Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: WRITING FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION ***** An intensive study of how to write prose for effective and successful professional communication. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: FOUNDATIONS OF KINESIOLOGY ***** An introduction to studies in the areas of human movement: anatomy and physiology, physiology of exercise, motor behavior, biomechanics, sport history, sport psychology and sports management.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT & ETHICS ***** A study of the development of contemporary sport and its inter-relationships with existing social institutions. Emphasis will be on argument preparation and debate. ***** Enrollment limited to 25.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: FIRST AID/EMERGENCY CARE/CPR ***** The American Red Cross certification program for emergency care procedures for illness, traumatic injuries, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ***** Enrollment limited to 25. ***** Also offered as HEAL 206.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INTRODUCTION TO SPORT MANAGEMENT ***** Management theory and practice related to the sports industry. ***** Enrollment limited to 50.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): KINE 260

Description: SPORT MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM ***** This class is designed to prepare students for their internship. Students will learn how to construct an effective resume, interviewing skills, business etiquette, etc. Students will also gain real-life experience by working in the sport business industry for 100 hours during the course of the semester. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 260.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HUMAN ANATOMY ***** Introduction to human anatomy including concepts of function. ***** Enrollment limited to 40.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY ***** This course will address the fundamental principles of human physiology at the cell, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism levels. Emphasis will be placed on mechanisms of function and homeostasis as achieved through the coordinated function of homeostatic control systems. ***** Enrollment limited to 30.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BIOMECHANICS ***** This course examines human movement by integrating anatomy with mechanics. Substantial emphasis will be placed on musculoskeletal anatomy and levers. Movement tasks will include normal ambulation rehabilitative movements, as well as advanced sport and exercise skills.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY ***** Applied study of how the mind influences performance in sport, medicine, business, music and the arts. Non-Kinesiology majors are strongly encouraged to enroll as excellence will be discussed from the perspective of many disciplines and careers.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MOTOR LEARNING ***** Physiological, neurological, and psychological factors affecting skill acquisition and development.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Prerequisite(s): BIOS 211 OR BIOS 301 OR KINE 302 OR KINE 321

Description: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN PHYSIOLOGY/BIOMECHANICS ***** Program of independent study for students with previous training in the biosciences and organismic level biomechanics and physiology. Includes a research paper. Students are expected to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory for each semester hour of credit. If taken for 2 or more hours, counts as one required lab course but not as a Group A or Group B course. If receiving more than 2 credits, students will be required to participate in the university annual undergraduate symposium in the spring semester. Permission of instructor required. ***** Enrollment limited to 10. ***** Prerequisite(s): BIOS 211, 301, KINE 302, 321. ***** Instructor(s): Weyand

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MEASUREMENT AND STATISTICS ***** Introduction to basic statistics, and elementary measurement theory with application to kinesiology. ***** Enrollment limited to 40.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY ***** This course examines the acute and chronic effects of exercise on physiological functions. Topics include nutrition, energy transfer, fatigue, metabolism, disease, aging, preventative medicine, genetics, elite performance, ergogenic aids, exercise testing, and specifity of training.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY ***** This course introduces the concepts and assessment techniques used to quantify physiological function. Laboratory experiences will require students to acquire and apply knowledge of systems physiology to make direct functional assessments using themselves as subjects. A major emphasis will be placed on metabolism and energy transfer in the body. Cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and central nervous system function will also be covered. Individual body composition, musculoskeletal levers, metabolic power and fitness, and neuromuscular control and coordination. ***** Enrollment limited to 12. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 300, KINE 301, and KINE 321 ***** Course offered Spring. ***** Instructor(s): Weyand

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: MOTOR LEARNING LAB ***** Laboratory experiences in the physiological, neurological and psychological factors of human movement.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MANAGMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES ***** Topics include the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of chronic disease from cardiac pathologies to obesity.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): KINE 350

