Physical Education, B.S.

Department of Health and Human Performance
Don Belcher, program coordinator
615-898-2904
Don.Belcher@mtsu.edu

The major in Physical Education offers preparation for teaching positions in public and private elementary and secondary schools in Tennessee. Students must complete a Secondary Education minor that includes student teaching.

Persons who wish to pursue a non-teaching career may consult with the assigned advisor.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Physical Education, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirement	52 hours
Secondary Education Minor	27 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

Major Requirements (52 hours)

PHED 2800 - Introduction to Physical Education 2 credit hours
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours OR
PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
PHED 3430 - Skill Themes: Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythms 3 credit hours
PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
PHED 4000 - Pedagogy of Physical Education 3 credit hours AND
PHED 4001 - Pedagogy of Physical Education Practicum 1 credit hour
PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
PHED 4400 - Motor Behavior 3 credit hours
PHED 4470 - Educational Rhythms for Teachers 2 credit hours
PHED 4710 - Authentic Assessment in Teaching Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 4780 - Curriculum in Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 4800 - Elementary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
PHED 4801 - Teaching Elementary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours
PHED 4900 - Secondary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
PHED 4901 - Teaching Secondary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours
PHED 4910 - Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics 3 credit hours
PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games 3 credit hours
PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games 2 credit hours
PHED 4990 - Seminar in Teaching Physical Education 1 credit hour

Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor for further information.

Curriculum: Physical Education

The following curriculum is the recommended sequence of courses. Consultation with an advisor is required each semester.

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours (HLTH 1530/HLTH 1531 recommended)
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
PHED 2800 - Introduction to Physical Education 2 credit hours
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours OR
PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours (or approved First Aid/CPR competency)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy (statistics rec.) 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
PHED 3430 - Skill Themes: Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythms 3 credit hours
PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
PHED 4910 - Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics 3 credit hours
PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

PHED 4000 - Pedagogy of Physical Education 3 credit hours AND
PHED 4001 - Pedagogy of Physical Education Practicum 1 credit hour
PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 4400 - Motor Behavior 3 credit hours
PHED 4470 - Educational Rhythms for Teachers 2 credit hours
PHED 4710 - Authentic Assessment in Teaching Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 4780 - Curriculum in Physical Education 3 credit hours
PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games 2 credit hours
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 26 Hours

Senior

PHED 4800 - Elementary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
PHED 4801 - Teaching Elementary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours
PHED 4900 - Secondary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
PHED 4901 - Teaching Secondary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours
PHED 4990 - Seminar in Teaching Physical Education 1 credit hour
YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours