| |
Wellness |
| |
-
WE Elective - (min. of 1)
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description:
Department Consent: None
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 102 - Volleyball Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: An introductory volleyball class that includes instruction and development of the basic skills and fundamentals of the game. Rules and strategies of the sport will also be covered. Students will be exposed to game play and team concepts. Students will also learn about the dimensions of wellness and healthy lifestyle concepts to apply to their life.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 104 - Touch Football Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course covers the fundamental aspects of non-contact recreational football, as well as strategies necessary for team play. Students are exposed to game play and team concepts, and also learn wellness concepts to build a healthier lifestyle.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 105 - Basketball Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Beginning and intermediate basketball techniques and skill development are emphasized in a recreational setting in this course. Students are exposed to game play, team concepts, and also learn wellness concepts to build a healthier lifestyle.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 110 - Sustainable Living Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course focuses on holistic health using environmentally sustainable lifestyle approaches. Personal, social, and environmental aspects of making sustainable choices in everyday life will be explored. Methods used to assess and evaluate the consequences of consumption and lifestyle decisions will be discussed. Students will work individually and in groups by using experiential learning approaches to examine how to implement sustainable choices into their lifestyles and engage in active lifestyles that incorporate the natural environment. Outdoor physical activity will be included.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 120 - Spinning Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Take your fitness routine to the next level with Spinning®. This indoor cycling class takes students on rides over rolling hills, up steep climbs, through relaxing recovery rides, and even race day challenges. This class is designed for all fitness levels and abilities and allows every person to succeed at his/her fitness goals.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 124 - Circuit Training and Physical Fitness Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course helps students to enhance muscular endurance and definition while improving overall cardiovascular fitness. Class sessions involve exercising all major muscle groups in one continuous cycle, alternating between different muscle groups to allow for muscle recovery while challenging the cardiovascular system. The components of fitness are assessed at the beginning and end of the course.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 125 - Fitness for Life Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course is designed for students beginning to engage in or build fitness and/or regular exercise into their lives. Its purpose is to teach students about the components of fitness, to improve their muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Students also assess their components of fitness at the beginning and end of the semester and learn about building an active lifestyle.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 126 - Walking For Fitness Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: The instruction in this course focuses on fitness walking and how it can improve one’s aerobic fitness level and overall health. Students also learn additional health topics to help them understand how health and wellness behaviors can improve how their body operates and improve quality of life. Students are required to log walking workouts as well as do personal reflection on health topics.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 127 - Yoga I Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course introduces the fundamental physical poses, techniques, and basic philosophy of yoga. The aim of this course is to learn physical poses that help balance and link the aspects of the mind and body to build strength, flexibility, and develop mental focus. The physical and philosophical teachings of yoga are presented through demonstration and discussion. An overall goal of this course is improvement and/or balance of our body, mind, and release of stress and tension.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 128 - Soccer Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to fundamentals of the game of soccer through the development of basic soccer skills, and understanding of general rules and strategy related specifically to game play. There is an emphasis on skill development as a player as well as overall wellness.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 129 - Water Fitness Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Water Fitness is designed to increase physical fitness through water exercises, which help students strengthen muscles, relax strained muscles, and improve muscle function. The benefits of water exercises and fitness skills, proper exercise alignment, and various creative exercise and fitness techniques are incorporated into this class. Health and wellness concepts are also discussed.
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 130 - Tennis Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course is an overview of the fundamentals of tennis for the beginner and intermediate level student. Students are exposed to game play, team concepts, and also learn wellness concepts to build a healthier lifestyle.
