HEA 101 - Foundations of Health, Exercise and Sport

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Learn employment opportunities in the health, exercise, and sport professions to include an overview of professions, workplace settings, professional roles, career preparation, certifications and continuing education. Explore the historical, sociological, and psychological foundations in the disciplines of health, exercise, and sport. Examine ethical and legal concerns in health, exercise, and sport.

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Nature and scope of health, exercise and sport
- Discuss the nature of contemporary health, exercise and sport and examine how it has evolved during the past five decades.
- Identify social media resources that can inform the practice within the field of health, exercise and sport.
Psychology of health, exercise and sport
- Explore how psychology influences the field of health, exercise and sport
- Describe how sport and exercise psychology has evolved
- Explore how professionals in the health, exercise and sport engage in research and practice
- Explain how intervention techniques are used to enhance participation in sport and exercise
Sociology of health, exercise and sport
- Identify the goals of sociology in health, exercise and sport
- Examine research findings regarding inequities, power relations relevant to health, exercise and sport especially gender relations, ethnic and racial relations, socioeconomic
History of health, exercise and sport
- Learn the history of health, exercise and sport
- Examine research regarding health, exercise and sport form the industrial revolution to the present
Practicing and preparing for a career in health, exercise and sport
- Explore the wide range of professional opportunities in the sphere of health, exercise and sport
- Explore the importance of leadership and professionalism in the field of health, exercise and sport
- Explain how the career paths in health, exercise and sport are evolving and progressing
- Discover the educational requirements and experiences for becoming an active and competent health, exercise and sport professional
- Explain the importance of professionalism, marketing and communication in preparing for a career in health, exercise and sport
Ethics and legal issues in health, exercise and sport
- Discuss how the changing nature of education and technology advances will influence health, exercise and sport in the future
- Learn the dimensions of concerns in health, exercise and sport today including gender, age, ethnicity, violence and the use of enhanced performance substance

Core Competencies
Core 1 Communication Core 2 Technology Fluency Core 3 Information Literacy Core 4 Personal Wellness Core 5 Self Management Core 8 Social and Civic Responsibility Core 9 Global Perspective Core 10 Innovative and Critical Thinking