Description: HUMAN ANATOMY LAB ***** Study of the pro-sections and interactive computer instructional methodology are used for learning and understanding human anatomy in a gross anatomy examination laboratory at Texas Women's University in the Texas Medical Center. Hands-on examination of human anatomy in this course provides supplemental practical experience for lectures in KINE 350, Human Anatomy courses. ***** Enrollment limited to 12.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPORT FINANCE ***** Acquisition and expenditure of financial resources for sports enterprise, from private and public sources.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPORT MARKETING AND PROMOTION ***** The role of communication media from print to broadcast in the business of sport, sales, marketing, and promotion will be considered at the amateur, collegiate, and professional sports levels, as well as in fitness, apparel, and commercial sport industry. For junior and senior students only.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPORTS LAW & LABOR RELATIONS ***** Study of legal principles, antitrust regulation, and labor law in the sport industry. Contracts, monopolies, business structure, and negotiation will be included. For junior and senior students only.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EVENT AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT ***** Practical application of the principles and theory related to planning, organization, and execution of sport and entertainment events. Fund raising and charity management will be considered, as will the management of small and large scale facilities and event venues. At the conclusion of this course, students will be prepared to design, run, and evaluate events and event management teams.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPORTS MEDICINE INTERNSHIP ***** Internship experience for senior students in sports medicine track.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3 TO 6

Prerequisite(s): KINE 260

Description: SPORT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP I ***** Internship experience for upper level students in sport management. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 260. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3 TO 6

Prerequisite(s): KINE 260

Description: SPORT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP II ***** Continued internship experience for senior students in sports management. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 260. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ***** An advanced research class focusing on qualitative inquiry and field investigation methodologies. Students will learn how to process human language, behavior, and interaction as research data. Special emphasis will be placed on establishing trustworthiness of interview, observation, and historical data sets, as well as the reliability and validity of qualitative analysis methods. ***** Enrollment limited to 30.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CASE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT ***** An advanced, multidisciplinary consideration of how humans pursue excellence. Class work will center around problem solving using a case study methodology. ***** Enrollment limited to 35.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MOTOR CONTROL ***** Exploration of the neurophysiological, behavioral, and biomechanical aspects of human movement and development.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HUMAN PERFORMANCE FROM DARWIN AND NEWTON TO DRUGS AND GENES ***** The course explores the ultimate limitations to physical performance co-imposed by the natural laws that govern the physical world and the functional and mechanical properties of the biological tissues involved in movement. Topics considered include: speed, strength, power and endurance. Examples are drawn from extreme performers, both human and animal, to identify the functional limits of the muskoskeletal and cardiovascular systems brought about by evolution. The class involves reading original research articles and is conducted in seminar format. ***** Enrollment limited to 10. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 321 or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Weyand

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): KINE 319

Description: RESEARCH METHODS ***** Designed to introduce students to research methods and topics appropriate for experimental research, historical research, social science research, marketing and legal research. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 319.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY AND PLASTICITY ***** This course will specifically address cardiac and skeletal muscle physiology and plasticity when introduced to various stimuli. These stimuli include exercise, aging, injury, altitude, microgravity, heat, and pharmacological agents. An emphasis will be placed on practical application to health, disease, and performance enhancement. ***** Enrollment limited to 10.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): KINE 260

Description: MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN SPORTS ***** An advanced study of research and policy in sport management. Emphasis will be developing a solid working knowledge of the current literature that guides academic and governing leaders in sport management. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 260.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BUSINESS AND SPORT ETHICS ***** This course will take an intensive look at ethical business practices, particularly as they apply to sports, entertainment, and human performance industries. Case studies of unethical business strategies will be considered with an emphasis on how to correct or prevent such strategies. Over the semester, students will compile a contemporary, rigorous set of standards for business in the 21st century. ***** Enrollment limited to 30.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): KINE 260

Description: MEDIA RELATIONS AND PR ***** An applied study of media in business and sport with emphasis on press conferencing, news release, media-athlete relations, print journalism, television contracts, and public relations. For junior and senior students only. ***** Prerequisite(s): KINE 260.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SEMINAR IN SPORTS MEDICINE ***** Considers issues related to athletic injury including mechanisms, assessment, management, and rehabilitation. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INDEPENDENT STUDY ***** For junior and senior students only.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INDEPENDENT STUDY ***** See KINE 495.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Description: SPECIAL TOPICS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TEACHING PRACTICUM ***** Teaching experience for upper level students who have excelled in one area of kinesiology. Repeatable for Credit.