Whether you are interested in learning more about your personal health and happiness, the broader community in which you live and the work, and/or the world; the School of Public Health (SPH) offers a wide array of classes to help you meet your academic and personal goals. This page provides information about classes that are commonly offered, although every class is not available every semester. For accurate and current information for each semester, please refer to the schedule of classes or iGPS. For more information on program admission and degree programs please see your academic advisor.
* Prerequisite required ✦ Honors option ❉ Physical Activity ❖ Managed and taught by Outdoor Adventures
Area of Study: Athletics (Kinesiology) Credit Hours: 2
Fundamentals of offensive and defensive line and backfield play; technique of forward passing; outstanding rules; offensive plays; most frequently used defenses.
Area of Study: Athletics (Kinesiology) Credit Hours: 2
Instructional design for player development of the fundamentals of basketball skills and strategies. Overviews of offensive and defensive strategies, training and athlete psychology. Current issues and challenges in coaching discussed.
Area of Study: Athletics (Kinesiology) Credit Hours: 2
Fundamentals of pitching, catching, batting, base running, infield and outfield play; offensive and defensive strategy; organization and management.
Area of Study: Athletics (Kinesiology) Credit Hours: 2
Theory and methods of coaching soccer, covering technical, administrative, and organizational aspects of the process. Emphasis on execution of advanced skills and team offense and defense patterns, conditioning the player, and organizing practice sessions.
Area of Study: Athletics (Kinesiology) Credit Hours: 1
Topics include such sports as football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics. Ethics of sport officiating: mastery, interpretation, and application of sports rules. Laboratory and classroom experiences.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Understanding public health has never been more important. Students in this course explore the importance of evidence in public health, disease prevention and health promotion, how social determinants of health affect health outcomes, the behavioral and biological determinants of health, how the environmental affects health, and how globalization affects the burden of disease. In this section of B150, there is a special emphasis on issues of law and policy in public health presented in class lectures and discussions. This online course provides students with opportunities to work in teams to solve the public health challenges of today.
Honors option: x 16847
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Students who will work in public health will need different communication skills to interact with various publics, including co-workers, elected officials and policymakers, health care providers, media, and lay citizens. This course builds skills in the most important types of public health communication: public speaking, social marketing, media campaigns, websites, risk messages, interpersonal communication, audience analysis, and ethics. Through a series of hands-on projects and assignments, students practice communicating key public health messages through diverse mediums.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Provides knowledge of health risk factors, health care, and prevention challenges promoting a disparate impact of disease on certain American populations. Students examine health policy, program and educational interventions addressing these groups with special needs
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
As aging becomes a public health priority, an interdisciplinary consideration of the health issues of older adults is critical. This course reviews the biology of aging, health care, new research in aging, applications of integrative medicine for older adults, and physical activity and aging.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This online course examines contemporary issues in the rapidly aging population. Topics include aging issues among diverse populations, women's aging experience, and the aging baby boomer cohort. Students develop plans to address the health needs of selected aging populations.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
The topical seminars will relate to current issues in the field of public health education. Possible topics for this seminar are aging, environmental health, teenage health problems, health problems of ethnic groups, public health administration, and group dynamics. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course is an overview of the areas involved in the study of aging. We will consider the major theoretical approaches and current research in aging in the following areas: biology and health, psychology, sociology, and social policy.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to community health within the public health context. Students will develop an understanding of historical and theoretical foundations of community health and major societal health concerns, explore community health models and programs used to address these concerns, and examine racial/ethnic, cultural, socioeconomical, and related determinants of community health.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Skill building in public health and health promotion program planning, including proposal presentations. Topics include program planning models, needs assessment methods, behavior change theories, types of community organization, social marketing principles, program implementation fundamentals, and evaluation techniques.
Students should have junior/senior status when beginning this course.
Prerequisite course title: Community Health
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Reviews recent developments in mental health; implications for public health and school health programs; and roles of health educators in supportive listening, crisis intervention, and appropriate counseling and referral strategies for contemporary health issues.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Planned readings in public health education under the direction of a member of the faculty. Enrollment is limited to seniors or advanced juniors who are majors in the department. Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Field experience through on-the-job and related opportunities in public health. Students will be assigned to official, primary care, voluntary and related health agencies offering opportunities for professional development, practical application of skills, and participatory experience for the health educator. Regular critique will be held with supervisors and written progress reports are required. Instructor permission required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10
Field experience through on-the-job and related opportunities in public health. Students will be assigned to official, primary care, voluntary and related health agencies offering opportunities for professional development, practical application of skills, and participatory experience for the health educator. Regular critique will be held with supervisors and written progress reports are required. Instructor permission required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the area of sport communication. Emphasis is placed on the fields within sport communication, including, but not limited to: sport information, public relations, media relations, player relations, radio and TV sports production, marketing and research, interactive media, media trends, production competencies, and employment options and trends.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Examines issues in sport communication utilizing extensive student participation in case scenarios, role playing, and sport communication profiles. Special attention is given to topics including: historical and theoretical features of the field, personal and organizational processes, sport media, services and support systems, sociological and legal aspects.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
A field learning experience for sport communication majors. Internship must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
The focus of this course is disease surveillance and monitoring, to investigate and track infectious and communicable diseases, as well as non-infectious chronic diseases through systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data for use in prioritizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs, activities, and practices.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
(Formerly SPH-H 311) Epidemiology concepts, measures, and methods are introduced and applied to explain major health problems, their risks factors, processes, and changes in specific populations. Application of epidemiological methods to identification, surveillance, prevention, and disease control in individuals, families, and communities are addressed.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 311; SPH-Q 381 or equivalent (or permission of instructor). Students will learn the history and the basic methods of investigation, study the epidemiology, and examine case studies of important, new and emerging diseases and syndromes that affect human populations. Instruction includes definitions and nomenclature, outbreak investigation processes and procedures, disease surveillance and monitoring, and prevention and control efforts. Case-studies focus on acute respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, hepatitis, tuberculosis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, malaria, and other vector-borne diseases.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 311; SPH-Q 381 or equivalent (or permission of instructor). This course will provide an introduction to chronic disease epidemiology. The course will discuss the pathogenesis and population distribution of some of the major chronic diseases that affect health (e.g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer). Additionally, students will learn about the major risk factors for chronic disease and strategies for population-based prevention. Finally, students will get an introduction to basic methods for ascertaining exposures and outcomes as well as research designs for studying chronic diseases.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Biostatistics
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
P: Open only to admitted Epidemiology majors. Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 311; SPH-Q 381 or equivalent (or permission of instructor). This course will build upon the concepts introduced in Introduction to Epidemiology by going into further detail regarding elements of study design, data analysis, and interpretation of results. Students will learn the basic methods utilized in epidemiology and how to apply them to public health. The course is also intended to provide an introduction to the basic skills needed to critically evaluate the epidemiologic literature relevant to public health professionals.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
P: Open only to admitted Epidemiology majors. Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 311; SPH-Q 381 or equivalent (or permission of instructor). The course covers applications of epidemiologic methods and procedures to the study of the distribution and determinants of health outcomes including disease risk, morbidity, injuries, disability, mortality in populations, and health disparities. Other topics include quantitative aspects of epidemiology, for example, data sources, measures of morbidity and mortality, evaluation of association and causality, and study design.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3
An in-depth investigation of some area within epidemiology. Permission of instructor required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3-5
P: Open only to admitted Epidemiology majors. Recommended prerequisite: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. BSPH students in the Epidemiology concentration develop their public health skills through professional experiences in public health settings under the supervision of IU SPH-B faculty and facilitation of preceptors. The faculty coordinator and the preceptors conduct regular evaluations, provide written progress reports, and facilitate the development of the major independent project. This course requires permission of Epidemiology Field Experience Coordinator, and completion of all Public Health core and required courses. Graded S/F.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Learning about lifespan development gives insight into understanding yourself and others around you. This course introduces how individuals develop from conception to death and connects your understanding of physical, cognitive, and social processes at work that impact all humans. Learn about research, different processes in development, and transitions that shape us all into the people we become. Students will learn how current social and world issues connect to the real world, and how they can use this information to better communicate the knowledge they gain about development through different periods of development. This course should also help you to relate knowledge about how humans develop not only to careers in human development and public health, but also to many others such as teaching, nursing, medicine, social work, education, law enforcement, and parenthood.
Honors option: x 40304
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course prepares students for the professional practice of serving youth and families in public, health, education, recreation and social settings. Course concepts include youth and family services delivery settings, theoretical frameworks related to youth services, and professional ethics, organizations, and credentialing. This course includes a service learning component.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Survey of the dynamics of human sexuality; identification and examination of basic issues in human sexuality as relating to the larger society.
