Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Degrees and Certificates

Courses

HPER 100: Concepts of Wellness and Fitness

Credits 2
This course is designed to teach the role of physical activity in maintaining adequate health and improving health and wellness. It is designed to incorporate ideas through lectures and activity. The class is intended for students of all ages, teaches facts about exercise and improving quality of life.

HPER 101: Activity - Canoeing

Credits 1
This course enables students to learn the basic techniques of canoeing. The class will include canoeing at one of the local lakes.

HPER 101: Activity - Golf

Credits 1
This course will include basic swing instruction, course etiquette, and participation at the local country club.

HPER 101: Activity - Martial Arts

Credits 1
This course is a study of Martial Science. Taijutsu means “body technique” and is a term used to refer to the body dynamics or body mechanics of a self-defense technique. It is used to refer to the entire technique itself. Taijutsu can be divided into dakentaijutsu, or striking techniques, and jutaijutsu, grappling techniques. Martial Science is the study of these techniques and the principals and dynamics that make them work.

HPER 101: Activity - Running

Credits 1
This is an activity course designed to help participants learn about the benefits of running, explain how running can be a part of a safe and realistic fitness plan, and discuss how to maintain or improve their fitness level by running.

HPER 101: Activity - Weight Training

Credits 1
This introductory course teaches students the importance of a weight training program, weight room safety, etiquette, and lifelong fitness.

HPER 110: Sports Officiating

Credits 1
This course will acquaint students with the rules, qualifications, ethics, techniques, conduct, proper signals, and appearance in officiating various sports. Students earning credit in the class and passing the appropriate rules test will become apprentice officials in that sport.

HPER 150: Varsity Athletics - Freshman

Credits 1

This course requires first year active participation in a varsity sport. The varsity sports for which students may register during the fall semester are volleyball, hockey, fast pitch softball, baseball, clay target shooting and basketball. Students in varsity sports may register for hockey, baseball, basketball, fastpitch softball, volleyball and clay target shooting during the spring semester.

HPER 151: Varsity Athletics - Freshman

Credits 1

This course requires first year active participation in a varsity sport. The varsity sports for which students may register during the fall semester are volleyball, hockey, fastpitch softball, baseball, clay target shooting and basketball. Students in varsity sports may register for hockey, baseball, basketball, volleyball, fast pitch softball and clay target shooting during the spring semester.

HPER 205: Physical Education for Elementary Children

Credits 2
A study of the elementary school physical education program with emphasis on the content, purposes, and techniques of an elementary program. Students will observe and critique elementary physical education classes as well as develop and instruct an elementary physical education unit.

HPER 207: Prevention and Care of Injuries

Credits 2
This course will acquaint the student with the field of athletic training, its attendant administrative problems and the type of scientific knowledge and duties necessary for instituting a program of injury management. It will include information on the cause of injury, the basis for training and conditioning and injury prevention, the psychogenetic and metabolic factors in sports, bandaging techniques, first aid operational and organizational procedures related to staff relationships, legal implications, budgeting, record keeping and insurance.

HPER 210: First Aid/CPR

Credits 1
First aid basics, CPR and AED instruction with hands-on practice in accordance with the American Heart Association guidelines. Certification cards for Heart saver first aid and CPR/AED will be issued upon successful completion of the course.

HPER 213: Taping and Bracing

Credits 2
Taping and Bracing will focus on the stabilizing procedures used to assist in the healing process of athletic injuries. A hands-on approach will be used throughout the course.

HPER 217: Personal and Community Health

Credits 3
A course designed to acquaint the student with those principles and practices which will ensure the maintenance of conditions necessary for wholesome personal and community living. Economic, social, and legal aspects of health preservation and disease prevention will be emphasized.

HPER 220: Emergency Medical Technicial

Credits 4
The Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course follows the current national standard curriculum. This course will include the necessary lecture and practical skills required to prepare the student for emergency care at the basic life support level. The modules include preparation of the EMT-B; airway; medical and trauma assessment; medical and behavioral emergencies; obstetrics and gynecology; infants and children; trauma, ambulance operations; triage; hazardous materials; environmental emergencies. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be eligible to take the state and national written and practical examination.

HPER 221: Emergency Medical Technicial

Credits 4
The Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course follows the current national standard curriculum. This course will include the necessary lecture and practical skills required to prepare the student for emergency care at the basic life support level. The modules include preparation of the EMT-B; airway; medical and trauma assessment; medical and behavioral emergencies; obstetrics and gynecology; infants and children; trauma, ambulance operations; triage; hazardous materials; environmental emergencies. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be eligible to take the state and national written and practical examination.

HPER 224: Intramural Sports Administration

Credits 2
This course will include theories of intramural sports management, tournament development and activities planning. Students will benefit from hands-on experience by managing the fall/spring intramural season.

HPER 225: Intramural Sports Administration

Credits 1
This course will include theories of intramural sports management, tournament development and activities planning. Students will benefit from hands-on experience by managing the fall/spring intramural season.

HPER 250: Varsity Athletics - Sophomore

Credits 1

The students involved will be in their second year of active participation in a varsity sport. The varsity sports for which students may register during the fall semester are volleyball, hockey, fast pitch softball, baseball, clay target shooting and basketball. Students in a varsity sport may register for hockey, baseball, basketball, volleyball, clay target shooting and fast-pitch softball during the spring semester.

HPER 251: Varsity Athletics - Sophomore

Credits 1

The students involved will be in their second year of active participation in a varsity sport. The varsity sports for which students may register during the fall semester are volleyball, hockey, fast pitch softball, baseball, clay target shooting and basketball. Students in a varsity sport may register for hockey, baseball, basketball, volleyball, clay target shooting and fast-pitch softball during the spring semester.

HPER 297: Internship

Credits 1 6
An internship is required of most AAS programs. This course is available to AA and AS students as well. The students combine course learning with practical, professional work experience in their chosen field of study. The employer does an evaluation of the work experience: The faculty advisor supervises the students; the students are required to complete a project assigned by the faculty advisor. A minimum of 40 hrs of work is required to earn one credit. A grade of S/U is given by the faculty.