Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

issues regarding the psychomotor variables relatedto sports participation and competitive athletics.PED 509 Coaching Theory and Techniques –Three semesters hours. The course is designed toexpose the student to new and/or differenttechniques, theories and philosophies of coaching. Itincludes an in depth examination of the philosophiesfactors that impact individuals and theirperformance in the athletic setting. The student willdevelop intervention strategies, techniques and skillsto enhance their physiological effectiveness in theathletic domain.PED 512 Advanced Biomechanics – Threesemester hours. This course was designed to providethe student with a generalized, qualitative approachto mechanical kinesiology or biomechanics. Thiscourse will follow a systematic program to enablethe student to build a foundation for understandingthe science of motion.PED 595 Internship in Physical Education - Sixsemester hours. This course is an intensive fourteen(14) week, full-time supervised internship in apublic school. Weekly on-campus seminars are anintegral part of the course.PED 598 Research in Physical Education andSport– Three semester hours. Designed to providethe student with opportunities involving the use ofscholarly and scientific inquiry. Topics may beselected from various interdisciplinary areasassigned to teach education and more specifically,physical educationPSYCHOLOGYPSY 502 Descriptive & Inferential BehavioralStatistics – Three semester hours. Methods ofstatistics; the meaning and importance of statisticsas a scientific tool in social science research,including the following topics: sampling, frequencydistributions, central tendency, graphicrepresentation, reliabilities, hypothesis testing,standard deviation, regression, estimation, andapplicationPSY 507 Introduction to Rehabilitation CounselingThree semester hours. This course includes basicprinciples of rehabilitation; history of rehabilitationphilosophy and legislation; rehabilitation counselingethics; and disability conditions. Organizationalstructure of the vocational rehabilitation system,including public, private for-profit, and not-for-profitservice settings; laws and ethical standards affectingrehabilitation counseling practice, with examples oftheir application; and societal issues, trends, anddevelopments as they relate to rehabilitation and jobplacement in the world of work.PSY 508 Job Development and Placement - Threesemester hours. This course relates thepsychological meaning of work, the vocationaldevelopment theories of occupational choice, andlabor market information to current methods of jobdevelopment, job analysis, selective placement andfollow-up with workers who are disabled.PSY 509Vocational Assessment -This course is designed to provide students with anoverview of vocational evaluation and assessment,work adjustment, personal-social adjustment, andindependent living services for persons withdisabilities and special needs primarily as they areapplied in rehabilitation facilities. Field trips tofacilities providing evaluation are required.PSY 510 Rehabilitation High and Low TechnologyThree semester hours. This course provides anoverview of high and low technology focused onadaptive and assistive rehabilitation technology,including aids for daily living. This technology willassist individuals with disabilities to achieve theirmaximum potential, and provide training to studentsinterested in gaining expertise in the use oftechnology while working with people withdisabilities across the human lifespan.PSY 512 Adolescent Psychology – Three semesterhours. Study of the age period between 12 and 19.Physical, social, and psychological developmentduring this period will be investigated. Theoverlapping of several theoretical orientations willbe integratedPSY 514 Advanced Developmental Psychology –Three semester hours. Study of the physical,mental, emotional and social growth of theindividual and their relation to the learning processPSY 515 Experimental Psychology – Threesemester hours. Scientific investigation of motorlearning, verbal learning, psychophysics, andindividual differences.PSY 516 Physiological Psychology – Threesemester hours. A functional investigation of basic155