Honors option: x 21076 or 40303
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Basic personal and social factors influencing the achievement of satisfying marriage and family experiences.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Examination of how divorce affects children. The class focuses on how to minimize these effects. The class includes both in- and out-of-class experiential exercises.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Explores issues associated with parenting and addresses the reciprocal processes and interdependencies among parents, children, and their multiple environments.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150. Examination of prenatal, infant, preschool development; physical, cognitive, and social-emotional characteristics of development.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150. Examines human development during the school years, or middle childhood, through adolescence. Addresses major concepts and issues concerning development, in the physical, cognitive, psychological, and social domains.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150. Examines human development during the school years, or middle childhood, through adolescence. Addresses major concepts and issues concerning development, in the physical, cognitive, psychological, and social domains.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150. An examination of the development of adults as a dynamic process that continues throughout life, in the social, psychological, cultural, and biological realms. It emphasizes developmental reciprocity between adults and their multiple environments.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150. Positive Youth Development (PYD) focuses on improving competence, confidence, character, connection, and caring among youth. Students will learn the origins of PYD, how its principles are applied in the development of youth focused programs, and review research on how PYD impacts youth.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150; SPH-F 258. Enacts a strength-based approach in the examination of African American and Latino family structure in a socio-historical context with emphasis on cultural resiliency. Current statistics, scholarly literature, and American media segments will be used to illustrate aspects of cultural perception.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: Open only to HDFS and Youth Development majors. Exploration of professional roles and career opportunities in HDFS. Addresses necessary skills and information related to the search for employment and/or graduate school. Recommended: prerequisite or corequisite: 18 credits of SPH-F courses and Junior/Senior class standing.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150; SPH-F 258; Open only to HDFS and Youth Development majors. History of family life education; philosophy and rationale for curriculum development, including methods and source materials. Current methods and theory provide the basis for program planning relevant to contemporary developmental and family issues. Students should have senior class standing when beginning this course. Instructor permission required.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-F 150. Recommended prerequisite: SPH-F 258. Research and theory on family stress and resilience. Addresses important aspects of the family's experience of stress, (e.g., as social support and coping in a family context) as well as resilience factors that reduce the effects of stress on families. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: Open only to HDFS and Youth Development majors. Overview of family law and policy issues in the United States. Class is organized around the four major disciplines that shape political science, economics, sociology, and family science. Class includes lectures, case studies, and films. Final section explores current family law/policy issues.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Readings in human development and family studies to be conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty. Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Undergraduate research done in the field of human development and family studies under the direction of a faculty member in the department. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
P: SPH-F 150; SPH-F 258. An in-depth investigation of some area within human development and family studies. Permission of instructor required. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Life Span Development
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10
Field experience through on-the-job and related opportunities in human development and family studies. Course requirements will be established by field experience supervisor. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 6
P: SPH-F 430; 2.0 overall minimum GPA; Open only to HDFS and Youth Development majors. Human Development and Family Studies development course that corresponds to age group with which student will work. Involves active participation in community programs. Application due by tenth week of previous semester. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course. Requires consent of HDFS or Youth Development faculty sponsor. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite course title: Professional Preparation in Human Development and Family Studies
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Did you know that children?s experiences in the first five years of life can have a lifelong?impact on their health and well-being???This course will explore the exciting and critical stage of early childhood with an emphasis on infant and toddler health, developmental milestones through age five, social and emotional health, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress, building resilience, children with special health care needs, child safety, and environmental health.??You will have the opportunity to gain a "real world" perspective from professionals in the field and discover how they work to achieve positive health outcomes for children.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Course addresses cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), rescue breathing, choking, wounds, bleeding, burns, sudden illnesses, musculoskeletal injuries, and defibrillation/ the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Skills are practiced in small lab settings. Students may obtain American Red Cross certifications, including CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course covers the health and wellness issues related to a student's transition from high school to college. It focuses on education and prevention issues and includes the following topics: stress, sexuality, safety, substance use and abuse, fitness, nutrition, budgeting, and emotional health.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Covers world health problems and efforts being made to achieve optimal health for all. Exposes students to health concerns of non-Western and nondominant cultures. Population dynamics, vital statistics, global disease patterns, and analysis of variations among nations will be considered in analyzing health status of people and communities around the world.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course covers various contributors to violence in America with an emphasis on community health issues. Personal and environmental factors related to violence are considered within a context of public health. Personal and community violence prevention and reduction approaches are presented.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to help students learn about the body's reaction to perceived stress, mental and physical factors related to stress, and effective coping techniques to help mitigate causes of stress. Students may acquire several stress management techniques that include diaphragmatic breathing, visualization, meditation, and progressive muscular relaxation.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Introductory analysis of the dying and death experience with emphasis on the development of a healthy personal death awareness. Topics include processes of dying, needs and care of the dying person, grief, legal and consumer aspects, and children and death.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the physiological, social, cultural, and behavioral aspects of health weight management and obesity prevention. Topics will also include the impact of obesity on individual, family, and community health.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the physiological, social, cultural, and behavioral aspects of health weight management and obesity prevention. Topics will also include the impact of obesity on individual, family, and community health.
Honors option: x 22132
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to examine the relationship of women to health and health care. Five dimensions of health: physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual provide a framework for comparison and contrast of health concerns unique to women and common to both sexes at all ages.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of male health issues. Course topics include gender as a factor in men's health behavior and risks, the way men perceive and use their bodies, and men's psychological experience of health, wellness, and illness.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course provides students with (1) a model for making informed consumer health related decisions; (2) current information involving consumer related topics, emphasizing necessity of current information for making informed decisions; 3) mechanisms for continued consumer awareness and protection, i.e., sources of accurate consumer information and lists of consumer information and protection agencies.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of drug use in American society. The course will examine the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and the "illicit'' drugs on the physical, mental, and social health of the individuals.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the combination of behavioral, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health and enables students to develop knowledge and skills they can use throughout their lives to protect and improve their own health, the health of their families, and health of communities in which they will live.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course deals mainly with primary and secondary prevention of cancer. Various topics include lifestyle and cancer, causes of cancer, types of cancer, methods of detecting cancer, methods of treating cancer, and public attitudes. Discusses economic and psychological problems involved with cancer.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Application of public health theory and behavior change models to develop peer education and advocacy efforts that contribute to a healthier campus community.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Examined are preventive individual lifestyle and public health intervention resources addressing knowledge and skills related to risk factors of tobacco use, diet/obesity, physical inactivity, hypertension and diabetes.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
The topical seminars will relate to current issues in the field of health education. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course discusses traditional health practices used as primary health care by 65 to 85 percent of the world's population. Discussion and activities will center on enhancing awareness of complementary and alternative practices such as acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, biomagnetic applications, chiropractics, herbology/botanicals, homeopathy, meditation, and naturopathy.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-H 205 with a minimum grade of C. C: Must take concurrently with SPH-H 353. Recommended prerequisite: Admission to the School of Education Teacher Education Program. Professional competencies for planning and implementing secondary school curricula based on assessed needs. Effective curriculum characteristics, content standards, instructional strategies, curriculum analysis, lesson and unit structures. Preparation of lesson and unit plans.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Health Education
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1
C: Must take concurrently with SPH-H 352. Observation and limited participation in a secondary school with a designated health teacher for a minimum of 20 clock hours. Students compile logs and summaries of their experiences.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Examination of death education strategies and leading group discussions for SPH-H 220 Death and Dying. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-H 160 C: Must take concurrently with SPH-H 404 EMT Lab. This class prepares the students to care for patients in a variety of emergency settings. In order to take the Indiana State EMT Certification exam, students must complete this course and SPH-H 404 and be at least 18 years of age.
Prerequisite course title: First Aid and Emergency Care
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-2
P: SPH-H 160 C: Must take concurrently with SPH-H 404 EMT Lab. This class prepares the students to care for patients in a variety of emergency settings. In order to take the Indiana State EMT Certification exam, students must complete this course and SPH-H 404 and be at least 18 years of age.
Prerequisite course title: Practicum in College Sex Education
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1
C: SPH-H 401 The EMT Lab teaches skills necessary to care for patients in the prehospital setting. It includes automated defibrillation, airway adjuncts, oxygen delivery, managing wounds, and other procedures. Students complete evaluations under the instruction of certified EMTs. Meets the Department of Transportation and Public Safety Institute standards.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Addresses contemporary theories of addiction including behavioral, psychological, biological, physiological, social/cultural, and other approaches. Examines addictions found among youth and adults including tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, sex, eating, Internet, gambling, and work. Upon completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of addiction theories and the factors underlying addictive behaviors.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
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Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-H 352 with grade of C or better. C: Must take concurrently with SPH-H 453. Professional competencies related to classroom management, managing controversy, assessment and course planning. Analysis and demonstration of proven curricula. Skill development in assessment tool development and curriculum planning.
Prerequisite course title: Secondary School Health Curriculum and Strategies
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1
C: SPH-P 452 Application of professional competencies through presentation of secondary-level lesson segments and complete lessons. Emphasis on use of active-learner teaching strategies. Student presentations are recorded and critiqued.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-H 160. Students will learn instructional techniques for first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillation (AED). Students assist with SPH-H 160 labs and other teaching experiences. Completion of the course makes students eligible for American Red Cross Instructor authorization.
