Department of Kinesiology

Physical Education/Teacher Education Program

Degree Requirements

The requirements for the Physical Education/Teacher Education program include 35 units in KNES professional core courses, 13 units of professional lab skills/activities, 6 units of KNES professional electives, 23 units of teacher education core courses and 28-29 units of additional required courses. The specific requirements for the Physical Education/Teacher Education program are as follows:

KNES Professional Core (35 units)

KNES 290         Introduction to Teaching in Physical Education (2)
KNES 298         History and Philosophy of Physical Education (3)
KNES 309         Tests and Measurements (3)
KNES 311         Biomechanics (3)
KNES 313         Physiology of Exercise (3)
KNES 315         Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3)
KNES 324         Teaching Physical Education in Elementary Schools (3)
KNES 325         Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools (3)
KNES 341         Concepts of Motor Learning (3)
KNES 355         Psychology of Sport (3)
KNES 423         Adaptive Physical Education (3)
KNES 426         Motor Development (3)

Professional Lab Skills/Activities (13 units)

KNES 140         Track and Field (1)
KNES 150         Personal Defense/Wrestling (1)
KNES 156         Gymnastics (1)
KNES 165         Swimming (1)
KNES 182         Field Court I (1)
KNES 184         Field Court II (1)
KNES 202         Net/Wall Games (1)
KNES 239         Physical Fitness Activities (1)
KNES 283         Physical Education Activities for the Young Child (1)
KNES 284         Adventure Based Education Activities (1)
KNES 327         Teaching Cultural Dance Forms: Creative Movement for PHEC Majors (3)

KNES Professional Electives (6 units)

KNES 305         Outdoor Education Philosophy and Methods (3)
KNES 331         Principles of Coaching (3)
KNES 337         Advanced Coaching Techniques (3)
KNES 351         Philosophy: The Sport Experience (3)
KNES 353         Sport and Society (3)
KNES 496         Independent Study (1-3)
HLTH 101          Wellness in a Diverse Society (3)

Teacher Education Core (23 units)

EDUC 401         Foundations of Education (3)
ELED 324          Integrating Literacy in the K-12 Content Areas (3)
KNES 392         Elementary Student Teaching (6)
KNES 394         Secondary Student Teaching (6)
KNES 480         Seminar in Teaching Physical Education (1)
REED 365         Reading and Writing in the Content Area K-12 (3)

Additional Required Courses (28-29 units)

BIOL 190          Inroductory Biology for the Health Professions (4)
BIOL 213          Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
BIOL 214          Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
CHEM 105       Chemistry for Allied Health Professions I (4)
                           or
PHYS 202        General Physics for the Health Sciences (5)
COMM 131       Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3)
IDHP 110         Information Utilization in the Health Professions (3)
                           or
ISTC 201         Using Information Effectively in Education (3)
PSYC 101        Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSYC 201        Educational Psychology (3)

Department of Kinesiology
Towson Center, Room 200
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2376
Fax: 410-704-3912