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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Kinesiology

Courses are designated as KNES in the class schedule. Students may sign up for only one section of a given performance activity in any semester. This applies to KNES 100  through KNES 167C , KNES 214A , KNES 214B , and KNES 246A . Thus a student may take KNES 102A - Beginning Jogging (1)  and KNES 112B - Intermediate Surfing (1)  since jogging and surfing are different activities; however, signing up for multiple tennis courses, for example, is not permitted.
  

  • KNES 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (3)

    Introduction to human anatomy and physiology concepts as they apply to physical activity, sport and exercise. Structure and function of the skeleto-neuromuscular and cardio-respiratory systems relative to human movement. Preparation for KNES 360 , KNES 361 , KNES 348 , KNES 371  and major in Health Science. No credit toward biological science major. (BIOL 210  and KNES 210 are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 214A - Basic Scuba (3)

    Prerequisites: ability to swim 400 yards, tread water one minute and swim 25 yards underwater. Skin and scuba diving, theory of diving, safety procedures and ocean environment. Open Water Basic Scuba Certification earned with successful completion. (1 hour lecture, 4 hours pool activity/ocean dives)
  

  • KNES 214B - Intermediate Scuba (3)

    Prerequisite: Open Water Scuba Certification. Application of scuba diving, including photography, navigation, salvage, game hunting, night diving and others. Advanced Scuba Certification for successful completion. (1 hour lecture, 4 hours pool activity/ocean dives)
  

  • KNES 240 - Teaching Team Sports (3)

    Team sport history, skills, rules, progressions and sport-specific teaching strategies to promote active participation and experiential learning. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity)
  

  • KNES 241 - Teaching Nontraditional Team Sports (3)

    Nontraditional sports history, skills, rules, progressions and sport-specific teaching strategies to promote active participation and experiential learning. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity)
  

  • KNES 242 - Teaching Lifetime Physical Activity (3)

    Provides history, skills, rules, progressions and sport-specific teaching strategies to promote active participation and experiential learning of lifetime physical activities. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity)
  

  • KNES 243 - Teaching Human Movement Forms in Physical Education (3)

    Provides history, skills, rules, progressions and sport-specific teaching strategies to promote active participation and experiential learning in dance, combatives and gymnastics. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity)
  

  • KNES 246A - Basic Hatha Yoga (2)

    Basic Yoga postures, beginning meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques will be presented from a theoretical and experiential perspective. Awareness, concentration, and breathing patterns that accompany the study of Hatha Yoga. (1 hour lecture, 2 hours activity) (CPRL 246A  and KNES 246A are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 246B - Intermediate Hatha Yoga (2)

    Prerequisites: CPRL 246A /KNES 246A  . Intermediate and advanced yoga sequences, including postures, breathing practices, meditation techniques and guided relaxation. Yoga philosophy and movement based on various Hatha yoga traditions. (1 hour lecture, 2 hours activity) (CPRL 246B  and KNES 246B are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 247 - Yoga Instructor Preparation (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 246A  or one year of yoga experience. Corequisite: KNES 246B  recommended. Physiological responses and adaptations associated with strength and aerobic training to design fitness programs across the lifespan. Emphasizes scientific foundation, client evaluation, exercise technique, safety and legal issues, program design, and special populations. Yogic lifestyle and advanced yoga practices. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity)
  

  • KNES 250 - Mental Skills for Sport Performance (3)

    Understanding of the mental aspects of sport performance and learning mental skills that can be used to enhance sport performance.
  

  • KNES 256 - Advanced Tai Chi (2)

    Prerequisite: KNES 156 . Improving understanding of history and philosophy of Tai Chi and depending the practice of Tai Chi for greater health benefits. Lectures, discussions. Tai Chi, and related meditative practices. (1 hour lecture, 2 hours activity.
  

  • KNES 303 - Professional Rescuer CPR, Automated External Defibrillator and First Aid (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 210 ; junior or senior standing. For students considering working in medical and health-related fields who must obtain Professional Rescuer (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid certifications. Back injury prevention, stress management and cardiovascular function.
  

  • KNES 304 - Introduction to Recreation (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 202 . The broad field of recreation and leisure, including an overview of professional preparation and survey of the recreation professions in college, commercial, government and nonprofit organizations.
  

  • KNES 320 - Exercise Techniques for Strength Training (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; KNES 360 ; KNES 361  recommended. Practical experiences in resistance exercise lifting and spotting techniques. Free-weight exercises, such as squatting and Olympic lifting. Proper set up and execution of machine-based exercises.
  

  • KNES 325 - Techniques of Coaching (3)

    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Factors related to coaching strategies and techniques: philosophy, ethics, legal issues, gender, multicultural and equity issues, leadership, motivation, team management, budget, recruiting, equipment purchase, skill acquisition, season planning, conditioning, nutrition and drugs.
  

  • KNES 326 - Theory and Application of Sports Officiating (3)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, KNES 202 . Introduction to theory, techniques, and principles of sports officiating emphasizing practical application and the steps necessary to become a sports official in individual and team sports at the youth, high school, collegiate and professional levels.
  

  • KNES 342 - Stress Management (3)

    Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Category E; at least sophomore standing. Nature of stress and physiological and psychological effects of prolonged stress responses. Short- and long-term somatic and behavioral techniques (exercise, relaxation, meditation, nutrition, time management and goal setting) for management of stress. Health Science may not count this course for General Education. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (HESC 342  and KNES 342 are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 348 - Physiology of Exercise (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; KNES 191A /BIOL 191A  or KNES 210 /BIOL 210 . Pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Description and explanation of functional and structural changes in the body brought on by acute exercise and chronic training.
  

  • KNES 348L - Physiology of Exercise Laboratory (1)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; Pre- or corequisite: KNES 202 , KNES 348 . Laboratory techniques in physiology of exercise designed to provide students fundamental knowledge of and practical experiences in test methodologies used to evaluate fitness components. (3 hours laboratory)
  

  • KNES 349 - Measurement and Statistics in Kinesiology (3)

    Pre- or corequisite: KNES 202 ; junior or senior standing. Measurement theory and statistics used in evaluating health and human performance, focusing on analyzing and interpreting data in different environments. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • KNES 351 - Principles of Strength and Conditioning (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 348 , KNES 360 ; junior or senior standing; KNES 361  recommended. Acute effects and chronic adaptations to various forms of resistance training across the lifespan.
  

  • KNES 352 - Principles of Teaching Group Fitness (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; KNES 210 /BIOL 191A  or KNES 210 /BIOL 210  or equivalent; pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Provide content knowledge and practical experience concerned with teaching group exercise. Emphasis will be placed on teaching principles, techniques, safety and a variety of exercise formats.
  

  • KNES 353 - Physical Activity and Lifelong Well-Being (3)

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category B. Integrating physiological, psychological and sociological understandings of the human being in relationship to physical activity as a lifelong pursuit. Physical fitness, nutrition, stress reduction, socialization, and individual differences in human behavior. Health Science majors may count this course for the major or for G.E. Kinesiology majors may not count this course for G.E. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (HESC 353 and KNES 353 are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 354 - Cardiovascular Exercise Testing and Prescription (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; KNES 348 , KNES 348L . Methods of graded exercise testing in the apparently healthy adult. Guidelines for aerobic exercise prescription. Cardiovascular disease and identification of risk factors.
  

  • KNES 360 - Movement Anatomy (3)

    Prerequisite: Minimum of 52 units completed. The musculoskeletal system and its function in producing human movement from a functional perspective; the relationship between selected elements of myology and osteology as they relate to human motion.
  

