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Here's an alphabetical list of all the courses available here at MMC. Click on a course for more information.
PED 187: Varsity Men’s Soccer
Varsity Men’s Soccer focuses on the application of offensive and defensive strategies, advanced skill techniques,teamwork, and participation at a competitive level. Enrollment must be concurrent ...PED 188: Varsity Women’s Soccer
Varsity Women’s Soccer focuses on the application of offensive and defensive strategies, advanced skill techniques,teamwork, and participation at a competitive level. Enrollment must be concurrent ...PED 189: Varsity Men’s Tennis
Varsity Men’s Tennis focuses on the application of offensive and defensive strategies, advanced skill techniques,and participation at a competitive level. Enrollment must be concurrent with ...PED 190: Varsity Women’s Tennis
Varsity Women’s Tennis focuses on the application of offensive and defensive strategies, advanced skill techniques, and participation at a competitive level. Enrollment must be concurrent ...PED 200: Foundations of Health, Physical Education, and Athletic Programs
This course involves a study of the historical background, general scope, philosophy, principles, and objectives of health and physical education as they relate to elementary ...PED 201: Swimming
This course is designed to teach the novice swimmer stroke improvement, endurance, and complex water skills.Water safety is stressed.Prerequisite: PED 201 or permission of the ...PED 204: Life Guard Training
With emphasis on handling emergencies and conducting water search-and-rescue operations, this course alsoteaches health and sanitation of pool maintenance and uses of rescue equipment. Successful ...PED 211: First Aid & Emergency Care
This course is designed as a dual approach to study safety: the study of safety measures in all areas of life and standard First Aid ...PED 320: Motor Learning
This course covers basic principles and methods relating to the acquisition of motor skills. It includes basic research on motor learning and performance, including the ...PED 321: Physical Education for Elementary Teachers (also listed as EDU 321)
This course is designed to cover materials and teaching methods for elementary schools. It includes all activities thatwould promote health and skills from the primary ...PED 322: Activity Skills (Personal)
This course involves the study of basic sport skills; fitness assessment; and developmental progressions and teaching strategies for individual sports such as: badminton, golf, and ...PED 323: Activity Skills (Team)
This course analyzes team sport skills and teaching techniques related to group sport activities. It covers sportssuch as basketball, football, softball, and volleyball. Included also ...PED 324: Philosophy and Techniques of Coaching
This course serves as an introduction to the coaching profession. In this course, students will understand the value of a coaching philosophy; learn to motivate ...PED 343: Essentials of Adaptive Physical Education
This course includes the design and implementation of adaptations to meet the needs of children, youth, andadults with disabilities. It also examines the motor needs ...PED 345: History of Sport & Physical Education
This course explores the history and philosophy in sport and physical education including, ancient civilizations,Egypt, China, Greece and Rome. It will also explore the spiritual ...PED 401: Exercise Physiology
This course covers the scientific basis of exercise and athletic performance, examining the scientific basis of conditioning for athletes, non-athletes, and special populations as to ...PED 402: Administration of Physical Education & Sport
This course covers program development, activities scheduling, equipment purchasing, record-keeping, andunderstanding the maintenance of a physical education facility. This course also surveys career opportunities inhealth, ...PED 406: Kinesiology / Biomechanics
This course considers the science of human motion, emphasizing the principles of anatomy, physiology, and themechanics of human activity.Prerequisites: PED 200 & BIO 201 or ...PED 410: Injury Assessment
An introduction to the different assessment techniques used to determine what type of injury may exist. Appliedlearning is used to teach assessment techniques in the ...PED 423: Tests & Measurements in Physical Education
This course is designed to develop competencies and practical skills used by the professional to evaluate healthrelated components of physical fitness. General methodologies and procedures ...PED 485: Driver Education
This course will focus on basic driver education and instruction and the ability to organize, plan, and conduct driver education in the secondary schools. Topics ...PED 486: Advanced Driver Education and Safety
This course will focus on advanced driver education and basic accident prevention with analysis of drivingirregularities. Personal and auto safety issues as well as federal ...PED 487: General Safety and Lab
This course is designed to discuss overall safety and the history of the safety movement with an emphasis on analysis and laboratory experience.PED 489: Physical Education Internship
In the final semester of their senior year, Students will be assigned to an approved recreation/fitness/wellnessagency for a period of time, arranged with the student ...PED 499: Physical Education Capstone
This course provides a culminating experience in which students will develop knowledge and skills in the area of Physical Education and integrate and apply scientific ...PHY 101, 102: Physical Science
This two-semester course deals with selected topics in the basic principles of the physical sciences. These topics should provide a more complete understanding of our ...PHY 241: General Physics I
This course is an algebra-based introduction to physics intended for science or math majors. Topics covered include mechanics, work and energy. Three hours lecture and ...PHY 242: General Physics II
This course is a continuation of PHY 241. Topics include electricity, magnetism and heat. Three hours lectureand two hours laboratory each week.Prerequisite: MAT 131 and ...PSY 111: General Psychology
This is an introduction to the study of human behavior with emphasis on systems of psychology, brain and behavior, human development, consciousness (altered states, psychoactive ...PSY 205: Personal Leadership and Management (also listed as BUS 205)
Students are provided with in-depth analysis of the way they view themselves and their view of the externalenvironment. The second part of the course deals ...Get social with us:
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