One hour of KINE 198 Health and Fitness and 1 hour of KINE
199 activity classes are included in all curricula. The KINE
199 used to meet core curriculum requirements must be taken
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade basis. Additional KINE
199 courses may be taken for a grade or satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
The purpose of these courses is to improve the student's level
of fitness and/or pursuit of lifetime sport and to provide
knowledge and skill development to meet present and future
wellness objectives. KINE 198 Health and Fitness classes may
not be repeated for credit.
The University Core Curriculum requirement for Visual and
Performing Arts may be fulfilled by taking 3 hours of dance
classes designated for Visual and Performing Arts. Sections
of KINE 160-174 designated for Visual and Performing Arts credit may
not be repeated and may not be
used to fulfill the KINE 199 University Core Curriculum requirement.
Designated sections of KINE 311 Fundamental Rhythms and Dance
(3 credits) may be selected to fulfill the Visual and Performing
Arts requirement.
121. Physical and Motor
Fitness Assessment. (1-2). Credit 2.
Assessment of individual physical fitness and motor ability
profiles for students majoring in kinesiology. Prerequisite:
Kinesiology major.
160. Visual and Performing
Arts--Beginning Ballet. (0-2). Credit 1.
Historical background, knowledge and understanding of cultural
heritage; learn and perform barre and center combinations;
improve and refine body alignment; demonstrate techniques
of classical ballet; body awareness, musicality and appreciation
of the ballet discipline and knowledge on appropriate ballet
terminology.
161. Visual and Performing
Arts--Intermediate Ballet. (0-2). Credit 1.
Intermediate study of ballet, historical background, and
the knowledge and understanding of its cultural heritage;
increased level of difficulty in barre technique and provides
extended center combination work; body and spatial awareness,
musicality and various ballet forms and terminology. Prerequisite:
Beginning ballet or approval of instructor.
162. Visual and Performing
Arts--Advanced Ballet. (0-2). Credit 1.
Technical study of classical and contemporary ballet; elevated
barre work, traditional components including turns, footwork,
adagios, advanced center/floor phrases; study of Ceochetti,
Vaganova and collaborative methods; focus on strength, concentration
and correct technique on performance combinations. Prerequisite:
Intermediate ballet or approval of instructor.
163. Visual and Performing
Arts--Beginning Ballroom Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Historical background, influences reflected by cultural
attitudes and interests toward ballroom dance; knowledge
of basic social dance etiquette; basic competencies in step
patterns, rhythm and timing, body carriage, formation positions
and leading and following techniques; identify movement skills
and correct use of vocabulary.
164. Visual and Performing
Arts--Intermediate Ballroom Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Historical and cultural background, increased competencies
in step patterns, rhythmical timing skills, body carriage
formations, positions, and leading and following technique;
identify and perform complex movement skills used in the
Latin form of ballroom dance. Prerequisite: Beginning ballroom
dance or approval of instructor.
165. Visual and Performing
Arts--Beginning Folk Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Folk dance expressed through appreciation of various countries'
values, traditions and symbolic meanings; historical background
and cultural influences relating to folk dancing; knowledge
through reading, video observation and vocabulary.
166. Visual and Performing
Arts--Beginning Jazz Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Historical background and cultural heritage of jazz dance;
basic steps, concepts and techniques to develop motor and
rhythmical skills for jazz movement, develop coordination,
stamina, flexibility; individual style and creativity towards
developing and learning various combinations, locomotor and
axial phrases.
167. Visual and Performing
Arts--Intermediate Jazz Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Individual style, creativity and ideas towards developing
various combinations, locomotor and axial phrases and composition
study; physical and artistic exploration of traditional and
contemporary training methods; jazz forms include traditional,
lyrical, hip-hop. Prerequisite: Beginning jazz dance or approval
of instructor.
168. Visual and Performing
Arts--Advanced Jazz Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Studies significant Jazz artists and their societal impact;
provides environment to apply and utilize prior knowledge
and individual style to learning extended combinations, complex
locomotor and axial phrases and creativity towards developing
student choreography; explores traditional and contemporary
training methods. Prerequisite: Intermediate jazz dance or
approval of instructor.
