Course Descriptions
PHE 118: Body Conditioning/Physical Fitness. Designed to help the student understand the basis of physical fitness and develop a systematic program of exercise. (Two labs per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 120: Gymkhana Performance Class. This course offers beginning and advanced gymnastics. Open to all non-physical education majors. (Maybe repeated for credit). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 121: Karate I. An introduction to physical and metaphysical aspects of the art of self-defense, meditation, and relaxation. (Two labs per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 122: Karate II. An advanced course for students who are serious about the pursuit of the martial arts. (Two labs per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 125: Team Sports I. The student will be exposed to the fundamental skills, techniques, and rules of volleyball, basketball, and football (Two labs per week.). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 126: Team Sports II. Fundamental skills, techniques, terminology, strategy and rules of soccer, softball, and track will be addressed during the class setting. (Two hours of lab per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 127: Individual Sports. Fundamental skills, techniques, terminology, strategy of tennis, archery and badminton will be addressed during the class setting. (Two hours of lab per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 128: Individual Sports II. Fundamental skills, techniques, terminology, strategy and rules of golf, racquetball, and field will be addressed during the class setting. (Two hours of lab 420 per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 209: Beginning Swimming. Designed to teach students basic skills in swimming, diving, and water safety. Either from the educational or recreational setting. Education majors will develop activity appropriate lesson plans. Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 218: Teaching Body Conditioning. Designed to expose the students to intermediate techniques of performance, and teaching techniques of body conditioning and physical fitness. (One lecture, one lab per week). Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 220: Gymkhana Performance Class. This course offers beginning and advanced gymnastics. (May be repeated for credit). Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 221: Karate I. Designed to expose students to intermediate and advanced techniques of performance and teaching strategies utilized in Karate. Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour. PHE 222: Karate II. An advanced course designed for students who wish to advance to different belt levels. Prerequisite: PHE 221. Credit: 1 semester hour.
and teaching strategies utilized in Karate. Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour. PHE 222: Karate II. An advanced course designed for students who wish to advance to different belt levels. Prerequisite: PHE 221. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 225: Team Sports I. Designed to expose the student to intermediate techniques of performance, teaching and assessment techniques of volleyball, basketball, and football. (Two labs per week.) Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 226: Team Sports II. The student will be exposed to fundamental skills, techniques, terminology, strategy and rules of soccer, softball, and track during the class setting. The student will also be exposed to the methods of teaching and assessment in the activities. (Two hours of lab per week). Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 227: Individual Sports I. The student will be exposed to the fundamental skills, techniques, terminology, and strategy of tennis, archery and badminton. The methods of teaching and assessment will also be addressed in the class setting. (Two hours of lab per week). Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 228: Individual Sports II. The student will be exposed to fundamental skills, techniques, terminology, strategy and rules of golf, racquetball, and field will be addressed during the class setting. The student will be exposed to the methods of teaching and assessment also in the activities. (Two hours of lab per week). Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 240: Intermediate Swimming. Review of beginning swimming skills. Instruction in techniques of all strokes useful to recreational swimming. (Two labs per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 257: Elementary Rhythmic and Dance Activities. Designed to expose the prospective teacher to a variety of rhythmic and dance activities. (One lecture, one lab per week). Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHE 259: Movement and Gymnastic Activities for the Elementary School. Designed to expose the prospective teacher to a variety of movement, gymnastic apparatus, stunt and tumbling activities. (One lecture, two labs per week). Credit: 2 semester hours.
PHE 301: Human Anatomy for Physical Education and Sports. This course is designed to expose physical education majors to the muscular, skeletal, circulatory, and respiratory systems of the body and the relationship of those systems to physical education and sport. Prerequisite: Physical Education major. Credit: 3 semester hours.