.
PE 1014 - Conditioning
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamentals of personal fitness. Principles of fitness; health and motor skill components of fitness; principles of training/conditioning programs; nutrition; weight control; common fitness injuries; motivation and consistency in fitness programs; stress management.
PE 1015 - Weight Training
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introduction to weight training. Basic aspects of weight training including exercise selection and technique, charting workouts, program design, nutritional considerations, and safety.
PE 1016 - Posture and Individual Exercise
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Good posture techniques, individual exercises, fitness concepts, and mental techniques. Specific overall sound body and mind techniques to include flexibility exercises, cardiovascular fitness, resistance training, nutrition management, weight control, stress management, and self-thought.
PE 1031 - Sabre Fencing
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Basic sabre techniques, movement, an overview of fencing as a recreational sport and an Olympic sport, and the history of fencing.
PE 1032 - Badminton
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Fundamentals including etiquette, terminology, game rules for singles and doubles, footwork, shot selection, and strategy.
PE 1033 - Foil Fencing
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fending fundamentals, including basic foil techniques, movement, a general overview of fencing as a recreational sport and an Olympic sport, and the history of fencing.
PE 1035 - Karate
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introduction to Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate. Students learn to punch, block, strike, & kick with a focus on proper form, posture, & body mechanics. Students also learn a Kata (choreographed form), techniques with partners, & practical self-defense. Non-contact - no pads, hitting, or throwing.
PE 1036 - Racquetball
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamentals of racquetball, including equipment; safety and etiquette; terminology; game rules of singles, doubles, and cutthroat; grips; basic strategies; serves and shots.
PE 1037 - Squash
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Entry-level technique, basic equipment, international dimension courts, and fitness.
PE 1038 - Tennis
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamental strokes, including forehands, backhands, volleys, lobs, overheads, and serves; introduction to doubles play; terminology, rules, and etiquette.
PE 1044 - Self-Defense
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Physical, psychological, and de-escalation skills for acting in crisis situations. Distance, body language, and tone of voice are addressed. Physical skills include striking, kicking, shifting, blocking, releasing techniques, floor defenses, and applications to armed attackers and multiple attackers.
PE 1045 - Rock Climbing
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Safety, knots, equipment, techniques, and anchor systems used in climbing. Course includes all necessary equipment. prereq: Good general health, no [neck or back] problems
PE 1046 - Tae Kwon Do
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamentals of Tae Kwon Do. Principles of martial arts, body mechanics of Tae Kwon Do, practical self-defense.
PE 1048 - Bowling
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamentals, including stance, approach and delivery, scoring, bowling terminology, and etiquette.
PE 1053 - Ice Skating
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Basic turns, basic stops, balance techniques, and various other skills from both the forward and backward positions. Equipment, safety issues, ice skating terminology.
PE 1055 - Golf
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Proper grip, stance, ball address, swing, club selection, psychological management, rules, and etiquette. Basic instruction in analyzing, assisting with, and coaching golf.
PE 1057 - Skiing
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Alpine skiing. How to stop, turn, and use lifts. Safety, etiquette, and purchase of equipment. Class held at Highland Hills ski area in Bloomington.
PE 1058 - Snowboarding
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Snowboarding is an exciting winter sport that is engaging and approachable to the true novice, which this course is designed for. This course is a beginning level, physically active course designed for students of all abilities. Students will develop a working knowledge of the etiquette, sportspersonship, rules, safety concerns, safe/healthy techniques, sports culture, and regulations of the international winter sport of Snowboarding. Physical literacy will be developed through in-class activities and drills that support the development of techniques and agilities in relation to the sport that students will be able to utilize in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person. The pursuit of this lifelong activity is the ultimate goal, so students will have out-of-the-classroom opportunities to engage in this sport culture. This will expose students to the exciting local, national, and international competitive and basic engagement opportunities for individuals interested in this physical activity. This course is ideal for students interested in learning more about a growing and inclusive physical activity and a unique way to encourage a physically active lifestyle. This course takes place off-campus at an area ski hill so students need to make arrangements for their own transportation. Snowboarding equipment is available to rent at the facility for those who need it. Cold weather gear will be essential as class will take place as long as the ski hill is open.
PE 1067 - Basketball
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamental skills and rules of basketball, with emphasis on basic court movement and different offensive and defensive strategies.