169. Visual and Performing
Arts--Beginning Tap Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Historical background, origins and influences on heritage;
basic concepts of tap, including coordination, agility, rhythm
and timing sequences, phase work and musicality; provides
the opportunity to learn and perform basic tap dance steps,
sequences and rhythmical movement skills and vocabulary.
170. Visual and Performing
Arts--Intermediate Tap Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Reviews historical background, origins and influences of
tap dance; continues the study of basic concepts of tap,
including coordination, agility and rhythm and timing sequences;
provides the opportunity to create, learn, perform and identify
more complex rhythmical steps, combination and movement skills.
Prerequisite: Beginning tap dance or approval of instructor.
171. Visual and Performing
Arts--Beginning Modern Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Background of modern dance; development of modern dance
as a new dance form within the society; basic introductory
training methods and the physical and artistic differences
and aspects of the modern dance influences; popular techniques
are introduced and understanding of modern concepts, qualities
and dynamics are developed.
172. Visual and Performing
Arts--Intermediate Modern Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Physical and artistic exploration
of various methods, including Graham, Limon and others;
individual style towards creating, learning and interpreting
various combinations; compositional study on creating movement
and developing choreography through modern concepts. Prerequisite:
Beginning modern dance or approval of instructor.
173. Visual and Performing
Arts--Advanced Modern Dance. (0-2). Credit 1.
Physical and artistic exploration of both traditional and
contemporary training methods; apply and utilize the modern
dance concepts, qualities and dynamics studied in beginning
and intermediate levels; performance combinations and choreographic
work and intensified axial and locomotor phrases. Prerequisite:
Intermediate modern dance or approval of instructor.
174. Visual and Performing
Arts--Laban Movement Analysis. (0-2). Credit 1.
Studies the abilities of the body in relation to movement
time space effort and force; explores a wide range of movement
elements and concepts, such as body shape, body actions,
symmetry, bound flow, locomotor movement, types of axis and
single/multi unit movement.
198. Health and Fitness
Activity. (0-2). Credit 1.
Half lecture; half activity; student choice of designated
fitness or strength related activities; lecture portion covers
current health topics.
199. Required Physical Activity.
(0-2). Credit 1.
Selection from a wide variety of activities designed to
increase fitness and/or encourage the pursuit of lifetime
activity.
213. Foundations of Kinesiology.
(3-0). Credit 3.
History, principles, objectives,
current concepts of kinesiology.
214. Health and Physical
Activity for Children. (3-0). Credit 3.
Coordinated school health and physical activity programs
appropriate for elementary aged children; focus on the content
of the curriculum and the philosophical underpinnings of
programming related to health and physical activity. Prerequisite:
KINE 198. Cross-listed with HLTH 214.
215. Fundamentals of Coaching.
(1-0). Credit 1.
Study modern theories and applications related to coaching;
philosophies, styles, techniques, team organization, liability
and administration. Prerequisite: Kinesiology majors and
coaching minors only.
217. Foundations of Sport
Management. (3-0). Credit 3.
History, principles, and objectives of the sport management
profession; an overview of the structure of the sport industry;
introduction to the scope and variety of career opportunities
in sport.
240. Computer Technology
in Health and Kinesiology. (2-2). Credit 3.
Application of current technology in the areas of health
and kinesiology; fundamentals of computers and their use;
application of commercial software to health and kinesiology
settings; use of computer networks for communications and
research. Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore classification
in health or kinesiology. Cross-listed with HLTH 240.
285. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 4.
Work on a specified topic with the intent of promoting
independent reading, research and study; supplement existing
course offerings or subjects nor presently covered. Prerequisites:
Freshman or sophomore classification; approval of instructor.
289. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of kinesiology. May
be repeated for credit.
302. Applied Exercise Physiology
for Coaches. (1-0). Credit 1.
Survey of the physiology of exercise with an emphasis on
topics in applied physiology that coaches should understand
in working with student athletes of both genders and different
ages. Prerequisites: KINE 306; junior or senior classification
or approval of instructor.
304. Psychology of Sport
and Physical Activity. (3-0). Credit 3.
The relationship of psychology to sport; topics include
history, application of learning principles, social psychology,
personality variables, psychological assessment, youth sport,
women in sport, the psychology of coaching, sports law and
ethics. Prerequisite: Junior classification. Cross-listed
with PSYC 304.
306. Functional Anatomy
for Coaches. (0-2). Credit 1.
Introduction to musculoskeletal anatomy and movement analysis
and the applications of these topics to basic sport skills.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval
of instructor.
307. Lifespan Motor Development.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Developmental characteristics and contemporary issues associated
with motor behavior across the lifespan. Prerequisite: Junior
or senior classification or approval of instructor.
308. Integrated Adventure
Education. (2-3). Credit 3.
Philosophy of outdoor education in a physical education
program; designing and implementing outdoor adventure activities
in an experiential and interdisciplinary manner for reinforcing
the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Prerequisites:
Admission to kinesiology program; junior or senior classification.
310. Pool and Waterfront
Management. (3-0). Credit 3.
Sanitary codes and pool sanitation; safety; problems of
pool and waterfront management; selection of personnel.
311. Fundamental Rhythms
and Dance. (2-3). Credit 3.
Theory and practice in fundamental rhythms and dance as
appropriate for elementary and secondary school curricula.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
312. Coaching of Baseball.
(1-2). Credit 2.
Theory and practice of coaching fundamentals in baseball.
Prerequisite: KINE 215.
314. Coaching of Soccer.
(1-2). Credit 2.
Study of modern theories and applications related to coaching
soccer. Prerequisites: KINE 215 and KINE 199-Soccer or approval
of instructor.
317. Coaching of Football.
(1-2). Credit 2.
Theory and practice of coaching fundamentals in football.
Prerequisite: KINE 215.
318. Athletic Injuries.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to the profession of athletic training; comprehensive
analysis of the theories and practices in preventing, recognizing
and treating common athletic injuries. Prerequisites: HLTH
216; ZOOL 319; ZOOL 320; junior or senior classification.
319. Sociology of Sport.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Social institution of sport and its consequences for American
society; social organization from play to professional sport;
violence, discrimination, women in sport; socialization implications
from participation in sports. Prerequisite: Junior or senior
classification. Cross-listed with SOCI 319.
320. Advanced Athletic Injuries.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Principles and procedures of therapeutic modalities, therapeutic
exercise and rehabilitation as they relate to physical education,
athletic training and physical therapy. Prerequisites: KINE
318 and approval of instructor.
321. Coaching of Volleyball.
(1-2). Credit 2.
Coaching fundamentals in volleyball. Prerequisites: KINE
215 and KINE 199-Volleyball or approval of instructor.
333. Sport Management. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Introduction to techniques for proper management of programs
in physical activities and athletics including the basic
physical education instructional program, intercollegiate
and interscholastic athletics, intramural and club programs,
and alternative athletic programs such as health clubs, corporate
fitness centers and YMCA/YWCAs. Prerequisites: Junior or
senior classification; health or kinesiology majors only.
351. Coaching of Basketball.
(1-2). Credit 2.
Theory of fundamental skills needed to coach basketball
with emphasis on knowledge of rules, strategies and skill
analysis. Prerequisites: KINE 215 and KINE 199-Basketball
or approval of instructor.
355. Coaching of Track.
(1-2). Credit 2.
Theory and practice of coaching fundamentals in track and
field events. Prerequisite: KINE 215.
402. Pre-Internship Field
Experiences. (0-2). Credit 1.
Orientation, observations and experiences
in preparation for professional internships. Prerequisites:
Senior classification; approved acceptance to field experience.
406. Motor Learning and
Skill Performance. (3-0). Credit 3.
Learning in psychomotor domain; motor learning theories,
physiological bases of skill behavior, motor and skill learning,
state of performer and application of instructional techniques
in motor learning and skill performance. Prerequisites: Junior
or senior classification; admission to professional phase
of program or approval of instructor for non-kinesiology
majors.
420. Sports Facility Planning.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Examination of the principles involved in planning and
managing sports and recreational facilities. Prerequisites:
Junior or senior classification; admission to professional
phase of program or approval of instructor for non-kinesiology
majors.