  • KNES 361 - Principles of Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 360 ; junior or senior standing. Pre- or corequisite: KNES 202 ; four of six units of approved performance courses recommended; or KNES 240 , KNES 241 , KNES 242 , KNES 243  for teacher education. Basic mechanical principles and their application in the study of human movement. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • KNES 363 - Adapted Physical Education (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 364 ; junior or senior standing. Study of the disabled whose unique needs in motor development determine their least restrictive environment in physical activity. Programs of games, sports and exercise in diversified settings; legally mandated regulations.
  

  • KNES 364 - Motor Development (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; KNES 360 . Examine changes in human motor behavior across the lifespan, factors that underlie these changes, and the application of theoretical concepts to development of movement-based age appropriate programs.
  

  • KNES 365 - Pathologies in Sport/Exercise (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; KNES 191A /BIOL 191A , KNES 210 /BIOL 210  or BIOL 361 . Common pathologies seen in sport and/or exercise, including prevention strategies, etiologies, diagnoses, management approaches, and possible complications.
  

  • KNES 367 - Clinical Proficiencies in Athletic Training I (2)

    Prerequisites: admission to Athletic Training Education Program. Develop a cognitive understanding and a practical knowledge of the various clinical skills required in a first-semester athletic training student.
  

  • KNES 368 - Clinical Proficiencies in Athletic Training II (2)

    Prerequisites: KNES 367 . Develop clinical skills related to athletic training, including environmental safety, protective equipment, surface anatomy, palpation skills, special and functional tests, fitness testing techniques, etc.
  

  • KNES 369 - Clinical Proficiencies in Athletic Training III (2)

    Prerequisites: KNES 368 . Develop clinical skills related to athletic training, including environmental safety, protective equipment, surface anatomy, palpation skills, special and functional tests, fitness testing techniques, etc.
  

  • KNES 371 - Human Motor Control and Learning (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; KNES 191A /BIOL 191A , KNES 210 /BIOL 210 . Pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Neural, musculoskeletal and psychological mechanisms underlying the control and learning of movement skills across the lifespan.
  

  • KNES 373 - Clinical Diagnosis of the Lower Extremity and Lumbar Spine (3)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; KNES 365 . Analyze and implement the knowledge and skills related to the clinical diagnosis of lower extremity and lumbar spine pathologies.
  

  • KNES 374 - Clinical Diagnosis of the Upper Extremity and Cervicothoracic Spine (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; KNES 365 . Analyze and implement the knowledge and skills related to the clinical diagnosis of upper extremity and cervicothoracic spine pathologies.
  

  • KNES 375 - Management of Sport/Exercise Emergencies (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; KNES 191A /BIOL 191A  or KNES 210 /BIOL 210 . Pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Examination and clinical execution of the prevention, recognition, clinical diagnosis, and management of emergent pathologies in sport/exercise.
  

  • KNES 377 - Therapeutic Exercise in Rehabilitation (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing. Pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Analyze and clinically implement the theoretical and clinical foundations for exercise as a pathological healing agent, including their biophysical principles, indications, contra-indications, physiological effects, and applications techniques.
  

  • KNES 378 - Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation (3)

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing. Pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Analyze and clinically implement the theoretical and clinical foundations for therapeutic modalities in rehabilitation, including their biophysical principles, indications, contra-indications, physiological effects, and applications techniques.
  

  • KNES 380 - Philosophy of Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; KNES 202 ; athletic training majors: KNES 200  or KNES 365 . The philosophy of human movement in athletics, sport, kinesiology, play, dance and other human movement forms from ancient Greeks to the present. Philosophical theories of human movement relative to personal identity, reality, being, values and nature of competition. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • KNES 381 - History of Sports, Games and Culture (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; KNES 202 ; athletic training majors: KNES 200  or KNES 365  . Historical interpretations of the role of sport, games, play, dance and recreation in human life are discussed. Introduce students to the connections between sporting and movement practices, as well as the broader cultural, political, intellectual and economic patterns that have shaped societies throughout world history. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • KNES 383 - Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (3)

    Pre- or corequisite: KNES 202 . Introduction to theory and research of psychological processes that influence human performance in numerous movement settings including sport, exercise, and rehabilitation. Individual difference variables, social psychological variables and assessment and intervention.
  

  • KNES 384 - Sport Sociology (3)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; KNES 381 . Pre- or corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Sport and social institutions and social processes. Understanding sport as a social phenomenon.
  

  • KNES 385 - Instructional Analysis of Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; completion of six performance course requirements recommended, or KNES 240 , KNES 241 , KNES 242 , KNES 243 . Pre- or corequisite: KNES 361 . Variables and principles which contribute to effective observation, analysis and instruction of human movement skills across the life span.
  

  • KNES 386 - Movement and the Child (3)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Corequisite: kinesiology teacher education majors, KNES 494 . Characteristics of the child; physical growth and development; basic mechanical principles related to human movement and motor learning; and concepts related to the design of physical activity programs that are appropriately challenging for children at various developmental levels.
  

  • KNES 387 - Movement and the Adolescent (3)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Corequisite: KNES 494  for teacher education kinesiology majors. Implement physical education programs at the secondary level. Cognitive, affective and psychomotor development; structure, concepts and principles related to human movement and motor learning; concepts related to the design of secondary school movement programs.
  

  • KNES 396 - Physical Education Tutorial (1)

    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and tutorial adviser. Supervised experience in performance or laboratory situations through tutoring or assisting in instruction. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. A maximum of 3 units may be applied toward the major.
  

  • KNES 400 - Program Design in Kinesiology and Health Promotion (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 202  or HESC 220 . Provides skills necessary for developing, implementing and evaluating human movement and/or health promotion programs for specific target populations. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • KNES 403 - Recreation Facility Management and Program Administration (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 304 . Examines the administration of comprehensive campus, municipal and private recreation facilities with regard to applicable California codes and regulations. Additional topics include: program development, risk management, budget planning, facility design, staff and client supervision, and leadership development.
  

  • KNES 404 - Recreation Staff Management and Communication (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 304 . Introduces seminar participants to effective staff management and communication in recreation organizations in the public and non-profit sectors. Will focus on key management issues in recreation organizations, including effective staff leadership.
  

  • KNES 405 - Worksite Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 202  or HESC 220 ; graduate or junior or senior standing. How work style, equipment and environment contribute to worksite musculoskeletal injuries. Strategies that can minimize human error, injuries, discomfort and dissatisfaction through injury prevention and rehabilitation of the worker. (HESC 405 and KNES 405 are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 406 - Principles of Sport and Exercise Management (3)

    Prerequisite: junior, senior or graduate standing. Corequisite: kinesiology majors, KNES 202 ; athletic training majors, KNES 200  or KNES 365 . Sport/exercise management enterprise, including school, facility, professional, commercial, industrial, corporate management and specialists in marketing, print/electronic media. Job descriptions, professional preparation and placement opportunities. Portfolio development.
  

  • KNES 410 - Issues in Youth Sports (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 381 . Interdisciplinary examination of current trends and issues in youth sport, focusing on non-school based community programs. The structural characteristics of sport and physical activity programs as they pertain to proper development of children and adolescents.
  

  • KNES 414 - Legal Issues in Kinesiology (3)

    Prerequisite: junior, senior, graduate standing. Pre- or corequisite: KNES 202  or COMM 346 . Introduction to the legal system and the law as applied to sport and exercise settings, including the areas of sports, fitness and healthcare and recreational activities; understanding the concepts of ethics, negligence and risk management.
  

  • KNES 430 - Applied Sport Psychology (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 383  and junior, senior, graduate standing. Application of principles from sport psychology literature to enhance athletes’ and coaches’ performance.
  

  • KNES 432 - Applied Exercise Psychology (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 383 . Understanding and applying the principles from exercise psychology to the promotion of physical activity in a variety of settings including preventive, clinical, community and rehabilitative programs.
  

