Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 421 PEP 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Events Credits: (1-4) Typically taught: Als Needed May be repeated 3 times up to 4 credit hours. PEP 4990 - Field Experience/Senior Seminar Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain practical experiences in the field of physical education by teaching a class or classes in local public school grades 6-12. The course is also designed for students to meet and discuss a variety of issues relevant to preparing students to be physical educators. Prerequisite: PEP 3520 ,12 credits of PEP 3240 - 3290. No substitutions can be made for this course. PEP 6010 - Leadership in Physical Education Credits: (3) Typically taught: Als Needed Designed to provide graduate students with an understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of leadership in their respective fields of study. The ultimate goal of the course is to encourage daily application of leadership concepts in the personal and professional lives of the students. PEP 6100 - Current Trends in Health and Physical Education Credits: (3) Typically taught: Als Needed A study of health and physical education perspectives with an emphasis on the changes, trends, and future prospects that will affect the profession and the needs of those they serve. PEP 6300 - Advanced Biomechanics Credits: (3) Typically taught: As Needed Designed to expose the graduate student to appropriate research in sports biomechanics and to be involved in the analysis of movement based on selected mechanical principles such as balance, buoyancy, leverage, force, angles of rebound, projection and motion. PEP 6370 - Exercise Management for Special Populations Credits: (2) Typically taught: Als Needed Exercise management for populations with special conditions. Overview of each condition's unique physiology, effects of the condition on the exercise response, effects of exercise training on the condition, and recommendations for exercise testing and programming are presented in a selected topics format. Prerequisite: PEP 2300 and PEP 3510 . PEP 6400 - Advanced Exercise Physiology Credits: (3) Typically taught: Als Needed Understanding the physiological changes associated with exercise and training and the reasons for change are the paramount directives of this course. Concurrent with the lecture component is the practicum laboratory experience of equipment operation and individual assessment of physiological parameters. PEP 6420 - Curriculum in Physical Education Credits: (3) Typically taught: As Needed Designed to provide an understanding of the role and importance of physical education in today's society, steps involved in curriculum planning, trends and issues in curriculum and to orient the student to various ideas in curriculum design. PEP 6520 - Improving Physical Education Credits: (3) Typically taught: Als Needed Designed for elementary classroom teachers to provide an opportunity for the teacher to further develop teaching skills, personal performance skills, knowledge and competencies. A major goal of this course will be to help the classroom teacher gain additional confidence in teaching physical education activities. PEP 6540 - Physiological Aspects of Human Performance Credits: (2) Typically taught: As Needed Examine, evaluate, and apply the latest physiological concepts and ideas in conditioning practices for improving human performance. Prerequisite: PEP 2000 or PEP 2200 and 3 hours of General Education Life Science (LS). PEP 6830 - Motor Learning Credits: (3) Typically taught: Als Needed An in-depth study of the psychomotor domain of development. Special emphasis is given to skilled performance, learning theory, motor abilities, individual differences, developmental considerations, instructional and training procedures. Secondary school and athletic populations are considered regarding these topics. Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog