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Health, Physical Education, Recreation
 
Degrees/Courses
B.S. in Athletic Training
B.S. in Business Administration/Sport Management
 
B.S. in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Minors - Teaching
  • Elementary Teaching
  • Secondary Teaching
  • Secondary Teaching with Coaching Concentration
Minors - Non-Teaching
  • Health and Sports Science
  • Athletic Coaching
  • Exercise Science
Course Descriptions
*Offered on a rotating basis
 
HE110 Special Topics/Activity (1)
 
HE143 Intercollegiate Athletics (1) HE
Credit awarded to varsity athletes who participate in intercollegiate athletics.
 
HE144 Intercollegiate Athletics (1)
Prerequisite: HE143
 
HE146 Nutrition, Exercise, Stress (3) HE
Study of nutrition, exercise, and stress. Activities will include personal fitness assessment, active participation, and lecture and discussion. This course involves both lecture and participation in exercises.
 
HE149 Clinical Experience I (1)
Practical application of skills and clinical evaluation of lower extremity conditions. Open to students in the Athletic Training Program only.
 
HE156 Health Education - Personal (3) HE
Generalized study of personal health, including healthy life styles, illness, drug abuse, mental and emotional health.
 
HE157 Health Education - Community (3)
Study of local, state, and national programs; medical and self-care activities; available resources, support services to meet health problems.
 
HE158 Health Education - First Aid (3)
Introduction to theory and methods of first aid including CPR and other emergency techniques and procedures.
 
HE159 Introduction to Physical Ed Recreation (3)
Philosophy, history, and theories of physical education and recreation; professional preparation for the areas of teaching (K-12), recreation, athletic training, sport management, and health.
 
HE182 Pilates/Activity (1) HE
 
HE183 Fencing/Activity (1) HE
 
HE185 Tennis I/Activity (1) HE
 
HE242 Sports Techniques and Research (3)
Designed to provide prospective physical education and recreation educators with instruction, practice, and participation in the fundamental rules, skills, terminology, and strategies of the sports most often taught in physical education classes K through 12. Special emphasis is placed on the research process needed to become knowledgeable and able to instruct unfamiliar sports. Observation/teaching hours required.
 
HE245 Sports Officiating (1)
Techniques and methods of officiating basketball, football, track and field, baseball and softball, soccer or volleyball; study of rules and strategies of officiating; Michigan certification available.These courses will be offered on a rotating basis.
 
HE249 Clinical Experience II (1)
Practical application of skills and clinical evaluation of upper extremity conditions. Open to students in the Athletic Training Program only.
 
HE250 Physiology of Exercise (4)
Study of the physiological responses to exercise and sport. Emphasis on neuromuscular, cardiovascular, respiratory systems and their adaptation to training. Lab required. Not recommended to take concurrently with HE256. Prerequisites: BY150 or BY155 or BY160.
 
HE253 Community Recreation (3)
Overview of recreation and leisure in modern society. Focus on recreational facilities, program planning, and leadership models. Prerequisite: HE159.
 
HE256 Kinesiology (4)
Study of skeletal, joint, and muscular systems in the human body; analysis of muscular-skeletal movement applied to exercise, sports, and dance skills. Not recommended to take concurrently with HE250. Prerequisites: BY150 or BY155 and BY156 or BY160.
 
HE261 Coaching of Basketball (2)*
 
HE262 Coaching of Volleyball (2)*
 
HE263 Coaching of Baseball/Sof tball (2)*
 
HE265 Coaching of Track/Field (2)*
 
HE266 Coaching of Soccer (2)*
 
HE 279 Great Lakes Sailing/Activity (1) HE
Additional fees required.
 
HE280 Weight Training/Activity (1)HE
 
HE281 Aerobic Fitness/Activity (1) HE
 
HE282 BeginningYoga/Activity (1) HE
 
HE284 Folk and Square Dance/Methodology (2)
 
HE285 Soccer/Activity (1)* HE
 
HE286 Softball/Activity (1)* HE
 
HE287 Volleyball/Activity (1)* HE
 
HE288 Basketball/Activity (1)* HE
 
HE289 Stunts,Tumbling and Apparatus/Methodology (2)
 
HE290 Golf/Activity (1) HE
Additional fees required.
 
HE292 Bowling/Activity (1) HE
Additional fees required.
 
HE294 Conditioning I (2) HE
 
HE295 Conditioning II (2)
Prerequisite: HE294.
 
HE310 Special Topics (3)
 
HE349 Clinical Education III (1)
Experience and exposure to a variety of allied and health professions. Students
will rotate through various facilities including, but not limited to, the Health Center,
orthopedic office, general practitioner, physical therapy clinic, etc. Only open
to students in the Athletic Training Program.
 
HE350 Medical Aspects of Athletics/Physical Education (3)
Organized principles involved in theories of conditioning, prevention of injuries and procedures for handling emergency situations. Includes basic taping, evaluation and rehabilitation techniques. The fall section of this course is designed for students who are not considering application to the athletic training program.
The spring section is specifically designed for ATEP students. Prerequisite: BY150 for non-Athletic Training majors. BY155 for Athletic Training majors. Additional fees may be required.
 
