34 courses with the subject PEC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PEC 1100Beginning Tennis1
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Basic tennis skills develop appreciation of tennis as a lifetime sport. Students learn forehand and backhand drives, Beginner's Serve, service return, volley, rules of the singles and doubles game and an understanding of fundamental techniques and basic strategies. Students must supply their own rackets and tennis balls. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Introduction to intermediate tennis skills: top spin, slice, attaching the net, offensive and defensive strategy in competition. Apply tennis skills in single an doubles games situations. Students must supply their own rackets and tennis balls. Prerequisite(s): PEC 1100 or previous tennis experience or Department permission Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Learn to play badminton, knowledge of rules, and offensive and defensive strategy. Learn badminton skills: serving, underhand, backhand, overhead, drop shot, smash, and raquet grip. Learn singles and doubles game play. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Beginner-intermediate level: rules, basic individual skills, offensive/defensive systems, team coordination, training, conditioning, prevention of injury, and evaluation of performance. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Students will be exposed to the history, skills, and theory necessary for effective participation and appreciation of fencing. Students will be exposed to the fencing classic schools/styles, fencing equipment, structure and functional skills. Students will participate in foil and sabre competitions, learn about weapon control, fencing techniques, and tactics. Students will learn about the fencing federations, scoring system, and tournament play Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation 543
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Learn vigorous calisthenics exercises with dance steps to music to improve cardiovascular endurance and muscles toning. Apply aerobic activities for health and wellness, boost mood, burn calories, and improve body composition and flexibility. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Examine the principles and practices for assessing and improving cardiovascular fitness. Design a personal cardiovascular fitness program and receive individualized instruction. Learn to use proper progression to improve aerobic fitness. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation 541
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Introduction to the principles and techniques inherent in the art of classical ballet. Includes exercises and movement combinations leading to body alignment, endurance, strength, and fluidity of movement. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. The principles and practices of Tai Chi Ch'uan will be presented and practiced for the purpose of exercise, meditation, self-defense and increased overall wellness. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Emphasis is on mechanics of movement involved in the performance of the following basic fundamental skills: basic swing, short and long irons, woods, and putting. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Introduction to formal Karate and practical self-defense techniques. History and background, fundamental stances, blocks, punches, kicks, conditioning, safety, methods of avoidance and personal self-defense movements, and oriental tradition (Karate costumes, respect and Buddhist philosophy). Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Introduction to the conceptual framework of Hatha Yoga, and the development of students' capacity to perform physical, breathing, concentration, and relaxation exercises. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation 544
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Basic skills to swim properly. Special attention given to non-swimmers who will learn in shallow water. At the end of the course, students will be able to jump or dive into the water, swim in a prone position and on the back. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. The knowledge and skills necessary to safely assist, and/or effect water rescues, and supervise swimmers in a safe environment. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to pass both written examination and skills test. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Swimming skills equivalent to American Red Cross Swimmer Course, Standard First Aid and CPR skills Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. The skills necessary to teach swimming and water safety courses as offered by the American Red Cross. At the conclusion students will be able to pass both a written examination and a skills test. Prerequisite(s): Valid American Red Cross Advanced Lifesaving Certificate and either an American Red Cross Swimmer Certificate or the ability to perform skills in the swimmer course Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. An opportunity to improve cardiovascular fitness. Emphasis is on swimming efficiently and on swimming long distances. Limited to Deep-Water Swimmers. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Survey of different forms of American folk dancing including modern western square dancing, traditional, country/western line and mixer dancing. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation 545
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. The fundamental principles of various schools of modern dance. Includes analysis of movement, conditioning techniques, and basic combinations. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Ideas and movement forms: systematic creativity through improvisation studies, formal compositions, and critical appraisal presented through experimentations with time, space, rhythm and correlations to art, poetry and music. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Learn weight training techniques to increase muscle strength and endurance for a specific sport activity and/or improve overall physical fitness. Learn proper progression and design a weight training program to suit personal needs. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
PEC 4000Modified Physical Activities for all Ages and Abilities1
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. To develop and maintain physical fitness for people of all ages and abilities who require modifications. Students will engage in a variety of activities such as fitness exercises, yoga (on a chair and/or mat), dancing and modified sports. Aspects of fitness, posture, rhythms, movement, breathing, concentration and relaxation are emphasized. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. The elements of good swimming and a variety of skills are taught. Students practice parts of strokes as well as whole stroking movements. Prerequisite(s): Ability to swim safely in deep water Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Course reviews intermediate tennis skills, including: Eastern forehand, semi-Western forehand, Western forehand stroke, top spin, and strategy for singles and doubles play. Students will receive an evaluation and individualized instruction. Prerequisite(s): PEC 1200 Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Increases knowledge and appreciation of the physical attributes involved in body building. Course covers beginning, intermediate and advanced training techniques to increase muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and to improve physical appearance as desired. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Introduction to a progressive series of exercises based on Joseph H. Pilates' method of conditioning the body. It accommodates all fitness levels to increase muscle strength, flexibility and balance of the entire body. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
PEC 600Physiological Fitness and Development: Training with Weights2
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. To increase muscle strength, endurance and cardiorespiratory efficiency, students learn to create individualized exercise prescriptions based on specific physiological needs. The anatomy and kinesiology of the systems and muscles unique to weight training are discussed. Students who completed PEC 400 will not receive credit for this course. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Introduction to the components of fitness achieved through the utilization of non-impact movements performed in deep water. The development of muscular strengths, flexibility and increased aerobic capacity will be stressed as students work in a non-impact exercise environment. Prerequisite(s): Each student will be required to swim 25 meters (1 lap) and demonstrate the ability to stay afloat by treading water for a two-minute time period Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. An overview of the scope of fitness attainable from a regulated program of exercising in water. Development of muscular strength, flexibility and increased aerobic capacity (endurance) is stressed in aqua aerobics and water exercise. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Techniques for deepening one's practice of classical yoga postures, exploring various lineages, styles and traditions of Yoga including Iyengar, Ashtanga and Vinyasa, posture variations, backbends and inversions, intermediate pranayama (breathing) techniques and the use of yoga props. Prerequisite(s): PEC 2900 or PEC 6700 or permission of instructor Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation 547
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Application of the fundamental principles of yoga and meditation. An overview of the philosophy and psychology of yoga and meditation, an understanding of asanas and chakras, an explanation for the contraindications for certain asanas or meditative techniques, and a review of physical and psychological health conditions that may derive significant benefit from yoga and meditation. Prerequisite(s): PEC 2900 or other yoga experience with permission of instructor Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. Soccer, the fastest growing team sport in the country, can be played by both sexes and all ages. Technical development, tactical understanding and appreciation of the popular sport are covered in this course. Offered only in Fall Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. This course will introduce students to the methodology and practice of high intensity fitness training. High intensity training is an advanced method designed to obtain higher levels of fitness by combining calisthenics, resistance training and aerobic fitness activities. Students will learn safe and effective techniques to improve health-and skill-related components of physical fitness. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation Physical Education: Men's Activities PEM 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course 1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs. This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(s) Hours: 2 hrs. This course will introduce students to the methodology and practice for improving health-and-skill-related components of physical fitness. The mode of activity will include body weight and callisthenic type activities with the use of minimal equipment. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation 542
