Course Descriptions

This course is designed to introduce the student to the dynamic nature of sports management. Topics may cover sports within our culture, sports enterprise, communication, public relations and use of social media. Sport event themes will be covered and include topics such as amateur sports participation, for-profit sports participation, tournament operations and sporting goods.

This course will provide students with an introduction to the planning and management of sports facilities. Students will examine legal aspects of hosting sporting events. Topics will include security, liability, safety, maintenance, signage and operating facilities.

This course provides the student with the knowledge to teach the fundamentals of football. Emphasis will be on rules, technique, strategy, game plan and practice planning. Other topics will include safety and proper equipment usage.

This course provides students with the knowledge to teach the fundamentals of volleyball. Emphasis will be on rules, technique, strategy, game plan and practice planning. Other topics will include safety and proper equipment usage.

This course provides the students with the knowledge to teach the fundamentals of basketball. Emphasis will be on rules, technique, strategy, game plan and practice planning. Other topics will include safety and proper equipment usage.

This course is designed for students who have an advanced knowledge and skill of strength training. Students will be expected to employ safety in the weight room. Students will develop a needs analysis plan that includes best training practices and goals. Students also will construct a principles of progression outline and develop and implement an individual strength training program that can be documented for progression of training and measurement of goals.

This course is offered to coaches interested in sports medicine and students interested in coaching and/or athletic training. It is designed to enhance the student's knowledge and performance in sports medicine. The course will cover athletic injury prevention measures, injury care and management, basic injury assessment, nutrition and specific athletic injuries and related problems.

This course is designed to introduce students to athletic coaching philosophies, basic coaching concepts in team and individual sports and theories involved in coaching. Emphasis will be on legal issues surrounding coaching, developing coaching philosophies, exploring diversity in coaching, and rules and regulations associated with coaching at different levels.

This course involves a discussion of the impact of sports in society and the values we place on sports. The course will explore the values, virtues, consequences, rights and responsibilities of sports in our culture. The course is designed to improve the understanding of legal, racial, academic and moral issues of sports and athletics.

This course is designed primarily for second-year student athletes to enhance leadership and mentoring skills and to promote community relations while participating in athletics. Students will have expanded leadership roles within their respective sports by mentoring first-year student athletes in academics and life skills, key components to college success, community adaptation and leadership, time management skills and the importance of seeking help at an early stage of personal or academic struggle. Students also will be required to participate in a community-based service learning activity designed by the instructor to positively enhance and market the Spartan Athletics image and brand.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 9. In this course students will explore ethical issues that arise in professional settings including business, medical and technical settings. The course will also look at the philosophical underpinnings of current professional policies and how philosophy can offer insights that can enhance and deepen such policies.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2, 6 and 9. This course is an introduction to the topic of ethics. In this course, the following questions are examined: What is ethics? How do we make ethical decisions? Are things that are legally right necessarily right? Should we consider our own interests when making ethical decisions? Are things ethically right simply because God says they are right? If our culture says something is ethically right, does that mean it is ethically right? The course also examines numerous topical ethical issues such as racism, terrorism and censorship.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 6. This course is an introduction to the basic branches of philosophy including metaphysics (the study of existence and what existence means), epistemology (the study of knowledge and how we come to understand), ethics (the study of what we should do), politics (the study of how societies should exercise force) and aesthetics (the study of beauty and art). Students can expect to explore their own understanding of the world and test it against the classical works of Western philosophy.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 9 and 10. This course examines the basic positions and concepts within the field of environmental philosophy. A primary emphasis will be placed upon understanding our moral obligations toward the natural environment. Representative course topics may include the following: What is nature? Do humans have direct duties toward the natural world? What is deep ecology? Should we conserve or preserve our natural environment? Do intrinsic values exist in nature? Is a land ethic possible? What is ecofeminism?

Meets MnTC Goal Area 3. This is a demonstration-based course that provides an introduction to selected topics in classical and modern physics. Topics will include measurement and significant digits, graphing, dimensional analysis, mechanics of motion, vibrations, waves, sound, electricity and magnetism, light and optics, atomic physics and atomic spectra, lasers and optical fibers, nuclear physics and radiation. The course uses active learning techniques with lab-like experiences. It uses many demonstrations and instructor-guided small group problem-solving activities. Simple algebra is used to ensure that students grasp the course concepts. This course is intended for all students but is especially designed for non-science majors who want an appreciation of and a limited working knowledge in some major areas of physics.