ESS      737 Cr. 3
Curriculum Design in Physical Education

This course will provide an in-depth review of a variety of traditional and contemporary curricular models for physical education. Topics relating to philosophical perspectives/belief systems inherent in various types of programs will be included. Additional emphasis will also be given to designing and producing an elementary, junior/middle, or high school curriculum for the future and the evaluation model which could be used to assess its effectiveness. 

ESS      738 Cr. 3
Financial Management for Sport Programs

Principles of sport finance and economics including budget development and management, fund-raising, and economic impact of sport, financial theories and practical application of sport income and expenditures in current society.  

ESS      739 Cr. 3
Current Issues in Sport Law

A comprehensive examination of the court and legal system as it relates to the sport enterprise. Offered Sem. II.  

ESS      740 Cr. 3
Reading/Writing in Athletic Training

A survey and analysis of current and classical literature pertaining to the area of athletic training. Readings will include both assigned and student selected materials for the purpose of student presentation to and discussion with the assigned instructor. The class also includes a comprehensive writing assignment, which will culminate in the submission of a manuscript to be reviewed for publication in a scientific journal. Prerequisite: Open to students certified by the NATABOC (or eligible), or who possess and equivalent athletic training credential. Offered Sem. I. 

ESS      741 Cr. 3
Concepts of Teaching in Elementary School Physical Education

An in-depth examination of teaching methods appropriate for use in elementary school physical education. Course work will involve an examination of research findings, laboratory experience and extensive reading and discussion in related areas. 

ESS      742 Cr. 3
Perceptual Motor Development of Children

The nature of neuromuscular activity, prenatal development and neonatal, infant and childhood perceptual motor development are covered in this course. Special emphasis is given to movement experiences appropriate for use at the different developmental levels. 

ESS      743 Cr. 3
Research in Elementary School Physical Education

Includes: 1) a review of technique for locating information and data, 2) the identification of sources from which research related to elementary school physical education may be found, 3) a review of research with implications for elementary school physical education, and 4) a problem-solving experience involving the location of research information of interest to individual students 

ESS      744 Cr. 3
Laboratory Techniques in Clinical Exercise Physiology

Students learn techniques for health screening, evaluation of exercise tolerance (with and without gas exchange), body composition analysis, and spirometry. The focus is on hands-on skill development and supports theoretical concepts addressed in other parts of the curriculum. Lect. 2, Lab. 1. Prerequisites(s): ESS 770 or concurrent registration. Offered Sem. I. 

ESS      745 Cr. 3
Pedagogy of Outdoor Physical Education

This course covers the history, philosophy, and principles of outdoor physical education, and its interdisciplinary nature and aim of employing the outdoors to contribute to student?s physical and educational growth. The pedagogical focus provides teaching strategies, instructional materials, and procedures used in the field, as well as information on existing programs. Current research and national trends and issues will be emphasized. 

ESS      746 Cr. 3
Physical Education Pedagogy Graduate Project

Culminating synthesis project to provide students with a supervised opportunity for in-depth study of a physical education issue, trend, or problem. Completion of the project should demonstrate advanced professional competence in program development, implementation, and evaluation. The project will be completed with graduate faculty approval and supervision. Prerequisite: EFN 736, completion of at least six hours of the required pedagogy core, candidacy approval, and unconditional acceptance into the pedagogy track of the M.S. in ESS teaching program. 

ESS      749 Cr. 3
Psychological Aspects of Sport

Examines the developmental, personal, social and psychological aspects of sport performance. Special attention is given to psychological factors such as activation, aggression, anxiety, affiliation, motivation, personality, and performance variables. 

ESS      750 Cr. 3
Mechanics and Analysis of Movement

This course is designed to provide a mechanical understanding of the human body in motion. Mechanical principles, laws, and equations will be studied and applied to human movement in exercise and sport activities. Quantitative analysis techniques will be introduced and biomechanical assessment of various exercises and sports will be performed. Prerequisite: ESS 303 or equivalent; MTH 151 or equivalent. Offered Sem. I. 

ESS      751 Cr. 3
Advanced Biomechanics

This course is designed to teach proficiency in quantifying and analyzing human movement activities. Advanced techniques in videography and force plate analysis will be covered. Utilization of biomechanical techniques for research activities will be a primary focus. Concurrent enrollment in ESS 761 recommended. Prerequisite: ESS 750. Offered Sem. II. 

