Associate Professors Court, Purgavie, Coffey, Chair, Graef, Mulholland, and Murphy; Assistant Professors Reilly and Hohlt; Mr. Fereshetian

The charge of a liberal arts education includes opportunities for intellectual, physical, and spiritual development. The offerings of the Department of Physical Education are coeducational and introductory unless otherwise labeled. They are designed to instruct students in various lifetime physical recreative activities that will provide a foundation for a healthy, physically active lifestyle. Activities offered may emphasize one or more of the different components of physical fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, coordination, agility, learning skills of a sport/activity, weight loss and increase of lean body mass, and maintenance of good fitness.

Students are encouraged to select an activity that will offer a new exposure, develop skills in an activity with which they are already familiar, or supplement a current fitness program. Physical education courses emphasize physical activity and fitness components and are based on active participation, which allows the student to accrue the physical, social, and healthful benefits of the activity. Regular physical activity is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle—it prevents disease and enhances health and the quality of life.

Performance courses provide all students with an opportunity to build a foundation for a lifetime of enriched living. The department offers a diverse program of seasonal physical recreative activities in a setting of instructional physical education. Specialized courses in outdoor activities utilizing Maine's natural resources as well as many traditional activities courses are available to all students.

Required Physical Education. The program consists of two activities courses, each ten weeks in length and scheduled for two periods per week. Successful completion of this program, a requirement for graduation, is recommended to all students during their first year in residence. All students are encouraged to participate in this program beyond the two-activity requirement on an elective basis. Permission of the instructor is required.

Physical education courses include: African Dance, Aikido, Alpine Skiing, Archery, Badminton/Pickleball, Ballet (Beginning and Intermediate), Ballroom Dance, Beach Volleyball, Bowling, Conditioning (Beginning and Advanced), Contradance, Cross Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Golf, Hockey Skating, Indoor Climbing, In-Line Skating, Individual Fitness Program, Jazz Dance, Juggling, Karate, Kayaking, Lifeguard Training, Lifeguard Instructor, Modern Dance (Beginning and Advanced), Racquetball (Beginning and Intermediate), Self-Defense for Women, Snowshoeing, Squash, Step Aerobics, Strength Training (Beginning and Intermediate), Swimming, Tap Dance, Tennis (Beginning and Intermediate), Wallyball, Water Aerobics, and Water Safety Instructor.

The courses cited below are designed for students planning careers in education and for those wishing to study the role of physical recreative activities in modern society. Students considering professional careers in physical education, coaching, recreation, and related areas should confer early in their college careers with the chair of the department.

Cross-listed Courses. Note that unless otherwise specified, when a department/program references a course or unit in the department/program, it includes courses and units cross-listed with the department/program.

Courses

PE 210. Orthopedic Aspects of Sports Medicine. Intensive study of human anatomy and physiology in relation to athletics and athletic injury or illness. Classes and laboratories provide basic understanding of prevention, immediate care, and rehabilitation of common and complex athletic injuries. Required of students seeking athletic trainer certification. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. Normally offered every year. Staff.

PE 360. Independent Study. Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study per semester. Normally offered every semester. Staff.

Short Term Units

PE s20. Methodology of Coaching. This unit explores various areas and methodologies involved in successful coaching, through readings, discussions, presentations, and practical field experiences. Topics include the development of a coaching philosophy based on athletics first, winning second; a physiological approach to training including aerobic, anaerobic, strength, and motor skill development; the psychological approach to motivation, imagery training, and relaxation; and sport pedagogy, including program organization and periodization of training. Enrollment limited to 25. Offered with varying frequency. G. Purgavie.

PE s50. Independent Study. Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study during a Short Term. Normally offered every year. Staff.