Graduate Courses for Kinesiology (KNES)
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KNES 402 Biomechanics of Sport (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES300.
Mechanical determinants influencing sport techniques. A quantitative,
scientific basis for sport analysis with emphasis on the application to
numerous sport activities. Evaluation and quantification of the filmed
performance of athletes.
KNES 440 Psychology of Athletic Performance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES350. Junior standing. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: KNES498P, KNES689Z, or KNES440. Formerly KNES498P.
Examines the psychological factors, mechanisms, and processes in
athletic performance. Utilizes a social psychological approach to focus
on the study and review of individual performance in both the
interpersonal and social context.
KNES 451 Children and Sport: A Psychosocial Perspective (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES350 and junior standing.
Examination of youth sports from a psychosocial perspective, including
the impact of highly structured sports on young athletes and the
complex social network of coaches, parents and peers.
KNES 452 Martial Arts (Wu Shu) in Contemporary China (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Completion of CORE Human Diversity Course. Senior
standing. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: KNES452
or KNES642.
The roots and influences of martial arts in traditional and contemporary
China.
KNES 455 Scientific Bases of Athletic Conditioning (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES360.
An examination of physical fitness/athletic conditioning programs
stressing the practical application of exercise physiology theory for
enhancing athletic performance. Cardiovascular considerations, strength
and power development, nutrition, speed, muscular endurance,
environmental considerations and ergogenic aids.
KNES 457 Managing Youth Programs: Educational, Fitness and Sport (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES287 and KNES370. Junior standing. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: KNES498Y or KNES457. Formerly
KNES498Y.
An examination of the basic functions involved in managing physical
education, fitness, and youth sports programs. Focus on leadership
skills, organizational management, and techniques for applying learned
skills in a variety of organizational settings that serve the nation's
youth.
KNES 461 Exercise and Body Composition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES360.
Physiological concepts relating body composition factors to exercise
and human performance. The scientific basis for the establishment and
evaluation of conditioning programs where body composition may play an
important role, such as weight control and athletics.
KNES 462 Neural Basis of Human Movement (3 credits)
Prerequisites: {BSCI201; and BSCI202; and KNES385} or permission of
department.
An introduction to the neural substrates which underlie postural and
volitional movement. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological basis of
motor functioning; past and present conceptualizations of motor control
and coordination; movement disorders; and maturation of the
neuromuscular system.
KNES 464 Exercise Metabolism: Role in Health and Disease (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BSCI201, BSCI202, and KNES360. Recommended: BCHM261.
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: KNES464 or
KNES498L. Formerly KNES498L.
Examines the role of metabolism in kinesiology, especially as it relates
to physical inactivity, health and disease. Includes bioenergetics,
substrate utilization, cell signaling, and metabolic gene expression and
their impact on chronic health conditions or disease.
KNES 465 Physical Activity and Disease Prevention and Treatment (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES360. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: KNES465 or KNES498A. Formerly KNES498A.
Critically examines the scientific evidence that supports the use of
physical activity to prevent and treat age-related diseases, including
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, abnormal lipoprotein-lipid levels,
hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis and cancer.
KNES 466 Graded Exercise Testing (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: KNES360 or permission of department.
Functional and diagnostic examination of the cardiovascular responses
to graded exercise testing. Emphasis on electrophysiology, mechanisms
of arrhythmias, normal electrical activation of the heart, axis
termination and the normal 12-lead electrocardiogram.
KNES 467 Genetics in Physical Activity and Sport (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES360. Corequisite: STAT100 or equivalent. Junior
standing. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: KNES467
or KNES498Q. Formerly KNES498Q.
Dedicated to understanding the role of genetics in kinesiology,
especially within the contexts of physical activity and sport. Specific
genes and phenotypes will be explored.
KNES 476 Honors Thesis Proposal (3 credits)
Restricted to KNES Honors students only. Corequisite: KNES478. Senior
standing. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: KNES498R
or KNES476. Formerly KNES498R.
