Associate degrees in Health and Physical Education, General: A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.
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The Health and Fitness major integrates courses that provide students with information related to physical fitness, health and quality of life. Topics include physical conditioning, food and nutrition and disease prevention and additional health related issues. Related majors for transfer include Physical Education, Health, and Kinesiology, Careers in the Health and Fitness field include Health and Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, Wellness Coach,...
A career in physical education offers many job possibilities. One may be a director or a counselor or instructor in a program of physical activity at a camp or youth agency. Other possibilities are playground supervisor or coach of a team or officiating at sports events. There are also opportunities for teaching children with special problems such as physical or mental disabilities.
Career Options Activity Specialist, Adaptive Physical Education...
The Physical Education major may find employment in recreational programs or transfer to a four-year institution to become qualified as an instructor
or to pursue a career in athletic coaching.
Acceptable Courses Within Major A. Nine (9) units required from this section 9
HHP 6A Lifetime Fitness Program I (3)
HHP 60 Health and Fitness Education (3)
HHP 62 Safety and First Aid Education (2)
BIOL 50 Nutrition (3)
B. Eight (8) units required from this section 8
BIOL 10 Human Anatomy (4)
BIOL 60 Human Physiology (4)
C. Three (3) units required from this section 3
BIOL 65 Microbiology (4)
Psych 1 General Psychology (3)
Some possible careers: Coach, teacher, team manager, umpire, referee, athlete, sports trainer, sports medicine technician, recreational therapist, community activities director.
Major: Physical Education 32 units An Associate in Science degree may be earned by completing a minimum of 60 units of degree credit coursework, including the major requirements and breadth requirements, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. The student must complete...
Program Description The Cosumnes River College Physical Education program offers a wide variety of Physical Education classes, including Fitness, Dance, Aquatics, Personal Safety, Individual Sports, Team Sports, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Physical Education Theory classes. The program in Physical Education outlined below is typical of lower-division requirements for four-year colleges and universities (though some requirements tend to vary from...
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