HHD - Health and Human Development

HHD 501  Research Methods in HHD I: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. (F) Students will develop written and verbal communication skills as they relate to scholarly pursuits in the health sciences. This course introduces students to writing research-related literature reviews and reading and understanding published research literature. The focus of the course is on application, using students’ future thesis or graduate project topics

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  1. Select an appropriate research topic and carry out a search for related literature.
  2. Organize research literature searches and reviews.
  3. Design and develop a written literature review.
  4. Read, understand, and critique published peer-reviewed research articles from the disciplines within Health and Human Development.\\n
  5. Produce and deliver a formal oral presentation on existing research.
  6. Analyze and articulate the difference between writing for research grants and academic prose.

HHD 512  Research Methods in HHD II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing; HHD 501. (F, Sp) Students will learn and apply concepts to propose and conduct a graduate-level research project in the health sciences. The course emphasizes the research process, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method design, sampling, measurement issues, ethics, and science communication

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  1. propose a significant, feasible, valid, and reliable research project
  2. develop and refine a researchable question
  3. distinguish between research designs
  4. decide the most appropriate applications of qualitative and quantitative methodology
  5. follow the phases of human subjects research
  6. develop a variety of communication skills to translate research to various audiences

HHD 550  Sport Physiology: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. (Su) Course will provide an overview of the bioenergetics of muscular work, neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory function, physical training and performance in various environments, nutrition and ergogenic aids, body composition, temperature regulation, endocrine response, and sport testing techniques utilizing virtual laboratory experiences

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  1. Assess and disseminate scientific evidence associated with the physiological response to sport performance.
  2. Demonstrate proficiency in advanced athletic performance-based testing, monitoring, and program design to enhance sport performance.
  3. Integrate the physiological function of the neural, autonomic/somatic motor, endocrine, cardiovascular and respiratory systems to sport performance.
  4. Seek solutions to maintaining sport performance in circumstances with abnormal physiological function.

HHD 551  Sport Nutrition: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. (Su) Course will provide an overview of macronutrient and micronutrient metabolism and function, popular ergogenic aids and sports performance, nutritional quackery, nutritional recommendations for improved physical performance, fluid and electrolyte needs, thermoregulation, and nutritional analyses and consultation techniques

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  1. Assess and critically analyze research related to sport nutrition.
  2. Evaluate the role to which nutrition and nutrition supplements play a role in sport performance.
  3. Create nutrition and exercise strategies for improving sport performance.

HHD 552  Sport Psychology: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. (Su) An overview of basic concepts, behavioral principles, and history; anxiety, arousal, and motivation; leadership, cohesion, and audience effects; aggression and violence; populations including ethnicity, gender, high risk, injured, youth, and elite; coaching psychology; and personality assessment techniques

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  1. Design, deliver and evaluate a sport/exercise mental training program.
  2. Identify the role of development as it relates to sport and exercise psychology behaviors and experiences.
  3. Explain how psychological, psychosocial, cultural, and contextual factors influence engagement and performance in sport and exercise.
  4. Identify the role of theory, conceptual frameworks, and research in sport and exercise psychology and other related professions.

HHD 591  Special Topics: 4 Credits ()

Offered as needed based on student demand.
Repeatable up to 12 credits.