Prerequisite course title: First Aid and Emergency Care
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the coordinated school health program (CSHP) model components, and coordination. Includes the relationship of CSHP to health and education policy. Emphasis on practical application of organizational principles and school health strategies for addressing current student and staff health issues.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interest to be conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty. Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Undergraduate research done in the field of health and safety under a faculty advisor in the department. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
Instruction in a specified physical education activity that is not regularly offered by the Department of Kinesiology. Emphasis on development of skill and knowledge pertinent to the activity. Repeatable for credit with different activity.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in archery skills, including care and construction of tackle. Instruction follows guidelines of the Outdoor Education Project of AAHPERD. Emphasis on fundamental skills and shooting form. Fee charged.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Basic and innovative techniques for catching largemouth bass. This course is an overview of techniques involved in catching bass, conservation of the species, and long range goals for its maintenance. Lecture only.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in fundamental skills of shooting, passing, ball handling, footwork, basic strategies of offensive and defensive play, and interpretation of rules.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in basic skills, including bridge forming, stroke techniques, bank shots, and cue ball spin.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning instruction in the fundamentals of approach, release, arm swing, methods of scoring, rules, and etiquette on the lanes. Explanation of lane construction, lane condition, and automatic machines. Fee charged.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Provides evidence-based knowledge, skills, and coaching on fitness and wellness components to improve personal well-being. Combines classroom content with activity-based lab sections. Open to all students, including those not having had previous athletic or physical education experience.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in guard position, footwork, and basic defensive and offensive skills. Emphasis on fencing with "foil" and an overview of the sabre and epee. Fee charged.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Recommended prerequisite: Open to ROTC cadets only. The path to total fitness requires a combination of physical conditioning, mental conditioning, and common-sense dietary considerations. Army Physical Fitness is for those willing to accept a disciplined regimen proven to lead to total fitness.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning instruction in the basic principles of fitness as they apply to a jogging program. Emphasis on cardiorespiratory endurance and flexibility. Basic concepts underlying Dr. Kenneth Cooper?s aerobic program. For students without prior experience in jogging programs, aerobics levels I through III. S/F graded.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course focuses on the classical solo women?s dance of the Middle East that is popularly known as belly dance. This dance will improve flexibility, strength, conditioning, rhythm, and coordination. Class involves warm-ups and stretches and progresses to short dance combinations, choreographies and improvisational exercises accompanied by traditional and world music.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Beginning instruction in techniques for putting, chipping, pitching, iron swing, and wood strokes. Rules and etiquette of golf. Students play on par 3 courses. Fee charged.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Introduces climbing and belaying techniques. Highly experience-based course where students engage in site setting, climbing safety, proper belay techniques and new skill demonstrations. Includes an introduction to lead climbing and belaying lead falls.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Builds on the basic climbing skills learned in Indoor Climbing and help develop lead climbing skills and lead belaying technique and skills. Highly experience-based course where students engage in site setting, climbing safety, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in the basic ground fighting techniques, throwing, joint locks, chokes, and some self-defense derived from Caique Brazilian Ju-Jitsu. Students should achieve rudimentary technical skill and learn the philosophy and concepts used in ground-fighting martial art practice as well as applying these concepts to competitive ground fighting. Focus is placed on body posturing, position control, flow-drills, and submission techniques.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in basic weapon handling and self-defense using concepts and drills taken from the Remy Presas Modern Arnis system. Students should achieve rudimentary technical skill and learn the philosophy and concept to empty-hand martial art practice as well as applying these concepts to empty-hand martial arts practice. Focus placed on footwork, body posturing, weapon control, flow-drills and disarms.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Designed to give students an understanding and an appreciation of the function of chi gong. Qigong (another spelling of this ancient Chinese art) is an energy balancing and energy generation and restoration method of training consisting of visualizations and affirmations combined with a series of gentle movements that can be easily learned by anyone who wants to improve and sustain their health and wellness. Students are expected to learn a set of chi gong and other basic techniques of tension release and energy restoration. Grading will be based on attendance.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
A basic introduction to the martial arts, including karate, hapkido, jujitsu, judo, aikido, kung-fu, boxing, and wrestling. Students will learn the core concepts of each art, and thus gain a working understanding of what the martial arts are all about, and the differences between them.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in the basic concepts of Jeet Kune Do philosophy and techniques derived from Jun-fan Kickboxing and Wing-chun Kung Fu. Students should achieve rudimentary technical skill in the art of Jun-fan Kickboxing and Wing-chun and learn the philosophy and training concepts of Jeet Kune Do.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in techniques for throwing, blocking, striking, kicking, and self-defense applications of joint locks. Students should achieve technical skill level of yellow belt. Judo uniform required.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Introduction to the slow movements of t?ai chi ch?uan. Course provides instruction in William C. C. Chen?s 60 movement form, physics of body leverage, history, philosophy, and cultural context. One of the most popular forms of exercise in China today.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning instruction in techniques for throwing, grappling skills and limited self defense. Students should achieve technical skill level of yellow belt. Judo uniform required.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning instruction in techniques of blocking, kicking, striking, punching, limited free fighting, and self-defense. Students should achieve technical level of yellow belt. Karate uniform required.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in techniques for practical common sense self defense skills and situations. No uniform required.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the basic instruction and application of techniques, one-step sparring, and joint locks as well as presenting requirements for rank testing in Japanese Ju-jitsu. Basic techniques include striking, kicking, blocking and body movement designed to improve balance, coordination and power. This course will also cover the cultural and philosophical base of Japanese Ju-jitsu. Techniques are drawn from Small Circle Ju-jitsu.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the basic instruction and application of techniques as well as presenting requirements for rank testing in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Basic techniques include striking, blocking, redirection, off-balancing, throwing and body movement designed to improve balance, coordination and power. This course will also cover the cultural and philosophical base of Aikido. Techniques are drawn from Ueshiba Aikido.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in basic weapon handling and self-defense using concepts and drills taken from the Inosanto/Kali blend and Lameco Escrima. Students should achieve rudimentary technical skill and learn the philosophy and concepts used in stick-based martial art practice as well as applying these concepts to empty-hand martial art practice. Focus is placed on footwork, body posturing, weapon control, flow-drills and disarms.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning instruction in self-rescue remedial swimming skills and several basic strokes. For students with no swimming skills. S/F graded.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning instruction in the fundamental skills of serves and forehand and backhand strokes. Competitive play in women?s, men?s, and mixed doubles tennis.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in fundamental skills of power volleyball, including the overhand serve, bump, set, dig, and spike. Team offensive and defensive strategies.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in basic principles and techniques of conditioning through use of free weights. Emphasis on personalized conditioning programs. S/F graded. Fee charged. Repeatable once for credit.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in basic principles and techniques of yoga. Emphasis on personalized training. Repeatable once for credit.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Beginning ice skating class that includes introduction to the mechanics of skating and basic skills such as stride, crossover, stopping, and backward skating. Students will be taught intermediate skills such as hockey-stop, backward crossovers, edge control, and turns as skill level determines. Students will be evaluated at end of semester through written examination and skill demonstrations. Written exam will test knowledge of skating mechanics, techniques, and safety as well as equipment. Skill demonstration will learned skills. Fee charged. Repeatable once for credit.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-I 127. Builds upon basic knowledge of fencing. Instruction of advanced skills and new techniques with an emphasis on the tactical aspect of fencing at a competitive level. Fee charged.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-I 130. Continuing along the path to total fitness begun in SPH-I 130, this course emphasizes the leadership aspect of Army Physical Fitness. Students will lead PT sessions, participate in and lead formation runs, and continue the disciplines regimen begun in SPH-I 130.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-I 140. Instruction in intermediate ground fighting techniques, throwing, joint locks, chokes, and some self-defense derived from Caique Brazilian Ju-Jitsu. Students should achieve intermediate technical skill and learn the philosophy and concepts used in ground-fighting martial art practice as well as applying these concepts to competitive ground fighting. Focus is placed on body posturing, position control, flow-drills and submission techniques for competition. Students should achieve Yellow Belt proficiency.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Examination of the cultures and traditions that shape the martial arts of East Asia, with greatest emphasis on the influence of China upon its neighbors. Martial arts from India, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Japan, etc. will also be covered.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in core concepts of Jeet Kune Do philosophy and techniques derived from Jun-fan Kickboxing and Wing-chun. Students should achieve intermediate technical skill in the art of Jun-fan Kickboxing and Wing-chun and continue to grow in their comprehension of the philosophy and concepts of Jeet Kune Do. Focus is placed on individual development and the application of basic techniques toward more advanced, dynamic training.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Designed to give students an increased understanding and an appreciation of the art of hapkido. Content emphasis involves advanced applications of basic hapkido techniques and self-defense. Students should achieve the technical level of a green belt in hapkido.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is an overview on the martial art, judo. Judo is a martial art that deemphasizes punching and kicking but utilizes an opponent?s momentum and an act of breaking their balance to throw them with speed, force, and control. We will focus on basic principles that are building blocks for later, more advanced techniques in judo, while working on muscle awareness and endurance. Aspects of judo, such as: competition, kata (formal techniques), history, formalities, and etiquette will be discussed throughout the course.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Instruction in advanced applications of basic techniques and free fighting. Students should achieve technical level of green belt. Karate uniform required. Students wishing to enroll in this course must have yellow belt technical level or consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
(Formerly HPER-E 268) Instruction designed to help the less skilled swimmer master the five basic strokes, be proficient in self-rescue and basic rescue skills.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Introduction to the theory and practical skills for basic scuba. Program designed to give participants knowledge of physics and physiology as applied to breathing with a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA). Swimming ability and scuba medical history form required. Letter graded. This is a non-certification course. Fee charged. Repeatable once for credit.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Scuba knowledge development through web based and CD-ROM sessions for International Scuba certification. Completes all Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) open water certification knowledge sessions and examinations.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Acquire a moderate to high level of aerobic capacity while using the water, equipment, and other useful techniques, skills, and/or ideas. Achieve student's desired goal through fitness utilizing the water.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This class will improve fundamental skills and enhance playing style so the individual can enjoy recreational tennis or sharpen their competitive playing abilities.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
P: SPH-I 190. Intermediate yoga builds upon material presented in SPH-I 190 Beginning Yoga. The class will continue an emphasis on breath and release work through yoga, including variations on familiar asanas, continued explorations of the body systems, and deeper understanding of the health benefits of this practice. The energizing and strengthening value of standing poses will also be featured. Grading is based on attendance, effort, and the completion of out-of-class written assignments.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Advanced ground fighting techniques, throwing, joint locks, chokes, and some self-defense. Students should achieve advanced technical skill. Focus placed on position control, flow, and submission techniques. Students should achieve advanced yellow belt proficiency.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Gives student an increased understanding and an appreciation of the art of karate and tae kwon do. Emphasis involves advanced applications of basic tae kwon do techniques, one-step sparring, forms, and introduction to free fighting. Student should achieve a technical level of blue belt by mid-term and brown belt by finals.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course consists of lectures, knowledge development assignments, pool skill development modules, and possible open water experiences to provide introduction to the theory and practical skills for use of scuba in a university setting for scientific and recreational diving. You will have the option to participate in two half days of Open Water dive activities conducted at Sunset Pond, Linton, IN. The dives conducted may count towards a PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certification. Dive times are arranged and further details will be provided later in the course.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the development of advanced SCUBA and scientific research diving skills within a confined water environment and knowledge development of advanced SCUBA concepts and scientific diving principles. Advanced and Adventure Open Water Certification dives may be completed with IU or any PADI facility.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course allows advanced students in the IU Martial Arts Program to continue their training and personal development in preparation for certification in their respective art. Focus placed on teaching pedagogy, independent exploration into cross training with martial arts outside their area of expertise and training regimen to ensure a well-rounded student. Completion of this course should coincide with student?s achievement of instructor certification.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Designed to be a black-belt preparation class and to give students an increased understanding and an appreciation of the art of hapkido. Content emphasis involves advanced applications of hapkido techniques and self-defense. Students should achieve the technical level of a red belt (second kup) or higher in hapkido by finals. Students wishing to enroll in this class must have attained a Brown belt (third kup) or higher technical level or intructor consent. Uniform required.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
Advanced instruction in techniques of blocking, kicking, striking, limited free fighting, and self-defense.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill a safety diver role on academic diving projects or during recreational diving activities. Topics include but are not limited to: supervising scientific and recreational diving activities, risk management, emergency action plans, rescue diving skills, equipment safety, basic life support provider training, oxygen administration, managing hazardous marine life injuries, neurological assessment of injured divers, and OHSA standards for scientific diving.
Area of Study: Physical Activity Instruction (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Investigation, documentation, and interpretation of submerged cultural resources with emphasis on development of basic knowledge and techniques utilized in the field of underwater archaeology.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the intersection of kinesiology and public health. Examples of kinesiology questions we will ask and answer are: Are concussions really an epidemic and what are we doing about it? Is sitting the new smoking? What happens when sport becomes elite and accessible to only those who can afford it? Specific to public health, we use the lens of the student?s home community to explore topics like health disparities, environmental health, and local resources working on issues of access. Learn what dangers lurk in your basement, how your hometown ranks compared to other cities and counties, and why living near a park is good for your home value and your health.
This course is required for kinesiology majors and counts as a S&H general credit course. It is currently offered online and asynchronous. Assessments include weekly quizzes, discussions, and a final project. There are no exams.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Helping professions are career paths that nurture growth inone or more domains of wellness, including disciplines suchas medicine, nursing, allied health, social work, education,fitness, and life coaching. Students will learn how their values,interests, personality, and skills align with career options inthe helping professions. Focus is on early career developmentand navigating career resources.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
A hands-on introduction to use of microcomputers as problem-solving tools in physical education. Application programs in word processing, spreadsheets, data management, and graphics applied to specific problems in physical education, athletics, and sports.
Honors option: x 22272
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Overview of basic human body structures and functions appropriate for beginning students in physical education. Fundamental concepts concerning the interaction of biological and mechanical aspects of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular structures. Emphasis on practical application to study and teaching of skilled human movement.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Overview of the programmatic elements and techniques that currently exist in recreational sports, including informal, intramural, club, and extramural programming; value and benefits of recreational sports; programming techniques; publicity and promotion; facility utilization; equipment concerns; safety; liability; and program observation.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the science of exercise and human movement. Special topics in exercise physiology, sport biomechanics, sports medicine, and motor integration.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce the field of physical activity and public health and provide students with foundational principles of both public health science and exercise science to promote improved health through physical activity.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Course will focus on basic principles of prevention recognition and management of sport-related injuries.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Covers potential outcomes of preschool and elementary school motor development programs, how to implement such programs, and appropriate movement experiences for young children.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to assist junior and senior level kinesiology students prepare for their professional endeavors after college. It will help students develop a career plan by addressing general job search strategies, as well as strategies specific to the fields of healthcare, fitness, and wellness, sport marketing and management, and sport communication.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course examines how structures interact to produce smooth, coordinated movement. Focus is placed on how internal and external forces affect tissues and cause human movement. How the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems interact to achieve movement tasks will be examined.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Practical application of conditioning and physical training theory to teaching and coaching of sport and fitness activities using track and field as a model. Physiological aspects of physical training; biomechanical analysis of skills, skill progressions, and teaching techniques. Discusses interval, circuit, plyometric, and Fartlek training.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Teaching and training methods, analysis of correct training techniques and error detection, and the physical adaptations related to strength and power training. Discusses how to design a comprehensive long-term training program based on the scientific foundations. This course will follow NSCA guidelines.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-K 216 or SPH-I 119 and SPH-K 205 or ANAT-A 215. To apply the CDC/Physical Activity (PA) and ACSM exercise recommendations to fitness leadership experiences for apparently healthy populations of varying abilities. Create, present and evaluate fitness experiences utilizing a research-based approach to PA/Exercise leadership.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with practical experience in physical activity/exercise coaching utilizing behavior models and theories and physical activity/fitness best practices. Students examine physical activity theories and motivational techniques needed to assist participants with physical activity perspectives/interventions. Students apply behavioral techniques to actual clients and evaluate the outcomes of their efforts.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
A practical application of conditioning and physical training theory of coaching and high level fitness. The class utilizes physiological principles of conditioning to prepare athletes for optimal performance. Discusses various types of training and organization of workouts for endurance, speed, and strength.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
P: SPH-K 398. A practical learning experience in adapted physical education with disabled children. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the mechanics of human motion. Includes linear and angular kinematics and kinetics in the context of human motion; mechanics of fluids; mechanics of muscles; analysis of selected sports activities.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
P: SPH-K 216 and SPH-K 319; Open only to students in the following two majors: Fitness and Wellness and Health Fitness Specialist. Students will learn and apply effective program design and exercise leadership, specifically with youth who are considered overweight and/or obese, in this content-based, performance-based, and process-based course. Students will create safe, effective program designs based on individual client needs and goals. Students will be exposed to a variety of programming options, and provided with tools for personalizing and individualizing exercise programs based on a client?s personal profile (medical history, assessment and goals). Graded on S/F basis.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Study of conditions that require physical activity programs to be adapted to the special needs of individuals. Principles and practices in the application of exercise and activities for persons with specific disabling conditions.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: Only open to juniors and seniors. An overview of the field, including psychological aspects of sport performance, coaching, and the relationship of exercise with mental health. Various theoretical orientations will be addressed with an emphasis on empirical research.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: ANAT-A 215 or SPH-K 205 and PHSL-P 215 or equivalent. Open only to students admitted to the following programs: Exercise Science major, Exercise Science minor, Fitness and Wellness major, Health Fitness Specialist major, Teacher Prep-All Grade major, Athletic Training major. Coaching minor, Kinesiology minor. A survey of human physiology parameters as related to physical exercise and work and the development of physiological fitness factors. Physiological foundations will be considered. Not available for graduate credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite or corequisite: SPH-K 409, PHSL-P 431. Designed for students preparing for careers in medical professions: In-depth scientific study of etiology, pathophysiology, and mechanisms of exercise intervention for chronic diseases: including, not limited to, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes (including complications), hyperlipidemia, obesity, cancer, and chronic obstructive lung disease.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Provide research and content information for administration of Physical Activity (PA)/Fitness business practices. Learn trends and best program practices for PA/Fitness businesses. Discuss contemporary issues and participate in group problem solving activities for a business. Integrate knowledge through researching a specific business of interest using PA/Fitness Administrative best practices.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-K 409. Provides an overview of the role of physical activity in the prevention of disease and disability. The causes of common diseases, physiological impact, and treatment side effects of common diseases will be discussed to enable effective exercise prescription within special populations.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-K 409; Open only to students in the following programs: Fitness and Wellness major, Health Fitness Specialist major, Exercise Science major, Fitness Instruction minor, Kinesiology minor. Provides practical experience with various fitness testing protocols, basic exercise prescription, and interpretation of fitness data.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-K 417, and SPH-K 419. The course is designed to be a culminating experience for the health fitness specialist student to demonstrate practical application of the theory, techniques and skills of safe, effective, efficient exercise leadership and program design in a variety of supervised settings with both apparently healthy and special populations. This course serves as a foundation for becoming a qualified candidate for the ACSM Health, Fitness Instructor national certification.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
A philosophical approach to coaching for various sports. Topics include, but are not limited to different coaching styles and strategies, growth and development characteristics, legal issues and liability, pedagogical considerations, coaching relationships, and other issues and problems related to sport.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
Workshops, institutes, clinics, or seminars in kinesiology. Credit will depend on the nature of the project undertaken and the length of time involved. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: P: SPH-K 205 or ANAT-A 215, PHSL-P 215; Open only to students admitted to the following programs: Exercise Science major, Exercise Science minor, Fitness and Wellness major, Health Fitness Specialist major, Teacher Prep-All Grade major, Athletic Training major. Coaching minor, Kinesiology minor. An examination of factors that affect the acquisition and performance of motor skills. Topics include perception, psychomotor learning, practice methods, and theories of neuromuscular integration.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
Students will serve as an assistant under an experienced coach and will participate in weekly seminars. Limited to coaching minor students or permission of instructor. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
A practical learning experience in teaching and/or coaching under guidance of faculty and supervisor. Instructor permission required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for up to 3 credits.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
Open to junior or senior majors or minors in kinesiology. Research proposal must be approved in advance. Research proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
Student will assist in either an ongoing or a new research project, or obtain some other field experience, under the guidance of a faculty sponsor. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
A field learning experience for exercise science majors. Internship must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Leadership (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1
An interactive online course blended with four one hour structured classroom meetings. Provides students with opportunities to learn and apply leadership skills gained through participation in organizations, athletic teams, or clubs. Will develop own personal leadership plan to initiate intentional leadership involvement. Topics include fellowship, time management, and teamwork.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
In Intro to Sport Management, students will have various opportunities for active learning. The goal of this course is to prepare students for their academic and professional careers in sport. Students will learn to work side by side with fellow class members on projects that will prepare them for the sport management field. In addition, students will create a resume they can use to apply for jobs and internships. Also, students have the option for one-on-one time with the instructor to discuss future career options.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-4
A topical course in sport studies and emerging trends. Through lectures, group projects, experiential learning, and study of the current and future state of various elements of sport marketing, sport management, and sport communication, students will gain a greater understanding of the challenges facing today?s sport professionals. Topics will change semester by semester. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: Admission to Sport Marketing and Management program. An introduction to management theory as it relates to sport delivery systems. Includes the study of organizational structure, leadership, motivation, ethics, and decision making. Application of theoretical material to managerial function of sport delivery organizations.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Examination of current issues in intercollegiate sport in America. This course presents the historical foundation of current issues and solutions, and examines current positions and arguments.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Study of the evolution of sport in the United States within the larger context of historical developments in society; women?s sport experiences in relation to the development of sport; examination of sport as a reflection of American culture from the founding of the colonies to the present.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to sport sociology, in which students critically examine American sport from a social context and analyze the interrelationship between sport and American culture. Lectures, discussions, videos, guest speakers, and investigative analyses.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
A sport management colloquium that is focused on experiential learning, content projects, and study of the current and future state of various elements of sport marketing, sport management, sport communication, and sport administration. Through hands-on projects and interactions with industry professionals, students will gain a greater understanding of the challenges facing today?s sport administration professionals. Colloquium topics will change by semester. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: BUS-L 201; Admission to Sport Marketing and Management program. An introduction to legal principles involved in sport. Tort liability including intentional tort, negligence, and product liability. Covers constitutional law issues, particularly as they relate to athletic eligibility, athletes? rights, sex discrimination, and drug testing. Discussion of sport contracts.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: Admission to Sport Marketing and Management program. An introduction to the theories and techniques of sport promotions, public relations, and fund-raising.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-M 211 and BUS-M 300 or BUS-M 301; Admission to Sport Marketing and Management program. Examination of the elements of the marketing mix as they pertain to the sport enterprise. Also includes the coverage of decision making and planning from the sport manager?s perspective and the impact of corporate sponsorship on the delivery of sport.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: Only for students in one of the following programs: Sport Marketing and Management major, Sport Marketing and Management minor, Sport Communication-Broadcast major; Sport Communication-Print major. An introduction to the basic financial and managerial accounting concepts necessary to be financially literate in the sport business industry. Examination of the various means for financing sport organizations. Students should have senior class standing when beginning this course.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: Admission to Sport Marketing and Management program. An introduction to the organization and governance of sport services and businesses. Examination of sport delivery systems in the United States including Olympic sport, sport through education systems, professional sport leagues, sport clubs, sport development, the coordination of sport in the United States. The class then examines U.S. sport in its international context.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: For students in one of the following programs: Sport Marketing and Management major, Sport Marketing and Management minor, Sport Communication-Broadcast major; Sport Communication-Print major. The application of sales strategies to the sport industry. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: Only for students in one of the following programs: Sport Marketing and Management major, Sport Marketing and Management minor, Sport Communication-Broadcast major; Sport Communication-Print major. Study of the sport industry with an emphasis on developing an understanding of how firms within the sport industry develop and apply competitive strategies. Students should have senior class standing when beginning this course.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3
P: Admission to Sport Marketing and Management major or Sport Marketing and Management Minor. Practical job-related learning experience in sport management or marketing under supervision of professional in area. The practicum must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-6
P: Admission to Sport Marketing and Management major or Sport Marketing and Management Minor. A field learning experience for sport management majors. Internship must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Chemical and physical properties of food that influence food selection, handling, preservation, and preparation; menu planning, meal management. Laboratory weekly.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to nutrients, their uses, and food sources. Application of nutrition principles to personal eating habits for general health; overview of current issues in nutrition. Not for students in dietetics or nutrition science.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: Introductory chemistry and biology. Basic principles of nutrition with emphasis on identification, functions, and food sources of nutrients required for optimal health. Students should complete a course in Biology before beginning this course.
Honors option: x 22129
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: MSCI-M 115 or PHSL-P 215. Basic knowledge of nutrition, physiology and fitness to improve health, support performance, and reduce risks for chronic disease. Uses case studies/group activities. Credit for only one of SPH-N 305 or SPH-N 431.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: CHEM-C 117. Recommended prerequisite: Organic chemistry. Advanced study of the chemical and physical properties of food as related to use, quality, and preparation. New food products, composition, and technologies.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Foods
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 4
P: SPH-N 120. Principles of menu planning and pricing, equipment selection, food product flow, and cost control in foodservice operations. Class includes service-learning, tours of community foodservice related facilities, and experience in the university dining halls.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-N 321; Must be admitted to the Dietetics major. Examines organizational design, human resource management, financial management, and basic marketing strategies as applied to the profession of dietetics.
Prerequisite course title: Quantity Food Purchasing and Production
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
C: SPH-N 320. Application of principles and experimental procedures in food chemistry. Four hours laboratory weekly.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Examines overall nutrition of life cycle: pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adults, and the elderly. Focuses on nutritional status and nutrient requirements as well as physiological changes in body function for all ages. Discusses special nutrition problems in each stage and contemporary nutritional issues.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-N 231 or equivalent. Via lecture, discussions, and practical applications, the course will introduce students to the field of public health nutrition, including community assessment; program development, implementation, and evaluation; budget development; eligibility and services available through existing programs; cultural foodways; and the intersection of public policy and nutrition.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1
P: Open only to admitted Dietetics majors. Recommended prerequisite: Only for Students in last year of dietetics program. A culminating class to address current issues in dietetics, including such topics as medical ethics, CAM, and reimbursement for services. Students will develop a career portfolio and ready themselves for the dietetic internship process. Students should have senior class standing when beginning this course.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-N 431. Introduction to the theory and practice of nutrition counseling to individuals and groups. Focus is placed on techniques in interviewing, education, goal setting, behavior change, and evaluation. Individual and group settings are included. Role-playing and case studies are emphasized.
Prerequisite course title: Medical Nutrition Therapy
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-N 231; CHEM-C 341 or CHEM-R 340. Functions of nutrients in human metabolism; evaluation and fulfillment of nutritional needs; current literature. Emphasis on the energy nutrients: protein, carbohydrates, and fats.
Prerequisite course title: Quantity Food Purchasing and Production
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: ANAT-A 215; PHSL-P 215. C: SPH-N 433. Recommended prerequisite: SPH-N 231. Recommended prerequisite or concurrent: CLAS-C 209. Dietary modifications for therapy in metabolic and pathological disorders with allowance for cultural patterns. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-N 430. A continuation of SPH-N 430. Nonenergy nutrients: water, vitamins, minerals, and as a summative focus, nutritional status.
Prerequisite course title: Advanced Nutrition I
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: Admission to dietetics major. C: SPH-N 431. Application of principles of diet therapy through case study management, designing and preparing modified diets. Cumulative experience of designing, following, and reporting of a modified diet.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Planned readings in nutrition/dietetics to be conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty. Enrollment is limited to seniors or advanced juniors who are majors in the department. Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Undergraduate research in the field of nutrition/dietetics under the direction of a faculty member in the department. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Field experience through on-the-job and related opportunities in nutrition/ dietetics. Regular critique will be held with supervisors; written progress reports are required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Students will gain a knowledge for identification of wildflowers and wild edible plants. Activities may include a weekend field trip, a chance to improve skills in identifying local plants, as well as a culinary experience in wild edibles
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-O 210. Investigation of general natural history and field ecology concepts in a laboratory setting. Weekly field trips
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Overview focusing on theoretical concepts and common practices. Investigation and elucidation of theory and philosophy via a mixture of abstracted knowledge and practical involvement in a backcountry environment
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Provides a managerial understanding of ecological concepts, resource management practices, and resource policies related to natural resource/land management. Focus on allocation of resources, carrying capacity, resource protection, and environmental impacts of uses on natural resources
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-0 210. Study of basic concepts, theories, and importance for outdoor recreation, with particular emphasis on key aspects of ecosystems that are conducive to successful and sustainable environmental communities, impacts of strategies on resource sites, and best practices. Required field work
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
The philosophical turmoil of formal wilderness creation in the United States will be presented in this course. Discussion and debate of the European influences on wilderness thinking in the United States as well as examination of wilderness experiences of early European settlers to America will be addressed. The course traces the history of influential leaders in wilderness designations and the political climate of wilderness debates
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide an examination of the basic techniques and practices commonly used in outdoor programming. Of specific interest are techniques, skills, and procedures used in the instruction and supervision of individuals and groups in outdoor environments
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-O 210. Introduction to personal-heritage interpretation and tour guiding. Exploration of the tenets and principles from various fields of study that encompass the body of knowledge used in the interpretation/tour guiding profession
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
This is an intensive one-week course that uses the outdoors as a laboratory to share strategies, methodologies, and techniques to teach environmental education concept to others. The course offers training and subsequent certification in the three environmental education curriculums-Project Wild, Project Wet, and Project Learning Tree
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-O 210. Examination of the relationships among human health, quality of life, and natural environments from the perspective of cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and related domains. Experiential learning in local natural settings
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-O 244; SPH-O 310; SPH-O 340; SPH-O 360; admitted Outdoor Recreation, Parks, & Human Ecology major or official Outdoor Recreation, Parks, & Human Ecology minor. Capstone course providing a forum for intensive study of emerging recreation and leisure trends having direct application to human ecology, culminating in discussion, presentation, and papers describing some aspect of outdoor recreation and park management within a human ecology paradigm. Students should have senior class standing when beginning this course
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Students are expected to learn principles of population-based management in order to administer programs, services, and policies within the U.S. public health system. In addition, students examine the mission, structure, and processes of local, state, and federal organizations in delivering population-based programs, services and policies.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
A conceptual approach is utilized to introduce students to sources of public health data. Basic concepts and models are available to understand and analyze data and information related to prevention of diseases and promotion of health and determinants of health behavior.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-Q 381 and STAT-S 320 or equivalent (or permission of instructor); for admitted Epidemiology majors. This course is designed to familiarize students with statistical computing and data management with an emphasis on SAS. The course includes both a lecture and lab component. Topics will include: Producing descriptive statistics; Combining and transforming SAS data sets; Reading and writing files that are not in a SAS format; and Using the SAS macro language.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Biostatistics
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Comprehensive overview of the importance of philanthropy in our society and on fundraising techniques and resources useful to future and current nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and donors. Emphasis on annual funds (including direct mail, special events, telemarketing, and online giving), capital campaigns, major gifts/planned giving, development services, and volunteer/staff roles in fundraising.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Broaden your view of living well by actively pursuing healthy lifestyles. This course utilizes School of Public Health faculty and professionals throughout the Bloomington community to help students achieve balance in health, physical activity, and leisure pursuits. Students address concepts of peer mentoring and goal setting strategies to achieve this balance.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2
Now that you know about the eight dimensions of wellness from your R-142 course, it is time to start looking at how these dimensions apply to your life. It?s time to start asking questions and exploring your own goals associated with holistic wellness. What challenges will you face? What challenges can you overcome? This one credit hour course will accomplish three things: (1) allow you to analyze wellness information presented by guest speakers, (2) push you to think critically about wellness and discuss your ideas with others, and (3) use your knowledge in new ways through application of wellness practices. The culminating project for this course will require you to put together a wellness portfolio that highlights your knowledge, skills, and abilities as they relate to wellness.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
(formerly: SPH-R 110) Introduction to leisure as a significant force in contemporary life, a human behavior spanning history and cultures, and an essential contributor to public health. Focus on the relation of leisure to the public health of individuals and communities by studying its social, psychological, historical, philosophical, economic, anthropological, and geographical foundations.
Honors option: x 16022
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Overview and rationale for the provision of recreation, park, and tourism services for all populations and ages with a focus on individuals with disabilities. Moral and legal issues, relevant terminology, accessibility guidelines, awareness of needs and abilities of under-represented groups, and techniques for the inclusion of individuals of all abilities.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Exploration of the uniqueness of public and nonprofit recreation service providers, including their history and mission, while developing an understanding of community and societal issues related to their programs, services and administration of these agencies, and the nature of working in public service.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Overview of programmatic elements and techniques in recreational sports. Topics include informal, intramural, club, extramural, and instructional sports programming; values of recreational sports; and terminology and career opportunities in various recreational sport settings.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the roots of violence from the context of sport. Foundations are examined in the theoretical framework of sport in society from historical, sociological, psychological, and anthropological perspectives, as well as linkage to contemporary resources that address this problem.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Emerging topics in recreation, parks, and tourism, emphasizing current research and practice. Specific topics vary. Repeatable once for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Study of management principles and practices of the public agency, non-profit association, and private for-profit enterprise operating parks, recreation areas and facilities, and providing recreation programs and services.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-R 200 or SPH-B 150 or SPH-K 150; admitted major in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology, or Public, Nonprofit, and Community Recreation, or Recreational Sport Management, or Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management. Survey of recreation, park, and tourism services as a career field, to familiarize students with concepts related to professionalism and the internship and job search process. Students will practice the process of career planning through self-assessment and exploration of career options, and will receive feedback on interview and writing skills.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Overview of the processes of research and evaluation as encountered in leisure services. Development of inquiry skills useful for planning and management, and various methods of effective information collection and synthesis. Practice using factual evidence to support programming or planning decisions and to document the outcomes of programs being implemented.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Application of marketing principles to leisure service delivery systems, including procedures for developing marketing plans for leisure service organizations and agencies. Emphasis on organizing and analyzing the marketing process and planning the marketing mix, including product, price, place, and promotion.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-3
Individualized advanced study of specific topics under faculty direction. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-6
Practical field experience under faculty supervision and with seminar discussions. Permission of Department required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 0
This class allows students on a visa to register when completing curricular practical training or other work experience, such as the 320 Hours, required for a Recreation degree. Repeatable.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Students learn event planning and program techniques while applying course materials to real-world experiences through service learning. Students will develop and facilitate event planning and recreation programs through the study of a variety of models including the event/program development cycle.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Financing leisure products and services in public- and private-sector delivery systems. Emphasis on sources and methods of financing; forecasting cost and income; and budgeting, pricing and fiscal management through use of computer technology.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with basic understanding of legal liability, the risk management process, negligence, intentional torts, constitutional torts, strict liability, standard of care, attractive nuisance, and other legal subjects. Introduction to personnel and contract laws well as strategies for reducing the probability of litigation.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
Principles and practices of human resource management in recreation and leisure service agencies will be studied with emphasis upon the skills necessary to manage full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees as well as volunteers.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-R 230. Exploration and examination of youth sport history, philosophy, developmental stages of youth, sport management and programming, and current issues and events necessary to deliver youth sport programming within a variety of settings, agencies and/or organizations.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-3
Undergraduate independent research under the guidance of a faculty member. The research proposal must be approved in advance. Permission of department required. Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 12
Supervised real world experience for students to practice the relevant knowledge and skills required to enter careers in recreation and leisure, and to extend their professional network. Interns will have a site supervisor and an Indiana University Internship Coordinator who assigns specific tasks and evaluates the intern?s work. Permission of department required. Prior to the internship, students should complete the the following: 320 Hours; Non-Recreational Therapy majors should have completed SPH-R 392 and SPH-R 430, and have at least junior standing. Recreational Therapy majors should have completed all required recreational therapy classes, anatomy, physiology, lifespan development, and abnormal psychology. Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 required.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-3
