St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

Undergraduate Programs
+PED 211. Beginning Modern Dance 2 credits
This course provides instruction in beginning
modern dance techniques. Students will gain
basic skills in modern dance techniques.
+PED 212. Beginning Jazz Dance 2 credits
This course provides instruction in beginning jazz
dance techniques. Students will gain basic skills
in jazz dance.
+PED 213. Beginning Ballet
2 credits
This course provides instruction in beginning ballet
technique. Students will gain basic skills in
ballet technique.
+PED 214. Aerobic Dance
2 credits
This course provides instruction in aerobic dance.
Students will gain basic skills in aerobic dance
techniques.
Professional Development Courses
PED 113. Introduction to and History of Health,
Physical Education, and Sport Science 2 credits
Acquaints students with professions of Physical
Education as a career.
+PED 206. First Aid/CPR
2 credits
Safety awareness as an individual and as a member
of society. Various first aid and CPR skills
will be emphasized.
PED 207. Stunts & Tumbling
1 credit
Developmental approach to body management
and strength building through stunts and tumbling
activities. Emphasis on creativity, form and
quality of performance. Skills progressions will
be identified.
PED 210. Games and Rhythms 2 credits
Participation in games and rhythms related to
elementary school children. Focus on inclusive
strategies and adaptation of activities to specific
grades. Minimal time on lesson plans, unit outlines,
teaching methods, playground supervision.
+ = Applicable toward general education degree requirements
WI = Writing intensive course
PED 215. Basic Athletic Training 2–3 credits
First in a series of athletic training courses that
introduces basic principles and techniques in the
profession of athletic training. Allows the student
to gain a working knowledge of the basic skills
required to become a certified athletic trainer.
The following content areas are covered but the
course is not limited to these areas: 1) prevention
of athletic injuries, 2) evaluation of athletic
injuries, 3) first aid and emergency procedures, 4)
therapeutic exercise, 5) therapeutic modalities,
and 6) administration of athletic training.
Athletic Training majors are required to register
for 3 credit hours.
PED 220. Introduction to Motor Skills and
Aerobic Development
2 credits
For physical education majors/minors only.
Develops basic locomotion and non-locomotion
skills as well as developing a fitness profile for
each participant. Taken in freshman or sophomore
year. Class will focus on motor skill development
and progression as well as health-related
fitness, especially aerobic fitness and development.
PED 221. Skills in Team Sports 2 credits
Basic through advanced motor skill development
in team handball, soccer, and volleyball. For
Physical Education majors/minors only.
Prerequisite: PED 220. Prerequisite for PED 316.
PED 222. Skills in Individual Sports 2 credits
Develops motor skill abilities in individual sports
of tennis, badminton, and golf taken in the freshman
or sophomore years. For physical education
majors/minor only. Prerequisite: PED 220.
Prerequisite for PED 316.
PED 260. Motor Learning
2 credits
The interplay of subsystems as they interact to
explain human behavior in the area of motor
learning and performance. Systems include
human behaviors such as serving a tennis ball,
hitting a golf ball, kicking a soccer ball.
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