Physical Education Professional Courses
PEP 2000. Introduction and History of Physical Education. Acquaints P.E. students with four areas of physical education, including: the department, with respect to the University and the College of Education and Human Services; the history of physical education; the effects of sociology on physical education; and future employment opportunities in the fields of physical education. (2 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 2020. Introduction to Physical Therapy. Introduces prephysical therapy students to the discipline of physical therapy and familiarizes them with its associated spectrum of opportunities and responsibilities. (2 cr)(F)
PEP 2050. Sport Rules and Regulations of the Utah High School Athletic Association. Knowledge of the rules and mechanics of officiating all Utah high school sports. (1 cr)(Sp)
PEP 2100. Skills 1 (Swimming, Volleyball, Football). Provides physical education majors and minors with the knowledge, skills, practice, and understanding of swimming, volleyball, and football needed for successful participation. Exposes students to a variety of teaching methods for these three sports. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 2200. Skills 2 (Lifetime Activities). Provides physical education majors and minors with the knowledge, skills, practice, and understanding of lifetime activities needed for successful participation. Exposes students to a variety of teaching methods for these activities. (1 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 2300. Skills 3 (Softball, Basketball, Soccer). Provides physical education majors and minors with the knowledge, skills, practice, and understanding of softball, basketball, and soccer needed for successful participation. Exposes students to a variety of teaching methods for these three sports. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 2400. Skills 4 (Tennis, Badminton, Track and Field). Provides physical education majors and minors with the knowledge, skills, practice, and understanding of tennis, badminton, and track and field needed for successful participation. Exposes students to a variety of teaching methods for these three sports. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 2500. Rhythms and Movement. Focuses on fundamental motor skills, mixers, aerobic, line, folk, ballroom, and square dance. Provides opportunities to practice rhythms and movement, as well as opportunities to practice teaching. Designed for physical education majors and minors. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 3050. Physical Education in the Elementary School. Prepares students to teach elementary physical education. Focuses on developmentally appropriate activities, locomotor and manipulative skills, fitness, games, rhythms, motor learning, and lesson planning. Students will teach physical education lessons in the elementary school. (3 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 3100. Athletic Injuries. Care and prevention of common athletic injuries and standard taping techniques. Emphasizes recognition, first aid, and referral for these injuries. Taping techniques taught in a lab setting. (3 cr)(F, Sp)
PEP 3200 (CI). Motor Learning and Skill Analysis. Exploration of materials, methods, and mechanisms of learning and performing motor skills. A variety of sport skills taught in lab, using cues, demonstrations, feedback, and game-like drills. Performance of skill analysis for variety of sport skills. (3 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 3250. Anatomical Kinesiology. Study of the anatomical bases of human movement. Laboratory provides application of principles. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 3300. Clinical Experience I. Public school clinical experience in physical education. Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Education program. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 3550. Strategies and Methods of Teaching Team, Individual, and Dual Sports and Fitness. Designed to provide future physical education teachers with sound strategies and methods for teaching lifetime activities, including fitness, as well as team, individual, and dual sports. (3 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 3600. Elementary Physical Education Practicum. Prepares teachers to teach elementary physical education as a support minor. Prerequisite: PEP 3050. (3 cr)(Arr)
PEP 3650. Movement Exploration for Elementary Teachers. Covers creative movement and international folk dance. Experiences range from classroom management and curriculum development to large open-space activities and performance. Includes art and sound activities. (2 cr)(F)
PEP 4000. Mental Aspects of Sports Performance. Provides current knowledge of sport psychology. Applies this knowledge to teaching sports and coaching in public schools. Also taught as PSY 4000. (3 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 4100. Exercise Physiology and Principles of Conditioning. Designed to expose students to theory and application of exercise physiology and principles of training and conditioning. Laboratory experience provides hands-on practicum for concepts taught in the classroom. Prerequisites: BIOL 2000, 2010, MATH 1050. (4 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4150. Advanced Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries. Final preparation and competency demonstration of knowledge and skills prior to taking the national certification exam for the Athletic Training credential. Prerequisites: PEP 3100, instructor approval, and NATABOC certification eligibility. (3 cr)
PEP 4200 (QI). Biomechanics. Understanding and application of human anatomical kinesiology and biomechanical principles fundamental to efficient human movement. In required concurrent one-hour lab, students obtain hands-on application of principles of anatomical kinesiology and biomechanics. Prerequisites: BIOL 2000, 2010; MATH 1050 or equivalent. (4 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4250. Advanced Cooperative Work Experience. Cooperative education work experience offers students opportunity to work in related field work of the major. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. (1-10 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 4300. Clinical Experience II. Public school clinical experience in physical education. Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Education program. (1 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4350. Administration of Physical Education. Designed to help students understand objectives of physical education and sport, and incorporate them into a philosophy to assist in developing quality programs at the secondary level. Covers all aspects of physical education and sport administration including, but not limited to, budget, personnel, facilities management, programs, and activities. (2 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4400 (QI). Evaluation in Physical Education. Focuses on the nature and use of a variety of tests in physical education. Practical application, interpretation, and use of test results are stressed. (3 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4500. Methods of Coaching. Addresses issues associated with secondary coaching, including fund-raising, discipline, parents, booster clubs, equipment, team selection, etc. Students also get hands-on individual sports methods time with local teams. (3 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4850. Methods of Teaching and Coaching Women's Gymnastics. Instructs students in required coaching methods for women's gymnastics from the beginning to advanced levels. Also includes section on judging. (3 cr)(Arr)
PEP 4900 (CI). Methods of Physical Education. Designed to prepare physical education majors and minors to teach physical education in the schools. Emphasizes planning, teaching, strategies, and methods. Admission to the Teacher Education program is required. Must be taken concurrently with either PEP 3300 or 4300. Prerequisites: Two courses selected from PEP 3350, 3400, and 3500. (3 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 4950H. Honors Senior Thesis. Culminating experience within the department for honors students. Student works closely with faculty mentor in an extensive project in the student's area of interest. (1-6 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 5050 (6050). Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance. Psychological theory and principles applied to sports. Includes motivational techniques, psychological evaluation, stress and anxiety in sports, and personality and sports performance. Also taught as PSY 5050/6050. (3 cr)(Arr)
PEP 5070. Sport Sociology. Develops understanding of the social significance of sport. Applies the sociological perspective to a variety of contemporary issues, enabling students to better understand how sport affects and reflects American culture. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 5100. Fitness Assessment and Exercise Programs. Application of physiologic principles, assessment techniques, and exercise prescription for developing quality fitness programs that impact health. Students gain experience in a personal fitness program and in the use and interpretation of fitness tests. Prerequisite: PEP 4100. (4 cr)(Sp)
PEP 5430 (CI). The History and Philosophy of Physical Education. Designed to familiarize physical education majors (or nonmajors) with history of physical education and sport, as well as philosophical influences which have contributed to development of contemporary physical education and sport. Considers historical development of yesterday's pastimes into today's complex, institutionalized forms of sport and physical education. (3 cr)(F)
PEP 5500. Student Teaching Seminar. Capstone seminar focused upon student teaching issues, professional development, and principles of effective instruction. Prerequisites: PEP 4900, completion of Level I and II field experiences. (2 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 5560. Practicum in Improving School System Programs. In-service seminar for experienced teachers, emphasizing improvement in instruction. (1-4 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 5630. Student Teaching in Secondary Schools. A 13-week culminating experience in which students assume full-time teaching responsibilities under the direction of cooperating teachers in physical education. Prerequisites: PEP 4900, completion of Level I and Level II field experiences. (10 cr)(F,Sp)
PEP 5700 (6700). Special Topics in Physical Education. In-depth review and discussion of special topics in physical education. (1-6 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 5900. Independent Study. Provides opportunity for undergraduate or graduate students to participate in independent inquiry under guidance of a professor. (1-3 cr) (F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 5910. Independent Research. Allows undergraduate students to pursue personal research interest by formalizing an independent project under the guidance of a professor. (1-3 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 6000. Administration of Athletics. Prepares students to organize and administer interscholastic and intercollegiate sports at the public school or university level. Consideration is given to both the challenges and standards associated with such programs. (3 cr)(Arr)
PEP 6010. Leadership in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Group approach to improvement and innovation in leadership and supervisory skills. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6050 (5050). Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance. Psychological theory and principles applied to sports. Includes motivational techniques, psychological evaluation, stress and anxiety in sports, and personality and sports performance. Also taught as PSY 6050/5050. (3 cr)(Arr)
PEP 6070. Sport in Society. Introduces students to complex role and social significance of sport in contemporary society. Familiarizes students with aims, scope, and potential contributions of sport in society. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6250. Graduate Cooperative Work Experience. Professional level of educational work experience in a cooperative education position for graduate students. (1-10 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 6290. Corporate Wellness Marketing. Reviews history of corporate fitness in America, as well as common organizational and management practices. Emphasizes marketing practices promoting individual and business involvement. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6400. Exercise in Health, Fitness, and Sport. Emphasizes physiological and health benefits of exercise. Discusses role of exercise in disease prevention, along with medications given to treat illness and disease. (4 cr)(Arr)
PEP 6420. Curriculum in Physical Education. Curriculum development studied in terms of student needs in relation to present-day society. Includes current practices and trends in the area of curriculum. (3 cr)(F)
PEP 6430. History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport. History of physical education; philosophical influences which have contributed to contemporary physical education; and methods of educational instruction using the primary philosophical positions. (3 cr)(F)
PEP 6450. Fitness Assessment and Exercise Testing. Exposure to fitness assessment in clinical cardiac settings, as well as in corporate wellness settings. Exercise testing and interpretations, using different testing protocols in emphasized variant electrocardiograms, studied as part of the disease process. Prerequisite: PEP 6400. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6500. Practicum in Corporate Wellness. Experiences designed for the practical implementation of coursework. Involves random populous rehabilitation, as well as executive and industry, senior citizen centers, and rest homes. (1-10 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 6540. Wellness Programming. Emphasizes exercise prescription writing and exercise prescription implementation. Students test prescriptions in laboratory setting. Prerequisites: PEP 6400, 6450. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6690. Analysis of Teaching Physical Education. Designed to provide graduate students with practicum experiences in the analysis of physical education, via micro teaching and observation of physical education classes. (3 cr)(Arr)
PEP 6700 (5700). Special Topics in Physical Education. In-depth review and discussion of special topics in physical education. (1-6 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 6730. Worksite Guidance and Counseling. Provides cardiac rehabilitation/corporate wellness graduate students with basic understanding of exercise and health psychology. (3 cr)(F)
PEP 6800. Biomechanics and Ergonomics of Health, Industry, and Sport. Understanding and application of biomechanical and ergonomic principles fundamental to efficient human movement in health, industry, and sport. Prerequisite: PEP 4200. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6810. Research Methods in Health Sciences. Explores basic to advanced concepts contained in research and statistical design, as applicable to health sciences. (3 cr)(F)
PEP 6820. Wellness Certification and Technology. Provides instruction and experience in wellness technology and wellness certification. Students learn use of current technology in the fitness industry to obtain certain wellness certifications. (2 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6830. Motor Learning. Comprehensive review and analysis of research in the area of motor skills which bears upon the teaching of physical education activities. (3 cr)(Sp)
PEP 6900. Independent Study. Student conducts independent projects under direction of one or more professors. Provides student with opportunity for individualized study. (1-3 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 6910. Independent Research. Allows graduate students to pursue personal research interests by formalizing an independent project under the guidance of a graduate professor. (1-3 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 6960. Master's Project. Allows students opportunity to develop creative and applicable educational project. (3 cr)(F,Sp,Su)
PEP 6970. Thesis. (1-9 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 6990. Continuing Graduate Advisement. Provides graduate students with continued support and advisement. Usually taken following completion of all coursework required for the degree. (1-9 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
PEP 7550. Practicum in the Evaluation of Instruction. Field-based experience involving supervision of student teachers in Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. (1-6 cr)(F,Sp,Su) ®
® Repeatable for credit. Check with major department for limitations on number of credits that can be counted for graduation.