Courses of Study - William Jewell College

Missouri Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
The purposes of the teacher education program
are to prepare teachers who:
1. Have a strong background in their teaching
specialty (i.e., scientific knowledge, motor
skills, human movement or health content);
2. Understand health and physical education as
a profession, including the historical and
philosophical aspects, and can explain how
health and physical education teachers can
advance the goals of the profession in a
variety of settings;
3. Become effective coordinators of learning, relate
theory to practice by planning, implementing
and evaluating learning experiences, and
cause students to become self-directed, lifelong
learners.
Required Courses
Courses of Study –
Physical Education and Recreation
PED 155 Foundations of Physical Education,
Recreation, & Sport 2 cr. hrs.
PED 216 Aerobic Conditioning and Strength
Training 2 cr. hrs.
PED 228 Lifetime Individual Activities
& Dance 3 cr. hrs.
PED 229 Lifetime Team Activities 2 cr. hrs.
PED 249 Anatomy & Physiology 2 cr. hrs.
PED 250 Health Science 2 cr. hrs.
PED 256 Social Aspects of Physical Education &
Recreation 2 cr. hrs.
PED 261 Prevention & Treatment of Athletic Injuries
2 cr. hrs.
PED 280 Psychological Aspects of Physical
Education & Recreation 2 cr. hrs.
PED 300 Physiology of Exercise 3 cr. hrs.
PED 375 Perceptual Motor Development 2 cr. hrs.
PED 381 Assessment & Evaluation in Physical
Education 2 cr. hrs.
PED 392 Kinesiology 2 cr. hrs.
PED 420 Adapted Physical Education 2 cr. hrs.
PED 465 Methods of Middle School & Secondary
School Physical Education 2 cr. hrs.
In addition, all Physical Education Majors will follow
the Secondary Education Teacher Certification
program, in the WJC Department of Education.
Major in Recreation and Sport
This is a bachelor of science degree. The purpose
of the Recreation and Sport program will be to
prepare professionals for careers in a wide variety
of settings, such as: public park and recreation
departments, community centers, fitness facilities,
personal fitness trainers, corporate recreation,
church recreation, non-profit recreation centers,
and sport-related activities in non-school settings.
Required Courses
PED 126 Swimming 1 cr. hr.
PED 155 Foundations of Physical Education,
Recreation, & Sport 2 cr. hrs.
PED 216 Aerobic Conditioning and Strength
Training 2 cr. hrs.
PED 225 Officiating Sport 2 cr. hrs.
PED 249 Anatomy & Physiology 2 cr. hrs.
PED 250 Health Science 2 cr. hrs.
PED 256 Social Aspects of Physical Education &
Recreation 2 cr. hrs.
PED 261 Prevention & Treatment of Athletic Injuries
2 cr. hrs.
PED 280 Psychological Aspects of Physical
Education & Recreation 2 cr. hrs.
PED 290 Field Experience in Recreation and Sport 2
cr. hrs.
PED 300 Physiology of Exercise 3 cr. hrs.
PED 381 Assessment & Evaluation in Physical
Education 2 cr. hrs.
PED 390 Facilities & Equipment in Recreation &
Sport 2 cr. hrs.
PED 392 Kinesiology 2 cr. hrs.
PED 490 Internship in Recreation & Sport 6 cr. hrs.
BUS 201 Organization & Management 3 cr. hrs.
COM 260 Organizational Communication 4 cr. hrs.
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