Kinesiology: Sports Studies
The discipline of Kinesiology explores the art and science of human movement. In the Kinesiology program, students develop an appreciation of the human body and its tremendous potential, as well as an understanding of the relationship between positive lifestyle choices and long-term improvements in health and well-being. Students seeking a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology will complete a program of study with course work in one of four emphases:
- Exercise Science and Health Occupations
- Health and Fitness
- Sport Studies
-
Coaching
This emphasis area encompasses a general knowledge of kinesiology and sport with a focus on social and community relations in sport. Students learn the role of and examine sport in society from historical, psychological, sociological and philosophical perspectives. This emphasis area prepares students for jobs in sport or as a pathway to graduate school in areas like Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, and History and Philosophy of Sport.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
or CITPT-108 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| ALGEBRAIC REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different categories (Literature, Arts, Language): | 6.00-7.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE (*) | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (*) | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Language | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (*) | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY (*) | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (*) | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (*) | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different disciplines; one course must include a lab: | 7.00-8.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| SEMICONDUCTORS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| WATER AND ENERGY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different disciplines: | 6.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (*) | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY (*) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES (*) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (*) | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I (*) | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II (*) | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I (*) | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II (*) | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS (*) | ||
or HRPT-184 | DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
or SS-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT (*) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (*) | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-4.00 | |
| Courses above designated with an asterisk (*) are eligible to fulfill the Global Perspectives requirement. Please note that an asterisked course may not be used to satisfy more than one core requirement. | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| ETHICS AND IDENTITY | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| ANIMALS AND SOCIETY | ||
| ART AND CENSORSHIP | ||
| ETHICS AND ECOLOGY | ||
| ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| GENDER AND CULTURE | ||
| HEALTH INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR | ||
| LAW AND SOCIETY | ||
| TERRORISM CONTEMPORARY ERA | ||
| VALUES AND SPORTS | ||
| VIETNAM | ||
| VULNERABLE POPULATIONS | ||
| WILDERNESS | ||
| DISEASES AND SOCIETY | ||
| ECONOMICS OF GOOD AND EVIL | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS | ||
| NORTHWEST CULTURE/HISTORY/LITERATURE | ||
| PROPAGANDA | ||
| WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY | ||
| GANDHIAN ETHICS AND VALUES | ||
| ETHICS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE | ||
| ETHICS: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS | ||
| SALMON RIVER GEOLOGY, BIOLOGY, HUMAN HISTORY | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Foreign/Heritage Language | ||
Select 16 credits of language if selecting Bachelor of Arts Degree | ||
| Total Credits | 37.00-42.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology Core | ||
| HLTH-249 | HEALTH THROUGH THE LIFESPAN | 3.00 |
| HLTH-352 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS | 3.00 |
| HLTH-354 | ADDICTION AND PERFORMANCE | 2.00 |
| KIN-220 | SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | 3.00 |
| KIN-260 | INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH | 1.00 |
| KIN-271 | SKILL ANALYSIS: KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| KIN-272 | FITNESS AND WELLNESS | 3.00 |
| or HLTH-272 | FITNESS AND WELLNESS | |
| KIN-370 | MOTOR LEARNING/MOTOR DEVELOPMENT | 3.00 |
| KIN-425 | ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING SPORT LEADERS | 3.00 |
| KIN-486 | ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, ATHLETICS | 3.00 |
| KIN-498 | SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT I | 3.00 |
| KIN-499 | RESEARCH PROJECT/SEMINAR II | 3.00 |
| Emphasis Courses | ||
| KIN-221 | HISTORY OF SPORT | 3.00 |
| KIN-352 | YOUTH SPORTS AND RECREATION | 3.00 |
| KIN-412 | SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| KIN-421 | PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT | 3.00 |
| KIN-484 | COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN SPORT | 3.00 |
| KIN-485 | SPORT LAW | 3.00 |
| KIN-494 | INTERNSHIP IN KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| SPORT ADMINISTRATION | ||
| SPORT FACILITIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 26 elective credits | 26.00 | |
| Total Credits | 83.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| KIN-260 | INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH | 1.00 |
| KIN-272 or HLTH-272 |
FITNESS AND WELLNESS or FITNESS AND WELLNESS |
3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Global Perspectives | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| HLTH-249 | HEALTH THROUGH THE LIFESPAN | 3.00 |
| KIN-221 | HISTORY OF SPORT | 3.00 |
| KIN-271 | SKILL ANALYSIS: KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing Lab | 4.00 |
| HLTH-354 | ADDICTION AND PERFORMANCE | 2.00 |
| KIN-421 | PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT | 3.00 |
| KIN-370 | MOTOR LEARNING/MOTOR DEVELOPMENT | 3.00 |
| KIN-352 | YOUTH SPORTS AND RECREATION | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| KIN-220 | SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | 3.00 |
| KIN-485 | SPORT LAW | 3.00 |
| KIN-486 | ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, ATHLETICS | 3.00 |
| KIN-487 or KIN-488 |
SPORT ADMINISTRATION or SPORT FACILITIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT |
3.00 |
| Credits | 12.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLTH-352 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS | 3.00 |
| KIN-425 | ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING SPORT LEADERS | 3.00 |
| KIN-484 | COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN SPORT | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| KIN-412 | SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| KIN-498 | SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT I | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 4.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 4.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| KIN-494 | INTERNSHIP IN KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| KIN-499 | RESEARCH PROJECT/SEMINAR II | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 120.00 | |