Courses
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- Offered: Winter
Students learn skills and techniques of snowboarding.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HP 263 or instructor permission.
Intermediate snowboarding introduces the student to dynamic carving which is a necessary skill for a rider to feel confident turning (carving) down both groomed blue and black runs. HP 263 is a prerequisite and your instructor will expect a high level of participation and determination on your part to learn these new skills. Both subjective and objective criteria will be applied when determining your level of achievement.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Winter
Students learn skills and techniques of snowshoeing.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter
Students learn skills and techniques of swimming.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Designed for the swimmer who already has basic skills.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
American Red Cross training for lifeguard certification.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
American Red Cross training for certification as a swimming instructor.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter
Students learn skills and techniques of SCUBA.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HP 272A or instructor’s permission.
Designed for the diver who already has basic skills.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: HP 272B or instructor permission.
Specialized training for the diver who will be a member of a rescue team.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.
- Offered: Fall Winter
This course utilizes the Zumba fitness program to enhance muscle tone and strength, cardiovascular endurance, agility, balance, coordination, and stability. This Latin-inspired dance fitness class incorporates a wide variety of music and dance rhythms. The movements can be modified for all fitness and ability levels and participants learn to adjust the intensity to fit individual needs. Emphasis is placed on learning appropriate exercise techniques as well as general fitness principles to enhance the students’ well-being.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter
This course utilizes the aqua Zumba fitness program to enhance muscle tone and strength, cardiovascular endurance, agility, balance, coordination, and stability. The Latin-inspired dance fitness movements are modified to be appropriate for the aquatic environment. Zumba is fused with the basic principles of aqua aerobics in a workout that is easy to follow yet challenging for people of various fitness abilities. Emphasis is placed on learning appropriate exercise techniques as well as general fitness principles to enhance the students’ well-being and improve overall performance.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter
Students will learn to effectively defend themselves from attackers in a variety of manners and situations. Skills learned will range from escapes from grabs and locks, to effective striking techniques and principles. Students will discuss defense based philosophy and practice drills to develop good self-defense and protection habits.
- Offered: On demand
Students learn skills and techniques of new activities.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall
Introductory course in the Health and Physical Education teacher education program or PE-Coaching track that examines historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of health, physical education, and sport.
- Offered: Fall
Introduction to Motor Learning and Development theories which will provide the scientific basis for the teaching, development, and assessment of motor skills within the field of health, physical education, and sport coaching.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Invasion Games. The invasion games category includes games, such as football, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, hockey, team handball/sabakiball, speedball, ultimate, and other similar games. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Net/Wall Games. The net/wall category includes games, such as tennis, volleyball, pickle ball, racquetball, and badminton. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Health-Related Activities. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to assess general health-related physical fitness (cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, and body composition), increase general knowledge about health-related fitness, and develop the basic aerobic capacity that will allow safe participation in school and community recreation settings. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Striking/Fielding/Target Games. The striking/fielding category includes games, such as softball, baseball, broomball, cricket, and kickball. The target games category includes games, such as golf, bowling, archery, disc golf, and bocce ball. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110 and HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Outdoor Pursuit Activities. Activities in this category may include hiking, backpacking, orienteering, geocaching, wall/rock climbing, low or high ropes course, climbing towers, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain bike riding, or equestrian trail riding. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Winter, Even Years
- Prerequisites: HPE 110 and HPE 120.
This course provides an examination of the National and State Health Education standards, effective instructional strategies for the seondary health educator, and the development and assessment of the Skills-Based approach.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120 and PE 224.
This course provides an examination of the National and State Physical Education standards, effective instructional strategies for the secondary physical educator, and the development, assessment, and advocacy of quality PE curriculum.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110 and HPE 120.
Focus on teaching methodology and instructional strategies in health and physical education. Professional teaching behaviors and skills are developed, such as unit and lesson plans within an educational setting.
- Offered: On demand
An orientation and review of all cosmetology curricula. The curriculum discussed is set by the State of Michigan. The related knowledge is necessary for successful completion of the state test for licensure.
Notes: Repeatable up to 4 credits.