This course provides an in-depth exploration of the recruiting process across all three divisions of the NCAA. We explore the entire recruiting process including identifying prospects, understanding your product, creating a brand, networking with allies, developing a recruiting strategy, recruiting through social media, understanding NCAA recruiting rules, generating strong communication with recruits and parents, attracting recruits from diverse backgrounds, implementing creative on campus visits, managing a recruiting budget and exploring recruiting software programs.

This course introduces selected topics in ethics and philosophy of sport as they relate to coaching and the broader conception of sport in our culture. Drawing on case studies and contemporary sources, the course examines beliefs about the value of competitive sport, its relationship to higher education and its implication for coaches. Students will develop and articulate their own coaching philosophy, and discuss related topics.

This course will examine the structures and physiology of human body systems. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including cells, tissues and organs of the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, as well as the special senses. This course will emphasize the interrelationships among body systems and regulation of physiological functions. This 4-credit course will pair lecture and laboratory sections to investigate the structure and function of the human body. Enrollment limited to 20.

This course will examine the structures and physiology of human body systems. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including cells, tissues and organs of the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, as well as the special senses. This course will emphasize the interrelationships among body systems and regulation of physiological functions. This 4-credit course will pair lecture and laboratory sections to investigate the structure and function of the human body. Enrollment limited to 20.

This course will examine the structures and physiology of human body systems. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including cells, tissues and organs of the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, as well as the special senses. This course will emphasize the interrelationships among body systems and regulation of physiological functions. This 4-credit course will pair lecture and laboratory sections to investigate the structure and function of the human body. Enrollment limited to 20.

An introduction to the science of human nutrition. Topics include digestion, absorption and transportation of nutrients in the body, and the way nutrients are used to support growth and development and maintain health. We also examine how personal dietary choices affect nutritive quality of the diet and the health of an individual. The relationship between diet and health is explored throughout the course. Special topics include diet, cardiovascular disease, body composition, bone health and vegetarianism. High school chemistry recommended but not required.

An exploration of sporting images as projected through the media. Primary emphasis is on print and electronic journalism, including written narratives, photography, television, film and digital images. The course examines the (re)presentation and (re)production of the athletic or healthy body as the standard for fitness. The topic includes issues on embodiment, cultural symbolism, political and moral ideologies and commercialization.

The influence of behavior on health and well-being. Students examine the way in which factors such as nutrition and dietary habits, stress perception and response, and physical activity interact with the physiological processes of health, disease and aging.

Students will develop leadership skills, while progressing through a series of problem-solving scenarios and group initiatives. Each session will focus on experiential learning theories, history, and current trends in outdoor leadership. Rock climbing, orienteering, and challenge course elements will be utilized to practice theoretical applications. An overnight camping experience at MacLeish Field Station will challenge students to apply practical skillsets and explore leadership capacities. Enrollment limited to 12.