  • KNES 442 - Teaching Physical Education (3)

    Prerequisites: admission to Single Subject Credential Program. Corequisite: KNES 449E . Objectives, methods and materials for teaching Physical Education K-12. Required before student teaching. Part of the 12-unit education block and may not be taken separately. A “B” (3.0) or better is required to earn a preliminary Single Subject credential.
  

  • KNES 449E - First Semester Student Teaching (3)

    Prerequisite: admission to Single Subject Credential program. Corequisite: KNES 442 . Eight-week practicum (120 hours, Monday-Friday) co-teaching in secondary schools. Credit/No Credit only. Requires “B” (3.0) or better for credit.
  

  • KNES 449I - Second Semester Student Teaching (10)

    Prerequisite: EDSC 440F , EDSC 440S , EDSC 442 , EDSC 449E . Corequisite: EDSC 449S , a 300-hour practicum in a single subject in public schools.. Eighteen-week practicum (270 hours, Monday-Friday) full-time student teaching in a specific single subject in a secondary school. Credit/No Credit only. Requires a “B” or better for credit.
  

  • KNES 449S - Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3)

    Prerequisites: EDSC 440F , EDSC 440S , EDSC 442 , KNES 449E . Corequisite: KNES 449I ; student teaching in a single subject in public schools. Problems and teaching in a single subject in secondary school. Credit/No Credit only. Requires a “B” or better for credit.
  

  • KNES 450 - Program Design for Strength and Conditioning (3)

    Prerequisite: KNES 351 ; junior, senior, graduate standing. Outcomes associated with different strength training regimens. Periodization and planned variation of the acute program variables of frequency, intensity, volume and rest across cycles of training to prevent overtraining and promote peak performance.
  

  • KNES 451 - Sports Medicine (3)

    Prerequisite: junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 348 . Various general medical pathologies, pharmacological issues and ergogenic aids related to sport/exercise.
  

  • KNES 453 - Clinical Exercise Physiology (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior, graduate standing; KNES 348 . Applying exercise physiology concepts to clinical/pathological situations in order to determine the therapeutic and functional benefits of physical activity.
  

  • KNES 454 - Physical Dimensions of Aging (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior, graduate standing; 6 upper-division kinesiology units or 6 units from the gerontology minor. Scientific evidence concerning the relationship between level of physical activity and physical, cognitive and psychosocial well-being during aging. Changes that occur during aging, changes related to inactive lifestyles, and the positive effects of an active lifestyle on preventing disease and disability.
  

  • KNES 455 - Functional Performance Assessment and Programming for Older Adults (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 349 ; KNES 353  or KNES 454 . Development of technical and personal skills related to functional performance assessment and to the development and implementation of physical activity programs for healthy and frail older adults.
  

  • KNES 456 - Environmental Exercise Physiology (3)

    Prerequisite: junior, senior, graduate standing; KNES 348 . Interrelationship between the physical environment and the human while exercising under different states of fitness and acclimatization.
  

  • KNES 457 - Practice of Personal Training (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 351  and KNES 354 . Physiological responses and adaptations associated with strength and aerobic training to design fitness programs across the lifespan. Scientific foundation, client evaluation, exercise technique, safety and legal issues, program design and special populations.
  

  • KNES 458 - Measurement Techniques in Strength & Conditioning (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 348L , KNES 351 ; KNES 361  recommended. Understand theory, operate equipment and analyze resultant data related to endurance, strength and power testing. Exposure to a variety of assessment techniques commonly performed in strength and conditioning, biochemistry, and exercise physiology.
  

  • KNES 460 - Worksite Health Promotion (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 202  or HESC 220 . Philosophy, rationale and guidelines for developing health promotion programs in the corporate setting. Unique considerations in assessing needs, planning and implementing programs, evaluating effectiveness and coordinating activities in the workplace are discussed. (HESC 460 and KNES 460 are the same course.)
  

  • KNES 461 - Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 361 , PHYS 211  recommended. Analytical approach to mechanics of human motion. Quantitative video analysis techniques are introduced and applied to select movement analysis projects.
  