ESS      752 Cr. 3 
Assessment of Physical Education and Athletics

This course is designed for practitioners in the field of physical education and athletics. Students will learn to utilize assessment strategies and data to improve instruction and program effectiveness. Emphasis on the use of assessment data to document effectiveness and increase accountability of physical education and athletic programs. Prerequisite: ESS 321 or equivalent. 

ESS      753 Cr. 2-3 
Problems in Physical Education

Provides an opportunity to investigate and to attempt solution of a professional problem in one of the following areas: 1) athletics; 2) recreation; 3) health education; 4) dance; 5) physical education. Designed primarily for experienced teachers. 

ESS      754 Cr. 3
Sport Marketing

Principles of marketing theory and practice in the sport industry to include public relations, promotions, special events, fund raising, and media. 

ESS      755 Cr. 1-3
Practical Experience in Sport Administration

This course will provide the student with hands-on, practical management experience prior to the ESS 788 Internship in Sport Administration. Experiences can include, but are not limited to, games and event management, personnel management, marketing and promotions, budget maintenance and fund raising. The student will be required to do 65 hours of work per credit under the direct supervision of the university personnel or a practitioner in the field. A written proposal describing the project and practicum outcomes must be approved by the supervisor and program director prior to the start of the experience. Students may not receive academic credit for experiences that are considered part of their normal professional workload or graduate assistantship responsibilities. Prerequisite: Nine (9) credits with a 3.0 GPA in Graduate Sport Administration Program. Repeatable for credit ? maximum 6. 

ESS      759 Cr. 3
Analysis and Supervision of Physical Education

Designed to present current research related to effective teaching in physical education, provide quantitative and qualitative techniques to gather information about and analyze teaching, and how to apply the principles of clinical supervision in physical education for the improvement of instruction. Additional emphasis will also be given to the personal assessment of teaching and the need for and characteristics of effective staff development activities. 

ESS      760 Cr. 3
Problems in Athletics

This course is designed to provide the learner the opportunity to study specific problems in the field of athletics, and to analyze the constantly changing areas of coaching through lectures, readings, visual aids, discussion, and student investigation.  

ESS      761 Cr. 2
Lab Techniques in Human Performance ? Biomechanics

This course provides a variety of hands-on experiences in biomechanical testing procedures. Students will be introduced to a variety of testing procedures utilized in collecting kinematic, and neuromuscular data. Special techniques of data processing will also be discussed. Prerequisite: ESS 750 or concurrent enrollment. Offered Sem. II. 

ESS      762 Cr. 3
Laboratory Techniques in Human Performance ? Exercise Physiology

Development of skills and experience (in the area of exercise physiology) necessary for data collection in laboratory and field settings, special techniques of data acquisition, processing, analyzing and interpretation of results using available experimental equipment and methods. Prerequisite: graduate standing in ESS, and ESS 770 or concurrent registration. 

ESS      763 Cr. 2
Lab Techniques in Human Performance ? Motor Learning

Development of skills and experience (in the area of motor learning) necessary for data collection in laboratory and field settings, special techniques of data acquisition, processing, analyzing and interpretation of results using available experimental equipment and methods. Prerequisite: graduate standing in ESS, and ESS 768 or concurrent registration. 

ESS      765 Cr. 2-3
Adventure Education for Physical Educators

This course focuses on methods, safety, research, and management of adventure education programs and initiative games in the physical education curriculum. Implementation of adventure activities with different age groups and diverse populations in physical education programs will be emphasized, as well as the principles and challenges of teaching adventure education. The use of unique environments such as ropes courses and climbing walls will be included. 

ESS      766 Cr. 3
Sports in American Culture

An examination of twentieth-century American culture and the role played in it by sports. Areas which will come under scrutiny are: the family, labor, industry, schools, churches, communication media, population mobility, government, race relations, foreign relations, war activities, and democracy as they are related to sports in America. 

ESS      768 Cr. 3
Psychomotor Bases of Skilled Performance

Integration of thought processes with the physical organism to produce highly skilled acts. 

