2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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Health and Human Performance w/emphasis in Physical Education and Health

This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 44-47 hours.

The GEC includes courses in:

Area I: Foundation Skills (18-21 hours)

Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 18-21 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 112Trigonometry

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

PSY 201General Psychology

3
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3
ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilizations since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4
BIO 111General Biology I

3
and
BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1

Area II - Choose one course from the following:

ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
and
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
PS 100Physical Science

4
PHY 201College Physics I

4
PHY 210General Physics I

4

Health and Human Performance Core - 14 hours

HPER 102-130PE Activity Courses

1
HPER 200Foundations of Health, Physical Education, and Athletic Programs

3
HPER 227Safety and First Aid Education

2
HPER 370Psycho-Socio Issues of Movement

3
HPER 402Administration of Health, Physical Education & Athletic Programs

3
HPER 421Senior Seminar

2
HPER 427Research Methods (3)

HPER Practicum/Internship Requirements

HPER 225Strength & Conditioning Practicum

1
HPER 450Strength & Conditioning Practicum II

2
HPER 496Practicum in Physical Education

1-3

HPER 499 Internship: S&ES Only = 6 hours

HPER 496 Practicum in Physical Education: PE&H only

HPER 499 Internship: SM Only

Emphasis in Physical Education and Health - 33 hours

HPER 220Physical Education Activities

3
HPER 301Physiology of Exercise

3
HPER 311Personal and Community Health

3
HPER 312Nutrition

3
HPER 320Motor Learning and Development

2
HPER 326Teaching Sport & Leisure Skills

3
HPER 343Essentials in Adaptive Physical Education

2
HPER 360Drugs & Violence in Health Education

3
HPER 410Curriculum Development in Health and Physical Education

3
411Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance

3
HPER 425Kinesiology

3

Total PE & E with Professional Education - 33 hours

ED 190Introduction to Computers for Instruction

3
ED 201Education as a Profession

3
ED 301Strategies in Teaching

3
ED 314History of Education

3
ED 330Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students

3
ED 432Classroom Management

3
ED 424Health and Physical Education in the Classroom

3

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

Total Health and Human Performance (14 hours)

Physical Education and Health (33 hours)

Total Professional Education required (33 hours)

All courses require a “C” or higher.

*Requirement to take the Praxis II for Tennessee State Teaching Licensure.

125 minimum hours required for graduation.