HE/HPE - Health and Physical Education

HE151 Drug Education: Stimulants and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Credits 3Fall

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

Drug Education examines how drug use affects individuals, communities and the nation. This course looks at why people use drugs as well as the physiological and psychological effects from using psychoactive substances. This course provides an overview of drug classifications while emphasizing psycho-therapeutic drugs, performance enhancing drugs and stimulants. Current drug use trends, theories of addiction, and methods of treatment are discussed.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Define addiction and identify resources that can be used to address various patterns of drug use
  2. Describe how performance enhancing drugs and stimulants affect human physiology
  3. Identify how various factors (family, peers, culture, media, etc.) can affect drug use
  4. List the classifications of drugs and identify specific drugs from each classification

HE152 Drug Education: Opioids, Cannabis, Depressants and Hallucinogens

Credits 3Summer/Winter

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

Drug Education examines how drug use affects individuals, communities and the nation. This course looks at why people use drugs as well as the physiological and psychological effects from using psychoactive substances. This course provides an overview of drug classifications while emphasizing opioids, hallucinogens, marijuana and depressants. Current drug use trends, theories of addiction, and methods of treatment are discussed.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Define addiction and identify various methods used to treat addiction
  2. Describe how opioids, hallucinogens, marijuana and depressants affect the physiology
  3. Identify how various factors (family, peers, culture, media, etc.) can affect drug use
  4. List the classifications of drugs and identify specific drugs from each classification

HE202 Adult Development and Aging

Credit 1Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course explores common biological, psychological, and sociological effects associated with the natural human aging process. Age-related conditions and diseases will be presented along with evidence-based strategies to increase health and wellness throughout adulthood. Additional topics include the provision of dependent care; diet and nutrition; economics and retirement; exercise and activity; adult community resources; related public policy issues; and more.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Identify common age-related conditions and diseases
  2. Recognize strategies to improve health and wellness throughout adulthood
  3. Develop a goal to improve health and wellness
  4. Discuss biological, psychological, and sociological changes throughout adulthood
  5. Locate age-related community resources

HE204 Nutrition for Health

Credits 3Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course explores nutrition and dietary behavior patterns that contribute to long-term health, wellness, and disease risk. Current nutritional guidelines and recommendations are discussed to build a foundation of knowledge for evaluating nutritional habits, discussing controversies in nutrition, and nutrition to support physical activity.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Identify current nutritional guidelines and recommendations based on individual need
  2. Describe the characteristics and functions of essential nutrients
  3. Identify the components of the digestive system and describe their role in digestion and absorption of nutrients
  4. Develop an individualized goal to enhance health and/or wellness
  5. Describe the impact of dietary behaviors for optimizing health and wellness
  6. Interpret and evaluate information related to nutrition and diet
  7. Explore current and historical dietary consumption patterns

HE205 Diet Appraisal (Course offered online)

Credit 1Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course takes an in-depth look at the American diet. Students have the opportunity to analyze individual dietary habits and determine where nutritional improvements can be made. Consumer information, reliable sources of nutrition information and specialized diets (low-fat, low-salt and low-sugar) will also be explored.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. demonstrate ability to set specific dietary goals for improved health
  2. evaluate current eating habits and identify areas for improvement
  3. identify essential nutrients and discuss impact on personal health
  4. locate and discuss reliable sources of nutrition information

HE207 Stress Control Through Activity Intervention

Credit 1Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: None.

This course is designed to help students identify the scope of their stress as it relates to individual factors. Through self-reflection, application of deep and mini relaxation techniques, and identifying coping strategies the student determines personal strategies and techniques to minimize the effects of stressors.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Identify and implement various techniques for stress management.
  2. Explain the role that positive stress management practices have on health and wellness.
  3. Discuss and identify the negative effects of stress.

HE208 HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

Credit 1Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: None.

HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) is a course designed to examine the biological, social and personal implications of HIV disease as well as other STI's on one's behavior, lifestyle choices and the community at large. The student explores risk factors, how to reduce the spread of infection and evaluate their own values as they relate to AIDS and STI's.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. demonstrate the ability to set measurable goals for improved health or reduced risk of disease
  2. discuss similarities and differences between STI's based on origin, transmission methods, symptoms, and treatments
  3. identify behaviors that increase risk of disease transmission
  4. discuss social and cultural biases that impact risk for, treatment of, and living with various STI's

HE209 Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Credit 1Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: Recommended requisite: HE204 or HE205. RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course explores nutrition as it relates to the demands of exercise and competitive sports. Topics covered include the interrelationship between nutrition and exercise, nutrition to optimize performance and recovery, fluid and hydration needs, timing of consumption, and the role of nutrition in injury prevention and post-injury care.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Demonstrate ability to set effective dietary goals for improved training benefits/performance
  2. Evaluate current diet and identify strengths and areas for improvement
  3. Identify essential nutrients and discuss impact on body functions essential to training
  4. Locate and discuss reliable sources of nutrition information

HE225 Nutrition (Course offered online)

Credits 4Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W, each with a grade of "C" or better. Co-requisite: MTH058 or MTH065, or higher placement level. Recommended requisites: BI102A, BI112, or BI212, and CH104 and WR121.

This course is an introduction to the science of nutrition. The biological functions and dietary sources of essential nutrients and non-nutrients are studied, as well as the relationship of diet to health. Contemporary national and international nutritional concerns are presented. The student is required to complete a computer-assisted, three-day diet survey and written evaluation. Students cannot earn credit for both HE225 and FN225.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education; Non-Lab Science

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  1. Analyze and evaluate a personal 3-day diet survey.
  2. Analyze the "Nutrition Facts" panel of the food label and calculate nutrient content.
  3. Discuss the nutrition recommendations for reducing the risk of major diseases where diet is a significant risk factor.
  4. Discuss the role of non-nutrients in foods for the maintenance of health.
  5. Identify the major nutrients of concern during the lifecycle to include pregnancy, infancy, adolescents, and older adult.
  6. List and describe the major essential nutrients.
  7. List and discuss the dietary recommendations for food and nutrient intakes.

HE250 Personal Health and Wellness (Course offered online)

Credits 3Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 or IECC201R with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course level. The student should have some experience with computers and the internet.

This course provides information on a variety of issues that affect an individual's health and wellness. Lifestyle and behavioral strategies to manage personal health and wellness will be explored. Topics to be discussed include sexual health, alcohol and drug use, cultural influences, human development and aging, environmental health, stress management, exercise, nutrition, chronic and communicable disease prevention, and more.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Discuss various topics (sexual health, stress management, exercise, nutrition, drug use, chronic and communicable disease prevention, human development and aging, environmental health, cultural practices, etc.) that affect personal health
  2. Identify ways to improve health and wellness
  3. Reflect on personal lifestyle choices and explain the impact those choices have on longevity and the quality of life
  4. Demonstrate the ability to develop a goal to improve a dimension of wellness

HE251 Wilderness First Aid

Credits 2Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: Recommended Requisite: RD090 or IECC201R.

This class will introduce students to the concepts of medical care in a wilderness setting. The class focuses on basic life support skills, wound management, and environmental problems such as hypothermia and heat exhaustion. The class will also cover allergic reactions, improvised splinting and spine management. Upon successful completion of the course, student may be certified in Wilderness First Aid and CPR.

Additional Course Fee: $62.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Analyze patient symptoms to determine best course of action/treatment
  2. Demonstrate wound management and improvised splinting techniques.
  3. Identify life-threatening injuries and apply appropriate evacuation plan.
  4. Perform basic life support skills in an outdoor environment.

HE252 First Aid: Responding to Emergencies

Credits 3Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 or IECC201R with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course level.

This course provides Citizen Responder training, according to American Red Cross standards, in respiratory and cardiac emergencies for adults, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to help sustain life, reduce pain and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical services arrive. Course content and activities prepare the student to recognize emergencies and make appropriate decisions for first aid care. Successful completion may lead to the American Red Cross Responding to Emergencies Adult CPR/AED certification.

Additional Course Fee: $30.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Identify major body cavities, body systems and anatomical terms commonly used to refer to the body.
  2. Demonstrate how to check a responsive and unresponsive person for life-threatening and non-life-threatening conditions.
  3. Identify and/or demonstrate appropriate care for various life-threatening illnesses and injuries.
  4. Recognize the signs of a cardiac emergency and demonstrate appropriate care.
  5. Recognize life-threatening bleeding and demonstrate how to control it.
  6. Demonstrate appropriate care for non-life-threatening injuries.

HE255 Alcohol and the Family

Credits 3Spring

Registration Requirement: None.

This course provides an overview of the psychological and physiological effects associated with alcohol use, misuse, and dependency. This course also discusses addiction and the effects it has on individuals, families, and society.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Define addiction and identify resources that can be used to address various patterns of drug use
  2. Describe how drugs and alcohol can affect humans physiologically, psychologically, and sociologically
  3. Identify factors (family, peers, culture, media, etc.) that can affect drug use
  4. List the classifications of drugs and identify specific drugs from each classification

HE261 CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Credit 1Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 or IECC201R with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course level.