  • KNES 463 - Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 361 . Biomechanical analysis of human movement patterns and how they are related to the development of various musculoskeletal injuries. Biomechanical assessment and correction for prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injury will also be developed.
  

  • KNES 465 - Administration and Leadership in Athletic Training (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 365 . Conceptual, legal, moral, ethical, technical and practical aspects of leadership and administration in sport/exercise healthcare programs, including the value of quality research and evidence in clinical practice.
  

  • KNES 468 - Clinical Proficiencies in Athletic Training IV (2)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 369 . Practical integration of proficiencies centered on pathology prevention and health promotion, as well as assessment, clinical diagnosis, acute care, and therapeutic interventions.
  

  • KNES 469 - Clinical Proficiencies in Athletic Training V (2)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 468 . Practical integration of proficiencies centered on pathology assessment, clinical diagnosis, acute care, and therapeutic interventions.
  

  • KNES 470 - Nutrition for Exercise and Performance (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior, graduate standing; KNES 348 . Role of different nutrients (macro and micro) to provide energy during exercise, enhance performance and support recovery after exercise. Fluid replenishment, nutritional supplements, nutritional immunology and the female athlete.
  

  • KNES 471 - Motor Control and Movement Dysfunction (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 371  and junior, senior, graduate standing. Contemporary motor control theories and how they are applied to the development of therapeutic exercise programs for children and adults with balance and movement disorders caused by disease and/or trauma to the neurological system.
  

  • KNES 480 - Gender and Sexuality Issues in Sport (3)

    Prerequisites: junior, senior or graduate standing; KNES 381  or completion of G.E. Category D.1 or D.5. Sociocultural study of historical and contemporary gender norms and sexuality in sport, recreation, and leisure; emphasizing ways femininity, masculinity, and sexual orientation affect access, inclusion and participation.
  

  • KNES 481 - The Socio-Cultural Study of the Olympic Games: Ancient to Modern (3)

    Prerequisites: KNES 380  or KNES 381 . Historical, sociological and philosophical aspects of the Olympic Games from its creation in classical Greek antiquity to the emergence of the modern Olympics. Draw upon methods from multiple disciplines to examine the Olympic Games.
  

  • KNES 494 - Practicum (1-3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior, graduate standing; consent of faculty sponsor, field supervisor, fieldwork coordinator and department chair. Planning, preparing, coaching, teaching in public school, college or community physical education or recreation programs. May be repeated for a maximum of six units. Credits not applicable toward major or graduate program. Credit/No Credit only.
  

  • KNES 495 - Internship in Kinesiology (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate standing; minimum of 12 units of upper-division kinesiology coursework completed, faculty sponsor, field supervisor, and fieldwork coordinator consent. Seminar for analysis of field experiences, including appropriate theory, skills and techniques, in addition to supervised experience in an approved fieldwork location agency. Internship must be specific to the discipline of kinesiology. Minimum of 120 hours per semester. Application forms must be completed and approved prior to enrollment. May not be repeated for credit toward the major.
  

  • KNES 499 - Independent Study (1-3)

    Prerequisite: minimum of 15 upper-division kinesiology courses completed. Topics based on a study plan prepared in cooperation with a faculty supervisor. Culminates in a paper, project, comprehensive examination. Application forms must be completed and approved prior to enrollment. Maximum of three units in any one semester; may be repeated once.
  

  • KNES 508 - Statistical Methods in Kinesiology (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 349 . Statistical theory, data collection procedures, techniques for analysis and interpretation of data.
  

  • KNES 510 - Research Methods in Kinesiology (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 508 . Fundamental tools of research. Types of research, process of scientific inquiry and critical analysis of research. Topic selection and development of a research proposal.
  

  • KNES 516 - Advanced Study of the Philosophical Perspective of Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 380 . Methods of the philosophical process of human movement.
  

