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PHED 141 WEIGHT TRAINING 1 CREDIT
A course designed to acquaint students with the proper use of weights for the purpose of developing muscular strength and endurance.
Students will be introduced to the Universal weight machine, Nautilus, and free weight equipment.

PHED 190 ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIES 1 CREDIT
Emphasis is placed on determining the unique contribution physical education plays in the total education of the child. Particular attention is
placed on progression of activities (K-8) designed to improve the child's perceptual motor, physical, social, emotional, and intellectual
development. The course also introduces to the students alternative and indirect teacher-learner approaches which will facilitate individual,
master, or basic movement competencies. Potential classroom teachers are also introduced to movement strategies that can facilitate the
cognitive learning process.
PHED 210 FIRST AID, CPR, SAFETY, 3 CREDITS
A course designed to provide students an opportunity to develop skills in standard and emergency first aid procedures and practices. Students are
given instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and standard first aid through the multi-media approach.

PHED 372 COACHING 2 CREDITS
The course is designed to provide young men and women who are preparing to become athletic coaches’ insight into the coaching profession. The
student will also have an opportunity to study the many facets involved in this field. There will not be any attempt by the professor to
present idealized situations or to give a distorted view of a fun-and-games atmosphere in the coaching profession. The course is intended to be
as realistic as the professor’s biases will allow. Coaching is an exciting life but it is also demanding cutthroat and not without unhappy moments
occasionally. No effort is made to discuss the techniques and mechanics of coaching a specific sport. The emphasis is to provide some insight
into many of the intangibles of coaching.
PHED 398 COOP - PHED 4 CREDIT
Students must meet applicable program eligibility requirements and must submit program application materials to the Program Coordinator prior
to receiving permission from the instructor to register for this course. Program requirements can be found on the Career Development Center
website.
PHED 402 METHOD/MATERIAL HEALTH 1 CREDIT

PHIL: PHILOSOPHY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

PHIL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (SPRING, FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This is a general course designed to introduce students to the theory of knowledge, ethics, and metaphysics through a
multicultural survey of the history of philosophy.

PHIL 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF REASONING 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an introduction to critical thinking skills, including informal FALLacies, diagramming arguments, deductive
and inductive reasoning, and categorical logic.

PHIL 200 WOMEN AND PHILOSOPHY 3 CREDITS
Woman and Philosophy will examine the ways that feminist thinking, and women’s perspectives more generally, have remapped the philosophical
domain, and the ways in which philosophy, as an inherently critical discipline, have influenced our understanding of theoretical
and practical problems of gender, race, and class.
PHIL 203 SYMBOLIC LOGIC (SPRING EVERY TWO TEARS) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an introduction that deals with the principles of reasoning, propositional logic, and
fallacies. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of argumentation, deductive and inductive reasoning, and the definition, meanings, and the
symbolic translation of terms and sentences.
PHIL 204 INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is a historical and literary study of the Old Testament, with consideration of the beliefs, the ideals, and
the relevance to contemporary thought and problems.
PHIL 206 SURVEY OF WORLD RELIGIONS (FALL EVERY TWO YEARS) 3 CREDITS
This course is a multicultural survey of the religions of the world, including Native American religions, African religions, and religions originating in
India, China, Japan, and the Middle East. Students will attain an understanding of different spiritual perspectives toward being in the world and
death.
PHIL 207 RHETORIC OF BLACK AMERICANS (FALL EVERY TWO YEARS) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101. This course is a critical and analytical investigation of the origins, content, topics, and awareness of the rhetoric of
Black Americans. It includes a study of the dominant trends in political thought from the seventeenth century to the present.
PHIL 208 INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT (FALL ONLY) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course provides an introduction to the New Testament. Students will examine the historical context in which
Christianity arose. They will examine the gospels, the traditions about Jesus, and the teachings of Jesus. Other genre, such as the major letters of
Paul, and the book of Revelation will also be discussed. Students will gain an appreciation for the impact that social context, the theological agenda
of the editors, and the intended reader had on the development of New Testament writing.
PHIL 209 PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF BLACK RELIGION (FALL ONLY) 3 CREDITS
This course will examine the genesis of the African-American religious tradition in North-America and the Philosophical world view that informs
and sustains it.

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