This course provides Citizen Responder training, according to American Red Cross standards, in respiratory and cardiac emergencies for adults, children and infants. Students are presented with techniques to overcome reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life threatening respiratory and cardiac emergencies. Successful completion may lead to the American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED certification.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Demonstrate how to check a patient who is either responsive or unresponsive.
  2. Demonstrate appropriate care for a patient with a life-threatening emergency.
  3. Apply ethical standards of patient care.
  4. Demonstrate correct skill sequencing during patient care.
  5. Assess a patient's condition and change care appropriately when the condition changes.

HE262 Basic Life Support (Course offered online)

Credit 1Summer/Fall

Registration Requirement: RD090 or IECC201R with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course level

This American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) course trains participants to promptly recognize several life- threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. The AHA's BLS Course is designed for healthcare providers caring for patients both in pre-hospital and in-facility environments. Successful completion may lead to the American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

Additional Course Fee: $12.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Perform and demonstrate the following skills for an adult: checking the unconscious person, CPR, barrier device ventilations, and AED, according to American Heart Association standards.
  2. Perform and demonstrate proper skill sequencing and techniques according to American Heart Association standards. \\n
  3. Describe the importance of effective multi-rescuer resuscitation and demonstrate effective resuscitation as part of a multi-rescuer team.

HE265 Women's Health (Course offered online)

Credits 3Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course, open to all students interested in these topics, explores the dimensions of wellness specific to women's health with special attention to physical, social, emotional and environmental factors. Lessons will look at how various factors influence access to health care as well as choices women have in their own self-care. Female anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, childbirth, female anatomical dysfunction, female cancers, stress management and the aging process are also discussed. Students are exposed to a variety of female health topics and then asked to think critically about their own health history and lifestyle choices.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. apply information from historical events and current issues on women's health choices
  2. evaluate cultural, environmental, and social factors that impact a women's health and well being
  3. identify factors that affect health and wellness based on lifestyle behaviors and family history
  4. discuss health care disparities and choices and recognize opportunities for self-advocacy
  5. identify anatomical structures and describe healthy physiological processes unique to the female body as well as identify signs of potential dysfunction
  6. identify diagnostic testing options available to women, when they should be utilized and how to access through community resources
  7. identify and analyze evidence-based interventions focused on skills and strategies for health promotion and disease prevention
  8. demonstrate goal setting techniques based on health history and modifiable lifestyle choices

HE289 Wilderness First Responder

Credits 4Winter

Registration Requirement: RD090 or IECC201R with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course level.

This course teaches how to respond to medical emergencies in a remote wilderness setting and is designed specifically to provide the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. The focus is on identifying symptoms and providing treatments given minimal first aid resources. Topics include wound management and infection, realigning fractures and dislocations, spine-injury management, improvised splinting techniques, long term patient management, environmental emergencies, and advice on drug therapies. Evacuation techniques are also covered. Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision making. Nationally recognized certification and Adult CPR/AED is included.

Additional Course Fee: $433.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Analyze patient symptoms to determine best course of action/treatment
  2. Demonstrate medical care in a remote wilderness setting
  3. Demonstrate techniques to evacuate a patient from a remote wilderness location
  4. Demonstrate wound management, realigning fractures and dislocations and improvised splinting
  5. Describe methods of patient monitoring and long-term care in the backcountry
  6. Improvise and problem solve during medical emergencies

HE289L Wilderness First Responder Part- 2

Credits 2Winter

Registration Requirement: HE289 or instructor permission. Recommended requisite: RD090 or IECC201R.

This course teaches you how to respond to medical emergencies in the backcountry and is designed specifically to provide the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. This course compliments HE289 and is only for students needing hands-on training. Topics include wound management, dislocations, spine-injury management, litter packaging and carries, improvised splinting techniques, patient monitoring and long-term patient management, environmental emergencies, anaphylaxis treatment, and evacuation techniques. Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision-making. Nationally recognized certification and Adult CPR/AED is included.

Additional Course Fee: $153.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Demonstrate techniques for a wilderness evacuation
  2. Analyze patient symptoms to determine best course of action/treatment
  3. Demonstrate medical care in a backcountry setting
  4. Assess and manage musculoskeletal injuries, dislocations and soft tissue injuries in a remote wilderness setting
  5. Manage spine-injured patients in a wilderness setting

HE289R Wilderness First Responder - Recertification

Credits 2Spring

Registration Requirement: HE289 or HE289L or Instructor Permission.

