Kinesiology

Professors D. Bakker, J. Bergsma (chair), B. Bolt, D. DeGraaf, Y. Lee, N. Meyer, J. Timmer Jr., K. Vande Streek, A. Warners
Associate Professors J. Kim, J. Ross
Assistant Professors K. Berends, D. Gelderloos, B. Otte, J. Sparks

The Kinesiology Department explores the art and science in human physical activity and serves students interested in a variety of careers and courses of study. Potential careers include health and physical education teaching and sport coaching, pre-physical therapy and other allied health professions, health promotion and fitness leadership, sport management, and recreation therapy. The department also offers a dance minor and directs various physical activity programs including Dance Guild, intramurals, outdoor recreation, campus recreation, Healthy Habits, and intercollegiate athletics for men and women.

Programs

• Kinesiology Major: Exercise Science Emphasis
• Kinesiology Major: Physical Education K-12
• Kinesiology Major: Pre-Professional Emphasis
• Kinesiology Major: Sport Management Emphasis
• Therapeutic Recreation Major, BSR

• Dance Minor
• Health Education Minor
• Kinesiology Minor
• Kinesiology: Elementary Education Minor
• Kinesiology: Secondary Education Minor
• Recreation Leadership Minor

Courses

• RECR 304 - Management of Leisure Services
• RECR 305 - Program Planning and Development
• RECR 308 - Recreation Program and Facility Management
• RECR 310 - Theory and Philosophy of Therapeutic Recreation
• RECR 312 - Special Topics in Recreation and Leisure Studies
• RECR 314 - Programming Principles of Therapeutic Recreation
• RECR 324 - Therapeutic Recreation Clinical Practice
• RECR 326 - Intervention Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
• RECR 345 - Field Seminar in Therapeutic Recreation
• RECR 346 - Field Internship in Recreation/Therapeutic Recreation
• RECR 380 - Individual Competencies
• RECR 390 - Independent Study