Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Exercise Science.
KINS4773 Performance and Drugs (SP) The pharmacological
and physiological effects of ergogenic aids upon
the athlete and performance coupled with the ethical and
moralistic viewpoints of drug taking. Practical laboratory
experiences are provided with pertinent statistical surveys of
athletes; their drug taking habits and relevant psychological
impact on performance. Prerequisite: KINS 3153.
KINS4833 Exercise Applications for Special
Populations (FA, SP, SU) The study of the effects of
exercise, exercise training, and other stressors in special
groups. A detailed study of the biomechanical and physiological
effects of exercise on the elderly, the diabetic, the postcoronary,
and the individual with functional limitations.
Prerequisite: KINS 3353 and KINS 3533.
KINS4833H Honors Exercise Applications for
Special Populations (FA, SP, SU) The study of the
effects of exercise, exercise training, and other stressors in
special groups. A detailed study of the biomechanical and
physiological effects of exercise on the elderly, the diabetic,
the post-coronary, and the individual with functional limitations.
Prerequisite: KINS 3353 and KINS 3533.
KINS4903 Internship in Exercise Science (FA,
SP) Provides opportunities for students in Exercise Science
to gain experience in clinics, hospitals, fitness centers, athletic
training facilities or related settings. Enrollment is limited to
students in exercise science having taken KINS 3353 and
KINS 3533. May be repeated for 12 hours. Prerequisite: KINS
3353 and KINS 3533.
KINS5212 Athletic Training Clinical I -
Application of Athletic Preventive Devices (SU,
Odd years) This course will serve as an introduction to the
athletic training clinical program. Procedures and policies of
thte clinical program and application of athletic preventive
devices will be included as well. Prerequisite: admission to
the graduate program in athletic training.
KINS5222 Athletic Training Clinical II - Evaluation
Lab - Lower Extremity (FA) This course will serve as a
process for monitoring student’s progression of athletic training
proficiencies, acquire clinical hours under the direct
supervision of a certified athletic trainer, and reinforce the
evaluation skills of gait, lower extremity, and spine/pelvis.
Prerequisite: KINS 5212.
KINS5232 Athletic Training Clinical III -
Evaluation - Upper Extremity (SP) This course will
serve as a process for monitoring student’s progression of
athletic training competencies, acquire clinical hours under
the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer, and reinforce
the evaluation skills of the upper extremities, head,
neck, and posture. Prerequisite: KINS 5222.
KINS5242 Athletic Training Clinical IV -
Emergency Procedures Procedures/Mo dality
Lab (SU) This course will serve as a process for monitoring
student’s progression of athletic training competencies,
acquire clinical hours under the direct supervision of a certified
athletic trainer, and reinforce and instruct new emergency
procedures and serve as a lab for therapeutic modalities.
Prerequisite: KINS 5232.
KINS5252 Athletic Training Clinical V -
Rehabilitation Lab (FA) This course will serve as a
process for monitoring student’s progression of athletic training
competencies, acquire clinical hours under the direct
supervision of a certified athletic trainer, and reinforce techniques
and applications of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation.
Prerequisite: KINS 5242
KINS5262 Athletic Training Clinical VI - Athletic
Training Seminar (SP) This course will serve as a
process for monitoring student’s progression of athletic training
competencies, acquire clinical hours under the direct
supervision of a certified athletic trainer, and serve as a capstone
course validating the athletic training clinical proficiencies
and prepare students for the NATABOC certification
exam and future employment. Prerequisite: KINS 5252.
KINS5323 Biomechanics I (FA, SP, SU) Intended to
serve as in introduction to biomechanics and focuses on scientific
principles involved in understanding and analyzing
human motion.
KINS5333 Instrumentation in Biomechanics (FA,
SP, SU) The application of knowledge and skills necessary
for data collection for sports analysis. Provides valuable information
on instrumentation used specifically in biomechanics.
Prerequisite: KINS 5323.
KINS5363 Evaluation Techniques of Athletic
Injuries - Upper Extremity (FA, Even years) Use of
scientific assessment methods to recognize and evaluate the
nature and severity of athletic injuries to the upper extremities,
trunk, and head. Prerequisite: admission to graduate
athletic training program.
KINS5373 Evaluation Techniques of Athletic
Injuries - Lower Extremity (SP, Even years) Use of
scientific assessment methods to recognize and evaluate the
nature and severity of athletic injuries to the hip and lower
extremities. Prerequisite: admission to graduate athletic training
program.
KINS5423 Assessment and Prescriptive
Programming in Adapted KINS (FA, SU) Instruction
in the assessment, prescription, and use of instruction methods,
materials, and equipment relevant to specific handicapping
conditions in the adapted physical education setting.
KINS5443 Perceptual-Motor Development and
Clinical Application (FA, SP, SU) Indepth examination
relevant to specific handicapping conditions in the adapted
physical education setting.
KINS5453 Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic
Training (SU, Even years) Contemporary therapeutic
modalities used in managing athletic injuries. Modalities covered
are classified as thermal agents, electrical agents, or
mechanical agents. Emphasis is placed on their physiological
effects, therapeutic indications (and contraindications), and
clinical application. Prerequisite: admission to graduate athletic
training program.
KINS5463 Therapeutic Exercise and
Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries (SU, Even
years) A systematic approach to exercise program development,
techniques, indications and contraindications of exercise,
and progression as related to athletic injury, prevention,
and return to play guidelines. Prerequisite: admission to graduate
athletic training program.
KINS5473 Administration in Athletic Training
(SU, Odd years) Administrative components of athletic
training. Basic concepts of legal liability, leadership and management
principles, financial management, day to day scheduling
and supervision, maintenance, and general administration.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate athletic training program.
KINS5483 Medical Conditions in Athletic Training
(SP, Even years) This course will provide a collection of
knowledge, skills, and values that the entry-level certified athletic
trainer must possess to recognize, treat, and refer, when
appropriate, the general medical conditions and disabilities of
athletes and others involved in physical activity. Prerequisite:
admission to the graduate athletic training program or permission
of instructor.
KINS5493 Practicum in Adapted Physical
Education (SP, SU) Deals with the application of skills,
knowledge and concepts necessary for planning, organizing
and conducting adapted physical education programs
through supervised field experiences.
KINS5513 Physiology Exercise I (FA, SP, SU) A
study of the foundation literature in exercise physiology.
Emphasis is placed on the muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory
systems.
KINS5523 Muscle Metabolism in Exercise (SP) A
study of the metabolic changes that occur in muscle as a
result of exercise, exercise training, and other stressors.
Prerequisite: KINS 5513 or equivalent.
KINS5533 Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (FA,
SP, SU) An examination of the concepts, design, and
implementation of cardiac rehabilitation programs. Emphasis
on exercise programs but reference to nutrition, psychology,
and other lifestyle interventions.
KINS5543 Cardiovascular Function in Exercise
(FA, SP, SU) Study of the effects of exercise training and
other stressors on the cardiovascular system. Detailed study
of the components of the cardiovascular system and the
responses and adaptations of those components to selected
stimuli. Prerequisite: KINS 5513 or equivalent.
KINS5593 Practicum in Laboratory
Instrumentation (FA, SP, SU) Practical experience in
testing physical fitness utilizing laboratory equipment.
Objective is to quantify physiological parameters, leading to
the individualized exercise prescription.
KINS560V Workshop (1-3) (IR)
KINS5643 Motor Learning (FA) Concepts of motor
learning and control are presented. Attention is given to an
analysis of the literature in movement control, motor behavior,
and motor learning.
KINS574V Internship (1-6) (SP)
KINS5753 Research in Sport Psychology (SU)
Investigation of historical and contemporary research in sport
psychology. Prerequisite: HKRD 5353.
