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Course Descriptions/Kinesiology 477629. Physiology of Strength and Conditioning. (3-0). Credit 3. Physiological, bio-mechanical, and metabolicaspects of muscular strength and conditioning programs for various athletic and non-athleticpopulations; review of resistance training based on scientific literature; promote the use of a structuredscientific approach in the prescription of progressive resistance training. Prerequisite: Graduate classification,BIOL 320; KINE 433 or approval of instructor.637. Exercise Physiology I. (3-0). Credit 3. Functional changes brought about by acute and chronic exercise;topics include muscle structure/function, energy transduction, biochemistry of exercise, musclemechanics, fatigue and adaptation. Prerequisite: KINE 433 or equivalent.638. Exercise Physiology II. (3-0). Credit 3. Functional changes brought about by acute and chronic exercise;topics include pulmonary and cardiovascular physiology, training and detraining, and specialtopics. Prerequisite: KINE 433 or equivalent.639. Exercise Electrocardiography. (3-0). Credit 3. Electrocardiography (ECG) for the exercise scientist;emphasis on recognition and interpretation of normal and aberrant ECG patterns encountered duringthe graded exercise test; physiologic mechanisms underlying the normal and abnormal ECG. Prerequisites:KINE 638 and 648 or approval of instructor.640. Motor Neuroscience II. (3-0). Credit 3. Contemporary theories of motor learning that link behavioralanalysis to underlying neural correlates of control; topics include memory; physical, mental andobservational practice; internal models, motor planning-programming; and self-organization in perception-actionsystems; emphasis on cognitive and behavioral neuroscience. Prerequisite: KINE 406 orequivalent.641. Motor Neuroscience: Development Issues. (3-0). Credit 3. Explores the contemporary developmentalissues associated with motor behavior (perception to action) across the lifespan; topics includephysical and neurological growth, perception, motor control, and environmental influence. Prerequisite:KINE 307 or equivalent.642. Self-organization in Motor Neuroscience. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of the concepts of non-lineardynamical systems theory and self-organization to the study of biological motion and learning; topicsinclude perception-action coupling, phrase transitions and stability, sensori-motor transformations.Prerequisites: KINE 406 and KINE 641.646. Fundamentals of Space Life Sciences. (3-0). Credit 3. Integrates nutrition, physiology, and radiationbiology to define major biological problems in long duration space flight; provide an overviewof the problems of bone loss, muscle wasting, and radiation-enhanced carcinogenesis along with potentialcountermeasures; focus on nutritional interventions and exercise protocols. Cross-listed withNUTR 646 and NUEN 646.647. Instrumentation and Techniques in Exercise Physiology I. (1-3). Credit 2. Theory, experimentsand demonstrations in exercise physiology; laboratory experience in the use of metabolic and biochemicalinstrumentation commonly found in a modern exercise physiology laboratory. Prerequisite: Concurrentenrollment in KINE 637.648. Instrumentation and Techniques in Exercise Physiology II. (1-3). Credit 2. Theory, experimentsand demonstrations in exercise physiology; laboratory experience in the use of metabolic and biochemicalinstrumentation commonly found in a modern exercise physiology laboratory. A continuation ofKINE 647. Prerequisite: KINE 637 or concurrent enrollment.649. Applied Exercise Physiology. (3-0). Credit 3. Investigate how the acute physiological responses toexercise and the chronic physiological adaptations to exercise training are altered by environmentalfactors--heat, cold, altitude, and microgravity, and by age and sex; addresses the physiological bases forreducing the risk of cardiovascular, metabolic and bone disease through physical activity. Prerequisite:KINE 433 or equivalent.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Reports and discussions of topics of current interest in kinesiology.682. Seminar in... (1-0). Credit 1. Reports and discussions of topics of current interest in kinesiology. Studentsmay register in up to but not more than four sections of this course in the same semester.683. Practicum in Kinesiology. Credit 3. Observation and study of rehabilitation and kinesiology programsin schools and other institutions. May be repeated twice for credit. Prerequisite: Approval ofdepartment head.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 6 each semester. Supervised experiences in application of formaltraining to performing professional functions consistent with career goals. Prerequisites: 12 semesterhours of selected graduate work; approval of department head.