Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Courses
KINS
46 courses with the subject KINS, 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.
KINS 135Careers in Kinesiology, Health, and Sport1
Basic swimming skills Description: Students learn to teach children and adults basic swimming and water safety skills. Emphasis placed on proper body mechanics and teaching progressions. Students have opportunity to earn American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certification upon successful completion of requirements.
As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
KINS 221 or BIOL 150 Description: Provides theoretical knowledge of leadership skills necessary to design, implement, and evaluate safe and effective personal training programs. Requires networking within the field as well as opportunities to apply introductory concepts of exercise training and business development through practical application.
KINS 285 Description: Provides a basic introduction to methods and techniques for aquatic fitness instruction. Introduces several different approaches to aquatic exercise and fitness from the client and instructor perspectives. Prepares students to lead individual and group exercise instruction in water-based environments to a variety of different populations.
KINS 298SOAR Into Exercise Science and Pre-Athletic Training1
none Restriction: Exercise Science and Pre-Athletic Training Majors only. Description: Emphasizes development attributes associated with professionalism. Examines occupational opportunities that exist in exercise science and athletic training.
A grade of “C” or better in KINS 221 or a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 150 Description: A study of the relationship between mechanical and physical principles and human movement.
HLPE 209 , HLPE 216 , health and physical education majors only Description: Students assist a university faculty member teach in several instructional settings, including elementary school physical education program or community-based wellness programs. Students have the opportunity to apply pedagogical theory and concepts related to various professional areas. Emphasis is on planning, developing, implementing, and assessing educational experiences.
Sophomore status Description: An initial experience in the professional work setting. Combines classroom theory with practical application through job-related experience to build on professional knowledge and skills. (Titled Preprofessional Experience II before 2016-17.)
Junior standing Description: Evaluation theory, instructional objectives, and cognitive test construction; technical and practical considerations in testing and interpretation of test results in both health and physical education.
Health and physical education, physical education and sport/exercise science, athletic training majors and a grade of “C” or better in KINS 221 or C or higher in BIOL 150 Description: Physiological effects of exercise in humans. Major factors of diet, conditioning, physical fitness, maximum performance level, and fatigue.
KINS 343 Description: Laboratory experiences to illustrate physiological responses to exercise. Skills associated with the use of current laboratory equipment and techniques are developed. Supplements lecture-based content from KINS 343 .
KINS 365Orthopedic Injury Assessment in Athletic Training4
KINS 345 , KINS 346 Description: Teaches assessment procedures, evaluation methods, and proper athletic training protocol for neuromuscular and musculoskeletal injuries. In addition, administrative issues in athletic training are addressed emphasizing accurate medical documentation. Emphasizes subjective and objective assessment and documentation of findings.
Grade of “C” or higher in KINS 221 or BIOL 150 Description: Provides the anatomical and physiological basis of muscle function. Students also gain an understanding of changes that can be made through strength training and conditioning, along with knowledge of programs that will bring about these changes. Opportunities for working with various types of equipment are available.
KINS 345 or instructor permission Description: Presents comprehensive instruction in such areas as health care administration; program, human, information, and resource management; and ethics and legal considerations in athletic training.
KINS 385General Medical Conditions in Athletic Training3
KINS 345 or instructor permission Description: An overview of general health assessment and physical examination techniques related to the athletic population. A systemic approach is used to address issues related to the anatomy, pathology, physiology, and diagnostic testing of both general conditions and diseases of the human body.
Physical education and sport/exercise science majors and KINS 343 with a grade of “C” or better Description: Teaches individuals to write exercise prescriptions based on a subject’s tolerance for physical activity. Special emphasis is on risk factors, techniques of evaluation, drugs, injuries, environmental factors, and motivation and their role in physical activity assessment.
KINS 343 with a grade of “C” or better Description: Involves the selection, administration, and interpretation of various tests for appraising the physical fitness levels of individuals. Information given concerning the various fitness components and discussions held so that each student gains an understanding of the variables to be tested.
KINS 413Physical Activity and Aging Across the Lifespan3
KINS 343 with a grade of “C” or better Description: Presents major aspects of physical activity, its importance to the older adult, and the organization of an activity program. Attention to physiology of physical activity, effects of activity on growth and aging, exercise prescription, flexibility, overweight and obesity, and motivational strategies.
Physical education and sport/exercise science majors and KINS 343 with a grade of “C” or better Description: An introduction to the basic concepts of electrocardiography (ECG), including an understanding of electrophysiology, electrode lead placement, both rhythm strips and 12-lead interpretation. Utilizing electrocardiograms, students will also be able to recognize normal and abnormal rhythms, including those ECG abnormalities brought about by exercise. Normal and abnormal responses during Graded Exercise Testing are also interpreted.
KINS 415Lifestyle Behavior Management for Physical Activity3
KINS 343 with a grade of “C” or better Description: Examines a variety of strategies necessary to modify health behavior with an emphasis on physical activity. Focus is placed on development of skills necessary to work with clients/patients in group leadership and group-process activities to assess and assist with behavior change for both the apparently healthy and those with multifaceted chronic disease as it relates to physical activity.
KINS 416Functional Training for Strength and Conditioning3
KINS 343 and KINS 375 with a grade of “C” or better Description: Focuses on comparing and contrasting the scientific principles associated with traditional strength training and functional strength training techniques. Examines a variety of new techniques found in the fitness and sport performance industry and provides practical experience in both traditional and functional strength training techniques.
KINS 418Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription4
KINS 375 or instructor permission Description: Enhances understanding of the foundation of movement patterns as they apply to efficient human motion. Addresses the analysis of human motion in order to teach, modify, and enhance human motion in clinical and performance settings.
HLPE 209 or instructor permission Description: Introduces developmentally appropriate practice when coaching individuals with disabilities. Emphasizes accessible and inclusive practices that promote full participation of individuals with various disabling conditions. Explores program planning and assessment in various disability sports and games. Previously Offered As: (Offered as KHSS 337 before 2016-17.)
KINS 441Psychosocial Implications for Health and Physical Education3
Senior standing Description: A study of psychological and sociological influences, both theoretical and empirical, and their effects on health and physical performance.
KINS 365 Description: A basic introduction to the use of therapeutic modalities and the role they play in the rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Physical agents used in the care of athletic injuries are presented, highlighting the physiological effects of each modality, as well as indications and contraindications for their use.
KINS 448Therapeutic Exercises for Athletic Injury Management4
KINS 365 , KINS 375 Description: The theoretical framework for athletic injury assessment and management of the injured athlete is discussed. A problem-solving approach to the selection and implementation of specific tests and development of skill in basic therapeutic exercise procedures for improving muscle performance, relaxation, and mobilization are included.
BIOL 301 Description: Covers physical activity epidemiology from the evidence of the relationship between physical activity and chronic disease and the assessment of physical activity and/or sedentary behavior. Explores individual and population-based lifestyle intervention efforts to enhance health behavior and promote disease prevention in diverse populations.
KINS 380 , KINS 476 Description: Explores topics related to professional development and responsibility in athletic training. Examines current research findings in athletic training. Addresses preparation for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination.
As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
Grade of “C” or better in all of the following: KINS 285 , KINS 286 , KINS 315 , KINS 343 , KINS 375 , and KHSS 418.
Corequisite
None Restriction: Sport/exercise science majors only. Description: Students acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to develop programs of physical activity and fitness for healthy adults and those with controlled disease. Experience in leading an exercise class and knowledge of functional anatomy and exercise physiology are also expected before participation in the class.
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