Course Fee: $20.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 132 - Golf Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This class is designed to educate students on the basic skills of golf. Topics include proper etiquette and skills used and needed for the game of golf. Students will practice at the driving range and on the golf course. Students will also learn how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Course Fee: $65.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 133 - Cycling Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course is designed to provide students the knowledge and skills of cycling as a recreational sport or using cycling as a way to stay physically active. Students learn about simple repairs, fundamental riding skills, physical conditioning, and participation in and preparing for cycling rides. This course includes off-campus trail rides. Students are required to provide their own transportation to the trail location of the day and will also need to provide their own cycling equipment/bike. If students need assistance with a bike, they contact the Exercise Science Department.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 134 - Body Toning and Strengthening Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Body toning, resistance and strengthening exercises to improve muscle tone, strength, endurance, and overall body conditioning is the focus of this class. Various types of resistance equipment together with body weight will be used. Nutrition, healthy habits, and the six dimensions of wellness will be covered to help guide students to better overall health.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 135 - Meditation and Mindfulness Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This class introduces students to the practice of meditation and the benefits gained from a regular meditation practice on their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Students also learn how they can benefit academically from realizing how to calm and open the mind. Students will engage in yoga and mindfulness practices.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 137 - Mat Pilates Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Mat Pilates is designed to strengthen and lengthen the whole body with particular focus on the core muscle group. This class helps students improve their abdominal strength, core stabilization, flexibility, and posture. Each Pilates exercise is designed to oxygenate, stretch, strengthen, and lengthen a particular muscle or group of muscles. Students receive the benefits of a stronger body, both inside and out, as they become more proficient with Mat Pilates.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 139 - Zumba Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Zumba is a fun exercise class that incorporates dance moves to Latin, Hip Hop, and International music. Zumba integrates basic principles of aerobic, interval, and resistance training to maximize caloric output. Students learn to combine fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body, which achieve a balance of cardiovascular and muscular toning benefits.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 140 - Personal Defense Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: The best defense is a prepared offense. In this introductory personal defense course we will learn how to empower, prepare and deal with many forms of violence through the development of physical technique defense skills and awareness, understanding the stress response, what kind of body language and emotions could cause us to be more likely victimized, understanding personal safety and security, recognizing emotions, trauma care, understanding how to use our senses, and the importance of taking care of our bodies now so they work for us. The intention of this course is to educate participants about options for action and to heighten their sense of awareness and understanding of how to stay safe through personal proactive security and safety skills and knowledge.
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 141 - Weight Training I Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course is focused on the basic principles of weight training to provide a foundation of total body strength and muscle fitness. This course is intended for individuals who are unfamiliar with resistance training, designing a program, or proper lifting technique. This course provides an introduction of the bio-mechanics involved, the components of fitness, muscles used for a given exercise, and exercise program development.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 144 - Beginning Swimming Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Beginning Swimming is designed to teach students with little to no swimming to experience basic swimming techniques and standard swimming strokes. Students leave this class not only knowing how to swim, but also basic exercise techniques in the water.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 145 - Intermediate Swimming Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Fundamental to advanced training techniques in swimming are taught to promote swimming as a life-long way to remain fit and active. Students participate in a variety of training methods and performance tests to enhance their ability as a swimmer and improve their overall health.
Course Fee: $5.00
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 155 - Weight Training II Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course is focused on building upon the principles of body mechanics, muscular fitness, and exercise program design. This course is intended for students who have a basic knowledge of resistance training and proper lifting techniques. Students create and apply their own exercise programs through the duration of the course.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 156 - CPR/AED/First Aid for Professional Rescuer Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: The CPR/AED/First Aid for Professional Rescuer course meets the requirements of the American Red Cross and is designed to facilitate learning and understanding of the knowledge and actions necessary when confronted by possible medical emergencies including breathing and cardiac emergencies as well as various first aid emergencies on adult, child and infants. Both skill and written exams are administered. Getting these credentials provides you the opportunity to benefit yourself, your family, your community, and your work place.
American Red Cross Certifications/Trainings that are available upon successful completion of the requirements for this course are: (1) Responding to Emergencies First Aid (2) CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer 3) Blood Borne Pathogens Training 4) Asthma Inhaler Training 5) Epinphrine Auto-Injector Training. In addition, students will also get 6) Heads Up Concussion Training . These are all Industry Recognized Credentials received with successful completion of requirements for course.
This course was formerly offered as WE 156 - First Aid.
Course Fee: $40.00
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 157 - Elementary Games & Rhythms Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: An activity course designed to present a systematic method of teaching physical education in elementary school settings. This course gives students classroom management techniques, teaching methodology, evaluation strategies, wellness concepts and safety guidelines related to elementary physical education.
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 165 - Dynamics of Fitness Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course acquaints students with fitness methods and techniques to develop lifelong wellness. Topics include aerobic fitness, nutrition, flexibility, body toning and strengthening, ideal weight, stress, and the six dimensions of wellness. This is a foundational course to learn the dynamics of fitness.
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 189 - Healthy Living Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites:
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This class is designed to teach students the concepts of how to stay healthy and prevent disease. Students learn about health topics such as blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, social connections and healthy relationships, heart disease, stroke, mental health and stress, sleep, substance abuse and misuse, principles of physical fitness, dimensions of wellness, weight management and body image, diseases, nutrition, cancer, exploring and analyzing health, genetic, social, ecological and behavioral change models, and more. Healthy Living is designed to motivate students to take their health seriously. This course helps students understand why they should make healthy choices and how they can change unhealthy patterns.
Department Consent: No Consent
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
-
WE 192 - Camping and Kayaking Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: Basic camping skills are taught and experienced in this class. Topics include equipment selection and use; cooking over an open fire; water and camping safety; and kayaking strokes. This class includes a kayaking trip down a Michigan river with a two-day, one-night camping trip.
Course Fee: $35.00
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: None
|
| |
|
| |
Page: 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|
Print this Page