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• HPE 136: Self Defense

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is a study of striking techniques from the art of Karate along with throws, holds, and breakhold techniques from the art of Judo and Ju-Jitsu. Stress is put on the student's need for practical self-defense ability as opposed to tournament competition.
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• HPE 142: Aerobic Kickboxing

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  Aerobic kickboxing takes the music and rhythm of a "traditional" aerobics class and combines it with the techniques of Modern Kickboxing, providing a safe, non-contact aerobic workout. Students are led through and learn various aerobic routines as well as basic fitness principles.
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• HPE 171: Personal and Community Health and Wellness

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course provides an overview of personal health and wellness. Active learning experiences encourage the exploration of personal wellness and lifestyle concept. Topics include, but are not limited to: fitness, nutrition, sexuality, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, stress, and emotional wellness. Participation in class activities assists the formulation of an individualized wellness plan.
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• HPE 172: Foundations of Health and Physical Education

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in the historical foundations of health and physical education as well as fundamental principles, preparation, qualifications, opportunities, and functions of the health and physical education teacher and fitness leader.
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• HPE 177: First Aid and Athletic Injuries

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course provides guidance and recommendations for handling athletic health care situations related to coaching, physical education, fitness and allied health professions. Students receive certificaations in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers and First AId from the American Heart Association upon successful completion.
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• HPE 193: Fieldwork in Health and Physical Education

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course offers a student an opportunity to participate in a community, school or after-school program under the direction of a professional.
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• HPE 201: Applied Anatomy/Kinesiology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course involves the study of the structure of the human body with special emphasis on the skeletal, muscular, cardiorespiratory and nervous systems. Basic principles of kinesiology concerning the analysis of human motion are also included. Prerequisite:    BIO 110 or BIO 151   
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• HPE 205: Organization and Management of Adult Fitness Programs

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course designed to provide students with the theoretical and practical experience in organizing and managing physical fitness programs for adults.
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• HPE 207: Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course dealing with the basic principles of exercise physiology concerning human responses and adaptations to exercise of varying levels of stress and intensity. Prerequisite:    HPE 201 or equivalent  
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• HPE 225: Fundamentals of Fitness Theory, Programming and Assessment

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is designed to provide the theoretical and practical basis to properly select and utilize instrumentation and techniques for physical fitness assessments and exercise prescriptions based on a subject's tolerance for physical activity. Field tests are practiced, analyzed, discussed, and validated by laboratory experiences. Special emphasis is given on risk factors, injuries, environmental factors, motivation, and their role in the physical conditioning of various populations.
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