Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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KINS 3101 Prev & Emer Conc in Healthcare

Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in HSCS 2813 or BIOL 2160. This course provides an opportunity to introduce clinical skills used for the application of the components of general prophylactic techniques used in healthcare as well as emergency procedures used in the active population. Administrative considerations as well as prevention and immediate care of athletic injuries including first aid/CPR/AED, and emergency procedures will also be presented. Training of basic patient functional skills will be demonstrated and theory, principles, and practice of taping, wrapping, and bracing procedures used for prevention purposes in diverse patient populations as well as variables of exercise prescription and design will also be explored.

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KINS 3102 Clinical Athletic Training I

Prerequisite: KINS 2103. Supervised clinical experience in a college/university, secondary school, corporate/industrial, clinical or fitness setting. Students shall perform athletic training duties in assigned clinical settings commensurate with their level of experience and competence. Class/sessions will be used to discuss clinical education experiences, evidence-based medicine, practice clinical skills, and demonstrate assigned competencies/proficiencies. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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KINS 3103 Structural Kinesiology

Prerequisites: HSCS 2813 with a grade of C or higher, or BIOL 2251K with a grade of C or higher. Investigation of the full significance of human anatomical structures and their relationship to the complex functions that normally occur during physical activity. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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KINS 3104 Fndn of Therapeutic Medicine

Prerequisite: HSCS 2813 or BIOL 2251K with grade of C or higher. This course explores the development of clinical competence in assessment and training of basic patient functional skills. Theory, principles, and practice of exercise procedures used for treatment purposes in prescription. Principles and practice of therapeutic clinical treatment procedures utilizing therapeutic modalities will also be presented.

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KINS 3112 Organization/Admin-Athl Train

Prerequisite: KINS 3113 with a grade of C or higher. Investigation of the organization and administration strategies of an allied health care program. Emphasis will be on the objectives, principles, and problems in the management of a comprehensive athletic training program.

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KINS 3113 Orthopedic Injury Assessment I

Prerequisite: KINS 2103. Procedures and techniques for the recognition, evaluation and management of orthopedic injuries and conditions to the lower extremities. Laboratory experiences emphasize the methods and techniques in evaluating lower extremity injuries/conditions.

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KINS 3122 Clinical Athletic Training II

Prerequisite: KINS 3102 with a grade of C or higher. Supervised clinical experience in a college/university, secondary school, corporate/industrial, clinical or fitness setting. Students shall perform athletic training duties in assigned clinical settings commensurate with their level of experience and competence. Class/sessions will be used to discuss clinical education experiences, evidence-based medicine, practice clinical skills, and demonstrate assigned competencies/proficiencies. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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KINS 3123 General Med Conditions & Pharm

Prerequisite: KINS 3153 with a grade of C or higher. Recognition and treatment of general medical pathology and etiologies of patients involved in physical activity. Application of pharmacological principles in the treatment of illness, injury, and disease for the athletic population will be discussed. Laboratory experiences emphasize the methods and techniques in assessing general medical conditions. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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KINS 3133 Therapeutic Modalities

Prerequisite: KINS 2103. Examination of the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions through the use of cryotherapy, thermotherapy, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy. Laboratory experiences emphasize the application of therapeutic physical agents and modalities.

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KINS 3153 Orthopedic Injury Assess II

Prerequisite: KINS 3113. Procedures and techniques for the recognition, evaluation and management of orthopedic injuries and conditions to the upper extremities and thorax. Laboratory experiences emphasize the methods and techniques in evaluating injuries/conditions to the upper extremity and thorax.

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KINS 3200 Exercise & Sports Nutrition

Pre-requisites: KINS 2200 and KINS 2323 with grade of C or higher. This course is designed to provide an advanced level of comprehension of the role of nutrients in metabolic and physiological functioning of the body. The course will focus on the relationships between nutrition and physical performance, with an emphasis on nutritional contributions during exercise and sports.

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KINS 3203 Physiology of Exercise

Prerequisites: C or better in (BIOL 2251K and BIOL 2252K) or (HSCS 2813 and 2823), and C or better in KINS 2200 or KINS 3133 ( KINS 3133 may be taken concurrently). Study of the effects of acute and chronic exercise on human physiology. Opportunity is provided to conduct experiments and studies on related topics.

