Department of Health and Human Performance

Interim Chair: Bryan Winters

Faculty:  Lars Andersson, Brittany Bennett, Michael Blackburn, Rhonda Blank, Rose Bussey, Johnny Cox, Danny Davis, Kapica Davis, Susan Edkins⁴, Leah Fiorentino¹, Joe Ford, Joseph Hannant, John Haskins, Kristen Hobbs, Jeff Jefferson, Othello Johnson, Beverly Justice, Robin Langley, Billy Lindquist, LeDell Love, Ellen McGill, John Miglarese, Ben Miller, Paul O’Neil, Peter Ormsby, Pauline Privitera, Drew Richards, Shane Richardson, Katie Rueffer, Denny Scruton⁵, David Synan, Joey Tamburo, Marian Wooten^3,6

¹Graduate Program Director
²Health Promotion Track Coordinator
³Recreation Track Coordinator
⁴Athletic Training Coordinator

⁵Teacher Education Coordinator
⁶Assistant Chair

The purposes of the Department of Health and Human Performance are: (1) to provide a comprehensive academic program in health, physical education, and recreation for students who plan to pursue one of these fields as a profession; (2) to provide professional preparation for prospective teachers in the area of health and physical education; (3) to provide a service program which will afford all students the opportunity to learn and participate in a wide range of activities which will benefit them now and in the future; and (4) to educate individuals about risk factors associated with certain lifestyle choices and provide them with the skills to make behavioral changes that will improve their health and the quality of their lives.

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) graduate programs. For complete information about programs and courses leading to the M.A. and M.A.T., see School of Graduate Studies .

Programs

• Athletic Training, B.S.
• Exercise and Sport Science, Exercise Physiology Track, B.S.
• Exercise and Sport Science, Health Promotion Track, B.S.
• Exercise and Sport Science, Recreation and Sport Administration Track, B.S.
• Health/Physical Education (K-12), B.S.

• Health Promotion Minor
• Recreation Minor
• Sport Leadership Minor

Courses

• PED 4040. Classroom Discipline (1 credit)
• PED 4060. Health/PE Teaching Seminar (2 credits)
• PED 4240. Tests and Measurement in Physical Education (3 credits)

• EXPH 2100. Anatomy and Physiology (3 credits)
• EXPH 2110. Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (1)
• EXPH 2200. Anatomy and Physiology II (3)
• EXPH 2210. Anatomy and Physiology II Lab (1)
• EXPH 3400. Sport and Exercise Psychology (3 credits)
• EXPH 3450. Kinesiology (3 credits)
• EXPH 3460. Kinesiology Lab (1)
• EXPH 3500. Motor Behavior (3)
• EXPH 3510. Motor Behavior Lab (1)
• EXPH 4100. Biomechanics (3 credits)
• EXPH 4110. Biomechanics Lab (1)
• EXPH 4120. Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
• EXPH 4130. Exercise Physiology Lab (1)
• EXPH 4200. Advanced Exercise Prescription (3)

• PEDS 4xxx. Special Topics in HPER (1-3 credits)

• REC 2300. Officiating Sports (1 credit)
• REC 3400. Exercise and Sport Psychology (3 credits)

• RSA 2000. Introduction to Sport Administration (3)
• RSA 2010. Introduction to Community Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 3320. Recreation Programming (3 credits)
• RSA 4000. Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 4160. Outdoor Recreation Service (3 credits)
• RSA 4250. Leisure and Wellness for Older Adults (3 credits)
• RSA 4400. Tourism and Commercial Recreation (3 credits)
• RSA 4750. Sport Business and Management (3 credits)
• RSAS 4xxx. Special Topics in Recreation (1-3 credits)