Kinesiology (EDKN)

Culminating demonstration of Master's level proficiency in kinesiology. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated once for credit. Credit/no credit course.

The basic instructional and co-curricular program of physical education for colleges and universities.

Designed for project option students and requires completion of research project. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Designed for thesis option students. The course requires completion of thesis research. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for maximum of 6 semester hours.

The problems, basic procedures and current practices involved in the administration of interscholastic, intercollegiate and professional athletics.

Investigates the effects of physical exercise on the function of the human body and physiological responses to exercise that are dependent on its intensity, duration and frequency and the physiological status of the individual and environmental circumstances.

Examines the historical and philosophical perspectives of kinesiology. Prerequisite: program majors must have 12 advanced hours of kinesiology.

Introduction to research in kinesiology.

Sport and psychological factors related to sport and exercise participation, active living, and injury rehabilitation. Topic include socialization into and through sport and exercise; feedback, reinforcement, and expectation effects; moral development; competition and competitive stress; self-perceptions; motivation; and mental skills training.

The course provides instruction in how humans control locomotion and how they learn/re-learn motor skills. Specifically, the course emphasizes the observable behavioral aspects of motor control/learning while detailing the neurophysiological and biomechanical processes that result in the aforementionel motor behaviors.

An examination of a variety of cases that have had a substantial impact on the legal environment of sport. As such this course takes a case study approach in addressing such topics as antitrust law, constitutional law, contract law, employment law, intellectual property law, products liability, statutory law, Title IX, and tort law.

The course provides instruction in macronutrient requirements at rest and during exercise, energy balance for body composition alteration or maintenance (i.e. obesity prevention), fluid and electrolyte balance during exercise, and the vitamin/mineral concerns associated with exercise and performance. Additionally, the course will consider the preventative role of nutrition in various disease states including cardiovascular disease, degenerative bone disease, and diabetes.

The effect of heat/humidity, cold/windchill, depth, altitude, microgravity, hypergracity, and air quality on the physiology of the resting and exercising human body.

Provides instruction in the history, assessment methods, trends, and current issues related to youth fitness and performance facing practitioners in health and kinesiology.

An examination of the physical dimensions of aging, with specific emphasis on the effects of physical activity on the process.

An examination of the intersection of marketing and technology in sport business management. In addition to defining the elements of marketing, the course examines the impact of technology on the marketing of sport and the reciprocal influence of marketing upon technology.

The impact of kinesiology and sport on society and its institutions. The course focuses on sport, physical activity, and play as social and cultural phenomenon in modern societies. Social theory will be utilized to uncover how sport as a social institution interacts with other institutions in world societies.

Examines the financial and regulatory issues confronting sport managers though the analysis of the relationship between finance and the sport industry. The roles of budgeting, funding, financial systems, use of bonds, and other financial concepts in sport organizations are presented.

The application of psychosocial factors related to sport and exercise participation, and performance enhancement. Topics include: goal-setting, imagery, self-talk, arousal regulation, confidence, injury, motivation, leadership, group development, and cohesion. Prerequisite: EDKN 5319.

Overview of designs for sport of physical activity facilities for use by multiple stakeholders, principles of event management, and processes involved in even planning.

Crisis management, stakeholder communications, strategic communication, social media, organizational media, and other public relations tactics are applied to sport organizations and the sport industry setting.

Overview of the different governance structures involved in intercollegiate athletics, including organizational bylaws and administrative procedures implemented by the various governing bodies involved in collegiate sport.

Special problems in kinesiology, recreation or athletics are identified and researched. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Prerequisite: program majors must have 12 advanced hours in the field.

Explores the role of the IOC, international federations, national governing bodies, and national sport federations, including the discussion and comparisons of the elite sport development structures in multiple countries.

The statistical analysis and interpretation of research data in health, kinesiology and recreation. Concentration is on the concepts underlying the various statistical tests.