Physical Education Courses

PED211 Beginning Swimming

[0–2, 1 cr.]

This course is an introduction to the basic strokes in swimming, hence the freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. It covers the basic safety skills, and the elementary forms of rescue, and artificial respiration.

PED218 Beginning Table Tennis

[0–2, 1 cr.]

This course covers the theory, practice, rules knowledge, and basic stroke techniques and skills including the forehand, backhand, serve, etc.

PED220 Beginning Tennis

[0–2, 1 cr.]

This course covers the theory, practice, rules knowledge, and basic stroke techniques and skills including the forehand, backhand, serve, etc.

PED233 Dabke

[1 cr.]

Dabke is a communal style of dance found mainly in the Middle East. This course covers the basic steps and rhythms utilized in the various Dabke Styles. The material is focused mainly on Levantine Dabke.

PED251 Basketball

[0–2, 1 cr.]

This course covers the theory, practice, rules knowledge, and development of the different skills in basketball which include passing, shooting, dribbling, teamwork, and game strategies.

PED261 Volleyball

[0–2, 1 cr.]

This course covers the theory, practice, rules knowledge, and development of the different skills in volleyball which include overhead and underarm passing, spiking, serving, digging, blocking, etc.

PED291 Physical Fitness

[0–2, 1 cr.]

This course is a basic introduction to fitness, including anatomical and physiological considerations, and the latest research relating to fitness. This course aims at encouraging students to adopt healthy lifestyles, and to engage in stretching, flexibility, and light weights training programs.