Health and Physical Education
Mission
The mission of Health and Physical Education at Converse is to provide as broad and varied a curriculum as possible to aid students in developing skills, knowledge, and understanding that will lead to participation in lifetime sports and/or fitness activities.
Requirements and Recommendations
It is recommended that all physical education requirements be completed by the end of the student’s junior year.
Every new student, by July 1, must be examined by her own physician. The report must be sent to the director of health services.
Students are required to take HPE 255: Introduction to Fitness and Wellness or one of the following or BIO 105 Human Biology; BIO 150 SP: Nutrition; PSY 350: SP: Body Image; PSY 350: SP: Women’s Wellbeing; PSY 280: Health Psychology; or PSY 281: Yoga and stress management, and one activity course. The activity course is selected from one of three areas: team sport, individual sport, or dance. HPE 256: Concepts and Approaches also includes the activity requirement. Courses are graded conventionally and will be counted in the grade average of the student. Dance courses are listed in the Department of Theatre and Dance section of the Catalog.
Students who are not safe in deep water are encouraged to take a swimming course. Beyond the one course physical education requirement, a student will be allowed to take 10 additional physical education activity courses. Only three of these additional courses will count toward the total of 120 hours required for graduation.
Degrees and Certificates
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Health and Wellness Major, Bachelor of Arts, BA -
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Courses
BIO 255: BASIC NUTRITION
This course studies the biology and chemistry of nutrients with special emphasis on their role in human physiology. Normal nutrition throughout the life cycle, nutrition in sports, weight management, and diseases resulting from improper nutrition will also be studied. Lecture only.
GEP Health and Wellness, Non-Lab Science
HPE 123: BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING INDIVIDUAL SPORTS FENCING
HPE 124: BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GOLF
HPE 125: FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
First-Year Seminars (FYS) constitute a common and academically significant experience in a student’s first year at Converse. All incoming first-year students are required to take a 3- or 4-credit hour FYS course in the fall semester, choosing from a variety of discipline specific topics. Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix, but with a common course number. Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix but with a common course number. Special emphasis is given to cultivating critical thinking, effective speaking, and writing skills.
GEP.
HPE 126: BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING INDIVIDUAL SPORTS TENNIS
HPE 134: BEGINNING TEAM SPORTS
HPE 140: SWIMMING
HPE 150: FITNESS AEROBICS
HPE 151: FITNESS WALK/SWIM
HPE 152: FITNESS APPROACHES
HPE 153: FITNESS INTRODUCTION TO YOGA
HPE 154: FITNESS WEIGHT TRAINING
HPE 155: INTRODUCTION TO PILATES
HPE 156: ZUMBA
This course will introduce the beginner to the fundamentals ZUMBA technique through various exercises. ZUMBA is a Latin-Inspired , dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and International music and dance movements, creating a dynamic, exciting, exhilarating, and effective fitness system. ZUMBA integrates some of the basic principles of aerobic, interval, and resistance training to maximize caloric output, cardiovascular benefits, and total body toning.
GEP credit.
HPE 160: SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HPE 180: CPR, FIRST AID, AED, AND PERSONAL SAFETY
This course focuses on a study of first aid, CPR, and use of the AED, including thorough knowledge and skill development to meet the needs of most situations when emergency first aid care is needed and medical assistance is not available or is delayed. Upon completion of the course students may receive an American Red Cross certification.
Elective credit.
HPE 195: ATHLETIC TRAINING
BIO 100 or permission of the instructor.
HPE 245: LIFEGUARD TRAINING
HPE 250: PERSONAL TRAINING
In this personal training course students will be given the opportunity to develop their knowledge and application of exercise training as it relates to improving the health, fitness, and well being of various populations in one on one, or group fitness settings. The course includes classroom lessons which includes the study of energy systems, resistance training, conditioning, speed training for athletes, aerobic conditioning for various populations, fitness evaluations, designing training programs, legal responsibilities of a personal trainer, and the business of personal training. In addition students will receive practical experience designing, implementing, and assessing sports performance and general fitness programs for classmates.
HPE 254: INTERMEDIATE YOGA
HPE 154 or permission of instructor.
HPE 255: INTRODUCTION TO FITNESS AND WELLNESS
This course is designed to give students a basic knowledge of fitness, nutritional health and general wellness principles. Topics to be discussed and examined will include but are not limited to nutrition, stress management, behavior modification, disease prevention, sexually transmitted diseases, food and the consumer, cardiovascular and cancer- risk reduction, exercise and aging and lifetime physical fitness and wellness. To aid in the discussion of physical fitness, students will also participate in a variety of daily lifetime physical activities such as aerobic, Zumba and pilates activity, core activities, relaxation, yoga, and body weight training.
Offered Fall and Spring Terms.
GEP credit.
HPE 256: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES TO A FIT AND WELL WAY OF LIFE
HPE 355: ISSUES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH
Although men and women have many similar health problems, women also face issues that are unique to them. Throughout history, women have been subjected to many misconceptions relating to their health and their ability to be a functioning part of society. Additionally, they have experienced discrimination in their daily lives and in the area of healthcare. Not only are women living longer now, but they are experiencing more healthcare problems due to increased lifespan. In this course topics will be introduced to provide students with knowledge related to the wide spectrum of women’s health issues and how they might deal with them. Possible topics include; history of women’s healthcare, the economics of women’s healthcare, preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer, nutrition and exercise, chronic diseases for women, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/sexually transmitted infections, violence against women, mental health issues of female aging and the impact of the workplace on women’s health. Meets the Wellness, Humanities, and Women Studies GEP requirements.
GEP Wellness, Humanities, CCW credit.
HPE 360: SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HPE 361: WOMEN IN SPORT: A STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
For years women have had to fight for gender equality, especially in the male dominated area of sports. This course will closely examine the obstacles women have had to overcome in their quest for equality in sports throughout history. The course will be comprised of lectures, readings and discussions from assigned articles, video presentations in class, and student presentations on issues related to the struggle for women to compete in sports.
GEP, CCW credit.
HPE 393: HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
HPE 490: DIRECTED INDEPENDENT STUDY
HWS 450: INTERNSHIP: HEALTH AND WELLNESS
The student will be engaged in an internship in a business, governmental agency, or organization that will give the student an opportunity to develop disciplinary skills and explore a variety of career options in health and wellness-related fields. This internship will be a minimum of 120 hours over the course of a semester. Pass/fail grading. Major Credit. Capstone
90 Hours of Completion
Major, Elective Credit