Curriculum Information
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Course Descriptions
FIT109
Tennis/Table Tennis
Basic skills, fundamentals, game strategies and etiquette necessary to participate actively and enjoy the games. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT111
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Life saving skills used in respiratory and cardiac emergencies for infant, child, and adult are taught. The American Red Cross CPR: Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer system and criteria will be followed. Some basic first aid skills will be included as time permits. 1 Credit (1 Lecture - 0 Lab)
FIT112
Racket Sports
This course enables the student to develop the skills, strategies, and fundamentals necessary to compete in a game of racquetball, tennis, table tennis, and/or badminton. (Sports offered each semester will be dependent upon weather and court availability.) Students will take part in game-like drill settings that cover the basic skills of the game, play strategies, and court etiquette of each individual racket sport. Game play will stress proper stroke mechanics and competitive play, thus allowing each student to demonstrate a functional knowledge of rules, regulations, safety procedures, and skills of the sport. Students will gain an understanding of the benefit these sports afford in their quest to achieve their own personal fitness goals. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT142
Badminton/Volleyball
Instruction in the fundamental skills of badminton. Volleyball instruction for beginners and those who wish to improve playing skills. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT151
Volleyball
This course enables students with advanced volleyball skills to experience a higher level of volleyball play within a fitness class setting. Students will take part in game-like drills that cover all of the basic skills of the game, game strategies, and systems of team attack, individual and team defenses, and team transitions. Game play will stress teamwork and competition, allowing each student to demonstrate a functional knowledge of rules, regulations, safety procedures, and skills of the sport. The course is also intended for students to gain an understanding of volleyball conditioning, injury prevention, sports nutrition, and mental aspects of the game. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT172
Weight Training
An individualized progressive strength program using resistive modes to develop either muscular bulk strength or tone. May include a cardiorespiratory efficiency program. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT173
Aerobic Cross Training
This personal fitness course uses an integrated instructional approach including cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives. Contents include: an introduction to personal fitness, utilizing fitness facility equipment, cardiovascular training, body composition intervention, applying aerobic cross-training designs, active participation in a progressive program designed to increase personal fitness, and monitoring personal workouts. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT174
Free-Weight Training
This personal fitness course uses an integrated instructional approach including cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives. Contents include: an introduction to personal fitness, utilization of a free-weight room facility, comprehension of muscle origin-insertion-action and resulting outcome, active participation in a progressive program designed to increase muscle development, creation of a personal muscle training routine, and monitoring personal workouts. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT175
Basic Fitness Training
This personal fitness course uses an integrated instructional approach that includes cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives. Contents include: an introduction to personal fitness, utilizing fitness facility equipment, cardiovascular training, body composition intervention, explanation of resistance training methods and techniques, principles of nutrition, and application of aerobic training and resistance training knowledge to monitor personal workouts. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT176
Shotokan Karate
This course consists of training in the philosophy, principles, and techniques of Shotokan Karate for self-defense and improvement of overall fitness. The course includes blocking, punching, striking, kicking, and body shifting techniques and application of these techniques against an opponent. Rules of conduct will be distributed; students not adhering to rules of conduct will be subject to dismissal from the course. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT178
Group Fitness Training
Integrated instructional approach encompassing cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives. Principles and techniques for attaining and maintaining fitness for life through a variety of group exercise programs. Group fitness training includes cardiovascular exercise and resistance training workouts, circuit and interval training, step and floor aerobics, stability ball exercise, kickboxing, mind-body training, and other popular methods of group fitness training. Emphasis on imparting sound training concepts and providing the knowledge and confidence needed to continue with this type of exercise program after graduation. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT181
Physical Fitness for Weight Management
Introduction to personal fitness specific for weight management, including methods of cardiovascular exercise, body composition intervention, principles of weight control, behavior management techniques, and basic nutritional assessments and guidelines. Emphasis on weight management for a healthier future. Integrated instructional approach encompasses cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT182
Introduction to Scuba Diving
This course combines classroom and pool training to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to safely gain experience in the diving environment. The course is performance based and designed to prepare a student to complete all training necessary for certification as an Open Water Diver except open water training experiences. The course follows the training methods of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (P.A.D.I.). 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT190
Personal Fitness
An individualized program of activities designed to increase the student's level of physical fitness. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT192
Walking and Physical Fitness
A personal fitness course integrating and confluent instructional approach including cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives. Content includes an introduction to fitness walking, cardiovascular walking, walking and weight control, walking and relaxation, and developing a personal fitness walking program. Classroom and activity sessions are utilized in the course. 1 Credit ( .50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
FIT201
Personal and Community Health
Discussions of up-to-date relevant information concerning personal and community health problems of today's college students. 2 Credits (2 Lecture - 0 Lab)
FIT204
First Aid, Responding to Emergencies
There is a need to know what to do in an emergency before medical help arrives. Since the citizen responder is the person most likely to be the first on the scene of an emergency, it is important that they know how to recognize emergencies and how to respond. This course will prepare the student to make appropriate decisions regarding first aid care and to act on those decisions. The course also emphasizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle. 2 Credits (2 Lecture - 0 Lab)
FIT205
Coping with Stress
The purpose of this course is to study stress reactivity and its effect on health. The student will examine individual stressors, analyze how each person reacts differently to stress, and experiment with a multitude of ways to manage stress. The culminating activity will be a stress management plan to be composed by each student. 2 Credits (2 Lecture - 0 Lab)
FIT207
Choices: Wellness for a Lifetime
Examination of fitness and wellness concepts allows students to make healthier choices for lifestyle behaviors. Practical application of behavioral change and motivational strategies helps students recognize the need to adopt healthier lifestyles. Workable approaches for being healthy and fit offer a comprehensive look at wellness, and encourage students to apply this knowledge to their lives and change poor behaviors. Topics include lifestyle assessments, components of fitness, diet and nutrition, weight control and body image, stress reduction, energy production, environmental health, relationships, disease risk management, and responsible decision making. Course work includes developing programs that address lifestyle behavior changes to meet established fitness goals. 2 Credits (2 Lecture - 0 Lab)