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KINS 3205 Personal Training

This course focuses on all aspects of personal training (exercise techniques, basic exercise prescription, equipment evaluation, home fitness programs, FMS Screening, fitness assessment, scope of practice, and the business side) including the business side of being a personal trainer.

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KINS 3212 Practicum I

Prerequisite: C or higher in (BIOL 2251K and 2252K) or (HSCS 2813 and HSCS 2823) and C or higher in KINS 2200. Supervised practical experience in a fitness center, rehabilitation program, and/or a health promotion program.

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KINS 3223 Biomechanics

Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in KINS 3103, and a grade of C or higher in (BIOL 2251K and BIOL 2252K) or (HSCS 2813 and HSCS 2823). An introduction to biomechanics and the application of physics to human motion. Emphasis on the movement mechanics of the human body during sport, exercise, and rehabilitation.

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KINS 3233 Methods of Resistance Training

Prerequisites: C or higher in KINS 2210 and KINS 3103, and C or higher in BIOL 2252K or HSCS 2823. An introduction to the methods and strategies of instructing weight training.

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KINS 3243 Exercise Leadership

Prerequisites: C or higher in (BIOL 2160 and 2170) or (HSCS 2813 and 2823). Materials, methods, and techniques utilized in organizing and instructing exercise classes.

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KINS 3262 Exercise Testing/Norm Spec Pop

Prerequisite: C or higher in (BIOL 2251K and 2252K) or (HSCS 2813 and 2823) and C or higher in KINS 3203 (may be taken concurrently). Materials, methods, and techniques of exercise testing, and prescription for healthy individuals. Opportunity to conduct experiments and studies on related topics. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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KINS 3272 Clinical Experiences in ES II

Prerequisite: KINS 3212. Supervised practical experience in a fitness center, rehabilitation program, and/or a health promotion program.

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KINS 3303 Community Health

Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in (BIOL 2251K and BIOL 2252K) or (HSCS 2813 and HSCS 2823), and a grade of C or higher in KINS 2313, KINS 2323, KINS 2331, and KINS 2333. A survey of community health problems and methods of intervention and includes 60 hours of community based service-learning experiences.

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KINS 3323 Substance Use and Misuse

An in-depth study of the physiological and psycho-social causes and consequences of substance use and misuse with an emphasis on education and prevention.

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KINS 3333 Epidemiology/Human Disease

An introduction to epidemiological concepts, an exploration of chronic and communicable diseases, and an examination of the role of the health educator in disease prevention and control.

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KINS 3343 Human Sexuality

The investigation and development of skills, knowledge, attitudes and methodology to address human sexuality topics in schools and communities.

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KINS 3353 Environmental Health

Examine health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries.

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KINS 3363 Determinants of Hlth Behavior

Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KINS 2313, KINS 2323, KINS 2331, and KINS 2333, and grade of C or better in (BIOL 2251K and BIOL 2252K) or (HSCS 2813 and HSCS 2823). This course will introduce students to the principles, theories models, concepts and methodologies involved in the study of health behavior and determinant of health. The course will primarily provide a forum to discuss the theoretical foundations of health behavior and health education, models of individual and interpersonal health behavior, community health, and susceptible populations, community and group intervention models of health behavior.

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KINS 3402 Coaching Baseball

Theory and practice of individual fundamentals, team strategies, organization and management procedures specific to baseball.

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KINS 3403 Motor Behavior

Analyzes the changes in human development across the lifespan and the underlying causes of these changes. Identifies developmentally appropriate teaching strategies and practices to enhance development across the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains.

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KINS 3412 Coaching Basketball

Theory and practice of individual fundamentals, team strategies, organization and management procedures specific to basketball.

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KINS 3413 Principles of Coaching

Study of coaching principles and practices including philosophy and ethics, legal aspects, budgets and finance, planning, fund-raising, motivation, communication, and leadership.

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KINS 3422 Coaching Football

Theory and practice of individual fundamentals, team strategies, organization and management procedures specific to football.

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KINS 3423 Psychology of Coaching

Psychological theory and principles of sport and physical activity applied to coaching youth sport and secondary school athletics.

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KINS 3432 Coaching Soccer

Theory and practice of individual fundamentals, team strategies, organization and management procedures specific to soccer.

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KINS 3442 Techniques of Officiating

A study of the rules, mechanics, and principles of sports officiating.

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