Development of honors thesis proposal based on preliminary research and
literature review. Presentation of formal proposal to the thesis
committee and fellow honors students.
KNES 477 Honors Thesis (3 credits)
Restricted to KNES Honors students only. Prerequisite: KNES476.
Corequisite: KNES478. Senior standing. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: KNES399 or KNES477. Formerly KNES399.
Advisement will be on the individual basis. Thesis must be defended in
the honors seminar.
KNES 478 Honors Seminar (1-3 credits)
Restricted to KNES Honors students only. Junior standing. Repeatable to
4 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: KNES398 or KNES478. Formerly KNES398.
Guided discussion of research topics of current interest.
KNES 480 Measurement in Physical Education (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
MATH110.
A study of the principles and techniques of educational measurement as
applied to the teaching of physical education; study of the functions
and techniques of measurement in the evaluation of student progress
toward the objectives of physical education and in the evaluation of
the effectiveness of teaching.
KNES 481 Biophysical Aspects of Human Movement (3 credits)
Prerequisites: KNES300, KNES360, KNES370, and KNES385.
Scientific principles and research techniques in the investigation of
the biophysical basis of human movement.
KNES 482 Socio-behavioral Aspects of Human Movement (3 credits)
Prerequisites: KNES287, KNES293, and KNES350.
Derivation, formulation, and application of research in the
socio-behavioral aspects of human movement.
KNES 483 Sport Marketing and Media (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES287. Junior standing. Not open to students who have
completed KNES498L prior to the Fall 2001 semester.
Industry practices in sport marketing and media. Marketing strategies
and consumer behavior in different sport contexts. Critical examination
of selected social and economic issues related to the buying and
selling of sport.
KNES 484 Sporting Hollywood (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES287 and KNES293. Junior standing. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: KNES484 and KNES498N. Formerly
KNES498N.
Popular representations of sport within the film media related to wider
social discourses on bodies and the politics of various categories of
subjectivity (gender, sexual, racial, class and national).
KNES 485 Sport and Globalization (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week.
Prerequisite: KNES287. Junior standing. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: KNES485 and KNES498T. Formerly KNES498T.
Examination of sport culture from a global perspective; focuses on
theorizing the similarities and differences between various national
sporting cultures.
KNES 487 Women, Sports and Culture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES287. Junior standing. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: KNES498E or KNES487. Formerly KNES498E.
A study of the historical barriers to women's participation in physical
activity, efforts to dismantle those barriers, and the differentiation
that exists in women's sport and physical culture today. Exploration of
the historical and contemporary factors involving female athletes in
U.S. culture.
KNES 489 Field Laboratory Projects and Workshop (1-6 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits.
Workshops and research projects in special areas of knowledge not
covered by regularly structured courses.
KNES 491 The Curriculum in Physical Education (3 credits)
Prerequisites: KNES300, KNES360, and KNES371.
Curriculum sources, principles, and planning concepts, with emphasis on
using valid criteria for the selection of content for physical
education programs.
KNES 496 Quantitative Methods (3 credits)
Statistical techniques most frequently used in research pertaining to
physical education. Effort is made to provide the student with the
necessary skills and to acquaint the student with the interpretations
and applications of these techniques.
KNES 497 Independent Studies Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENGL391, ENGL393, ENGL394, or ENGL395; and STAT100 or
equivalent. 100 semester hours. Senior standing. For KNES majors only.
Discussions of contemporary issues vital to the discipline, critiques
of research in the student's area/areas of special interest, completion
of a major project where the student will be asked to demonstrate the
ability to carry out investigative processes in problem solving and
critical writing under faculty direction.
KNES 498 Special Topics in Kinesiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable when the subject
matter is different.
Topics of special interest in areas not covered by regularly scheduled
courses.
KNES 603 Advanced Motor Development (3 credits)
The analysis of major theoretical positions in motor skill development.
