PHED 231 Personal Health Cardiovascular disease, cancer, body systems, reproduction, birth, sexually transmitted diseases, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, nutrition, non-communicable diseases, and communicable diseases. PHED 232 School and Community Health Total School Health Program, including health instruction, healthful school environment, and school health services. Planning, implementing, and evaluating the school health program. Methods and materials in teaching health education. Health in the community, community health agencies, and community health services. Prerequisites: sophomore status and enrollment in a teacher preparation program, or permission of instructor. PHED 233 Dimensions of Wellness Assessment of wellness dimensions, self-responsibility and self-management, prevention of common injuries associated with physical fitness, weight management based on predicted basal metabolism rate and body composition, cancer prevention, and planning wellness. PHED 236 Advanced Strength and Conditioning Principles of designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for various populations. Prerequisite: 261 and departmental permission. Prerequisite or corequisite: Biology 310. Two semester hours.
PHED 241 Foundations of Traffic Safety Behaviors, attitudes, and skills associated with proper driving fundamentals. Teacher preparation students will utilize the Administrative and Curriculum Guide for Driver Education in Virginia and cover the code of Virginia as it relates to motor vehicles. PHED 251 Safety Education General safety as it relates to the total program. Recreational, occupational, and home safety. Student projects in safety and first aid including CPR and liability. PHED 261 Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology Structural anatomy and its applications to athletic performance. Exploration of biomechanical concepts of human movement. PHED 262 Therapeutic Modalities Application of electrical, mechanical, and thermal therapeutic modalities used to assist the body’s natural healing process. Prerequisite: 220. PHED 280 Therapeutic Rehabilitation Understanding and administration of various rehabilitation protocols. Prerequisites: 220 and 261. PHED 310 The Wide World of Sport (ie) Examination of sport throughout the world, including sports which are more popular outside the United States, such as soccer, rugby, and cycling, as well as those even 119
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PHED 240 Evaluation of Lower Extremities Recognition and assessment of specific athletic injuries and conditions occurring in the lower extremities, including the thoracic region. Pre/corequisite: 261 or permission.