Designed as a hands-on full-time work experience in fundraising and resource development for eight to fourteen weeks with a selected agency. Internship must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Provides an overview of the variety of careers available in the safety profession. Examines the broad areas practiced by safety professionals including regulatory compliance, environmental protection, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, emergency management, recreational safety, personal safety, healthcare, training and instruction, system safety, fire protection, and hazardous materials management.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Discusses legal requirements for safety, health, and environmental compliance. Emphasis is given to OSHA, EPA, and consensus standards, as well as other applicable Federal regulations.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
The concepts, principles, and techniques in the practice of industrial hygiene are presented. The identification, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards are discussed. An orientation to selected instrumentation used to assess the workplace is provided.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction and analysis of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) general industry standards as they apply to both the private and federal sectors. Includes an inspection practicum.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to and application of OSHA and Indiana OSHA construction standards as they apply to both the public and private sectors. Course includes an inspection practicum.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys current topics of interest in safety. Areas explored include injury problems, safety analysis, home safety, fire safety, personal protection, responding to emergencies, firearm safety, motor vehicle safety, occupational safety, recreational safety, school safety, and related issues.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Introduces safety engineering principles applied to the control of hazards associated with industrial processes, facilities, chemical processes, materials handling, machine operation, and electricity.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Introduction of questioning and interviewing techniques for incident investigation and analysis. Examines injury causation theories, evaluation, reporting, legal aspects, and using investigation findings as a prevention tool. Reviews root causes in management systems.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Recommended prerequisite or concurrent: ANAT-A 215 or SPH-K 205. The application of ergonomic principles and human factors techniques to the design and evaluation of workplaces and equipment.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-S 302. An all-hazard multidisciplinary response and recovery. Topics include identifying critical roles, risk assessment, strategies, planning concepts and methodologies, establishing effective integrated and coordinated programs, crisis management, communication and response.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Homeland Security
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Principles, theories, and concepts of safety and health program management with comparisons of past, present, and future practices. Review of managing behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations. Focuses on managing a total safety program. Students should complete 6 credits of SPH-S courses or have instructor consent before beginning this course.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-S 201 and CHEM-C 102; Open only to admitted Safety majors. Provides definitive application of principles and concepts for the solutions of workplace health and physical hazards. Program management techniques are discussed. Research procedures and techniques are introduced through individual and group projects.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-S 410; Open only to admitted Safety majors. Advanced, in-depth study of the approaches to workplace sampling. Emphasis is on sampling methods, passive sampling, sampling devices, breathing zone, and area sampling strategy. Course will include lab sessions and field experience.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
Assessing training and education needs, establishing goals and objectives, planning and methods for delivery, using resources and evaluating effectiveness. Students develop evaluation instruments and conduct mock OSHA training. Emphasis is on improving safety performance in addition to compliance. Students should complete 6 credits of SPH-S courses or have instructor consent before beginning this course.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3
P: Instructor permission; Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Planned readings in safety education to be conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty. Enrollment is limited to seniors or advanced juniors who are majors in the department. Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3
Undergraduate research done in the field of safety education under the direction of a faculty member in the department. Research proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10
P: Open only to admitted Safety majors. Field experience through on-the-job and related opportunities in occupational safety. Students will be assigned to industrial and occupational enterprises offering professional development for the safety specialist. Periodic critiques will be scheduled with supervisory personnel. Written progress reports will be required. Students should have senior class standing when beginning this course. Instructor permission required. S/F only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Analysis of private, commercial, and industrial recreation fields, focusing on economic impact, marketing strategies, consumer protection, and career opportunities.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of lodging management from the perspectives of history, operations, and future trends. The course intends to assist students to acquire rich insights on the operation of the lodging business that entails the domains of: (1) front desk, (2) housekeeping, (3) food and beverage, (4) auxiliary facilities, (5) accounting, and (6) sales. Not everyone will become an hotelier, but lodging deeply impacts our profession and contributes uniquely to public health.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Overview of international tourism and its importance to world-wide destinations, focusing on the complexity of the world?s diverse tourism opportunities, cultures, attractions, facilities, associated natural and cultural resources, and the role of sustainability in global tourism operations. Areas of investigation will range from conventional mass tourism to alternative tourism settings.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Examination of critical issues in sustainable tourism, including positive and negative influences of tourism on the destination?s economy, culture, and environment, and the role of sustainability in both conventional mass tourism and alternative tourism settings.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-T 203. This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of food and beverage management; emphasizing how food service professionals create and deliver guest-driven service, enhance value, build guest loyalty, and promote repeat business. Students learn theoretical and practical skills for effective management of food and beverage service operations relating to front and back of the house, leadership, management principles, service skills, service styles, and training of personnel.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-T 201; admission to the Tourism, Hospitality, & Event Management major; or official minor in Event Planning; Hospitality Services; or Tourism, Hospitality, & Event Management. To enhance their effectiveness in the tourism and commercial recreation industry, students should extend this programming focus to include nonrecreational facilities and services, particularly those associated with various groups and types of?meetings such as conventions, banquets, receptions, and special events.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-T 201; admission to the Tourism, Hospitality, & Event Management major; or official minor in Event Planning; Hospitality Services; or Tourism, Hospitality, & Event Management. Focus on key management, marketing and operational areas in festival & event tourism, including managing culture and leisure experiences, merchandising and retail, catering, ticketing and pricing operations, the role of politics and policy, and issues in the economics of event tourism and risk management.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to hospitality business management theory and practice in an entrepreneurial environment within the hospitality industry. Topics include: financial and legal requirements of a startup venture, competitive market analysis, business plan development, and strategic planning. Working in teams, students develop concise presentation decks and detailed business plans in a competitive framework over the course of the semester, leading to presentations to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the information needs of lodging properties and food service establishments; addresses essential aspects of computer systems, such as hardware, software, and generic applications; focuses on computer-based property management systems for both front office and back office functions; examines features of computerized restaurant management systems; describes hotel sales computer applications, revenue management strategies, and accounting applications; addresses the selection and implementation of computer systems; focuses on managing information systems; and examines the impact of the Internet and private intranets on the hospitality industry.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the event and entertainment industry with an emphasis on event production and the technologies used to conduct successful events. Topics include lighting, A/V, staging and rigging and design theory for a variety of events. Students will explore several current events as case studies of the implementation of these ideas.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
Understanding the process of global destination management with a focus on leadership/coordination, strategic tourism planning and product development, destination marketing, and partnership and community relations. The role of destination management organizations around the world is reviewed.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the global travel and tourism phenomenon through the lens of public health. Issues reviewed include pollution and water quality, climate change, poverty, human rights, infectious diseases, sexual behavior, health care access in the context of global travel and tourism. Strategies and practices of minimizing the risks for health and the environment in travel & tourism are discussed.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
The study of strategic and comprehensive planning, its application and processes to include management components, and various impacts and influences that help determine a destinations development. Emphasis will be placed upon the planning process, public engagement techniques, research methods, trends analysis and planning models as they relate to recreation and tourism organizations within a destination. A simulation program involving a real-time management program will be utilized in the class to apply ideas. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course. This is the capstone class in the major.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
P: SPH-T 203; Open only to juniors or seniors. Overview of green management in the hospitality business from the perspectives of history, operations, and future trends. Focus on green operations including waste management, design, marketing, and purchasing.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
Occupational health has become an increasingly important area within the field of environmental health. Occupational health, as discussed in this course, includes occupational safety as the two topics work together to protect the individual's health in the work environment. Noise exposures, physical hazards, chemical hazards and industrial hygiene are just a few of the topics covered in this class. Students will learn how to evaluate hazards in the work environment and interpret standards that apply to employee safety and health.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
In this course, students will be introduced to the federal, state and local environmental regulations and learn about methods of compliance with these laws. At the federal level the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and others will be studied. At the state level, current regulations found in the Indiana State Department of Health administrative codes will be examined. Topics will include radon, lead-based paint, indoor air quality, food safety, and other relevant regulations. Active learning activities will be used to encourage class participation while maintaining interest in the course material.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
Food safety is an important component of public health. This course is designed as a study of the principles of food-borne illness, sanitation, safety, personal hygiene, rodent and insect controls, regulations, and equipment affecting safe food handling in all operations. Students will study common pathogens and learn how pathogenic organisms can contaminate foods, principles of safe and sanitary food handling, and safety principles used to select, preserve, thaw, cook, and store foods. The course will include a discussion of food safety management practices such as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), public health policies, risk assessment, and federal food safety agencies and regulations. Active learning activities will be used to encourage class participation while maintaining interest in the course material.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine the biological and chemical basis for human disease, its prevention and treatment. Topics covered will include the etiologies of acute and chronic diseases and their impacts on public health.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
