2006-08 Course Descriptions - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a logHealth and Exercise Science (HES)managerial theories, research, and their applications in health and sportorganization and administration. Specific topics include organizationaltheories, communication, leadership, motivation, managerial skills, andfunctions of management, issues of policies, marketing, and financialaspects of management. (F, Sp)4430 Internship in Health and Exercise Science. 4 to 8 hours. Prerequisite:junior or senior standing and twenty credit hours of HES major core, orpermission of adviser. May be repeated with change in organization oradvanced position with approval of adviser; maximum credit eight hours.Practical experience in administration, techniques, organizational structureand appropriate materials used with health, fitness, or sport relatedoccupations. (F, Sp, Su)4523 Human Sexuality II. Prerequisite: 3523 or permission. Indepth studyof human sexuality from a biopsychosocial perspective which emphasizesthe roles of biology, psychological factors, and social learning. Area studieswill include sexual and gender development across the life span; interactionand communication within intimate relationships; reproductive andhealth-related sexuality topics; and a historical look at the evolution ofmating and love relationships. In addition, students will examine theintegration of human sexuality issues and education in health-relatedoccupations. (Irreg.)4543 Comprehensive Stress Management. Prerequisite: Health andExercise Science major or permission. Helps students gain an awareness ofstress and its effects, practice management techniques to reduce personalstress, and implement those techniques in their daily lives as well as the livesof others (school, community, corporation, etc.). Topics include: psychophysiologyof stress, stress and disease, nutrition, personal planning and timemanagement, cognitive restructuring, relaxation, and biofeedback. (Irreg.)4823 Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Prerequisite: Health and ExerciseScience major or permission of instructor. Provide students with a basicunderstanding of the influence of nutrition on sport and exerciseperformance. It will require students to integrate their knowledge ofnutritional physiology, biochemistry and intermediary metabolism with thatof exercise physiology and to apply this knowledge to develop a criticalunderstanding of the nutritional and practical dietary needs of individualsparticipating in sport and exercise. (Irreg.)4833 Physiology of Exercise Laboratory. Prerequisite: Health and SportSciences/Zoology 3823 or permission. Laboratory experiments emphasizingthe understanding of fundamental physiological mechanisms, regulatingresponses, and adaptation to exercise. Basic analytical methodologiespertaining to the energy, muscular and circulatorespiratory systems.Includes factors affecting physiological performance capacities andexperimental basis of exercise assessment and training. (F, Sp)4853 Chronic Disease Intervention. Prerequisite: Health and ExerciseScience major or permission. Provide students with a basic understandingof disease process in selected chronic diseases and intervention strategiesfor risk reduction and chronic disease prevention. Basic principles ofepidemiology and chronic disease surveillance will also be covered. (Irreg.)4863 Physical Activity and Aging. Prerequisite: 2913 and Zoology 2114,or permission of instructor. Discussion of general concepts of aging and theissues related to dying, the expected changes related to aging in the variousphysiological systems, i.e., body composition, cardiovascular, bone, andskeletal muscle. In addition, exercise programming concerns for the aged aswell as the possible benefits of exercise during aging will be discussed. (Irreg.)G4933 Drug Education. Prerequisite: 2913. Beneficial and harmful usesand effects of drugs. Motivations behind drug abuse, especially amongyouth, and implications of this problem on the individual, school andsociety. Consideration given to legislative and educational efforts.Investigation of interpersonal skills and communication interactiontechniques. The use of values-clarification techniques. (F)4953 Senior Capstone. Prerequisite: senior standing and completion of allHES core courses. An integration and synthesis of the major disciplines ofstudy in the health and exercise science (HES). Readings, discussions andresearch methods will focus on applications and problem solving approachesrelated to contemporary policy, economic, social and ethical issues. [V]4990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: three courses in generalarea to be studied; permission of instructor and department. May berepeated; maximum credit six hours. Contracted independent study for topicnot currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independent study mayinclude library and/or laboratory research and field projects. (F, Sp, Su)G5000 Issues and Procedures in Health and Exercise Science. 