PE 1071 - Beginning Cricket
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Fundamentals of Cricket. Laws of Cricket, bowling/batting techniques, competitive/recreational Cricket opportunities.
PE 1072 - Soccer
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamentals of soccer including sporting behavior both on and off the field, game rules, soccer terminology, participation and competition drills, fundamental soccer skills, practical instruction in strategy.
PE 1074 - Beginning Volleyball
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Basic skills, team play, rules, officiating, and strategy.
PE 1076 - Flag Football
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Introduction to flag football, techniques, field positions, rules/regulations. Students will participate in vigorous exercise activities including running, throwing, kicking, and catching.
PE 1205 - Scuba and Skin Diving
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Diving equipment, physics, physiology, decompression, emergencies, recreational dive planning, oceans, currents and aquatic life, snorkeling/SCUBA equipment usage, buoyancy control, entries, emergencies. prereq: Ability to swim 400 yds comfortably or instr consent
PE 1262 - Marathon Training
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Physical challenge achieved through physiological/psychological adaptation. Goal setting that fosters adaptation in many facets of life. Marathon history. prereq: No pre-existing medical condition that would prevent finishing a marathon, instr consent
PE 1720 - Special Activities in Physical Education
Credits: 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
Activities or related opportunities not normally available through regular course offerings.
DNCE 1001 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 1
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
First course in ten-section sequence of modern dance technique. Introductory modern dance technique training. Dance form varies according to instructor.
DNCE 1010 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 3
Credits: 1.0 -2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Third course in ten-section sequence of modern dance technique. Beginning modern dance technique training. Dance form varies by instructor. prereq: dept consent, audition
DNCE 1020 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 4
Credits: 1.0 -2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Fourth course in ten-section sequence of modern dance technique. Beginning modern dance technique training. Dance form varies by instructor. prereq: 1010, dept consent, audition
DNCE 1040 - Modern Dance Partnering Technique
Credits: 1.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Technical demands, approaches, and skills needed for partnering in modern dance. prereq: Dance major or instr consent
DNCE 1101 - Ballet Technique 1
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Principles, basic technique, and vocabulary of ballet; barre, center, and allegro.
DNCE 1102 - Ballet Technique 2
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Second of two-semester sequence of fundamental Classical Ballet Technique. Principles of Classical Ballet technique. Each principle introduced separately/in progression. Barre/center work with emphasis on simplicity, repetition, creativity. prereq: 1101, or audition, or instr consent
DNCE 1110 - Ballet Technique 3
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
First of two-semester sequence of beginning ballet technique. Level 3 in eight-level sequence of ballet technique. Practical application of ballet principles. Barre work needed for center work. Center work will consist of adagio, basic turns, petit, grand allegro. prereq: dept consent, audition
DNCE 1120 - Ballet Technique 4
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Second of two-semester sequence in beginning ballet. Practical application of ballet principles. Barre/center work. Ever-changing combinations/steps learned in previous level. prereq: 1110, dept consent, audition
DNCE 1201 - Jazz Technique 1
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
First of six-semester sequence of jazz dance. Fundamental jazz vocabulary/movement. Basic understanding of proper body placement, clear articulation, basic mechanics of jazz movement, rhythmic footwork. Improvisation will be introduced. Overview of history of jazz music/dance styles.
DNCE 1202 - Jazz Technique 2
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Second of six-semester sequence in jazz dance. Fundamental jazz vocabulary/movement. Clear articulation of movement, use of space, weight, dynamics, focus, style, musicality. Improvisation. Overview of history of jazz music/dance styles. prereq: 1201 or audition or instr consent
DNCE 1210 - Jazz Technique 3
Credits: 1.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Third of six-semester sequence of jazz dance. Vocabulary. Technical skills using variety of jazz dance styles while increasing flexibility, groundedness, strength. Increase understanding of musicality, dynamics, style, improvisation. prereq: dept consent, audition
DNCE 1220 - Jazz Technique 4
Credits: 1.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Fourth of six-semester sequence of jazz dance. Expand vocabulary/develop skills, technique, style. Increase flexibility, strength. Use of space, clear articulation of movement, rhythmic footwork, grounding movement, dynamics, musicality. prereq: 1210, dept consent, audition
DNCE 1301 - Tap Technique 1
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Learning fundamental terms, basic rhythm structures, stock steps, and standard time steps.
