HPE - Health and Physical Education

HPE 107 Introduction to the Sport of Rowing

Introduction to the sport of Rowing; designed for the novice (beginner).  Includes basic technique and terminology, cardiovascular training (erging, rowing, running) and strength training.  Emphasis will also be placed on learning land and water safety, attention to details with equipment on and off the water, and rowing terminology.  All sessions will include both land and water training. Course is graded P/NP.

3

HPE 108 Life Skills for Student Athletes

Recognizes the unique demands of college student athletes and assists them in acquiring skills which will allow them to respond to those challenges. Course content will reflect issues relevant to adjustment to college life; social, academic, and athletic performance demands.

1

HPE 109 Personal Fitness

Development of personal fitness goals in strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardio-respiratory endurance using a variety of exercise techniques, anaerobic and aerobic activities, and run/walk programs.

1

HPE 110 Beginning Weight Training

Introduction to weight training techniques for the development of muscular strength and endurance. The course includes the development of an individualized program.

1

HPE 111 Leadership Skills for Student Athletes

Recognizes the unique demands of college student athletes and assists them in acquiring skills which will allow them to respond to the challenges. Course content will focus student athletes' attention to athletic leadership, personal development, and peer mentoring.
1

HPE 115 Swimming Skill Improvement

Development of swimming techniques focusing on stroke improvement and achievement of personal goals.

1

HPE 116 Swim Conditioning

Development of fitness for swimming using a variety of training techniques to achieve individual goals.

1

HPE 117 Water Aerobics

Development of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and feelings of well-being through aerobics in the water.

1

HPE 120 Beginning Taekwondo/Hapkido

An introduction to the Korean martial arts of Taekwondo and Hapkido, this class will cover basic stances, blocking, striking, kicking, forms, joint-locking, and self-defense. Through physical practice, we’ll look at similarities and differences in the two styles, while also learning about the Korean culture. Course is graded P/NP.

1

HPE 121 Introduction to Filipino Martial Arts

A primer on the Filipino arts of Kali/EsKrima (using a rattan stick for defense/attack), Panantukan ("dirty boxing"), Pananjakman (kicking), and Dumog (grappling/off balancing). Course is graded P/NP.

1

HPE 122 Jeet Kune Do

A class based on Bruce Lee's philosophy of martial training, this course combines mainly kickboxing and trapping skills. Cooperative/instructional rather than competitive. Course is graded P/NP.

1

HPE 204 Introduction to Athletic Training

Designed to provide a working knowledge of the prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Basic principles of taping and use of modalities will be presented.

3

Prerequisites

BIO 103 or equivalent.

HPE 210 Lifetime Health and Fitness

Students will develop a solid foundation of life skills needed to maintain personal physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and fitness. Nutrition, hydration, exercise, psychological health, family health, financial health, environmental health, along with local, national, and global health issues will be studied. CPR and First Aid certification will also be completed.

3

HPE 405 Kinesiology for Physical Educators

Students apply their knowledge of human anatomy to the study of movement with major emphasis placed upon the action of bones, joints, and muscles and the role of the nervous system in relation to body control. The applicable mechanical principles to gross motor activities are stressed.

3

Prerequisites

HPE 204, BIO 307, BIO 377

HPE 406 Medical Aspects of Athletic Injuries

Equips the student with the knowledge, procedure, and techniques an athletic trainer uses to perform joint evaluations, apply therapeutic modalities, and rehabilitate athletic injuries. Students will be expected to complete a project involving procedures used in specific athletic injuries.

3

Prerequisites

HPE 204

HPE 408 Exercise Physiology for Physical Educators

Provides the student with a workable knowledge of human physiological response to exercise and other environmental stresses. Students will be involved in such practices as the use of graded exercise testing to determine physical fitness levels.

3

Prerequisites

HPE 204, BIO 308, BIO 378