1 to 3hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May berepeated with change of content; maximum credit six hours. Current topicssuch as the following: exercise prescription for the elderly; adherence tophysical activity; exercise/ sport; theories of motivation applied to sport;neuro-psychology in motor control; personnel policies in public recreation.(Sp, Su)G5430 Internship in Health and Exercise Science. 4 to 8 hours. Prerequisite:successful completion of course requirements in area of study; student mustcomplete a minimum of 24 course hours, including all core requirements,before enrolling in internship; internship hours will be in addition to normalcourse requirements (i.e., 30-32). May be taken on a semester ortwo-semester basis; maximum credit eight hours. Field experience in area ofstudy. Student will participate in on-the-job experiences in a wide range ofhosting agencies, businesses and institutions. (F, Sp, Su)G5523 Health Promotion Strategies. Prerequisite: graduate standing andpermission of instructor. Will provide students with a basic introduction tothe principles of health promotion. Specific topics will include riskappraisal and risk reduction, behavior change theories, program planningand management, holistic health/wellness, and others. (F)G5543 Stress Theory Research and Management Applications. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Help students gain awareness of stress and its effects,practice management techniques to reduce personal stress, develop stressresearch skills and learn ways to implement stress management into their livesas well as into the lives of others (in schools, the community, worksites, etc.).G5553 Health Promotion Evaluation. Prerequisite: graduate standing;2913, 4923; or permission of instructor. Examination of the processes usedto evaluate health promotion and health education programs. Includes:needs assessment, quality assurance evaluation, summarative evaluation,data analysis, and cost benefit analysis strategies. (F, Sp)G5563 Health Behavior I: Individual and Group Influences.Prerequisite: 3513, Psychology 1113 or permission of instructor. Focuseson behavioral theories and research which are pertinent to understandingfactors/conditions that influence the development of and change processesrelated to health behavior in individuals or small groups such as familyunits. It is designed to provide a knowledge and theoretical base forintegration of behavioral principles into research design and healthpromotion programming. (Sp)G5823 Exercise Physiology (Crosslisted with Industrial Engineering,Physiology 5823). Prerequisite: Industrial Engineering 4823; Zoology3104 or 3133; Physiology 5016 or 5019; or permission. Advanced study ofphysiological responses, regulatory mechanisms and adaptations of humanperformance and health; factors affecting performance and health; andtraining and evaluative techniques. (F)G5833 Advanced Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Prerequisite: 5823 orpermission. Laboratory experiments of a theoretical and applied natureemphasizing advanced concepts of physiological mechanisms, regulatingresponses and adaptation to exercise. Analytical and prescriptivemethodologies pertaining to the energy, muscular and cardiorespiratorysystems, including body composition techniques. Laboratory (Sp)G5843 Biomechanics (Crosslisted with Industrial Engineering 5843).Prerequisite: 3843 or Industrial Engineering 4824 or permission. Review ofmuscle, bone and joint structure and function. Review of kinematic andkinetic principles as applied to human movement. Analysis of humanmovements using film, anthropometric, dynamometer, force platform,electromyographic and performance techniques. Application of humanmovement analysis to ergonomics, sport and rehabilitation. (Irreg.)G5853 Health Fitness: Theory and Application. Prerequisite: 3513 or 4513and Zoology 3133, or equivalent; graduate standing. A multidisciplinarystudy of health-fitness theories and their applications in preventive health.Emphases are threefold: first, to understand the underlying theoreticalframework of epidemiological, biological and behavioral concepts; second,to develop skills to implement programs emphasizing physical fitnessassessment and prescription; third, to critically examine the role of physicalactivity and fitness strategies in preventive and therapeutic health settings.G5863 Physiology of Aging. Prerequisite: Physiology 2124, 3104 orZoology 3133, or permission of instructor. Discuss the various theories ofaging as well as the age expected changes in the various physiologicalsystems (cardiovascular, respiratory, muscle, bone, nerve and bodycomposition). In addition, exercise programming concerns for the aged aswell as the possible benefits of exercise during aging will be discussed. (F)G5873 Clinical Exercise Physiology (Crosslisted with Physiology 5873).Prerequisite: 5823 or PHYO 5006 or equivalent. Exercise is examined asan important clinical evaluation and management method. RecentCourse Descriptions 100