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PHYSED 1000
1 credit
Fitness Assessment and Management
- This lecture/lab course covers health topics and activities designed to assist students in assessing their health and fitness level and understand what lifestyle modifications are necessary to enhance personal wellness.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- GE: Physical Education-Wellness
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PHYSED 1020
2 credits
Criminal Justice Fitness
- The class integrates the understanding of the demands placed on law enforcement officers with mental and physical self-defense measures. The course builds student knowledge, self-confidence and physical ability in handling law enforcement related scenarios.
- Components: Lecture
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1040
1 credit
Canoeing, Kayaking and/or Rafting in Wisconsin
- This course satisfies the general education requirement for physical activity. This course will develop an appreciation for, and develop basic skills in canoeing, kayaking and/or rafting skills to the participants and if pursued will promote a lifetime of fitness and enjoyment. This course will require a one day on campus teaching and skills instruction/training and culminate with a Friday-Sunday off-campus trip to a Wisconsin river determined by the instructor based on river conditions and camping availability. (Spring and Summer)
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1100
1 credit
Seasonal Activities
- Seasonal lifetime recreational activities such as: inline skating, biking, ice skating, snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, weight lifting, hiking, Frisbee golf and other current trends in lifetime fitness will be covered.
- Components: Lecture
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1110
1 credit
Weight Training
- Physical education activity.
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1120
1 credit
Aerobic Weight Training
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1130
1 credit
Badminton
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1140
1 credit
Basketball
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1150
1 credit
Cycling
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1190
1 credit
Golf
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1200
1 credit
Self Defense
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1210
1 credit
Golf
- A continuation of 1110.
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1220
1 credit
Hydroaerobics
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1230
1 credit
Jogging/Walking
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1240
1 credit
Racquetball
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1250
1 credit
Relaxation
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1280
1 credit
Personal Conditioning
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1290
1 credit
Racquetball/Badminton
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1300
1 credit
Personal Fitness
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1310
1 credit
Scuba Diving
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1320
1 credit
Advanced Scuba Diving
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1330
1 credit
Cross-Country Skiing
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1340
1 credit
Soccer
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1350
1 credit
Archery
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1360
1 credit
Canoeing
- Course will explore and teach values of canoeing, rules of safety, demonstration and practice of canoeing and go on an overnight trip on the Wisconsin or Kickapoo River.
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1370
1 credit
Dance Tech/Practice (Ballroom, Latin, Country)
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1380
1 credit
Triathlon Training
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1400
0.5 - 1 credit
Fitness Assessment and Awareness/Activity
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1410
1 credit
Swimming
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1430
1 credit
Tennis
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1440
1 credit
Volleyball
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1450
1 credit
Wallyball/Volleyball
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1460
1 credit
Yoga/Pilates
- Through the course of the semester, the student will learn how to use various Yoga and Pilates exercises to develop and maintain a health enhancing level of personal fitness.
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1530
1 credit
Bowling
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1620
1 credit
Aikido
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 1630
1 credit
Self-Defense
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 1640
1 credit
Downhill Skiing
- Components: Laboratory
- GE: Physical Education
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PHYSED 1710
1 credit
Weight Training
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 1720
1 credit
Intermediate Weight Training
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2010
1 credit
Aerobics/Hydroaerobics
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2020
2 credits
First Aid/Accident Prevention/Community CPR
- Instruction and demonstration in the principles of first aid and accident prevention, Red Cross and CPR instruction.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2030
2 credits
Health Education
- To assist students toward a better understanding of personal and community health problems and of the agencies with which they may work.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2040
4 credits
Methods in Health, Nutrition and Physical Education
- The purpose of this class is to provide introductory content regarding health, nutrition and physical education. Pedagogical methods and practical teaching experiences provided.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: TEACHING 1230
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PHYSED 2060
1 credit
Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid
- This course is required by the state of Wisconsin for individuals who want to coach and are non-teaching majors. (Summer)
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2080
2 credits
Movement Education
- During this course, students will learn how to teach and spot for the basic level of gymnastics for K-12. Students will also learn how to teach musical structure and basic dance moves for a variety of folk and social dances for K-12.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2320
2 credits
Introduction to Physical Education and Health Promotion
- Introduction to skills basic to the teaching of physical education; career orientation; teaching, physical education majors, minors and concentrations in athletic coaching students only.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2330
2 credits
Adventure Education
- This course presents the content, method and safety of cooperative and initiative games. Teacher candidates will learn to use and implement a ropes course as a classroom for different age groups and diverse populations. Required for all PHYSED majors.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2380
1 credit
Golf/Tennis/Archery
- Emphasis on fundamentals of the golf swing and techniques used to instruct middle, junior and high school students in the mechanics of the swing; extensive coverage of rules and proper etiquette. Knowledge to provide an understanding of the history, rules, strategies, analysis and teaching of tennis skill techniques. Knowledge to provide understanding of safety rules, history, shooting, scoring analysis of skill techniques and the teaching of archery.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2390
1 credit
Weight Training/Self-Defense
- Weight training techniques and instructional methods including principles of strength and conditioning and knowledge to enable the student to evaluate and create programs for specific populations. In self defense, the student will actively participate in defense techniques effective against an armed attacker.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2410
2 credits
Team Sports
- During this course, physical education majors will develop an understanding of the teaching methods, cues and assessments used in teaching team sports to middle level and high school students, as they relate to the standards of National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). Examples of individual sports which could be covered: baseball/softball, basketball, football, floor hockey, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, water polo.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2430
3 credits
Adventure Education Practicum
- This practicum requires the Physical Education Teacher candidates to assist in the facilitation of groups who attend the UWP ropes and challenge course. Teacher candidates will design and facilitate a sequential experience for the participants, and become proficient in facilitating, belaying, safety and processing techniques. This practicum will allow candidates to practice and improve their teaching techniques with a variety of populations.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 2440
1 credit
Teaching Basketball
- Principles and techniques needed to instruct students in the game of basketball. Emphasis on fundamentals, strategy, conditioning and coach/player relationships.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2450
1 credit
Relaxation/Stress Management/Aerobics
- Basketball or wrestling coaching, relaxation/stress management/aerobics, gymnastics, tumbling.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2470
1 credit
Tumbling/Gymnastics
- The purpose of this class is to introduce tumbling skills and various pieces of apparatus so that students will be able to teach these skills in an institutional setting.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 2510
2 credits
Individual Sports
- During this course, physical education majors will develop an understanding of the teaching methods, cues and assessments used in teaching individual sports to middle level and high school students, as they relate to the standards of National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). Examples of individual sports which could be covered: badminton, bowling, golf, martial arts, racquet sports, tennis, track and field, wrestling.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 3010
2 credits
Technology in Health and Physical Education
- This course will provide students with a broad variety of educational technologies specific to the instruction of health and physical education content. General education teaching tools such as electronic grading systems, portfolio development and web page design will also be included.
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 2320 and TEACHING 2010
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PHYSED 3020
3 credits
Physiology of Exercise
- The purpose of this class is to integrate basic concepts and relevant scientific information to provide the foundation for understanding nutrition, energy transfer and exercise and training.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education and BIOLOGY 2140
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PHYSED 3030
3 credits
Philosophy, Curriculum and Administration of Health Education
- Philosophy and administration of health education along with curriculum development.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 2030
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PHYSED 3040/5040
2 credits
Adapted Aquatics
- Students are provided the opportunity to work with children/adults with disabilities in the area of aquatics. Activities will include development and implementation of individualized aquatics programming, development of individualized education program (IEP) paperwork related to aquatics, individual or small group instruction, exposure to aquatics equipment and usage, assessment implementation and self and instructor evaluation of teaching methods.
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 3430/5430
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PHYSED 3120
2 credits
Stress Management at the Worksite
- Designed to educate the student in the factors affecting one's personal stress level, the components of an advantageous stress management program and the techniques of facilitating relaxation exercises.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 3220
2 credits
Teaching Issues Relating to Alcohol, Drugs and Sexuality
- Curriculum planning methods and teaching of sex education and alcohol and drugs education.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admissions to the School of Education and PHYSED 2030
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PHYSED 3330
2 credits
Lifetime Activities
- For the physical education teacher candidate to experience, implement and instruct lifetime activities in their physical education curriculum.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 3340
2 credits
Football Coaching
- This course covers the theory of football coaching and the techniques for teaching the skills. The course prepares the individual for coaching football in a high school or college setting.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 3360
1 credit
Fitness Evaluation
- Designed to teach the student methods for evaluating the components of health fitness in various age groups and fitness populations.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 3020
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PHYSED 3370
1 credit
Folk and Social Dance
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3380
2 credits
Fitness Programming and Prescription
- Designed to teach the student how to develop and implement fitness programs for various populations. The student will investigate the concept of exercise adherence and the factors affecting it. The student will be conducting a case study on practical implementation and development of fitness programming and exercise prescription.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 3360
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PHYSED 3400
2 credits
Outdoor Activities/Water Safety Instruction (WSI)
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 3420
2 credits
Health Promotion at the Worksite
- This course prepares the student to plan and implement a health promotion program in a corporate or workplace setting.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 3430
3 credits
Teaching Children with Exceptional Abilities in Health and Physical Education
- Knowledge provided regarding conditions which impede psychomotor functioning. A generic approach to adapting physical education to the needs of special populations. Information on assessment and IEP formation provided.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3440
2 credits
Elementary/Middle School Physical Education
- This course explores all the elements of planning for, managing and instructing physical education classes. Students will be given the opportunity to work directly with school-age students, and reflect upon their experiences. Students will plan lessons, evaluate in-service teachers as well as their peers and develop a number of teaching strategies.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3450
1 credit
Softball/Baseball Coaching
- The fundamental individual and team skills of baseball and softball, including rules, teaching/coaching techniques and game strategies.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3460
1 credit
Racquet Sports
- The student will learn the basic skills and rules of racquetball, badminton and pickle ball. The student will understand methods of instruction of the racquet sports.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3470
1 credit
Track and Field/Cross Country
- The fundamental track and field skills, rules of track and field and cross country, coaching principles and techniques and track meet administration.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3500
3 credits
Methods in Teaching Health Education
- Utilization of approved methods and materials for teaching health in grades kindergarten through 12; application of course content and procedures involved in health teaching.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education and PHYSED 2030
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PHYSED 3510
2 credits
Assessment and Screening in Physical Education
- Knowledge provided regarding principles for selection of assessment/screening tools and administrative considerations. Practical opportunities to administer, score, and interpret a variety of tools. Production of goals and objectives based on assessment/screening results.