DNCE 1302 - Tap Technique 2
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Fundamental terms, basic rhythms and syncopation, stock steps, and standard time steps; clarity of sound and rhythm. prereq: 1301 or instr consent
DNCE 1313 - African Based Movement
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Varied movement of African diaspora, primarily but not limited to West African region and continent of Africa. Traditional movement. Movement inspired by Africa, the Caribbean, and African diaspora at large. In-class movement participation, one movement midterm, one two-page paper.
DNCE 1327 - Argentine Tango
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Basic rhythms emphasizing posture, axis, walking, lead/follow techniques, footwork patterns. Students listen to music to identify rhythm, communicate.
DNCE 1331 - Yoga
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Theory/practice of Yoga. Standing postures, forward bends, twists, balancing, seated postures, inversions, back bends, guided relaxation/meditation. Proper alignment, weight placement, body awareness, relaxation, breathing techniques. Midterm paper, movement demonstration final.
DNCE 1335 - T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Ancient Chinese slow-motion exercise. Helping body/mind to become relaxed/centered. Natural movement patterns, deep breathing, tranquil stress-free mind. Self-defense applications of movements. Non-competitive, non-aggressive.
DNCE 1343 - Urban & Street Dance Forms 1: Introduction
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
We study the origins of Hip Hop dance and how it has evolved to the current incarnations of the form. There is also a focus on Hip Hop culture as a whole and we have many discussions about issues of identity, relation to power, appropriation, and youth culture. The specific forms of movement in this course are toprocking, rocking, breakdancing (breaking), New Jack Swing, and house dance. Some questions to focus on: What is Hip Hop dance? Where does it originate? Who created Hip Hop artistic expressions? What voices/bodies are heard/seen or not heard/not seen in the films assigned?
DNCE 1345 - Alexander Technique for Movement Artists
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Increased kinesthetic awareness of habitual movement patterns in order to improve dance/movement technique and prevent related injuries.
DNCE 1349 - Contact Improvisation
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Safe, clear introduction to principles of contact improvisation. Rolling point of contact, supporting/being supported, falling/recovering, connecting with center as source/support for movement. Classes include warm-up.
DNCE 1351 - African Diasporic Movement 1
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies: Dnce 1313/Dnce 1351
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
First of six-course sequence. Introduction to traditional West African dance technique as a foundational base to begin learning technique, body placement, movement, space, time, energy, isolations, patterns, etiquette, community building, group work and presentation.
DNCE 1353 - African Diasporic Movement 3
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Third of six-course sequence. Afro-Brazilian dance, including jumps, turns, floor work, and rhythmicity to develop flexibility, strength, and vocabulary in polycentric movement, moving toward body-sound harmony, illuminating dynamics of coordination, relaxation, breathing, undulation.
DNCE 1354 - African Diasporic Movement 4
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Fourth of six-course sequence. Builds on level 3 by exploring movement from mythology of Afro-Brazilian belief systems orix� and Candombl�. How corporal knowledge and technique fluency through the course sequence support different dance techniques. prereq: 1353 or audition or instr consent
DNCE 3010 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 5
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Fifth course in ten-section sequence of modern dance technique. Application of principles of space, time, energy. Alignment, power from pelvic center, rotation/turnout, muscular tonality, joint articulation, clarity of intent, stretch, strength, stamina. prereq: dept consent, audition
DNCE 3020 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 6
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Sixth course in ten-section sequence of modern dance technique. Application of principles of space, time, energy. Alignment, power from pelvic center, rotation/turnout, muscular tonality, joint articulation, clarity of intent, stretch, strength, stamina. prereq: 3010, dept consent, audition
DNCE 3110 - Ballet Technique 5
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Stretch, strength, balance, musicality. Longer phrases in adagio/allegro work. More complex elevations in petit allegro. Practical work conducted in context of study of technical development of ballet. prereq: dept consent, audition
DNCE 3120 - Ballet Technique 6
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Continuation of 3110. Ballet technique. Stretch, strength, balance, musicality. Longer phrases in adagio/allegro work. More complex elevations in petit allegro. prereq: 3110, dept consent, audition
DNCE 3210 - Jazz Technique 5
Credits: 1.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Continuation of jazz technique. Rhythm structures, longer phrases, greater physical speed, attack/control. prereq: dept consent, audition
DNCE 3220 - Jazz Technique 6
Credits: 1.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Continuation of 3210. Jazz technique. Rhythm structures, longer phrases, greater physical speed, attack/control. prereq: 3210, dept consent, audition
DNCE 3301 - Tap Technique 3
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Tap techniques and creative development through improvisational studies. prereq: 1302 or instr consent
DNCE 3302 - Tap Technique 4
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Tap techniques and rhythm structures. prereq: 3301 or instr consent
KIN 3001 - Lifetime Health and Wellness (SOCS)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Overview of health/wellness. Physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, environmental, and financial health. Influence of societal changes on general health/wellness of diverse populations.