HE352 Practicum I (2)
Work in Athletic Training room situation; experience with daily treatments and taping of athletic njuries. Work may involve outside assignments. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status.
 
HE354 Advanced Athletic Training (3)
Advanced study of athletic injuries with emphasis on pathologies of the musculoskeletal and nervous system. The course also addresses techniques utilized in the administration of Athletic Training services and Athletic Training education programs. Prerequisite: HE350 (grade of B or better), BY155, and permission of instructor.
 
HE356 Therapeutic Modalities (2)
This course is designed to educate students in the role that therapeutic modalities play in successful return of athletes to sports. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 
HE357 Therapeutic Exercise (3)
The goal of this course is to educate students in rehabilitation techniques so that they are able to design treatment plans utilizing both therapeutic modalities and therapeutic exercises for all sports injuries.
Prerequisite: HE355, HE 356, and permission of instructor.
 
HE358 Physical Education in the Elementary School (3)
Characteristics of children (K-6), implications for physical activity; lesson planning, organization of simple games, rhythmic activities, curricular development, skill themes, movement concepts, lead-up games to sport activities. Grade K-6 observation/teaching hours required. Prerequisite: HE242.
 
HE359 Outdoor Recreation (3)
Techniques of camp counseling, programorganization; outdoor leadership skills, and marketing of outdoor programs. Additional fees may be required. Prerequisite: HE159.
 
HE360 Pharmacology and General Medical Conditions (2)
Course covers the general principles of pharmacology as they relate to the practice of Athletic Training and exercise. Also included are discussions on medical conditions and the effects of exercise on various common medical problems. Offered spring semester odd years. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 
HE361 Group Exercise Leadership (2)
A leadership course for students interested in teaching group exercise classes in a fitness setting. Course includes instruction on choosing exercise modalities, cueing, transitions, and music selection and tempo. Preparation for certification is included. Prerequisite: HE281.
 
HE362 Administration of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (3)
Administrative theory and philosophy, financial management and business procedures, facility planning and management and public relations, other aspects related to administration of recreation, athletic training, and sport management programs. Prerequisite: HE159.
 
HE363 Professional Tennis Management (3)
Administrative theory and practice specific to the recreation field of tennis instruction and club management. Prerequisite: HE159.
 
HE364 Motor Learning and Motor Development (3)
Designed to provide prospective physical educators, recreation educators, and athletic trainers with the knowledge and understanding of human growth and development, and motor learning needed to be successful in their professions. Emphasis is placed on the stages of development from birth through early
adulthood. Emphasis is also placed on the theories of motor learning and how they relate to skill acquisition and refinement.We will also discus motor learning as it pertains to recovery from sports injuries. Prerequisite: HE242.
 
HE365 Evaluation Procedures I (3)
Lower extremity muscle and joint testing for evaluation of athletic injuries. Prerequisite: HE354.
 
HE366 Evaluation Procedures II (3)
Upper extremity muscle and joint testing for evaluation of athletic injuries. Prerequisite: HE365.
 
HE397 Internship (Variable)
Prerequisites for Athletic Training: HE149, HE249, HE350, HE354, HE355, HE356, HE357 and approval of ATEP director. Internship experience will be equipment-intensive in nature (i.e. working with a football team). Open to Seniors only or by permission. Prerequisites for Recreation: HE158, HE159, HE253, HE359. Junior or senior status. Prerequisites for Sports Management: BS201, BS202, HE158, HE159. Junior or senior status.
 
HE398 Readings in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (Variable 1–4)
Individually negotiated program of readings on selected topic established by contract between instructor and student. Contracts filed with Registrar. Prerequisite: Approval of the chairperson.
 
HE399 Independent Project (Variable 1–4)
Individually negotiated project of defined nature established by contract between instructor and student. Contracts filed with Registrar. Prerequisite: Approval of the chairperson.
 
HE402 Ethics and the Law in Sports Management (3)
An examination of ethical and legal principles in sport that lead to situations, problem solving and decision making in sport management. Prerequisite: HE159.
 
HE449 Clinical Experience IV (1)
Practical application and clinical evaluation of skills introduced in the ATEP core courses (HE350, HE354, HE365, HE366, HE356, HE357). Only open to students in the Athletic Training program.
 
HE450 Methods/Measurement in Secondary Physical Education (4)
Theory and practice in teaching health education and physical education: lesson planning, curricular development, grading, measurement, and evaluation techniques used in secondary schools. Junior status required. Grades 7–12 observation/ teaching hours required. Prerequisite: HE159, HE240 or HE241.
 
HE452 Physical Activities for Special Populations (3)
Games, rhythmic activities, developmental movement, perceptual motor activities for children with handicapped conditions; focus on theory and practice of mainstreaming. Prerequisite: HE159.
 
HE460 Athletic Training Capstone (2)
Course is open to Athletic Training majors in their last semester of the ATEP. All topics will be covered in a culminating experience in preparation for a career in Athletic Training. Prerequisites: Completion of all other courses in the Athletic Training major.
 
HE495 Elementary Directed Teaching (Variable)
(Department Advisor’s Approval)
 
HE498 Secondary Directed Teaching (Variable)
(Department Advisor’s Approval)
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