Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 441 literature and its application to current and future specialized topics supervised by a faculty member. Extensive reading and formal writing required. Hours to be arranged. For seniors only. May be repeated 2 times up to 3 credit hours. PEP 4860C - Field Experience Coaching Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Work experience which applies prior academic learning in a supervised setting. Prerequisite: PEP 2600 , Junior/Senior status and department approval. PEP 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] A continuation of PEP 2890 . May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours. 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: Als 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 Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog