School of Education

Department of Health, Physical Education and Movement Science

B.S. in Physical Education

Turn your passion for fitness and sports and your desire to teach into a career in physical education. A crucial component of a child's growth and development is participation in a well-designed physical education program. Our Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education will teach you how to develop and implement a developmentally appropriate activity program that enhances motor skills, physical fitness and the acquisition of movement-related knowledge. Learn techniques to improve children's motor development and fitness, and help them practice fundamental movement patterns, specialized skills, and lifetime movement activities. Courses cover curriculum design, skill development, student performance evaluations, human biology and basic first aid. Students will have an opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to filed experience at local school districts. This program offers an excellent foundation in the liberal arts and sciences and prepares you for initial certification to teach Kindergarten through grade 12.

REQUIRED COURSES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PEDAGOGY COURSES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PED 460	Curriculum Design	3 cr.
PED 261	Secondary Methods	4 cr.
PED 262	Elementary Methods	4 cr.
PED 263	Teaching the Individual with Special Needs	3 cr.
PED 297/298	Student Teaching	6 cr.
THEORY COURSES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PE 200	Movement Pattern Seminar	0 cr.
PE 401	Introduction to Physical Education	2 cr.
PE 202	Basic First Aid and Emergency Care	2 cr.
PE 203	Kinesiology and Biomechanical Analysis	4 cr.
PE 250, PE 290	Physiology of Exercise - Part I and II	6 cr.
PE 255	Motor Learning	3 cr.
PE 295	Evaluation of Physical Education	3 cr.
HE 205	Substance Abuse	3 cr.
Physical Education Specialization
Skill electives
TOTAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CREDITS		46 cr.
REQUIRED CORE AND LIBERAL ARTS COURSES
BIO 7	Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology I	4 cr.
BIO 8	Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology II	4 cr.
BIO 118	Gross Primate Anatomy	3 cr.
DAN 1	Beginning Movement	3 cr.
Plus Core Requirements depends on competencies
TOTAL		64 cr.

Major courses receiving a C- grade must be repeated.

Department of Health, Physical Education and Movement Science
C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY 11548
phone 516-299-2671 | fax 516-299-3167

Long Island University

C.W. Post Campus