This course recertifies the Wilderness First Responder certification. This course will focus on assessing and treating traumatic injuries as well as environmental emergencies. Topics include spine management, litter packaging, improvised splinting, wound management, and hypothermia packaging. Course includes certification in Adult and Child CPR/AED and Anaphylaxis treatment.

Additional Course Fee: $140.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Analyze patient symptoms to determine best course of action/treatment.
  2. Complete SOAP Notes and maintain accurate records.
  3. Demonstrate wound management, realigning fractures and dislocations, and improvised splinting.
  4. Assess spine-injured patient and utilize appropriate evacuation method.

HPE110 Teambuilding and Group Facilitation

Credits 3Fall

This course introduces students to teambuilding activities, group facilitation, and processing. Students learn how to lead activities that develop teamwork, communication, leadership, and trust. Topics covered include conflict-resolution, decision making, group development, leadership, and followership. Students learn facilitation techniques, problem-solving initiatives, teambuilding initiatives, ice breakers, games, and processing techniques.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education; Human Relations

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  1. Demonstrate how to effectively facilitate an entire teambuilding program
  2. Implement various methods of processing, initiatives, and games to help participants identify behaviors, bias, and social issues
  3. Interview a group and create a sequence of initiatives to meet group's needs such as teamwork, communication, etc.
  4. Lead physically and emotionally safe teambuilding initiatives
  5. Develop and facilitate activities that address conflict resolution, decision making, leadership, communication, and teamwork issues

HPE120 Introduction to Navigation

Credit 1Fall

This course introduces students to wilderness navigation. Students learn wilderness navigation concepts including map and field bearings, declination, triangulation, contour line interpretation, GPS receiver use, map types, scales and coordinate systems.

Additional Course Fee: $23.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Determine location using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates as well as latitude/longitude coordinates
  2. Discuss the basic components of a topographic map including map symbols, contour lines, latitude and longitude, map scales, declination, coordinate systems
  3. Identify land forms, landmarks and other land features by reading map contour lines
  4. Identify the components of a compass, how to use a compass to take map bearings and how to apply map bearings to the field
  5. Navigate to control points using a map and compass

HPE170 Structure and Function of the Human Body

Credits 3Fall

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course is the first in a series of courses that introduces exercises science to students who are interested in pursuing a career in the fitness industry. This course will introduce the anatomy and physiology of components involved in the human movement system including the nervous, skeletal, muscular, endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. The processes of how the body produces and utilizes energy for exercise will also be introduced.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Describe metabolism, energetics and the primary ways the body produces and utilizes energy for exercise
  2. Discuss how the body establishes fluid, Electrolyte, and acid-base balance
  3. Explain how the various systems of the human body function and work together.
  4. Identify the basic structures and functions of the various systems involved in the human movement system (nervous, skeletal, muscular, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory)

HPE172 Exercise Science

Credits 3Winter

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better, or placement above stated course levels. HPE170 is recommended.

This course is the second in a series of courses that introduces exercises science to students who are interested in pursuing a career in the fitness industry. This course will introduce the mechanical laws and forces that affect movement as well as the effects exercise has on the human physiology will be emphasized. Common training concepts and how exercise impacts health and fitness will also be presented.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Describe the concept of functional multi-planar biomechanics and identify basic biomechanical terminology
  2. Describe the primary methods of how the body produces and utilizes energy for exercise
  3. Explain how exercise affects the human physiological systems involved in movement
  4. Explain the laws of motion as well as the internal and external forces that affect movement
  5. Identify and describe common training concepts

HPE174 Fitness Assessment and Programming

Credits 3Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better, or placement above stated course levels. HPE170 and HPE172 are recommended.

This course is the third in a series of courses that introduces exercises science to students who are interested in pursuing a career in the fitness industry. This course will introduce methods of assessing the health and fitness status of individuals. An emphasis will be placed on assessing the exercise readiness of individuals and designing exercise programs that are safe, efficient, goal oriented and addresses the needs of the individuals.

Additional Course Fee: $549.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Describe methods used to assess the health and fitness status of an individual
  2. Design an exercise program that will address the needs and goals of an individual
  3. Explain the safe and effective use of various exercise training methods
  4. Identify various lifestyle and behavioral factors that influence the health and fitness status of an individual and explain ways to promote change
  5. Recognize how acute and chronic responses to exercise vary in individuals with various health conditions or physical/functional limitations

HPE260 Prevention and Care of Exercise-Related Injuries

Credits 3Winter

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W, each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated levels. Co-requisite: MTH058 or MTH065, or placement above stated levels. Recommended requisites: HPE170 and HE252.