  • KNES 550 - Graduate Internship (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, consent of faculty sponsor, field supervisor, field coordinator and chair. On-the-job training experiences supervised by a fully trained practitioner. Minimum of 120 hours per semester plus conferences with faculty sponsor. Application forms must be completed and approved prior to enrollment. Upon completion of the internship, a written evaluation must be submitted. Not open to students on, or subject to, academic probation.
  

  • KNES 551 - Advanced Study in Physiology of Exercise (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 348  and KNES 348L . Current issues and research in physiology of exercise with emphasis on physiological control during acute exercise. Includes written, oral and laboratory assignments.
  

  • KNES 555 - Applied Strength and Conditioning (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 351 , KNES 551 . Anatomical and physiological bases for programs that develop physical fitness and performance.
  

  • KNES 557 - Instructional Strategies in Physical Education and Sport (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status; KNES 371  or KNES 383 . Theoretical concepts, models and research on instructional strategies for Physical Education, sport and related professional setting. Highly recommended for graduate students in all concentrations in Kinesiology.
  

  • KNES 558 - Advanced Study in Teaching Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status; KNES 300 or KNES 371 . Historical perspectives and current trends in pedagogical research and the resultant principles that undergird the science of teaching human movement.
  

  • KNES 561 - Advanced Study in Biomechanics (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 461 . Advanced methods and concepts associated with the quantification of human movement. Biomechanical analysis of force plate and three-dimensional video data.
  

  • KNES 571 - Advanced Study in Human Motor Control and Learning (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 371 . In-depth study of contemporary trends and issues in motor control/learning research. Application of research to practice.
  

  • KNES 580 - Advanced Study in Sport and Exercise Psychology (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 383 . Current issues and research in sport and exercise psychology. Topic include motivation, personality, leadership and group dynamics, attention/concentration, exercise adherence/compliance, sport and exercise injury, and behavioral change strategies.
  

  • KNES 581 - Consultation in Applied Sport Psychology (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, KNES 383 , KNES 430 . Factors related to effective consultation for enhancing athletic performance. Knowledge of consultation issues will be derived from the existing best practices and literature with the purpose of drawing practical applications for the new professional. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • KNES 582 - Advanced Study in Sociocultural Perspectives of Human Movement (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status and KNES 384 . In-depth study of the theories and methods of the sociocultural perspective and their application to the study of human movement phenomena.
  

  • KNES 597 - Project (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate classified status, KNES 510 , successful completion of an oral presentation of the project, and signature of all committee members on or before the census date of the semester in which the student elects to enroll. Directed independent inquiry. Not open to students on, or subject to, academic probation.
  

  • KNES 598 - Thesis (3)

    Prerequisites: graduate classified status, KNES 510 , successful completion of an oral presentation of the thesis, and signatures of all committee members on or before the census date of the semester in which the student elects to enroll. Student will select and have approved a research proposal, conduct the research, and prepare a formal analysis and report. May be repeated. Not open to students on, or subject to, academic probation.
  

  • KNES 599 - Graduate Independent Research (1-3)

    Prerequisites: graduate status, KNES 510 , and consent of the faculty adviser and chair. Student research in a specific area of human movement studies. Application forms must be completed and approved prior to enrollment. Upon completion of the research, a written report must be submitted. Not open to students on, or subject to, academic probation. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units.

Korean

Courses are designated KORE in the class schedule.
  

  • KORE 101 - Fundamental Korean-A (5)

    Develop listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on a basic level. Introduction to Korean customs, culture and civilization. Conducted primarily in Korean.
  

  • KORE 102 - Fundamental Korean-B (5)

    Prerequisite: KORE 101 . Continued development of listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on a basic level. Further study of Korean customs, culture and civilization. Conducted primarily in Korean.
  

  • KORE 203 - Intermediate Korean-A (3)

    Prerequisite: KORE 102 . Listening and reading comprehension, as well as oral and writing competence in Korean involving intermediate level language based on cultural materials with further exploration of Korean culture. Conducted primarily in Korean.
 

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