DIVERSITY IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SETTINGS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide an overview of diversity, including a definition of diversity and diversity management, and discuss the various reasons for the emphasis on diversity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate knowledge of prevalent attitudes regarding equity, fairness, and diversity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Demonstrate knowledge about varying beliefs about health, disease and treatment that influence health care practice in oral presentations and written communication using outlining, drafting and revision. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Address issues of racism, bias, and prejudice and explain how these issues affect the experience of individuals and groups. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate culturally sensitive verbal and non-verbal communication skills with respect to age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, nationality and religion. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically evaluate the literature on physical activity and health topics using relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate an understanding of how race, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexuality, and diverse abilities (e.g. physical, cognitive) currently impact opportunities and experiences in physical activities and sports. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Demonstrate an understanding of teaching, coaching, and communication techniques that may enhance your ability to work with diverse populations in order to promote healthy lifestyles. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Demonstrate the ability to make recommendations regarding the design, implementation, and evaluation of curricular and instructional practices that fully includes learners’ diverse needs. Audience: Graduate 10. Demonstrate knowledge of models and theories impacting on equity, fairness, or diversity. Audience: Graduate 11. Demonstrate the ability to utilize the acquired knowledge in group discussions pertaining to issues related to coaching diverse athletes and promoting healthy behavior among diverse groups. Audience: Graduate 12. Recognize changing demographics and health disparities in the United States and discuss strategies to reduce the disparities and improve quality of health care. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide an overview of diversity, including a definition of diversity and diversity management, and discuss the various reasons for the emphasis on diversity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate knowledge of prevalent attitudes regarding equity, fairness, and diversity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Demonstrate knowledge about varying beliefs about health, disease and treatment that influence health care practice in oral presentations and written communication using outlining, drafting and revision. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Address issues of racism, bias, and prejudice and explain how these issues affect the experience of individuals and groups. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate culturally sensitive verbal and non-verbal communication skills with respect to age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, nationality and religion. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically evaluate the literature on physical activity and health topics using relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate an understanding of how race, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexuality, and diverse abilities (e.g. physical, cognitive) currently impact opportunities and experiences in physical activities and sports. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Demonstrate an understanding of teaching, coaching, and communication techniques that may enhance your ability to work with diverse populations in order to promote healthy lifestyles. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Demonstrate the ability to make recommendations regarding the design, implementation, and evaluation of curricular and instructional practices that fully includes learners’ diverse needs. Audience: Graduate 10. Demonstrate knowledge of models and theories impacting on equity, fairness, or diversity. Audience: Graduate 11. Demonstrate the ability to utilize the acquired knowledge in group discussions pertaining to issues related to coaching diverse athletes and promoting healthy behavior among diverse groups. Audience: Graduate 12. Recognize changing demographics and health disparities in the United States and discuss strategies to reduce the disparities and improve quality of health care. Audience: Graduate