Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 417 PE 1631 - Cross Country Skiing, Level II Credits: (l) Typically taught: Spring [lst Blk] (CR/NC) PE 1632 - Cross Country Skiing, Level III Credits: (l) Typically taught: Spring [lst Blk] (CR/NC) Course Descriptions - PEP Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance PEP 2000 - Foundations of Physical Education Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Examination of history, philosophy, career opportunities, issues, and trends in physical education. Emphasis on professional preparation requirements and competencies. PEP 2100 - Introduction to Coaching Sport Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Examines various coaching philosophies and styles along with the duties and responsibilities of the coach, with an emphasis on leadership skills, organizational and administrative duties, the legal responsibilities that affects sport and the evaluation of the athletic program. PEP 2200 - Foundations of Human Performance Management Professions Credits: (2) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Designed to orient and acquaint students with the goals, objectives, scope, professional preparation, career opportunities, and trends in human performance management professions. PEP 2300 - Health/Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Skills and competencies for prospective health fitness instructors, personal fitness trainers, and nutrition educators to deliver preventive exercise programs. Prerequisite: HLTH 1030 and NUTR 1020 . PEP 2480 - Fitness for Life Concepts Credits: (l) Prescribe individualized programs for weight control, cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility. PEP 2500 - Sport Pedagogy Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] This course is designed to provide information on skill development, practice and game planning, season schedules, creating drills and practice sessions, motivating players and coaching tips. PEP 2600 - Growth and Motor Development Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Description of the structural and functional principles of human growth and development. Introduction of motor learning principles with emphasis on their application to pedagogy. Prerequisite: PEP 2000 or concurrent enrollment in PEP 2000 . PEP 2700 - Sociohistorical Aspects of Sport Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] This course examines the popular fascination with, and the academic investigation of, sport in American society, to include gaining an understanding of how race, class, gender, ethnicity, politics, and religion can bind Americans in a community of shared values and aspirations. Students will explore the unifying power of sport, as well as how sport serves to reproduce many inequalities present in the larger society. Gaining an understanding of how these issues, and others, interplay with sport is critical for those aspiring to become successful sport coaches, as well as for those who simply wish to gain an understanding of the complex relationship between sport and society (e.g., parents, fans, and sport participants). Prerequisite: 6 hours of General Education Social Science (SS). PEP 2800 - Individual Projects Credits: (1-4) A comprehensive study of a significant problem in the field of physical education. Hours to be arranged. May be repeated 3 times up to 4 credit hours. PEP 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog