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Sexuality Education

This course is designed to familiarize students with evidence-based sexuality education practices/strategies/activities as they occur in school and community settings. Emphasis is placed on justification of sexuality education, relevant content, appropriate teaching techniques, and precautions to take when teaching sexuality education. Students will be taught developmentally appropriate, medically accurate, inclusive, and trauma-informed strategies used in sexuality education across the lifespan.

Drug Education

This course is designed to prepare future health educators in both school and community settings. Students will become familiar with evidence-based drug education practices/strategies/activities and drug use treatment programs as they occur in school and community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the social-ecological understanding of drug use by youth, young adults, and at-risk community populations including the physiological, psychological, and social effects and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Nutrition & Physical Fitness

Course focuses on the interrelationship between nutrition and physical fitness. The intent is to provide the student with the information necessary to formulate an individualized plan for the achievement and maintenance of adequate nutrition and physical fitness. Weight control will be discussed in this content. Team taught by nutrition faculty and health, physical education and recreation faculty. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours.

Psy & Soc Of Pe & Sport

A survey course in the social science foundation of sport. Study of the sociological and psychological concepts which are relevant in understanding of sport in this country and the world. After the successful completion of this course the student should be able to define, discuss, and identify the basic social and psychological factors which are related to the pursuit of movement through sport. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Management Of Sport

This course is intended to provide students with an overview of the management practices utilized in the sport and fitness industry. Sport Management will include learning opportunities related to planning & organizing; staffing; directing; and networking associated with managing a sport or fitness program.

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