Degree: Associate in Science
HEGIS Code: 5299.30
Curriculum Code: 1485
Campus Location: Distance
Business and Public Service Division
Pre-Admission Recommendations: Music, Phy Ed.
Program Description
The mission of the Associate in Science Physical Education Studies degree program is to provide students with a solid foundation of learning experiences which will enable them to seamlessly transfer into a four-year program pursuing a career as a physical education teacher or health educator. The curriculum accomplishes this task by providing a unique set of courses which were written incorporating the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) Standards for Pre-service Physical Education Teachers. These specialty Physical Education courses are then merged with a strong base of courses designed to meet SUNY General Education requirements. Finally, students learn first-hand about their career path by shadowing professional educators engaged in the field in Western New York schools. Taken together, this coordination of learning experiences will lead to solid transfer opportunities at four-year institutions in the Physical Education/Health Education specialty areas.
Estimates from various national and state sources predicting available teaching positions in New York State and throughout the U.S. are strong in this field through the year 2011 due to an increase in new positions and the expected number of retirees.
After graduation from ECC, a student in this career field should pursue a bachelor’s degree program that will allow him/her to graduate with teaching certifications in physical education and health.
The Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Department offers a wide range of health, physical education, therapeutic recreation and recreation courses on all three ECC campuses. This allows students to experience a wide variety of course offerings tailored to their specific career goals.
As the site for the 1993 World University Games, ECC has world-class athletic facilities and has recently provided the HPER department with the financial resources to acquire cutting edge physical education equipment for our student’s use. This allows students to learn on state of the art technology and equipment that they will be expected to use when they enter the workforce.
For more information, (716) 851-1745 or e-mail HPER@ecc.edu.
Program Competencies
Upon graduation with an Associate in Science degree in Physical Education Studies the student will be able to:
- Identify critical elements for basic motor skills and develop appropriate teaching sequences
- Describe and apply disciplinary concepts and principles to skillful movement, physical activity and fitness
- Analyze current physical activity issues based on historical, philosophical, sociological and psychological perspectives
- Describe the organic, skeletal and neuromuscular structures of the body, identify how they adapt to skilled movement and fitness and analyze their contribution to motor performance
- Create and use appropriate instructional cues and prompts for basic motor skills, rhythms and physical activity
- Assess individual and group performance in order to design safe instruction that meets learner developmental needs in the physical, cognitive and social/emotional domains
- Create a learning environment which respects and incorporates learners’ experiences (e.g. personal, family, cultural and community)
- Communicate in ways that demonstrate sensitivity to all learners
- Use computers and other technologies to communicate, network, and or foster inquiry
- Select/implement appropriate (i.e. comprehensive, accurate, useful and safe) teaching resources and curriculum materials
- Consult professional literature, colleagues and other resources to develop as a professional
- Use and produce technology to enhance learning
Curriculum
Total Degree Credits: 69.0 – 70.5
