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This option is designed to prepare the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to analyze movement and to conduct and administer physical fitness programs. The option is particularly valuable for the student interested in employment in fitness assessment labs or fitness centers.

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Located in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, a region that is densely populated with dance studios and professional opportunities, 快活林性息 is an ideal setting for students who want to continue their dance studies. Attracting students from disparate geographical regions and from different cultural backgrounds, 快活林性息 offers several dance programs, all designed to meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate students.

Currently, the Department of Kinesiology offers not only a major in Kinesiology with a specialty in dance (Dance Option) but also a Dance Minor available for students obtaining a BA or BS with a major in another discipline.

快活林性息 dance is a dynamic, rapidly growing area of study 鈥� one that draws students with an interest in performance and/or pedagogy. Within the Department of Kinesiology, and in collaboration with the Music and Theatre Departments, three concerts are produced each academic year, while multiple studio performances are offered at the completion of each semester.

Outreach programs are currently being developed, including collaborations with professional dance groups in the Los Angeles community. The Department of Kinesiology and College of Health and Human Development believe 快活林性息 dance students will be active participants in all aspects of the dance activities offered at 快活林性息.

B.A. Dance Option

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This option is designed to prepare the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to analyze movement and to conduct and administer physical fitness programs. This option is ideal for听those intending to pursue graduate study in a variety听of allied health fields (e.g. Physical Therapy, Medical听School, etc.).

The option requires courses in:

• Basic physics and chemistry
• Motor Learning, Control, and Development
• Biomechanics
• Exercise Physiology

Along with elective courses to provide specialized training in an area of interest.

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Purpose

Physical Education Teacher Education prepares professionals capable of delivering diverse programs that promote self-directed, responsible, physically active lifestyles in school aged children and youth in urban settings across the state and region.

Goals

Students will:

• Demonstrate an听understanding of the urban听child and the nature of urban contexts in relation to positive lifestyle choices through human movement.
• Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate application of听pedagogical content听knowledge听of human movement across diverse settings and age groups through human movement.
• Demonstrate knowledge of diverse physical education听programs and curricular planning听to ensure student learning in a supportive learning environment.
• Effectively听apply pedagogical听skills and kinesiological principles in diverse activity settings.
• Demonstrate the ability to write and speak effectively in听multiple contexts听with diverse populations.
• Integrate technology听within movement settings to enhance communication, assessment and learning.
• Create a learning听environment characterized by acceptable student behavior and efficient use of time.
• Demonstrate听commitment to continuous professional听growth.

Objectives

Students earning a BS in the Physical Education Option will have demonstrated the following through course work and application:

• Ability听to serve as a change agent for the promotion of positive lifestyle choices for learners in urban settings.
• An听understanding听of physical education content knowledge, disciplinary concepts and tools of inquiry related to the development of a physically educated and physically active person.
• An understanding of how individuals learn and develop, and can听provide听opportunities that support their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development in human movement settings.
• An understanding of how individuals differ in their听approaches to learning听human movement and create appropriate instruction adapted to diverse learners.
• An understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior in order to create a learning environment that听encourages positive social听interacting, active engagement in physical activity, learning and self-motivation through human movement.
• An ability to听create a learning听environment characterized by acceptable student behavior, efficient use of time, and disciplined acquisition of knowledge, skills and understanding in a human movement setting.
• The听effective听use of verbal, nonverbal and media听communication听and technological techniques to foster inquiry, collaboration and engagement in physical activity.
• Planning and implementation of a variety of developmentally听appropriate instructional听strategies to develop physically educated and active individuals.
• An understanding and use of formal and informal听assessment strategies听to foster physical cognitive, social and emotional development of learners in physical activity.
• A听reflective practitioner听who evaluates the effects of his/her actions on others in developing human movement.
• The听fostering of relationships听with colleagues, parents/guardians and community agencies to encourage a lifetime of physical activity.

This option is designed for students who have an interest in sport but do not want to become physical education teachers or clinicians in exercise science related occupations. The Sport Studies option focuses on the critical examination of sport in the contexts of听historical and contemporary society, emphasizing skills in cultural analysis and critical thinking pertaining to the administration, leadership, psychological, historical, philosophical, and sociological aspects of听sport. The BS in Sport Studies will prepare students for careers in sport leadership as well as for graduate work in sport studies, sport management, or other related fields.