Health and Exercise Studies Minor (HESM)
Theories, techniques, and strategies of coaching basketball.
Typically offered in Spring only
Theories, techniques, and strategies of coaching football.
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Theories, techniques, and strategies of coaching golf.
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Theories, techniques, and strategies of coaching tennis.
This course introduces students to the science of psychology in sport and exercise settings. This course considers both historical and contemporary developments in sport and exercise psychology throughout the world and examines the psychological foundations of physical activity and sport. Topics include motivation, mental preparation, the arousal performance relationship, exercise adherence, and mental health.
Typically offered in Spring only
Knowledge and skills necessary for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs. This course does not constitute credit toward meeting the minimum university Physical Education requirements
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Theories of drug use, pharmacology, tolerance, dependence, nicotine, alcohol usage, alcoholism, sedative-hypnotics, narcotics, amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, hallucinogens, steroids and treatment. This course does not constitute credit toward meeting the Physical Education GER requirement
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Physiological and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality. Emphasis placed on health-related topics of birth control, pregnancy, childbirth, abortion and sexually-transmitted diseases. Concepts of gender acquisition, sexual values, and sexual morality discussed as related to the promotion of healthy lifestyles within contemporary American culture.
Foundations in outdoor leadership and adventure education topics include outdoor education history, group development models, experiential education theories, leadership styles and facilitation, risk management for groups, expedition and trip planning, employment opportunities, current trends and issues, environmental stewardship, assessment and evaluation.
Typically offered in Spring only
This course will review health and wellness issues affecting women through their life span. It will explore medical concerns and prevention as well as social health issues that disproportionately affect women in contemporary society. Discussions of current critical topics in women's health will also take place. Minor courses.
Typically offered in Fall only
Behavior change, wellness, stress management, cardiovascular diseases, alcohol and tobacco use, cancer, infectious diseases, arthritis, human sexual response, sexual assault, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases. This course does not constitute credit toward meeting the Physical Education GER requirement
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
A nutrition, exercise and weight management program emphasizing the basics of proper nutrition and exercise. Emphasis on lifestyle changes and their relationship to appropriate weight management. Medical request
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Impact of stress upon the psychological and physiological function of the body. Exploration and interaction with stress management techniques. This course does not constitute credit toward meeting the Physical Education GER requirement
Typically offered in Spring only
This course focuses on applying program development, management, evaluation, and educational strategies and techniques within a health-related setting. Students are required to purchase internship liability insurance to participate in the practicum; the fee is automatically charged upon registration. Contact University Insurance & Risk Management for more details.
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
A 30-hour practical coaching experience in a middle school or high school setting. Specific placement will depend upon the various playing sessions for the sports involved. Students are required to purchase internship liability insurance to participate in the practicum; the fee is automatically charged upon registration. Contact University Insurance & Risk Management for more details.
Prerequisite: Requires departmental consent, First Aid, and CPR Certification or Equivalent
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
A 30-hour practical sports science specialist experience in a fitness specific setting within the triangle area. Course does not constitute credit toward meeting the physical education requirement. Students are required to purchase internship liability insurance to participate in the practicum; the fee is automatically charged upon registration. Contact University Insurance & Risk Management for more details.
Prerequisite: Completed coursework in Sports Science Minor
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Participants will learn the theory and practical skills necessary to facilitate and operate team building activities and high ropes challenge courses. Students will facilitate group initiatives, low course elements, zip lines and high course elements. Safety, risk management, programming, facilitation and debriefing techniques are presented and discussed in detail. Participate in one weekend of low elements and high course element training. Additional charge assessed for the field trip. Students are required to purchase internship liability insurance to participate in the class; the fee is automatically charged upon registration. Contact University Insurance & Risk Management for more details.
Typically offered in Spring only
Techniques for teaching outdoor skills and activities are covered including teaching and learning styles, lesson planning, classroom management and risk management. Emphasis is placed on presentations of skills instruction for outdoor educators. Students will make numerous outdoor activity skills presentations, including a student-led group presentation. Students will also evaluate and provide feedback for classmates. Students must participate in two required weekend field trips and a one-day group project at the NC State instructional climbing center. Additional charge assessed for the field trips. Refer to the online schedule of classes for the current charge and dates. Students are required to purchase internship liability insurance to participate in the class; the fee is automatically charged upon registration. Contact University Insurance & Risk Management for more details.
Typically offered in Fall only
This course will introduce methods of skill instruction, basic teaching strategies, and pedagogy in the area of sport coaching. Students will learn how to properly organize drills, plan safe and effective practices, present age-appropriate sport skills to athletes at the youth, middle and high school levels, and evaluate motor-skill development of athletes. This course will also explore psychomotor, cognitive, and affective development and performance of athletes in school and community settings. Students in this course will have the opportunity to teach cooperatively with peers and will also be presented with opportunities to teach micro-lessons in their area of sport interest.
Typically offered in Spring only
This course is designed to assist students in developing a foundation in health programming. Students will learn the necessary skills to develop, implement, and evaluate health education programs.
Prerequisite: HESM 285 Personal Health
Typically offered in Fall only
This course focuses on methods and techniques for delivering health-related content to diverse populations. Cooperative learning, critical thinking, peer educator training, and decision-making will be applied to various health dimensions.
Typically offered in Spring only
Incidence, causes, prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries. Conditioning for sports, injury recognition and evaluation, taping techniques, first aid care, treatment and reconditioning.
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Examination of selected topics in health, outdoor leadership, sports science, coaching, and dance. This course does not fulfill the GEP requirement for Health and Exercise Studies.
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
The practicum experience provides a short-term, supervised opportunity for students to participate in leading an outdoor activity course or program. The practicum is the integration of academic preparation with its application in a field setting. The student may be assigned to a Department of Health and Exercise Studies outdoor activity course, program or to an approved non-University program in order to meet this requirement. The practicum student must be directly involved in the program for a minimum of 30 hours. Students are required to purchase internship liability insurance to participate in the practicum; the fee is automatically charged upon registration. Contact University Insurance & Risk Management for more details.
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course will introduce the concepts, principles, and theories dealing with the performance of motor skills as applied in the areas of sport performance and physical activity. Topics will discuss how skilled movements are learned, maintained, and enhanced as well as explore some of the basic physiological, bio-mechanical, and cognitive influences which affect the quality of skilled performance. This course is primarily designed to benefit sport coaches, physical educators, and fitness instructors.
Typically offered in Fall only
Practical and theoretical concepts essential to the preparation of coaches. This course does not constitute credit toward meeting Physical Education requirements
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Basic principles of human anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics and their relationship to athletic coaching.
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Fundamentals and scientific principles necessary to plan, design, implement, and evaluate individual exercise programs.
Prerequisite: HESM 478
Typically offered in Fall and Spring