Faculty: Jodie Smith, Ed.D.
The health and physical education teaching major program at the University allows the student to prepare for a career as a physical education instructor or coach in the school system.
Health and Physical Education Minor/Major Program Outcomes
Students who earn a major in Health and Physical Education will be able to:
- Demonstrate dispositions and skills which facilitate cooperation and collaboration among other educators, staff, and community, so as to implement a comprehensive school health education program, along with other components of a coordinated school health program.
- Examine a variety of movement strategies and formulate fitness programs to become skillful, lifelong movers and improve overall wellness.
- Formulate, select, and apply, strategies of health literacy, physical literacy, and health science as a means to create, manage, evaluate, assess, and implement developmentally appropriate instruction for multidimensional wellness education.
- Evaluate and interpret the overall effectiveness of K-12 health enhancement, intramural, extramural, and community wellness programs.
Degree Requirements
Health and Physical Education Major (B.A.)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 103 | STRUCT & FUNC OF HUMAN BODY | 4 |
| EDU 200 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDU 244 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| EDU 260 | MULTICULTURAL AND AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDU 290 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDU 315 | CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 2 |
| EDU 320 | EXCEPTIONALITIES | 3 |
| EDU 325 | CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES AND MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| EDU 338 | TEACHING READING: CONTENT AREA | 2 |
| EDU 462 | FIELD EXPERIENCE ELEMENTARY | 2 |
| EDU 472 | FIELD EXPERIENCE MIDDLE SCHL | 2 |
| EDU 489 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| EDU 490 | STUDENT TEACHING | 10 |
| HPE 188 | PERSONAL HEALTH | 3 |
| HPE 215 | PE, REC, FITNESS & SPT MGMT | 3 |
| HPE 230 | ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 2 |
| HPE 300 | STRATS IN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT | 3 |
| HPE 305 | HEALTH CURRICULUM PLANNING | 1 |
| HPE 312 | MTHD IN PHYS EDUC AND SPORT | 3 |
| HPE 315 | KINESIOLOGY & BIOMECHANICS | 3 |
| HPE 330 | ASSESSMENT AND TESTING | 2 |
| HPE 485 | PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE | 3 |
| EXS 201 | SAFETY, FIRST AID, & CPR | 2 |
| EXS 202 | RACQUET AND INDIVIDUAL SPORTS | 2 |
| or EXS 203 | TEAM SPORTS | |
| Sports Science/Social Science Elective: | 3 | |
| Sports Management/Coaching Electives: | 4 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 74 | |
Sports Science/Social Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EXS 110 | INTRO TO EXERCISE SCIENCE | 3 |
| EXS 233 | SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT | 3 |
| EXS 260 | SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EXS 275 | EXERCISE AND SPORTS NUTRITION | 3 |
| EXS 340 | ETHICS, LAW & HLTH/FTNS PROFSN | 3 |
| HPE 405 | PREV & CARE-ATH INJURIES | 3 |
Sports Management/Coaching Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EXS 223 | YOUTH SPORTS | 3 |
| EXS 281-290 | Coaching | 1 |
| EXS 315 | EVENT AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EXS 333 | Sport Marketing, Media, and Public Relations | 3 |
| EXS 350 | COACHING CERTIFICATION | 2 |
| EXS 412 | EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION II | 3 |
| HPE 252 | MOA OFFICIATING CERT COURSE | 1 |