An understanding of Environmental Health issues that affect Public Health is essential for any student of Public Health. This course is designed to introduce the student to the many varied areas of Environmental Health and demonstrate the important role this field plays in Public Health.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide students with an overview of contemporary topics relevant to environmental and occupational health. It is intended for students with freshman and sophomore status. This course number is used for temporary courses, with each section representing a distinctly separate course. This course is repeatable for credit with different topics.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide students with an overview of contemporary topics relevant to environmental and occupational health. It is intended for students with Junior or Senior status. This course number is used for temporary courses, with each section representing a distinctly separate course. This course is repeatable for credit with different topics.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
Environmental justice exists to the extent that all people regardless of race, income, or other social differences enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental hazards, and have equal access to environmental health decision making processes. Conversely, the course will consider the proposition that people of color and socio-economically disadvantaged individuals bear a disproportionate burden of environmental pollution and its health consequences, in the US and globally. This course is designed to orient students to concepts, foundations and evidence regarding environmental justice, including its history, challenges, and future.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide undergraduate students an overview of the most important environmental health challenges across the world. Many public health students may plan to seek employment opportunities in various environmental programs and projects of the United Nations other international agencies and some other international NGOs. This course will provide knowledge of global environmental health problems from toxicological, risk management and epidemiological perspectives. Additionally, region-specific intervention studies will be discussed for deeper understanding of mitigation options. Lectures will address issues in the areas of air, water and soil pollutions, global warming and climate change, infectious diseases, genetically modified foods etc. Strategies and programs that have successfully minimized the risks of environmental exposures and associated outcomes will be mapped.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
P: ANAT-A 215 and PHSL-P 215, OR MSCI-M 115; BIOL-L 112; BIOL-L 113; CHEM-C 117 and CHEM-C 127; SPH-V 235 OR BIOL-L 211; open only to admitted Environmental Health majors or official Environmental Health minors. Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms and is an essential component of environmental health and public health. This course will provide the basic principles of toxicology in its application to public health. The course will be divided into three components: the general mechanism of toxic agents, the effect of toxic agents on target tissues and organs, and selective toxic chemicals or class of chemicals. Students should complete core and required courses before beginning this course. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3
BIOL-L 112; BIOL-L 113; CHEM-C 117 and CHEM-C 127; PHYS-P 101 or PHYS-P 201; SPH-V 235 or BIOL-L 211; Open only to admitted Environmental Health majors or official Environmental Health minors. Collecting reliable and defensible environmental data requires proper sampling and analytical techniques, and is an essential job function for many environmental professionals. Currently, a diverse and diffuse array of environmental sampling and analysis tools are used in the field of environmental health. The overall objective of this class is to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of environmental sampling and analysis for students in environmental health and others interested in sampling and analytical work. Topics covered will include planning, sampling, analysis, QA/QC, and reporting with respect to air, water, solid liquid, and biological samples matrices. Active learning activities will be used to encourage class participation while maintaining interest in the course material.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3
Environmental health represents a broad discipline that involves recognizing, assessing, understanding and controlling the impacts of people in their environment and the impacts of the environment on public health. This course will provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to work on a research project under the direction of a member of the environmental and occupational health faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced undergraduate students upon the approval of faculty. Repeatable for up to 6 credits.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3-5
Recommended prerequisites: Completion of all Public Health Core classes; completion of all required Environmental Health courses; IU GPA of at least 3.0. Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in public health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Students must have completed all major coursework. S/F grading.
Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to introduce the basic skills of outdoor survival and challenge students to explore their comfort zone in a way that reiterates the importance of camaraderie, health, and wellness.
Through experiential learning, this course covers survival shelter construction, water location & purification, friction fire making, hunting techniques, and wild edible plants. More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to introduce the basics of backpacking and backcountry camping, including proper equipment selection, use of a topographic map, water purification, campsite selection, and Leave No Trace ethics. This is a highly experience-based course where students will engage
in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This hybrid course is designed to disconnect students from technology and reconnect with the great outdoors. Students learn tools to bring more peace, relaxation, and calmness into their life. This course includes but is not limited to hiking, yoga, breathing exercises, and meditations. The hybrid model consists of online, asynchronous content and a single day, in-person field experience. More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to introduce you to the basics of wilderness emergency medicine by combining both hands-on learning and classroom instruction.
Our Wilderness First Aid course prepares students to respond to backcountry first aid situations with limited access to medical resources. Content includes response to environmental emergencies, soft tissue & musculoskeletal injuries, and patient assessment & care. Lecture is followed by live scenarios conducted outside the classroom. Students who successfully complete this class will obtain a Wilderness First Aid certification. More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
This course prepares students for national certification as a Search and Rescue (SAR) Tech II according to the National Association of Search and Rescue. Content includes topics in three major areas: survival and support, search, and rescue. Course provides practical experience during simulated search and rescue operations during day/evening scenarios. More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course prepares students for national certification as a Search and Rescue (SAR) Tech II according to the National Association of Search and Rescue. Content includes topics in three major areas: survival and support, search, and rescue. Course provides practical experience during simulated search and rescue operations during day/evening scenarios. More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to introduce the basics of canoeing, including paddle strokes, essential maneuvers, basic canoe rescues, and Leave No Trace ethics. A highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration. More information:
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to introduce the essential techniques required for whitewater rafting, including rafting strategies and tactics, water safety, river dynamics, and relevant whitewater rafting equipment. A highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to Introduce the essential techniques required in whitewater kayaking, including kayaking strategies & tactics, water safety, river dynamics, and relevant whitewater kayaking equipment.
A highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to introduce the essential techniques required for coastal kayaking, including paddle strokes, essential maneuvers, wet exits, basic kayak rescues, navigation, equipment, safety planning, and Leave No Trace ethics.
A highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to introduce and improve upon the techniques of downhill skiing and is open to all experience levels. Transportation is provided to Paoli Peaks Ski Resort in Paoli, Indiana. Lessons for beginners and intermediate skiers will be taught by Paoli Peaks instructors. Lift tickets and ski rentals are included in this course.
There will be additional time outside of lessons to ski independently.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1
This course is designed to introduce the basics of top rope waterfall ice climbing, including the basics of belaying, gear selection, general movement on ice, rock/snow, and perfecting hand and foot placements.
A highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to introduce the basics of outdoor rock climbing including belaying techniques that maximize safety, gear selection, climbing partner communication, general movement on rock, as well as hand and foot placements.
A highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce the foundations of outdoor adventure leadership, including an introduction to the core competencies of outdoor living skills, education, leadership, risk management, environmental integration, and planning and logistics.
The course emphasizes backcountry leadership and judgement with a broad overview of the relevant theories and practices of the outdoor adventure industry.
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Area of Study: Wilderness and Outdoor Skills (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3
The Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course is the most widely accepted standard in wilderness medical care for professional outdoor leaders. The SOLO Wilderness Medicine curriculum uses the principles of long-term care, improvised resources, and varying environmental conditions as the framework for learning.
The course takes an in-depth look at the underlying physiology of common and uncommon emergencies that might be encountered in the wilderness context. The primary components of the course include personal/group safety, anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, documentation, trauma medical emergencies, environmental emergencies, long-term care, teamwork, organizing/improvising rescues, decision-making, leadership, judgment, and prevention.
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Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: .
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Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 6
From global perspectives, students critically analyze physical, social and mental health, and quality of life of populations in nations. Students assess the many indigenous factors that culturally influence health and wellness, and acquire instructions and field experiences with our international partner universities.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Students will be provided with a model of disabling conditions including physical, mental, developmental, intellectual, hearing and vision, and other disabilities related to aging. Content will focus on etiology, prognosis, symptomatic conditions, prevalence, and its relationship to public health. Models of disability and medical terminology will be covered.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The entry level course to Recreational Therapy, this class provides an overview of the foundations of practice and theory, and historical development and evolution of the Recreational Therapy profession. Students will become familiar with Recreational Therapy as an allied health profession, service delivery models, and practice settings.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-Y 277. This class is the first in a two-part series to learn appropriate treatment skills for the entry-level recreational therapist. This is a service learning class, and the laboratory section must be taken simultaneously in order to receive credit for the class.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-Y 225; SPH-Y 378; Admission to the Recreational Therapy major. Basic concepts, methods, and techniques associated with the selection and implementation of therapeutic interventions, and the evaluation of the interventions towards the treatment goals of the patient. This is a service learning class, and the laboratory section must be taken simultaneously in order to receive credit.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-Y 277; Admission to the Recreational Therapy major; Open only to seniors. This course is designed to prepare students for their required professional internship through a review of skills, consideration of the best placement for their career goals, and planning for the job search. Professional preparatory skills will also be developed and honed.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-Y 277; Admission to the Recreational Therapy major. This course is designed to advance the student?s knowledge of issues and concerns that influence the provision of recreational therapy services and the advancement of the profession. Students are required critically to examine and discuss issues impacting the health care field.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-Y 378; Admission to the Recreational Therapy major. This course presents the foundation for understanding the contemporary health care system, as well as developing systematic program design, implementation and management of recreational therapy services. Students will understand the insurance and reimbursement systems; relevant guidelines and standards related to health care organizations; and the process of program development.