KIN 3114 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Principles in athletic training for prevention/care of injury. Taping/bracing techniques. Lab. prereq: [KIN 3027 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT 3611 or ANAT 3651 or ANAT 3658H or equiv], [CEHD student or instr consent]
KIN 3136 - Mental Skills Training for Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Experientially-based course. Using mental skills training strategies (e.g., imagery, goal setting, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, motivation) for enhancing sport performance and personal growth of athletes.
KIN 3505 - Intro to Human-Centered Design
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 3505/Kin 5505
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Application of design to meet human needs. Design of fabricated products, tools/machines, software/hardware interfaces, art/culture, living environments, and complex sociotechnical systems.
KIN 3696 - Supervised Practical Experience
Credits: 1.0 -10.0 [max 10.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
On-the-job supervised practical experience in the fields of sport and exercise under a specialist in a particular area of study or emphasis. prereq: instr consent
KIN 3993 - Directed Study in Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -10.0 [max 10.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Students have the opportunity to earn credit while working in a lab or field research setting to carry out scholarly or creative activities while under the guidance of kinesiology faculty members. Students can assist with faculty scholarship or carry out projects of their own. To earn credit in this course, students must talk with the faculty member and then fill out a Directed Activity Contract (z.umn.edu/Directed_Activity) online. This contract is an agreement between the student and faculty member and should establish expectations, credits, and the grading basis for the work.
KIN 4001H - Honors Seminar in KIN, PAHP, + SMGT
Credits: 3.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Students will learn how to critically review research articles and how to write a thesis literature review, methods, results, and discussion section. Students will choose to write a systematic literature review or conduct a research study under the guidance of their adviser. Students will write and provide peer reviews for the thesis literature reviews and methods sections. Instruction regarding writing a results and discussion section will be provided. Students are encouraged to register for this course the semester before their expected graduation term. Prerequisites: Honors student and Kinesiology major, PAHP major, or SMGT major
KIN 4028 - The Impact of the Olympic Games on Los Angeles
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
This course is an upper-level undergraduate course designed for students to examine the impact of the Olympic Games on Los Angeles, California, and the United States. The city of Los Angeles, California is about to host the Summer Olympic Games for the third time (e.g., 1932, 1984 & 2028). The first Los Angeles Olympic Games were held in 1932 and Los Angeles was just starting to be a city of influence in the United States. A number of countries voiced an objection to the Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles. However, the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games proved to be a success. These Olympic Games proved that Los Angeles was an emerging city not only in the United States but in the world. The second Los Angeles Summer Olympics were held in 1984 and followed the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, which the United States and other countries boycotted. In retaliation, the Soviet Union as well as other communist countries boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Even with the boycott the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games were a huge success. They demonstrated that the Olympic Games could be hosted and not create a financial calamity for the hosting city, but actually create a legacy for the hosting city to build upon. In 2028 Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympic Games for a third time, joining London, England and Paris, France as the only cities to host the Summer Olympics three times. What will happen to Los Angeles and the United States after they host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games? Will the 2028 Summer Olympic Games be as successful as the previous two Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games? This course will explore the impact of each of these Summer Olympic Games as well as contributions that these Olympic Games have had not only on society in the United States but also the world. In addition, this course will explore the changes in sport that have occurred during this time span in the United States as well as the world.