Stage theory in motor development; development of motor skill memory;
the development of motor control and coordination; and the role of
reflexes in motor development.
KNES 604 Development of Posture and Locomotion (3 credits)
Development of posture and locomotion in humans integrating the
perspectives of biomechanics, neurophysiology, perception-action theory
and dynamical systems.
KNES 609 Research Issues in Kinesiology (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Issues, methodologies, and critical analyses of current research in
Kinesiology.
KNES 610 Methods and Techniques of Research (3 credits)
Studies methods and techniques of research used in Kinesiology; an
analysis of examples of their use; and practice in their application to
problems of interest to the student.
KNES 612 Qualitative Research (3 credits)
Theoretical frameworks and methodologies necessary to conduct
qualitative research, including research designs, observation and
interview methods, data analysis, and development of grounded theory.
KNES 618 Current Readings in Kinesiogenomics (1 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES360 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one
of the following: KNES618, KNES609P, or KNES609N.
Student-led presentations of contemporary literature in the areas of
genetics, exercise science, fitness and health. Emphasis on papers
describing new research findings, novel techniques, innovative methods,
and emerging issues.
KNES 620 Teaching Kinesiology to Undergraduates (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: KNES620 or
KNES689W. Formerly KNES689W.
Analysis and application of innovative approaches to undergraduate
kinesiology course design, teaching, and evaluation (e.g., problem-based
learning, inquiry learning, simulations, collaboration, etc.).
KNES 630 Sociology of Sport in Contemporary Perspective (3 credits)
Studies social organization and the role of individuals and groups in
sport situations: the interrelationship of sport with traditional
social institutions; sport as a sub-system and its structure; and sport
and social problems.
KNES 631 Sport Event Management and Marketing (3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce students to principles and
practices of planning, funding, operating, managing, and evaluating
events in the sports industry.
KNES 635 Foundations of Sport Management (3 credits)
Fundamental skills and principles in the management of sport
organizations, including concerns involved in managing sport in public,
private, for profit and not for-profit sectors.
KNES 636 Sport and Mass Media (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed KNES 689R prior to Fall 2001
semester.
Examination of various mass media theories applied to sport. Application
of communication theory to the study of mediated sport. Research
methodologies and critical thinking.
KNES 642 Analyzing Social/Cultural Functions of Martial Arts in Contemporary China (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed KNES452. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: KNES452 or KNES642.
Designed to help students understand, analyze, and critique Wu Shu as a
cultural driving force in China. Sociocultural conflicts and harmony
between tradition and contemporary culture are studied through the
ramifications and decision-making processes inherent in martial arts.
KNES 644 Curriculum Development (3 credits)
Role of educational values and cognitive and behavioral conceptions of
learning in curricular and programming development with illustrations
from concept-based competitive, commercial, community and education
programming.
KNES 646 Curriculum Design for Adolescents (3 credits)
Adolescent characteristics as a basis for curricular and programming
decisions in competitive, commercial, community and educational
programs. Alternative programs for individuals at-risk to fail or
drop-out of traditional programs.
KNES 647 Cultural Perspectives on Curriculum Development (3 credits)
Impact of the sociocultural factors on the curricular and programming
decision-making process in physical education, exercise and sport
programs with illustrations from competitive, commercial, community, and
educational settings.
KNES 650 Mental and Emotional Aspects of Sports and Recreation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 350.
An exploration of psychological aspects of physical education, sports
and recreation. Includes personality dynamics in relation to exercise
and sports. A study is made of the psychological factors in athletic
performance and coaching.
KNES 663 History of Sport in Western Culture (3 credits)
The history of sport in the ancient, medieval and renaissance West.
KNES 670 Biomechanics Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MATH 141 or MATH 221.
Theoretical basis for understanding the investigation of biomechanical
aspects of the human body. Integration of subject matter from physics,
engineering, anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology as it relates to the
study of human motion and the body as a mechanical system.