KINS5773 Performance and Drugs (SU) The pharmachological
and physiological effects of ergogenic aids
upon the athlete and performance coupled with the ethical
and moralistic viewpoints of drug taking. Practical laboratory
experiences are provided with pertinent statistical surveys of
athletes; their drug taking habits and relevant psychological
impact on performance. Prerequisite: ZOOL 2213 and ZOOL
2211L or equivalent.
KINS589V Independent Research (1-3) (FA, SP,
SU) Development, implementation, and completion of basic
or applied research project. Prerequisite: M.S. degree program
in exercise and movement sciences and HKRD 5353
and EDFD 5393.
KINS599V Seminar (1-3) (IR)
KINS600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
KINS605V Independent Study (1-3) (FA, SP, SU)
Provides students with an opportunity to pursue special study
of educational problems.
KINS6323 Biomechanics II (FA, SU) Analysis of
human movement with emphasis on sports skills by application
of principles of anatomy, kinesiology, and cinematographical
analysis. Prerequisite: KINS 5323.
KINS6343 Physiology of Exercise II (SP) Detailed
study of the body systems affected by exercise, the functions
of these systems during exercise, the effects of age, sex,
body type, and nutrition on capacity for exercise, the techniques
of assessing work capacity, and a critical analysis of
research literature in this area.
KINS660V Workshop (1-3) (IR)
KINS674V Internship (1-3) (IR)
KINS699V Seminar (1-3) (IR)
(LARC) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LARC1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Landscape
Architecture (FA, SP) Mankind’s changing attitudes
toward urban and rural outdoor spaces and their aesthetic
and cultural values. The origins of the environmental/conservation
movement and the development of an American land
ethic. Appreciation of the relationship of the natural and historic
landscape to the arts and the aesthetic importance of
open space. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
LARC1211 Introduction to Landscape
Architecture I (FA, SU) Interdisciplinary introduction to
basic principles of design and the natural landscape.
Urbanism and the public realm. Lecture 1 hour per week.
LARC1221 Introduction to Landscape
Architecture II (SP, SU) Theoretical, formal, and constructive
principles and their impact in the design discipline,
modernism and after. Introduction to the intellectual and
philosophical foundations of landscape architecture. Lecture
1 hour per week. Prerequisite: LARC 1211.
LARC1315 Landscape Architecture Design I (FA,
SU) Theory and craft of seeing, drawing, and model-building
to record and communicate a design. Basic design principles
with architectural and natural geometries are introduced
and employed. Studio and lecture. Corequisite: LARC 1211.
LARC1325 Landscape Architecture Design II (SP,
SU) Basic concepts of spatial, visual and experiential analysis
are used in the investigation and evaluation of designed
landscapes. Introduction to three-dimensional spatial organization
systems and supporting principles. Continued drawing
exercises and analysis graphics leading to design conceptualization.
Studio and lecture. Corequisite: LARC 1221.
Prerequisite: LARC 1315 and LARC 1211.
LARC2113 Design Communications I (FA) Aimed
at visualization of the design process from conception to
completion. Provides a means to effectively communicate,
evaluate, synthesize and refine ideas. Aimed at teaching various
levels of graphics associated with the design process.
Communication of ideas through various techniques is
explored and the computer is introduced as a graphics tool
and as a means of organizing ideas in a creative, yet orderly,
fashion.
LARC2123 Design Communications II (SP)
Continuation of LARC 2113 with a focus on computer technologies
in two-dimensional graphic representation and
three-dimensional modeling. Course includes an introduction
to computer system use and software such as: CAD, GIS,
Photoshop, desk-top publishing, Word, and other professional
office programs. Studio and lecture.
LARC2336 Landscape Architecture Design III
(FA) Introduction to design process(s)which responds to
site and context. Reinforcement of design principles and
organization systems applied to small scale design projects.
Studio and lecture. Prerequisite: LARC 1221 and LARC
297