31 courses with the subject SRWM, 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.
1-WSP Develops skills and knowledge in backpacking and provides the opportunity for students to enjoy the outdoors. Two weekend overnight backpacking trips take place during the semester. This course has a fee.
1-F&S Examines the many dimensions of wellness. Students participate in assessments of their overall health status and practice the basic principles of setting fitness programs. Includes a combination of lectures, assessments, and activity. Fulfills General Education Wellness requirement. This course has a fee.
2-Special Two to three days on the initiatives course and a seven-day trip into the wilderness. Develops skills in canoeing, rock climbing, rappelling, and backpacking. Open only to incoming first-year and transfer students. Offered 10 days before the fall semester. Fulfills General Education Wellness requirement. This course has a fee.
BADM 320 Leadership Development or SRWM 229 Outdoor Leadership
3-F Explores leadership, as it applies to outdoor adventure programming, predominant in the development of current practices in adventure education. Experiential course includes basic soft and hard skills – which are generic to most adventure education programs: facilitation techniques; initiative activities, ropes course work, and backcountry wilderness skills. This course has a fee.
3-S26 Explores topics of personal health and well- being, public health, interpersonal relationships, and current issues globally. Lifetime health and well-being, interpersonal relationships, and current issues. Topics include stress, human sexuality, mental health, 323
3-WSP Preparation for management and leadership in camp environments and summer programs. Considers staffing management, retention, burnout, history, and philosophical perspectives of the camp movement in the U.S., and various developmental outcomes through participation. This course has a fee.
3-WSP Nelson Mandela has suggested that "sport is a force that mobilizes the sentiments of a people in a way that nothing else can." Students examine sport and social change from a global perspective. An introduction to sport as it relates to nationalism and politics, religion and spirituality, race and racism, disability and advocacy, violence and crime, media and cultural relations, justice and social inequities, and gender and sexuality. How is sport utilized as a tool for good or evil in today's world? Liberal Arts.
3-F Preparation for leadership in recreation programming: leadership styles and theory; principles and methods of program development; and using fundamental leisure philosophy and theory to assess needs, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate recreational programs. This course has a fee.
*With approval, the field experience or practicum can be fulfilled through one of the following provided the course has a sufficient sports ministry component:
Total 19 Additional Requirements Credits
BADM XXX – recommended and approved by advisor 3 PSY 200 level or higher – recommended and approved by advisor 3 201
3-F25 Behavioral and cognitive development, learning theories, and the effects of motivation and cultural/societal factors on performance in athletics. Liberal Arts.
2-WSP Designed to give students the knowledge and skills to develop exercise prescription and programming for clients related to personal health and fitness. Students develop an understanding of functional anatomy, exercise physiology, health and physical fitness, injury prevention, and nutrition. Students successfully completing this course are eligible to take the Personal Trainer certification exam with the National Council of Strength and Fitness (NCSF). Students work through content, practice quizzes, and practical exams using the NCSF online learning platform with review sessions. Prior knowledge of human systems, anatomy, and physiology is recommended. This course has a fee.
2-WSP Designed to give students the knowledge and skills to develop programming and training techniques specific to advanced sport and athletic performance. Students develop an understanding of concepts in sport metabolism, biomechanics, and nutrition. Students successfully completing this course are eligible to take the Strength and Conditioning Coach exam with the NCSF. Students work through content, practice quizzes, and practical exams using the NCSF online learning platform with review sessions. Prior knowledge of human systems, anatomy, and physiology is recommended. This course has a fee.
2-WSP Designed to give students the knowledge and skills to develop an understanding of nutritional concepts relating to micro/macronutrients and supplementation and be able to apply these nutrition concepts in conjunction with exercise to improve athletic performance. Students successfully completing this course are eligible to take the Sports Nutrition Specialist exam with the NCSF. Students work through content, practice quizzes, and practical exams using the NCSF online learning platform with review sessions. Prior knowledge of human systems, anatomy, and physiology is recommended. This course has a fee.
2-F, S Professional field experience through practical experience in the area of emphasis within the Exercise Science and/or Sport, Recreation, and Wellness majors. A minimum of 50 work hours is required. Must be taken in order (hours logged prior to taking this class may count with instructor’s preapproval.) Prerequisites: BIOL 217, 218; SRWM 475 (can also be taken concurrently); and instructor permission.
2-F, S Professional field experience through practical experience in the area of emphasis within the Exercise Science and/or Sport, Recreation, and Wellness majors. A minimum of 50 work hours is required. Must be taken in order (hours logged prior to taking this class may count with instructor’s preapproval.) Prerequisites: BIOL 25
3-WSP Investigating Christian environmental ethics, identifying and protecting biologically sensitive areas, rehabilitating damaged areas and resources, sound ecological practices, controlling user behavior, site problems, and resource management plans. This course has a fee.
Must choose either an internship or three semesters of practicum: 3–5 SRWM 489 Internship or SRWM 486/487/488 Practicum I/II/III
Total 11–13 Required Minor (choose from preapproved list below or receive approval from advisor) Credits Athletic Administration & Sport Management/Equine-Assisted Therapy/Health Promotion 15–16 & Fitness/Psychology/Sports Ministry Recommended Courses Credits
1,1,1-F&S Applying principles and methods of sport, recreation, and wellness management, learning through practical experience with local on-campus and/or community participants developing work-based career preparation. A minimum of 50 work hours required. Must be taken in order.
3–5-F&S, Summer Professional field experience in the area of emphasis; the student relates theory to practice in a cooperative effort among agency, student, and advisor. Minimum five-week, 200- hour internship/field placement equals 3 credits. Each additional 50 hours equal 1 additional credit. Prerequisite: SRWM 300 and SRWM 475, or instructor permission.
Source: Houghton University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
