Chair: Jerry D. Wilkerson, Ph.D., Professor

 
Location: Pioneer Hall 208
Telephone: (940) 898-2575
http://www.twu.edu/hs/kines/

Faculty: Professors R. French, B. Myers, J. Pyfer, C. Sanborn, C. Sherrill, A. Uhlir; Associate Professors V. Ben-Ezra, S. Goode, H. Meeuwsen; Assistant Professors D. Criswell; Lecturers A. Ables, D. Baker, J. Craig,
P. Dowdell, F. Kudlac, B. Palmer.

University Requirements in Kinesiology

A knowledge of the principles of effective movement through wellness, fitness, sport, and leisure as these relate to the social and economic issues is fundamental to general education. For students enrolling in Fall semester of 1999, there are a variety of wellness/fitness classes available to satisfy the three semester elective core credit. These courses integrate the core of knowledge derived from the study of human movement and provides options and experiences known to promote healthy lifestyles. For General University Requirements, see Core curriculum in academic information section. Special classes are available for students with physical limitations.

Professional Programs

Major programs in kinesiology lead to the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

The undergraduate Kinesiology degree program includes an academic core of knowledge basic to the movement sciences. Students study a variety of scientifically based subjects including biomechanics, exercise physiology and motor learning. A minor area of study or a second teaching field is required.

Students who plan to pursue careers in corporate wellness or health care settings in the private sector such as corporate wellness, cardiac rehabilitation or sports medicine will choose the non-certification corporate fitness track. These students will take the Kinesiology core and a sequence of classroom and applied experience in exercise related settings. The certification all-level track is appropriate for students desiring to teach. Teacher certification students will enroll the Kinesiology core and specific technique and theory courses designed for positions in elementary through secondary physical education. Additionally, with the teacher certification program, there is an emphasis available in adapted physical education. Those students in teacher education must also have a second teaching field outside of kinesiology and complete the required education courses listed below:

EDUC 3006 Professional Development I

EDUC 4403 Professional Development II

EDUC 4503 Instructional Delivery

ERDB Student Teaching for All-level Physical Education Certification

ERDB Student Teaching in the Second Teaching Field

ERDB 3463 Secondary Content Area Reading OR ERDB 4463 Diagnostic and Remedial Reading

A second teaching field is also available in Kinesiology.

The Kinesiology major qualifies students for a variety of graduate programs including Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Health Studies, and Exercise and Sport Nutrition. Further, there is a specialized program allowing students to meet all prerequisites required for admission to entry level graduate programs in Physical Therapy. Emphasis areas within Kinesiology lead to entry level positions in various professions such as Corporate Fitness, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Physical Education Teacher, Coach, Athletic Trainer and Adapted Physical Educator.

Each major must fulfill the general university requirements for graduation, including a minimum total of 124 semester hours. These requirements and the requirements for teaching certification are found in earlier sections of the catalog.
 

Admission Requirements

Please see the Admission section of this catalog.

Undergraduate Degrees

B.S. in Kinesiology.

The following courses are required for all majors in kinesiology:

KINS 1573. Sport Science: An Evolving Discipline

KINS 1581. Fitness Through Selected Activities

KINS 3591. Kinesiology and Biomechanics Laboratory

KINS 3592. Kinesiology and Biomechanics

KINS 3601. Physiology of Exercise Laboratory

KINS 3602. Physiology of Exercise

KINS 3501. Practicum

KINS 3622. Adapted and Developmental Physical Education

KINS 3633. Athletic Injuries

KINS 4573. Motor Learning and Development

KINS 4593. Measurement and Evaluation

In addition, depending on the emphasis area, students would take courses from the following options*:
 
KINS 2031. Lifetime Sports Techniques

KINS 2041. Field Sports Techniques

KINS 2071. Racquet Sports Techniques

KINS 2211. Basketball Techniques

KINS 2251. Volleyball Techniques

KINS 2321. Developmental Gymnastics Techniques

KINS 2551. Movement Activities for Children

KINS 3573. Developmental Movement for Elementary School Children

KINS 3643. Perspectives of Sport

KINS 4601. Advanced Exercise Physiology Laboratory

KINS 4603. Advanced Exercise Physiology

KINS 4913. Independent Study or

KINS 4503, 4933. Practicum

*Additional options will be started Spring 2000

See Department of Kinesiology for specific requirements in each degree plan emphasis.
 

Kinesiology Minor

A minor in Kinesiology requires 18 semester hours including the following:

KINS 3591. Kinesiology and Biomechanics Laboratory

KINS 3592. Kinesiology and Biomechanics

KINS 3601. Physiology of Exercise Laboratory

KINS 3602. Physiology of Exercise

KINS 4573. Motor Learning and Development

Nine elective hours in KINS courses.
 

Kinesiology Undergraduate Courses

KINS 1001-1451. Physical Activity Classes. Activities in Sports, Dance, Aquatics, and Body Mechanics. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skill; emphasis upon the development of total fitness and recreational skills for leisure use. Personal equipment and clothing for most activity courses must be supplied by the student. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1031. Bowling. Classes in tenpin bowling for all skill levels are held at a local bowling establishment.

KINS 1051. Golf. Classes for beginning and intermediate skill levels are held on the TWU 18 hole golf course.

KINS 1441. Scuba Diving. (PHED 1151) Course includes work in the TWU indoor swimming pool and a check-out dive at a lake. Prerequisites: Satisfactory swimming ability and absence of disqualifying health problems.

KINS 1502. Practicum in Advanced Sports. Experiences in advanced techniques and strategies. Ten laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours. May be repeated for additional credit.

KINS 1573. Sport Science: An Evolving Discipline. (PHED 1301) History, principles, and philosophies of physical education; spectrum of delivery styles and behaviors appropriate for promoting the learning of motor skills; career opportunities and qualifications requisite to various types of positions. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 1581. Fitness Through Selected Activities. Selected activities designed to promote physical fitness; critiquing and planning contemporary fitness programs, research, and tests. Achievement of an acceptable fitness/skill standard in the coursework is required for entrance into all technique courses. Prerequisite: Kinesiology Department major or permission of instructor. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1901. Fitness and Health Laboratory. Activities and laboratories designed to illustrate and experience the balanced approach to fitness and health. HS/KINS/NFS 1902 Fitness and Health: Enhancing Personal Wellness must be taken concurrently. Three activity/laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1902. Fitness and Health: Enhancing Personal Wellness. Introduces basic concepts of fitness, health, and nutrition; develops understandings necessary for making wise decisions and establishing individually appropriate practices that contribute to a healthful lifestyle throughout the lifespan. Wellness issues that affect women and reflect cultural values are addressed. HS/KINS/NFS 1901 Fitness and Health Laboratory must be taken concurrently. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.

KINS 1911. Tennis. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in tennis. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1921. Aerobic Dance. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in aerobic dance. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1931. Weight Training. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in weight training. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1941. Jogging. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in jogging. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1951. Aqua Aerobics. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in aqua aerobics. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1961. Beginning Swimming. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in beginning swimming. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1971. Swimming for Fitness. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in swimming for fitness. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 1981. Racquetball. Designed for the general university student. Instruction offered at all levels of skills; emphasis on the development of total physical fitness and recreational skills through participation in racquetball. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

*KINS 2023. Building Women’s Leadership through Wilderness Experiences. Explores and challenges women’s relationships to nature and the environment through textual and experiential learning as influenced by a range of female perspectives. Uses critical thinking skills from both theoretical and practical perspectives, thus merging feminist theory and practice. Fosters leadership skills by connecting tangible, physical experiences in the outdoors with a thorough consideration of the existing literature. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 2031. Lifetime Sports Techniques. Designed for majors with intermediate and advanced skills, and basic knowledge of strategy and rules; analysis of skills and evaluative procedures utilized in golf, softball, and other selected lifetime sports; techniques for integrating various populations. Prerequisite: KINS 1581. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2041. Field Sports Techniques. Designed for majors with intermediate and advanced skills, and basic knowledge of strategy and rules; analysis of skills and evaluative procedures utilized in flag football, soccer, speedball and other field sports; techniques for integrating various populations. Prerequisite: KINS 1581. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2071. Racquet Sports Techniques. Designed for majors with intermediate and advanced skills, and basic knowledge of strategy and rules; analysis of skills and evaluative procedures utilized in tennis and badminton; techniques for integrating various populations. Prerequisites: KINS 2551 and KINS 1581. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2211. Basketball Techniques. Designed for majors with intermediate and advanced skills, and basic knowledge of strategy and rules; analysis of progressive basketball skills and evaluative procedures through the utilization of drills and games; techniques for integrating various populations. Prerequisite: KINS 1581. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2251. Volleyball Techniques. Designed for majors with intermediate and advanced skills, and basic knowledge of strategy and rules; analysis of progressive volleyball skills and evaluative procedures through the utilization of drills and games; techniques for integrating various populations. Prerequisite: KINS 1581. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. KINS 2321. Developmental Gymnastic Techniques. Designed for majors with intermediate and advanced skills, and basic knowledge of strategy and rules; analysis of sequential tumbling and apparatus skills, safety conditions, common errors, spotting techniques, skill progression, evaluative procedures; techniques for integrating various populations. Prerequisite: KINS 1581. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2551. Movement Activities for Children. Motor skill acquisition in children; the sequential progression in the achievement of motor proficiency through the use of skill themes and movement concepts. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2591. Kinesiology and Neurophysiology Laboratory. Laboratory experiences for occupational therapy majors and others enrolled in KINS 2593. Two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 2593. Kinesiology and Neurophysiology. For majors in occupational therapy and therapeutic recreation. Kinesiological, physiological, and anatomical aspects of the nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems of the human body; psychomotor factors related to motor performance; mechanical principles and their application to human motion. Prerequisites: ZOOL 2043, or BIOL 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 3501. Practicum in Physical Education. Internship in specialized field work in physical education and related activities. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.

KINS 3503. Practicum in Physical Education. Internship in specialized field work in physical education and related activities. Nine laboratory hours per week. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional credit.

KINS 3563. Guidance of Children Through Physical Education Activities. Theory and practice in appraisal of motor skill, postural needs, and fitness of children; methods of teaching games, rhythmic activities, gymnastic/tumbling skills, and track/field activities. Organization and administration of physical education in the elementary school. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 3573. Developmental Movement for Children. Systems for promoting motor skill acquisition and increased physical competency based on the developmental level of the individual; factors influencing motor skill development; fundamental movement skill development. Prerequisites: KINS 1573, KINS 3591, and KINS 3592. Three hours of lecture a week and 30 practicum hours a semester. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 3591. Kinesiology and Biomechanics Laboratory. Corequisite: KINS 3592. Two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 3592. Kinesiology and Biomechanics. Scientific study of movement; analysis of fundamental movements and basic movement patterns; mechanical principles and their application to human motion; application to teaching movement. Prerequisites: Z00L 2041 and 2043 or equivalent. Corequisite: KINS 3591. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.

KINS 3601. Physiology of Exercise Laboratory. Corequisite KINS 3602. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 3602. Physiology of Exercise. Physiological effects of exercise upon the human body; basic physiological concepts and their relationship to the kinesiology program. Corequisite KINS 3601. Prerequisite Zoology 2051 and Zoology 2052. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.

KINS 3622. Adapted and Developmental Physical Education. Adapted physical education service delivery in accordance with PL 94-142; characteristics of selected conditions with implications for physical education; psychomotor assessment and individualized educational programming; adapting mainstream physical education to meet the needs of students with disabilities. KINS 3501 Practicum in Physical Education must be taken concurrently. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.

KINS 3633. Athletic Injuries. Physical conditioning of athletes; principles and management of specific injuries; modalities; examination, immediate treatment, rehabilitation, and taping methods for injuries. Prerequisites: Z00L 2041, 2043, 2051 and 2052 or equivalent. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 3643. Perspective of Sport. Aspects of psychology of sport; philosophy of sport; movement skill analysis; aspects of sport law; psychological perspectives of leadership; decision making; lifetime management skills. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 3663. Evaluation of Athletic Injuries. Recognition, evaluation and functional testing specific to individual athletic injuries. Factors relating to the body’s response to physical trauma; signs and symptoms indicating a need for definitive treatment. Prerequisites: KINS 3591, 3592, 3601, 3602, and 3633. Two lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: three hours.

KINS 4503. Practicum in Coaching. Internship in implementation of interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics. Nine laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional credit.

KINS 4573. Motor Learning and Development. Changes and characteristics of motor behavior from infancy to adulthood. Effects of the individual’s personality traits, and genetic and environmental factors on the learning of motor skills. Two lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Credit Three hours.

KINS 4593. Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education. Evaluation procedures used by the profession; experiences in construction and administration of tests; application of basic statistical techniques required for the interpretation of results. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 4601. Advanced Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Corequisite KINS 4601. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

KINS 4603. Advanced Exercise Physiology. Advanced study of the fundamental concepts of exercise physiology; recent advances in exercise testing and training; American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines. Corequisite KINS 4601. Prerequisite KINS 3602 and KINS 3601. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

KINS 4911 and 4913. Independent Study. Directed individual study of selected topics in physical education. May be repeated for additional credit. Credit: One hour or three hours.

*KINS 4933. Practicum in Exercise Science. Internship in specialized field work in exercise science (corporate fitness and cardiac rehabilitaion), athletic training, and related activties. May be repeated for credit. Nine laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
 

Graduate Courses

KINS 5003. Laboratory Techniques in Biomechanics

KINS 5023. Methods of Research

KINS 5033. Applied Statistical Principles

KINS 5043. Statistical Inference

KINS 5051. Biomechanical Kinesiology Laboratory

KINS 5053. Biomechanical Kinesiology

KINS 5063. Qualitative Analysis in Biomechanics

KINS 5123. Professional Affiliation

KINS 5143. Group Dynamics in the Professions

KINS 5513. Biomechanics: Kinematics

KINS 5523. Biomechanics: Kinetics

KINS 5553. Advanced Exercise Physiology

KINS 5573. Graded Exercise Testing

KINS 5583. Hormonal Response During Exercise

KINS 5603. Growth and Perceptual Motor Development

KINS 5613. Cardiovascular Response to Exercise

KINS 5623. Biomechanical Analysis: Electromyography I

KINS 5643. Biomechanical Analysis: Cinematography I

KINS 5653. Strength and Physical Fitness Development

KINS 5663. Body Composition and Weight Management

KINS 5713. Motor Learning I

KINS 5723. Role of Sport in American Society

KINS 5733. Advanced Motor Learning and Control

KINS 5763. Systematic Observation in Physical Education and Sport.

KINS 5773. Physical Education in the Curriculum

KINS 5783. Learning and Teaching Styles in Physical Education and Sport

KINS 5793. Enhancing Behavior and Performance in Physical Education

KINS 5803. Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

KINS 5833. Issues in Adapted Physical Education

KINS 5853. Appraisal of Psychomotor Dysfunctions in Adapted Physical Education

KINS 5863. Pedagogy in Adapted Physical Education

KINS 5873. Aquatics for Special Populations

KINS 5883. Disability and Sport

KINS 5893. Organization and Administration of School Physical Education

KINS 5903. Special Topics

KINS 5911. Individual Study

KINS 5913. Individual Study

KINS 5923. Administration and Service Delivery in Public School Adapted Physical Education

KINS 5943. Nutrition and Exercise in the Disease State

KINS 5973. Professional Paper or Project

KINS 5983. Thesis

KINS 5993. Thesis

KINS 6023. Critical Analysis of Professional Literature

KINS 6103. Advanced Seminar in Group Dynamics

KINS 6113. Seminar in Physical Education

KINS 6133. Professional Administrative Internship

KINS 6143. Research Designs in Kinesiology

KINS 6673. History and Philosophy of Physical Education

KINS 6853. Practicum: Appraisal in Adapted Physical Education

KINS 6911. Individual Study

KINS 6913. Individual Study

KINS 6983. Dissertation

KINS 6993. Dissertation