KNES 675 Photo-analysis of Human Motion (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 300 or permission of department.
The scientific analysis of human motion with emphasis on photographic
principles, cinematographic methodology, and data point resolution as
they influence quantification of kinematic variables of human motion.
KNES 676 Multisensory Perception and Human Motor Control (3 credits)
Overview of the major sensory inputs to human motor control and spatial
orientatin including auditory, somatosensory, visual and vestibular.
KNES 688 Seminar in Motor Learning and Performance (3 credits)
Prerequisites: KNES 385; and KNES 496. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Discussion of research dealing with advanced topics in motor learning
and skilled performance. Recent developments concerning individual
differences, refractoriness, anticipation and timing, transfer,
retention, and work inhibition are emphasized.
KNES 689 Special Problems in Kinesiology (1-6 credits)
Master or doctoral candidates who desire to pursue special research
problems under the direction of their advisor may register for 1-6
hours of credit under this number.
KNES 691 Muscular Aspects of Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 360. Recommended: BSCI 422.
Skeletal muscle structure and function including muscle development,
excitation-contraction coupling, muscle fiber types and fatigue, muscle
biochemistry, gene expression, muscle damage and regeneration. The
effects of aging and exercise training on skeletal muscle.
KNES 692 Cardiovascular Aspects of Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 360.
A comprehensive consideration of the various cardiovascular factors
affecting human physical performance. Emphasis on the regulation of
cardiovascular functions during physical activity. Energy liberation
and transfer, circulation, respiration, temperature regulation,
physiology of work at altitudes, aerobic endurance training, and
exercise, health and aging.
KNES 694 Metabolic Aspects of Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 360 or KNES 690. Recommended: BCHM 461 and BCHM 462.
Effects of exercise on digestion, absorption, transport, storage,
mobilization, and utilization of macronutrients. Emphasis on the
effects of exercise training on energy metabolism.
KNES 695 Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 360.
Lab exercise testing techniques and interpretation. Includes graded
exercise testing, VO2 max, lactate threshold, phlebotomy, exercise
economy, body composition, muscle biopsy, resting metabolic rate,
anaerobic power and blood flow.
KNES 696 Genetic Aspects of Health and Fitness (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES360 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one
of the following: KNES696 and KNES689Z. Formerly KNES689Z.
An exploration of the impact of genetic variation on human health and
fitness, with emphasis on the physiological response to exercise.
Consideration of human genome biology, DNA sequence databases, methods,
gene/environment interaction, and ethical issues.
KNES 703 Research Seminar in Motor Development (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KNES 603 or permission of department.
Issues and strategies in the design and evaluation of research in motor
skill development. Course culminates in student planning, conducting
and interpreting a reserch study.
KNES 711 Professional Development and Grantsmanship (3 credits)
Open only to Doctoral students in programs in the School of Public
Health. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: KNES711 or
KNES789X. Formerly KNES789X.
Enhance continued professional development through an exploration of
culture, climate, expectations and mentoring in research I universities.
Generate a grant application including the hypothesis, structure,
specific aims, background and significance, and submission of a total
grant. Grant process and product will be emphasized.
KNES 735 Sport Marketing (3 credits)
Prerequisites: KNES 610, KNES 635, and permission of instructor.
Consumer behavior, marketing research, marketing strategy, integrated
marketing communication and event marketing as applied to sport.
KNES 764 Advanced Seminar: Research and Writing in American Sport History (3 credits)
Theoretical and practical study of experiences central to American
Sport History. Historical evidence and writing in American sport
history.
KNES 789 Advanced Seminar (1-3 credits)
Studies the current problems and trends in selected fields of physical
education.
KNES 798 Internship in Physical Education/Sports Management (1-8 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 8 credits.
Practical application of previously acquired skills and knowledge in a
sport and/or physical education setting. Emphasis on selected
experiences to enhance the total academic program of the student. The
internship site assignment will depend upon student's background and
career goals.
KNES 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
KNES 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
KNES 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
