8 courses with the subject WPA, 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.
WPA 101Wellness and Physical Activity1
Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and practical experiences associated with the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual components of wellness. Promotes behavioral changes to enhance well-being and lifelong maintenance of personal health and fitness. Lecture and physical activity/lab are required components. Prerequisite for online lab sections: Permission of instructor.
This course is designed to explore plant-based living including if plant-based diets may offset the world’s population growth and environmental concerns related to factory farms and climate change, the role of plant-based lifestyles, physical activity, and stress management in chronic disease prevention, reviewing scientific literature regarding plant-based living, and the principles of planning a healthful whole food plant-based meal plan.
WPA 220Introduction to Yoga Methodology and Techniques3
This course provides a foundational study and application pertaining to the study of yoga and its history, literature, philosophy and practice. This course draws from multiple yoga traditions with the emphasis placed on Patanjali’s, Yoga Sutras. Students will be taught yoga techniques, teaching methodology, and the practice of asana, pranayama, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques.
WPA 294Physical Activity and Wellness Study Abroad1
Lower division special topics in Physical Activity and Wellness taken abroad or partially abroad. Course taught by UNCW faculty or as transfer credit from a foreign institution.
WPA 295Special Topics in Physical Activity and Wellness1
Course shell for future special topics courses. Course descriptions and SLOs will be established and approved by local curriculum committees before offering the course.
WPA 420Advanced Yoga Teaching, Methodology, and Practicum3
This course provides a continuation of the study towards a Yoga minor. The topics include in-depth study of the biopsychosocial approach to wellness, posture and breathing techniques and practice, teaching methodology, anatomy and physiology, yoga philosophy, and ethics.
WPA 494Physical Activity and Wellness Advanced Study Abroad1
Upper division in Physical Activity and Wellness taken abroad or partially abroad. Course taught by UNCW faculty or as transfer credit from a foreign institution.
WPA 495Advanced Special Topics in Physical Activity and Wellness1
Course shell for future special topics courses. Course descriptions and SLOs will be established and approved by local curriculum committees before offering the course.
