Graduate Courses in Kinesiology (KIN)
* 5333 Health Promotion in the Workplace (3-0). This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about planning and implementing a comprehensive health promotion program in the corporate setting. Emphasis will be on developing environmental and social support for healthy behaviors within the business community. Additional topics that will be addressed include: building awareness, knowledge, skills, and interpersonal support for personal behavior change. Course meets concurrently with KIN 4333 but requires additional readings, papers, discussions, and/or presentations for graduate students. Prerequisite: Permission of Graduate Advisor and Graduate Dean.
* 5359 Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription (3-0). The student will learn basic level exercise testing and prescription. Objectives of the course include understanding basic physiological changes which occur in response to a chronic exercise regimen and designed to improve cardiorespiratory endurance, to administer field, lab, and experimental lab tests using various protocols and to construct an appropriate exercise prescription for cardiorespiratory endurance from physiological data collected during testing. Course meets concurrently with KIN 4383 but requires additional readings, papers, discussions, and/or presentations for graduate students. Prerequisite: Permission of Graduate Advisor and Graduate Dean.
* 5371 Health and Aging (3-0). This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about aging as a part of the life cycle. Emphasis will be on the role of health concerns in the aging process and quality of life. Additional topics that will be addressed include ageism, demographics, ethnicity, economics, health status, research on care giving, death and dying. Course meets concurrently with KIN 4390 but requires additional readings, papers, discussions, and/or presentations for graduate students. Prerequisite: Permission of Graduate Advisor and Graduate Dean.
* 5380 Sport and Exercise Nutrition (3-0). The content of this course is focused on the metabolism of food by various tissues of the body and its relation to exercise. The role of diet in the development and treatment of some chronic diseases will also be discussed along with the application of nutritional principles to enhance human performance. Course meets concurrently with KIN 4380 but requires additional readings, papers, discussions, and/or presentations for graduate students. Prerequisite: Permission of Graduate Advisor and Graduate Dean.
* 5390 Principles of Strength and Conditioning (3-0). A course designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to design and implement safe and effective strength and conditioning programs. Prerequisite: Permission of Graduate Advisor and Graduate Dean.
6301 The Physiology of Exercise (3-0). A comprehensive study of the effect and influence of exercise upon the physiological processes, and the relation of certain after-factors with activity.
6303 The Nature and Basis of Motor Learning (3-0). This course is designed to provide an understanding of psychological principles involved in motor performance in sports and games. Applications of these principles will be stressed.
6304 Sport Psychology (3-0). A thorough study of the ethics and practice of applied sport psychology. In-depth analysis of athlete behavior including the study of motivation, attention, anxiety, personality, team cohesiveness and leadership. Also, the following topics are presented: role of the sport psychologist, ethical standards for sport psychologists, psychological testing, performance enhancement, program development, and psychological training techniques.
6305 Biomechanics (3-0). Mechanical analysis of motor activity. Human movement with emphasis on sports skills by application of principles of mechanics and kinesiology.
6310 Seminar in Sport Sociology (3-0). The study of the sociological implications of sport. The student will, through the inquiry method of teaching, be directed in the study of a variety of topics related to the sociology of sport. Topics may include politics in sport, racism in sport, women in sport, sport and religion, children and sport, professional sport, sport and education, violence in sport, ethical dilemmas in sport, and performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
6321 Adaptive Physical Education (3-0). A study of developmental physical education for the mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially handicapped child with special emphasis placed on these children in the public school.
6331 Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity (3-0). A course that focuses on the legal elements and responsibilities found in sports and the entire realm of physical activities. The legal environment, legal duties and responsibilities, risk management, and participant rights will be addressed. Emphasis will be placed on developing proficiency in recognizing and solving legal problems and issues in sports and physical activities.
6351 Tests and Measurements (3-0). A course which considers the historical background of measurement in physical education: selection, evaluation, structure, use, and administration of contemporary testing devices; and interpretation and application of results.
6371 Internship. Supervised field work experience in health, wellness, and exercise science.
6381 Special Topics (3-0). A study of selected topics in physical education. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
6391 Research Methods and Techniques (3-0). A course to familiarize the student with the types of research and related tools and techniques in physical education.
6393 Research. Directed reading or individual research. (May be repeated once for credit. Prior approval of instructor and department head required.)
* A maximum of 6 semester credit hours of 5000-level courses may be taken for graduate credit by graduate students, with the approval of the Program Advisor and the Graduate Dean.