KIN 4133 - Perceptual-Motor Control and Learning
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Concepts/principles of coordination/control of perceptually guided movement. Constraints imposed by properties of environment, body (including the nervous system), and goals of behavior. Why we move the way that we do. prereq: [3112, 3132, 3135, KIN major] or instr consent
KIN 4134 - The Aging Motor System
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Impact of aging on the motor system and its influence on activities of daily living (ADL); posture, falls, participation in physical activity, performance operating personal transportation systems. Effects of aging (behavioral and biological) on coordination/control and its related perceptual-cognitive correlates. prereq: [3132, 3135, Kin major] or instr consent
KIN 4136 - Embodied Cognition
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Introduction to relations between physical behavior/mental activity. Cognitive, emotional, social aspects. Concepts of embodied cognition, their relation to traditional concepts of mind/body. Lifespan development, empirical research. prereq: 3132 or 3135 or instr consent
KIN 4214 - Health Promotion
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is an introduction to the professional and academic field of health promotion and is designed to give students a working knowledge of health promotion concepts and methods and their application to health and health behaviors. Special emphasis will be placed on the philosophical and theoretical foundations of health promotion, specific theories of health promotion, and select health habits and the individual and environmental forces related to these behaviors. Students will also establish a foundation for developing health promotion programs for disease prevention and will focus on the process involved in developing and evaluating health promotion programs. Examples of prevention programs will be presented and evaluated including various aspects of physical activity (i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, environmental). Topics in the course focus not only on evidence-based strategies but also on key approaches to program development, implementation, and evaluation. This course is designed for declared Kinesiology B.S. and Health and Wellness Promotion Minor students in their third or fourth year of study.
KIN 4441 - Movement Neuroscience
Credits: 3.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Neural basis of human motor function. Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of motor control and learning. Seminar for students in kinesiology, neuroscience, physical therapy, physiology, psychology, bioengineering, and human movement science. prereq: 3135 or instr consent
KIN 4641 - Training Theory & Analytics I for Exercise & Sport Performance
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course prepares students to understand and systematically design training & conditioning programs for health and/or performance. The course addresses general training principles, such as periodization, adaptation, accommodation, specificity, and overload, and explores how an understanding of the 3 energy systems responsible for producing energy for exercise (the aerobic, anaerobic glycolytic, and ATP-PCr systems) can be applied to training and conditioning. Additional topics include the muscular and neuromuscular systems, physiological, and performance adaptations, repeated sprint ability, energy system interaction, measurement and evaluation of fitness, and strategies for maximizing adaptation to training. Students will gain an understanding of physiological adaptations and apply them to improving health and performance in sport and physical fitness. Enforced Prerequisite: Enrolled in Kinesiology Major, Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major, Sports Coaching Minor, Physical Activity and Promotion Minor, Sport and Exercise Science M.Ed, Physical Activity and Health M.Ed, or Integrated Degree Program
KIN 4687 - Principles and Theory of Sports Coaching
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course introduces students to theoretical and applied aspects of sports coaching. Through active participation students will learn how to create a positive sporting environment by utilizing athlete-centered coaching strategies. Students will also learn how to evaluate and improve their own coaching performance by applying reflective and evaluative skills. Topics covered include coaching, training and management principles, coaching pedagogy, coaching science, planning, skill learning and sports psychology. At the completion of this course student will be more confident and knowledgeable in their coaching practice and have a foundation of a personal coaching philosophy. In summary, the approach in this course is toward teaching the student the theory, principles, concepts, and practices that can be applied in the dynamic, ever changing, challenging, and rewarding field of coaching.
KIN 4741 - Training Theory & Analytics 2 for Sport Performance
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Course prepares students to systematically design training & conditioning programs for performance, specific to speed, power, reaction & agility. This course utilizes periodization models with expected physiological & neuromuscular adaptations to maximize human performance in sport, dance, public safety and military elites. prereq: KIN 4641, [upper level undergrad or M.Ed. or grad student]
KIN 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: HumF/Kin 5001
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Variability in human performance as influenced by interaction with designs of machines and tools, computers and software, complex technological systems, jobs and working conditions, organizations, and sociotechnical institutions. Emphasizes conceptual, empirical, practical aspects of human factors/ergonomic science.
