KIN 163 - Improving Physical Health and Well-Being: A Science-Based Approach

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-5B
Engage in multidisciplinary, scientific, and practical exploration into factors influencing the physical health and well-being of individuals and society. Emphasis is placed on individual responsibility for personal health and the promotion of informed, positive health behaviors.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-5B - Lower Division Physical and Biological Sciences (Biological)
Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Recognize interdisciplinary concepts and approaches to evidence-based physical health and well-being.

2. Identify physiological, psychological, and societal factors influencing physical health and well-being.

3. Identify fitness principles and exercise program components to improve cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition

4. Understand the basic principles of effective and safe physical activity participation

5. Identify strategies and skills to cultivate self-awareness, inform decision-making, and elicit positive change.

6. Demonstrate the implementation of science-based health-related strategies to improve physical health and well-being.

7. Use appropriate exercise physiology assessments to evaluate their own and others’ physical activity competence

GE-5B. Biological Sciences Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the life sciences.
Demonstrate an understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method.
Describe the potential limits of scientific endeavors, including the accepted standards and ethics associated with scientific inquiry.