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education and PHYSED 3430
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PHYSED 3610
1 credit
Coaching Basketball
- Designed to cover the basics of coaching basketball in a competitive setting. Anyone interested in coaching basketball is eligible to take this course. This course does not satisfy the general education requirement for a physical activity course.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 3620
2 credits
Physical Education for Elementary Schools
- The objectives, methods and organization of physical education in the elementary school.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education and TEACHING 1230
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PHYSED 3720
3 credits
Kinesiology
- The science of human motion and its application to physical education activities.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education and BIOLOGY 2140
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PHYSED 3830
2 credits
Perceptual Motor Learning and Motor Development
- An analysis of how we gain an awareness of the external world by the organization of sensory data. The traditional problems of perception are explored along with theoretical approaches to these problems.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3850
2 credits
Nutrition
- Food nutrients and their relationships to health of children; integration of nutrition into the elementary school curriculum.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 3860
1 credit
Nutrition in Human Performance
- To provide an overview of the role nutrition plays relative to human performance. Emphasis is placed upon dietary evaluation and recommendation regarding nutrient intake and weight management.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 3920
2 credits
Emotional Health
- The influence of emotional health on the total education of the school age child as a basis for a healthy personality.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 4010
3 credits
Physical Education Workshop
- The principles and techniques applicable to coaching inter-school activities.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 4020
2 credits
Psychology of Coaching
- The principles and techniques applicable to coaching inter-school activities.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 4230
3 credits
Methods in Middle/Secondary Physical Education
- This course explores all the elements of planning for, managing and instructing physical education classes. Students will be given the opportunity to work directly with school-age students, and reflect upon their experiences. Students will plan lessons, evaluate in-service teachers as well as their peers and develop a number of teaching strategies.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 4300
1 credit
Soccer/Speedball/Flag Football
- Integration of organizational procedures, teaching techniques, program planning progressions, coaching (soccer), lesson planning relating to soccer, speedball and flag football.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 4320
2 credits
Consumer Health
- A survey and analysis of today's public health problems. An overview describing the relationship between the health of consumers and the use of products and services.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 4330
4 credits
Organization, Administration and Curriculum of Physical Education and Health
- Examination of the basic personal leadership and administrative skills necessary to manage physical education, fitness and sport-athletic programs.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 4370
1 credit
Lifeguard Training
- The purpose of this class is to provide the student with knowledge and skills of lifeguarding. Includes Red Cross certification.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 4380
1 credit
Water Safety Instructor
- Instruction in teaching Red Cross swimming lessons and water safety courses. Red Cross certification as water safety instructor.
- Components: Laboratory
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PHYSED 4420
1 - 2 credits
Practicum in Athletic Coaching
- Actual experience related to the coaching of an athletic team under the leadership of an experienced coach and teacher.
- Components: Field Studies
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PHYSED 4430
1 - 3 credits
Current Issues in Health and Physical Education
- Study of current topics in health and physical education.
- Components: Lecture
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PHYSED 4520
2 credits
Injury Prevention and Treatment
- Athletic training will consist of instruction in taping techniques for athletic injuries. It will also include recognition, treatment and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries and instruction in the use of protective sports equipment.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education and BIOLOGY 2140
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PHYSED 4530
3 credits
Practicum in Adapted Physical Education
- Students are provided the opportunity to work with children with disabilities in an educational setting.
- Components: Field Studies
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education, PHYSED 3430, PHYSED 3510 and TEACHING 3320
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PHYSED 4620
2 credits
Advanced Athletic Training
- Deals with sport specific injuries, their prevention and treatment and rehabilitation. The course also includes evaluation of injuries and the use of modalities in treatment.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 4520
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PHYSED 4840
1 - 4 credits
Athletic Training/Rehabilitation Internship
- An internship under the supervision of a certified athletic trainer.
- Components: Field Studies
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSED 4620
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PHYSED 4850
9 - 12 credits
Wellness-Fitness Internship
- An internship at the UW-Platteville fitness center, phy ed fitness lab, a fitness club, corporate fitness program or a YMCA/YWCA.
- Components: Field Studies
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PHYSED 4920
2 credits
Psychological and Social Health
- Course designed to give the prospective teacher an insight into the purpose of health appraisals of school children and the use of health records in counseling.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 4940
3 credits
Seminar in Community and Environmental Health Education
- Problems in health education. Devised to meet needs of the individual student in regard to health service, environment and instruction.
- Components: Seminar
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Admission to the School of Education
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PHYSED 4960
1 - 3 credits
Independent Study in Physical Education
- Department consent required.
- Components: Independent Study
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PHYSED 4990
1 - 3 credits
Independent Study in Health Education
- Department consent required.
- Components: Independent Study