ESS      769 Cr. 3
Application of Muscle Physiology to Strength/Power Training

This course is designed to teach skeletal muscle physiology in a classroom setting combined with principles of weight training in a strength-training center. It is unique in that skeletal muscle physiology will be applied with an emphasis on a hands-on, practical approach to potentiate strength and power-speed in athletes. Topics include: the periodization model, i.e., forming a base, converting strength to power-speed, peaking and active rest; training modes, viz. free vs. fixed weights, isometrics, isotonics, and plyo-metrics; over stress training; and general weight room mechanics. Prerequisite: 4-6 credits of basic anatomy and physiology, 2-3 credits of exercise physiology. Recommended: two credits of biomechanics. 

ESS      770 Cr. 3
Physiology of Activity

Designed to provide the student with a general overview of the physiological basis of activity with an emphasis on those factors affecting performance in healthy individuals. Prerequisite: ESS 302 or equivalent. 

ESS      771 Cr. 2-3
Current Issues in Physical Education

Identification of current trends and issues in physical education. Emphasis on development of methods for resolving issues. Opportunities for the students to pursue professional issues of current interest will be encouraged. 

ESS      772 Cr. 2-3
History of Physical Education

The history of physical education from ancient Greece to the present with particular emphasis on the development of American physical education from 1861 to the present. 

ESS      774 Cr. 2
Clinical Practicum in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

This course is designed to provide hands-on experiences in Phases I and II cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation and cardiac related co-morbidities in local hospitals. Additional activities will include two regional field trips to observe existing programs in progress. Open only to students in the Clinical Exercise Physiology MS degree program. Offered Sem. I. 

ESS      775 Cr. 2
Practicum in Adult Fitness

This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in exercise prescription, exercise leadership, and patient counseling in fitness programs for apparently healthy adults. 

ESS      776 Cr. 3
Practicum in Phase III/IV Cardiac Rehabilitation

This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experiences in exercise prescription, exercise leadership, and patient counseling in Phase III/IV cardiac rehabilitation patients. 

ESS      777 Cr. 2
Seminar in Adventure/Outdoor Physical Education

In-depth examination of educational research in adventure education. Emphasis will be placed on using research to solve current problems, examining trends and contemporary issues in K-12 adventure programs. Reviewing research and using findings to solve problems in the public school setting will be stressed.  Offered Sem. I. 

ESS      778 Cr. 2
Practicum in Adventure Education

This practicum will provide students with experiences in field based (authentic) leadership and teaching situations in a field setting with public school programs. Emphasis will be on planning and developing outdoor physical education programs in conjunction with public/private K-12 programs. 

ESS      779 Cr. 1-3
Readings in Special Physical Education

An in-depth analysis of the literature in a chosen topic pertaining to special physical education. Readings will include both assigned and student selected materials. In addition, there will be periodic discussions with the instructor and an agreed upon terminal assignment. Prerequisite: ESS 430/530, 436/536, and 792. Repeatable for credit ? maximum 3. 

ESS      780 Cr. 2
Philosophy and Organization of Preventive and Rehabilitative Programs

This course focuses on the historical background, documented benefits and organizational issues in both conventional and innovative approaches to prevention and rehabilitation programs. The course will ultimately address both the why and how of clinical exercise and risk factor reduction programs. Offered Sem. II. 

ESS      781 Cr. 1
Program Leadership in Adult Fitness/Cardiac Rehabilitation

This course is designed to provide students with the theoretical background and skills needed to operate effectively in preventative or rehabilitative exercise programs for adults. Selected topics include: exercise prescription, weight training for normal and cardiac populations, effective exercise leadership, care and treatment of common injuries, and motivational techniques. Offered Summer Session.

ESS      782 Cr. 3
Electrocardiography

Course is designed to instruct the student in the basics of the normal, the abnormal resting and the exercise electrocardiogram. Involves lecture experiences and intensive investigation of documented ECG-GXT case studies.

ESS      783 Cr. 3
Graded Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription

This course is designed to provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to conduct and interpret the wide variety of diagnostic exercise tests commonly used in clinical practice. Additionally, students will be able to formulate, based on test results, appropriate exercise prescriptions for healthy adults, as well as patients with a variety of cardiac-related disorders. A major goal of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and practical skills required to take the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Specialist certification examination. Prerequisite: ESS 782. 

ESS      784 Cr. 3
Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology

Designed to acquaint the student with advanced principles and concepts regarding cardiovascular physiology. The course examines in detail the various parameters of the cardiovascular system, the implication of disease and structural abnormalities to these parameters, and the relationship of resting cardiovascular data to exercise data. Lect. 2, Lab. 2. 