HUMF 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: HumF/Kin 5001
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Variability in human performance influenced by interaction with designs of machines/tools, computers/software, complex technological systems, jobs/working conditions, organizations, sociotechnical institutions. Conceptual, empirical, practical aspects of human factors/ergonomics. prereq: Grad HumF major or minor or instr consent
KIN 5104 - Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Different approaches to providing physical education service and related movement interventions for persons with disabilities. Topics: movement behavior foundations, movement skill progressions, unique considerations for specific impairments, and sport for persons with disabilities
KIN 5122 - Applied Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory and muscular responses to exercise; application of exercise physiology to assessment of work capacity, athletic conditioning, and requirements of human powered vehicles; low to moderate exercise as an intervention in lowering risk for common health problems. prereq: 4385 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 5123 - Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
This course prepares students to critically evaluate theory, motivational interventions, and psychological principles related to physical activity. Environmental and policy influences on physical activity behavior and intervention components, design, and evaluation will be discussed. The influence of physical activity on mental health, self-perceptions, stress, anxiety, depression, emotional well-being, cognitive function, and health-related quality of life will be reviewed. This course will help students to better understand and modify exercise behavior and review the most commonly studied psychosocial influences and consequences of physical activity. This class integrates theoretical principles and the latest research with intervention strategies that students can apply in real-world settings.
KIN 5125 - Advances in Physical Activity and Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
This course exposes students with accurate and up-to-date information regarding physical activity as it relates to health in the United States. It is intended to enhance students? ability to identify important issues pertinent to physical activity and health, as well as develop and maintain a physically active lifestyle.
KIN 5126 - Social Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Theory/research on social influences, individual differences, motivational processes. How sport/physical activity contribute to psycho-social development. Social psychological factors influencing physical activity beliefs/behaviors. prereq: 3126W or equiv or grad student or instr consent
KIN 5136 - Psychology of Coaching
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Psychological dimensions of coaching across age levels, including coaching philosophy, leadership, communication skills, motivation, and mental skills training for performance enhancement.
KIN 5141 - Nutrition and Exercise for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Requirements/physiologic roles of nutrients/physical activity in promotion of health. Assessment of energy requirements. RDAs, food composition/safety, weight management. Prevention of chronic diseases. Coronary heart disease. prereq: FScN 1112 or equiv
KIN 5142 - Applied Nutrition for Sport Performance and Optimal Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
This course is designed for students interested in nutrition as it relates to health, exercise and athletic training. Evidenced based information is used to apply current nutrition concepts to improve health, physical and athletic performance. Case studies as well as personal data are employed throughout course to support concepts of lecture.
KIN 5202 - Current Issues in Health
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Summer
Critical thinking for health issues in research/media. Issues specific to conflict, stress, public policy, and communication. Projects, debates.
KIN 5235 - Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Kinetic aspects of human movement (single/multi-joint torques, simple inverted pendulum models, mass-spring systems). Analysis of experimental data and of computer simulations. Lectures, seminars, lab. prereq: [3112 or equiv], PMed 5135, undergrad college physics, intro calculus
RSC 5235 - Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Forces that create human motion and are produced within body as a result. Measuring human motion. Clinical movement assessment, Exercise, sport, and activities of daily living. Two-dimensional rigid body dynamics models, forward/inverse dynamics solutions, hypotheses to describe whole body/joint kinetics. Lectures, lab, discussion. prereq: 5135 or equiv or instr consent
KIN 5328 - International Sport: The Impact of the Olympic Games (HIS, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
In the late nineteenth century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat, worked tirelessly to revive the Olympic Games from Greek history. Through Baron de Coubertin's efforts, the first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. From a small sporting event that hosted a little over 300 athletes from 13 countries the Olympic Games have grown over the last 120 years to one of the most viewed sporting events in the world. Today, the Olympic Games hosts over 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which runs the Olympic Games, is now one of the most powerful and richest sporting organizations in the world. The Olympic Games have had a profound impact on the world we live in and they provide us with a platform for examining changes in the world's cultural, economic, social and political processes over the last 120 years. This course explores the impact of a specific Olympic Game(s) held on that host city's culture, economy and political landscape. In addition, this course will explore that Olympic Games(s) impact on the world's cultural, social and political processes.
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5371/Rec 5371
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Sport, sporting processes, social influences, systems. Structures that have effected and exist within/among societies, nations, and cultures. Contemporary issues such as social differentiation, violence, and honesty. prereq: [3126W, grad student] or instr consent
KIN 5385 - Exercise for Healthy Aging & Disease Prevention and Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: Physiology or biology undergrad
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Exercise testing/prescription with modifications required because of special considerations associated with aging, gender differences, or presence of medical conditions. prereq: Physiology or biology undergrad
KIN 5435 - Advanced Theory and Techniques of Exercise Science
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Theoretical constructs, in-depth description of procedures used in exercise science research and clinical settings. Laboratory exercises, lectures. prereq: [3385, 4385, Kin major] or instr consent
KIN 5441 - Applied Sport Science Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 4941/Kin 5441
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Introduction to varied contributions of sport sciences to athletic performance. Evaluation of historical research's contributions toward modern day research questions.
