Physical Education - North Hennepin Community College

Physical Education from North Hennepin Community College is a Campus Associate Sport degree that prepares you for a Education career. This program will provide students with transferable first and second year courses typically required for such a degree , and allow successful students to enter baccalaureate institutions as juniors. The need for this program is generated by the continued and growing demand, for health and wellness education, stimulated by the increasing costs of health care. The demand for Physical Education instructors will continue to increase as population of youth increase that have Health issues that are brought about by lack of exercise and physical activity. Program Outcomes Develop a foundation of essential knowledge about the cultural, social, and natural worlds, and individual well being. Develop intellectual and practical skills, including: explaining how lifetime activities contribute to wellness describing patterns of good nutrition and how they contribute to wellness describing the stress mechanism and stress reduction techniques identifying and analyzing muscles used in single and multiple joint movements demonstrating the importance of oral and written communication in successful individual and team play Demonstrate personal and social responsibility, including: describing the influence of cultural diversity in physical education and its influence in areas of dance, sports and participation practicing habits to ensure personal safety applying the components of sportsmanship and fair play to both the discipline and to life skills developing an awareness of effective practices to create a safe environment for physical education Integrative Learning, including: designing a personal e folio, which includes one?s philosophy of physical education through service learning, creating a learning environment which respects and incorporates learners? experiences (personal, cultural, and community) Be prepared to transfer to, and succeed, at an upper level academic institution. Career Opportunities Career settings could include: fitness centers (training facilities, corporate businesses, schools and colleges), community center workout facilities, and health clubs. Possible positions could include personal trainer, athletic trainer, fitness specialist, sport coaches, strength and conditioning interns,, and group exercise specialists. View more details on North Hennepin Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sport courses.