ESS      785 Cr. 5
Internship: Clinical Exercise Physiology

Designed to provide the student with practical work experience in an adult fitness (YMCA/corporate environment) or clinical setting. The internship is 3 months in duration an all course work and these requirements must be completed prior to the beginning of the internship. Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Clinical Exercise Physiology M.S. degree program.  

ESS      786 Cr. 1
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

An in-depth study and the development of understanding and skills of ?Advanced Cardiac Life Support,? (ACLS). Successful completion of the course and passing the ACLS exam results in the student being ACLS certified. Prerequisite: ESS 782. Offered Sem. II. 

ESS      787 Cr. 1-3 
Clinical Internship in Special Physical Education

Provides the students with clinical experiences. The student is required to do three different clinical experiences. Each experience is to last one semester and to equal one credit hour. Clinical experiences include infant (0-2 years) stimulation programs, related services, motor development and physical fitness programs for persons with disabilities, and school-based adapted physical education programs. Three credits of internship are required in the special physical education M. S. program. 

ESS      788 Cr. 6
Internship in Sport Administration

Designed to provide students with an intensive supervised sport administration work experience. The internship must be at least three consecutive months (40 hours per week). Open only to students in the sport administration track of the ESS M.S. program who have completed all required course work for the degree. Only approved sites can be used for internships. 

ESS      789 Cr. 3
Internship: Human Performance

A practical learning experience designed to apply the competencies gained within the Human Performance Emphasis in a community, institutional or industrial setting. Each intern will earn three elective credits for a mutually agreed upon time period, consistent with the policies of the university and the internship site. All other course work shall be completed prior to the internship experience. Repeatable for credit ? maximum 6. 

ESS      790 Cr. 2
Supervision and Administration of Special Physical Education

Designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge to conduct and/or administer staff planning, program critiques, staff management, program coordination, IEP material least restrictive placement, and in-service training for a special (adapted) physical education program. 

ESS      792 Cr. 1-3
Seminar in Special Physical Education

The course is designed to provide in-depth analysis of topics and issues in Special Physical Education. During each semester, selected topics will be highlighted for analysis. Students will be provided with guest lectureships from professionals in the selected areas and will engage in information sharing and critical analysis of issues based upon outside readings. Repeatable for credit ? maximum 3. 

ESS      793 Cr. 2
Motor Development Issues in Special Physical Education

Growth and development issues concerning motor skill acquisition for adapted physical educators. Examination of embryology, normal growth expectations, developmental sequences of fundamental skills, various motor development concepts, Dynamical Systems Model and abnormal motor development. 

ESS      794 Cr. 1-3
Readings in Sports Psychology

A survey and analysis of current and classical literature pertaining to the area of sport psychology in human performance. Readings will include both assigned and student selected materials for the purpose of student presentation to and discussion with the assigned instructor. Prerequisite: graduate standing in ESS and ESS 749.  

ESS      795 Cr. 1-3 
Independent Study

Advanced work not covered in regular courses. Prerequisite: consent of adviser and department chair. Repeatable for credit ? maximum 6. 

ESS      796 Cr. 1-3 
Readings in Biomechanics

A survey and analysis of current and classic literature pertaining to the area of biomechanics in human performance. Readings will include both assigned and student selected materials for the purpose of student presentation to and discussion with the assigned instructor. Prerequisite: graduate standing in ESS, ESS 750 and 751. 

ESS      797 Cr. 1-3
Readings in Exercise Physiology

A survey and analysis of current and classical literature pertaining to the area of exercise physiology in human performance. Readings will include both assigned and student selected materials for the purpose of student presentation to and discussion with the assigned instructor. Prerequisite: graduate standing in ESS and ESS 770. 

ESS      798 Cr. 1-3
Readings in Motor Learning

A survey and analysis of current and classical literature pertaining to the area of motor learning in human performance. Readings will include both assigned and student selected materials for the purpose of student presentation to and discussion with the assigned instructor. Prerequisite: graduate standing in ESS and ESS 768. 

ESS      799 Cr. 1-6 
Research: Master?s Thesis

An independent research project is to be selected and executed under the direction of a staff member by those students electing to write a thesis. The project may be in any of the areas related to physical education, such as health, recreation, or athletics. For students following Plan A ? Thesis option.