SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Kinesiology or Physical Education and Satisfied Communication A Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the various philosophies of physical activity/education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Differeniate the role of physical activity/education and sport throughout history from ancient times to today. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze how physical activity is a reflection of society and the culture in which it exists. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop advanced communication skills in critical reading, logical thinking, and the use of evidence; the use of appropriate style and disciplinary conventions in writing and speaking; the productive use of core library resources specific to the discipline. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge regarding a current issue in physical activity. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of increasing physical activity for children and adolescents and identify potential trade-offs and interrelationships among these dimensions at a level appropriate to the course. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the various philosophies of physical activity/education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Differeniate the role of physical activity/education and sport throughout history from ancient times to today. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze how physical activity is a reflection of society and the culture in which it exists. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop advanced communication skills in critical reading, logical thinking, and the use of evidence; the use of appropriate style and disciplinary conventions in writing and speaking; the productive use of core library resources specific to the discipline. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge regarding a current issue in physical activity. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of increasing physical activity for children and adolescents and identify potential trade-offs and interrelationships among these dimensions at a level appropriate to the course. Audience: Undergraduate