Physical Education Graduate Courses

P E g462 Tests and Measurements in Physical Education 2 credits. Study of constructive practical and written tests applicable to physical education. Study of the theory of practice of test administration, brief study of statistical methods and measurements in physical education.

P E g465 Organization and Administration of Intramural Sports 2 credits. Study of various methods of organizing and administering intramural sports programs on the junior high school, high school, and college levels.

P E g470 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries 2 credits. Prevention, cause, and care of athletic injuries. Emphasis on the role of the coach relative to responsibility and resultant liability.

P E g475 Management of Physical Education 3 credits. Study of the administrative procedures in conducting physical education with special emphasis on the high school and junior high school levels, curriculum, and building construction.

P E g480 Coaching Problems 2 credits. Athletic control, eligibility, new coaching techniques, finances, safety measures, public relations, duties of coaches, managers, and officials. May be repeated once for additional credit.

P E g481 Coaching Clinic 1 credit. ISU is a sponsor of the annual Idaho Coaches Association Clinic held during the first week of August. Instruction offered in football, basketball, and other sports by coaches of national reputation. May not be applied to degree programs.

P E g485 Independent Problems in Physical Education 1-3 credits. Individual work under staff guidance. Field and/or library research on specific physical education problems. May be repeated up to 6 credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

P E g491 Physical Education Workshop 1-3 credits. A critical analysis of one or more areas of physical education. Limited enrollment. May be repeated up to six credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

P E g494 Adaptive Physical Education 3 credits. Common deviations of posture, functional disturbances, and atypical conditions found in school children, recommended therapeutic procedures, organization of corrective physical education programs in schools and colleges.

P E 597 Professional Education Development Topics. Variable credit. May be repeated. A course for practicing professionals aimed at the development and improvement of skills. May not be applied to graduate degrees. Must be graded S/U.

P E 605 Leadership and Administration 3 credits. Development of leadership skills and the dynamics of group process relative to effective interpersonal relationship with special emphasis on Physical Education and Athletic programs and personnel needs.

P E 610 Advanced Sport Psychology 3 credits. Designed to define, critique, and apply critical perspectives of sport and exercise psychology, including aggression theories, violence, cohesion, and social facilitation. Aspects of coaching theory and its application are included.

P E 612 Advanced Sociology of Sport 3 credits. Social aspects of sport and society, with emphasis on the relationship between sport, culture, and ideology.

P E 615 Philosophy and Principles of Athletics in Education 3 credits. The role of athletics in education, the function and organization of leagues and conferences of coaches, certification of coaches, ethics, and public relations.

P E 620 Curriculum and Supervision 3 credits. Consideration of the physical education curriculum in public schools and in colleges and universities. Recent developments and current trends that influence the curriculum and supervision policies. Observation techniques, standards in judging instruction, the supervisory conference, cooperative supervision, basic foundation of curriculum construction, and lesson planning.

P E 622 Survey of Professional Literature 2 credits. Identification and investigation of professional literature and its application to current and future directions of the field. Extensive reading and formal writing required.

P E 631 Athletics and the Law 3 credits. A study of the administrative role relating to the regulation of athletic competition and athletic programs. A review of significant court cases dealing with sports law, with application to the school setting.

P E 635 Management Aspects of Athletics 3 credits. Factors involved in the conduct of athletic events such as contracts, scheduling, travel, game management, crowd control, and the legal implications of athletics.

P E 640 Research and Writing 3 credits. Analysis and interpretation of the basic principles of research and writing as they relate to physical education, athletics and allied fields of endeavor. Integration of research and writing procedures likely to have the greatest influence on programs and practices relating to the administration of P.E.D. programs.

P E 645 Sports Medicine 2 credits. Primarily the study of sports medicine including ergogenic aids, nutrition, and the care and prevention of athletic injuries.

P E 648 Problems 1-3 credits. Individual and group study of problems in the areas of physical education and recreation. May be repeated to 6 hours credit. P E 649 Issues in P.E.D. and Athletic Administration 3 credits. A study of the current issues applicable to the administration of PED and athletics.

Opportunities may be afforded for study within specialized areas. May be repeated up to 6 hours with departmental permission.

P E 650 Thesis 1-6 credits.

P E 651 Masters Project in P.E.D. & Athletics 3 credits.

P E 655 Internship 1-3 credits. Administration, supervision and operation of a P.E.D. or Athletic Program. Students work under the direction of a graduate faculty member and practicing administrator. May be repeated to 6 hours credit. PREREQ: APPROVAL OF ADVISOR AND/OR CHAIR.

P E 658 Athletics in the West 2 credits. Field-based review of programs and topics related to physical education and athletic administration, including: tours of facilities in schools, colleges, and professional athletics; lessons and seminars with practitioners and scholars.