421. Legal Aspects of Sport.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Explores the relationship between sport and law, and the
fundamentals of law used by sport managers, including contract
law, tort law, Constitutional issues, employment and discrimination
law, the effect of state and federal statutes on recreational
activities and sport, and current legal issues in sports.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; admission
to professional phase of program or approval of instructor
for non-kinesiology majors.
422. Financing Sport Operations.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Study of financial theories and practical
application as they impact sport revenues and expenditures;
familiarization with current issues and trends in financing
sport organizations. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification;
admission to professional phase of program.
423. Marketing Aspects of
Sport. (3-0). Credit 3.
Investigates the rapidly developing sports industry from
a marketing perspective; familiarizes students with marketing
terms and tools needed in the sports industry; introduction
to the various aspects of marketing that make up the marketing
plan. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; admission
to professional phase of program.
425. Tests and Measurements.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Comprehensive examination of the conceptual and theoretical
aspects of measurement and evaluation in the field of kinesiology;
emphasis on the application of statistical techniques germain
to measurement and evaluation. Prerequisites: Junior or senior
classification; admission to professional phase of program
or approval of instructor for non-kinesiology majors.
426. Exercise Biomechanics.
(3-3). Credit 4.
An integrated, mechanistic study of biomechanics of human
motion during physical activity and exercise; biology and
mechanical properties of the human movement system including
bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, skeletal muscles, joints
and whole body systems investigated. Prerequisites: PHYS
201; junior or senior classification; admission to the professional
phase of program or approval of instructor for non-kinesiology
majors.
427. Therapeutic Principles.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Examination of human tissue types, characteristics, and
physiology pertaining to injury, pain transmission, and the
healing process; study of common therapeutic modalities such
as ultrasound and electricity with emphasis on physiological
mechanisms of effect. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification;
admission to the professional phase of program or approval
of instructor for non-kinesiology majors.
429. Adapted Physical Activity.
(2-2). Credit 3.
Kinesiology for individuals with handicapping conditions;
emphasis on cognitive recognition of such handicaps as postural
deviations, emotional disturbances, convulsive disorders,
vision and auditory problems, and other learning disability
conditions. Prerequisite: Admission to professional phase
of program or approval of instructor for non-kinesiology
majors.
430. Data Acquisition and
Management in Health and Kinesiology. (2-2). Credit 3.
Advanced application of current technology in the areas
of health and kinesiology to include data management and
presentation; integration of software and creation of educational
and promotional material in the areas of health and kinesiology.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification in health
or kinesiology or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with
HLTH 430.
433. Physiology of Exercise.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Physiological bases of exercise and physical conditioning;
measurement of metabolic efficiency during exercise, neuromuscular
efficiency and body composition. Prerequisites: Junior or
senior classification; admission to the professional phase
of program or approval of instructor for non-kinesiology
majors.
434. Advanced Exercise Physiology.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Investigates mechanisms responsible for skeletal muscle
power production during exercise and the energetic support
for the muscles through intermediary metabolism and oxygen
flux from the lungs to the muscle mitochondria; examines
the effects of training on these processes. Prerequisites:
KINE 433; junior or senior classification.
439. Exercise Evaluation
and Prescription. (3-3). Credit 4.
Theory and techniques for evaluation of human performance
and cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy and diseased
populations; exercise prescription for disease prevention
and rehabilitation. Prerequisites: KINE 433; senior classification;
admission to the professional phase of program or approval
of instructor for non-kinesiology majors.
483. Practicum in Kinesiology.
Credit 3.
Participation and study in the areas of fitness assessment,
exercise and/or sport programming, and fitness/sport administration;
acquisition and practice of professional and/or clinical
skills in kinesiology. Prerequisites: Senior classification;
admission to the professional phase of the program.
484. Internship in Kinesiology.
Credit 12.
Supervised internship with corporate fitness centers, rehabilitation
centers, hospitals, recreation centers and similar agencies
and organizations. Prerequisites: KINE 402 or 483; completion
of all course work.
485. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 4.
Special problems in kinesiology assigned to individual
students or to groups. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification;
approval of instructor.
489. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of kinesiology. May
be repeated for credit.