KIN 5485 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
This course will provide an introduction to exercise testing and prescription including basic placement of EKG placement and interpretation of an electrocardiogram. Students will also learn the basics of gas exchange and fitness test and the use of this information in the prescription of exercise in a variety of populations as well as use of electrocardiogram in clinical exercise testing and exercise prescription. prereq: [3385, 4385] or instr consent
KIN 5505 - Human-Centered Design - Principles and Applications
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 3505/Kin 5505
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Application of design to meet human needs. Design of fabricated products, tools/machines, software/hardware interfaces, art/culture, living environments, and complex sociotechnical systems.
KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5511/Rec 5511
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Critically examines women's involvement in/contributions to sport, physical activity, and leisure.
KIN 5641 - Scientific Theory and Application of Training and Conditioning in Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: 4385 or SPST 3641 or SPST 4641 or exercise physiology course or #
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Current scientific literature on physiological adaptation through training/conditioning for sport. Applying methods in research journals to improve physiological adaptation through training/conditioning with sport specificity. prereq: 4385 or SPST 3641 or SPST 4641 or exercise physiology course or instr consent
KIN 5643 - Applied Motion Capture and Movement Analysis Technology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Course provides students with the knowledge and tools to effectively analyze human movement patterns in a wide variety of field-based settings, such as assessing sport skill performance or measuring movement deficits after injury. Students will comprehend the basic, underlying components of movement and movement deficits. It is strongly suggested students have taken Physics, Biomechanics, and Human Anatomy. Credit will not be received if taken KIN 5720: Special Topics in Kinesiology with the topic title, Sport Movement Analysis.
KIN 5720 - Special Topics in Kinesiology
Credits: 2.0 -4.0 [max 12.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Current issues in the broad field and subfields in kinesiology, or related coursework in areas not normally available through regular offerings.
KIN 5723 - Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Psychosocial bases of risk factors preceding sport injury, responses to the occurrence of sport injury, and the rehabilitation process. Lecture, discussion, guest lecture, interviews, and presentation experience. prereq: Intro psych course
KIN 5725 - Organization and Management of Physical Education and Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Comprehensive analysis of organization and management of physical education and sport in educational settings. Focus on management and planning processes, management skills, functions, roles, decision making, leadership, shared systems, and organizational motivation. For physical education teachers, coaches, community sport administrators. prereq: Grad/initial licensure or instr consent
KIN 5736 - Sport Performance Psychology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
This course will focus on psychological skills, methods, and self-regulatory skills in sport and exercise, and how sport psychologists, coaches, therapists, athletes, and fitness specialists use these skills and methods to positively affect sport and exercise participation, performance, motivation, and enjoyment. The psychological skills and methods will be presented via discussion of underlying theory (e.g., the performance/arousal relationship) and specific intervention techniques (e.g., goal setting, imagery). Theoretical frameworks for sport and exercise-related educational counseling (e.g., self- regulation) across a variety of contexts will be discussed. This course will also address ethical and legal considerations for consulting in the sport and exercise settings. Finally, students will learn about the requirements to attain AASP certification.
KIN 5801 - Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Legal issues related to sport and physical activity settings and facilities in public/private sectors
KIN 5841 - Elite Performance and Environmental Considerations
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
An examination of elite athletic performance and the effects of environmental conditions on sport performance. Topics include altitude, heat and humidity, cold, wind, and other high stress environments. Students will investigate strategies such as nutrition/dehydration, training, and acclimatization. prereq: KIN 4385 or 4641 or instr consent suggested
KIN 5941 - Clinical Movement Neuroscience
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Various neural subsystems involved in controlling human motor function. How injury and disease of the nervous system affects motor behavior. Possibilities for rehabilitation and treatment. Lectures, seminars, class presentations. prereq: [3027 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT 3611 or equiv], [PHSL 3051 or equiv], [4441]
KIN 3126W - Sport and Exercise Psychology (WI)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of people in physical activity contexts. Foundations approach to theory/research in sport and exercise psychology. prereq: Kin major or instr consent
KIN 3131W - History and Philosophy of Sport (WI)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introductory description and interpretation of the historical and philosophical development of physical education and sport from primitive societies to 20th century civilization. prereq: Kin major or instr consent