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Course Title: History and Philosophy
Campus Course Code: KIN 6301
UTTC Course Code: KINO 6340
Campus: UT Pan American
Program: Kinesiology
Course Description

The History/Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education is a 3-hr course designed to provide the graduate student with the opportunity to examine the development of sport and physical education from antiquity to modern day times. Emphasis is placed on helping the student explore, understand, and analyze issues, forces, and contributions that sport and physical education have made to our western civilization. This course is further designed to assist the student in understanding the present through knowledge of the developments of the past.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, it is anticipated that the student should be able to:

  • Understand historical significance of past events and how they shaped the present development of sport and physical education.
  • Identify prominent cultures and how sport and physical education served as specific functions in a given culture.
  • Interpret educational trends and philosophies and determine how they have significantly affected our view of sport and physical education in contemporary society.
  • Participate in online discussions and debates with peers that foster analysis, interpretation, and understanding of human beings, historical events, and philosophies that have influenced sport and physical education in our culture.
  • Develop and write an interpretative historical paper utilizing the Web, Internet, digital libraries, and online communication and post the final paper to the instructor.
Materials

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Credits:3
Level:Graduate
Faculty

Lin  Wang
wangl@utpa.edu