This course is designed for future health and fitness professionals, coaches, or individuals involved in sport as an introduction to support the safety and well-being of participants. Throughout this course students will gain a basic understanding of human anatomy, learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of medical emergencies, develop and implement an appropriate emergency action plan, utilize strategies to recognize and reduce risk for injury or illness, and identify basic sport injuries. This course consists of lecture classes with an emphasis on hands-on application of skills.

Additional Course Fee: $12.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Identify professional roles within the field of sports medicine.
  2. Define common terminology related to sports medicine.
  3. Develop an emergency action plan.
  4. Demonstrate understanding of basic human anatomy.
  5. Analyze common movement patterns.
  6. Identify and describe various internal and external risk factors for injury.
  7. Identify major injury and illness presentations and outcomes.
  8. Demonstrate understanding of basic injury prevention tactics and how they relate to various injury types.
  9. Demonstrate knowledge of basic injury assessment techniques.
  10. Identify and describe uses for modalities and treatment techniques.

HPE270 Introduction to Sport Psychology

Credits 3Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better, or placement above stated course levels.

This is an introductory course into the psychological principles of sport and exercise. Throughout this course students will explore different strategies for enhancing confidence, concentration, and motivation; discuss team development and leadership styles; and identify factors that influence motor skill development.

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Develop and evaluate an effective goal to enhance skill development and/or performance
  2. Examine the different types of motivation an individual may have regarding development in sport and exercise
  3. Recognize different learning styles and their role in motor skill development
  4. Identify strategies for improving awareness, concentration, and focus
  5. Differentiate emotional, behavioral, and cognitive responses to exercise, stress, and performance
  6. Identify characteristics of various coaching styles to promote individual and team development
  7. Characterize effective imagery and visualization techniques

HPE285OL Wilderness Survival

Credits 3Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better, or placement above stated course levels. Students must be capable of participating in the field outing associated with the class. Students with disabilities are responsible for requesting accommodations and must do so a minimum of two weeks before the beginning of the term.

This course provides the information and skills necessary for safe, low-impact, outdoor travel. Topics include environmental hazards, land navigation, survival skills, introduction to search and rescue, introduction to wilderness emergency care, low-impact camping and environmental issues. This course includes information on Wilderness First Aid and Adult CPR and is recommended for all students interested in recreating outside.

Additional Course Fee: $5.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the Leave No Trace principles
  2. Demonstrate CPR and AED techniques for adults
  3. Demonstrate first aid skills and alternative wilderness first aid techniques
  4. Demonstrate key outdoor life skills including, emergency shelters, clothing/equipment selection, and emergency fire construction
  5. Identify land features on a map and take a compass bearing

HPE291 Lifeguard Training

Credits 2Fall/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 or IECC201R, with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course level. On the first day of class, all participants must successfully complete the following: 1) 300 yd. continuous swim demonstrating rhythmic breathing, 2) 2 minute tread-water using only legs, 3) a timed event (within 1 min, 40 sec) including a 20 yd swim, dive 7-10 ft., retrieve 10# object, swim 20 yd on back using both hands to hold the object and swim with face above water.

This is an American Red Cross/college course that will teach students to recognize an emergency, respond appropriately, and prevent injury in an aquatic environment. Effective pool supervision, education and enforcement of rules, and various rescue techniques will be covered. Successful completion of this course may include the American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, CPR/AED Certification and First Aid Certification.

Additional Course Fee: $50.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

HPE295 Health and Fitness for Life (Course offered online)

Credits 3Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better, or placement above stated course levels. This is a 3-credit class which includes 2 hours of lecture/wk and the face-to-face student is expected to participate in 1500 minutes of ACT Lab workouts during the term.

Health and Fitness for Life explores how wellness, physical fitness, stress, nutrition and cardiovascular health affect an individual's health and well-being. This course includes an exercise component that requires students to actively engage in exercise within a designated workout facility.

Additional Course Fee: $25.00

This course fulfills: Health & Physical Education

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  1. Create an individualized goal related to health, wellness, and/or performance
  2. Differentiate the health-related components of fitness
  3. Demonstrate consistency participating in an exercise routine
  4. Identify the role of nutrition and exercise in body composition modification or maintenance
  5. Describe lifestyle behavior patterns and their influence on health, wellness, and chronic disease risk
  6. Identify the role of essential macronutrients in the body
  7. Describe the effects of stress on long term health and identify various stress management techniques.

Course fees are subject to change. Additional section fees (web, hybrid, etc.) may apply.

Online option regularly offered

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