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Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College


Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

{P} 434.381.6100

Physical Education Courses

NOTE: Complete undergraduate and graduate catalogs can be found here.


PHED 101 (.5)
Beginning Swimming
IV3

PHED 103 (.5)
Scuba
IV3

PHED 104 (.5)
Swim for Fitness
IV3

PHED 105 (.5)
Aquatic Fitness Activities
IV3

PHED 109 (.5)
Folk Dance

PHED 110 (1)
Strategies for Wellness: Stress Management for Women
Students will learn principles of stress management, analyze factors contributing to personal stress, develop and implement strategies for stress management and examine the implications for stress in individual wellness.

PHED 111 (1)
Strategies for Women: Nutrition for Women
Students will learn principles of nutrition, implement a personal nutrition plan and examine the impact of nutrition on individual wellness.

PHED 112 (1)
Strategies for Women: Exercise and Fitness for Women
Students will learn principles of exercise and exercise- related injuries, design and implement a personal exercise plan and examine the impact of exercise on individual wellness.

PHED 113 (.5)
Aerobic Walking
IV3

PHED 114 (.5)
T'ai Chi Ch'uan

PHED 116 (2)
Introduction to Sport Psychology
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the field of sport psychology, specifically mental training principles and techniques that have been found to enhance competitive athletic performance. Students will be provided with lectures, written self-awareness exercises and group discussions designed to develop the mental skills necessary to become effective athletes. Athletes of any level (recreational-competitive) will benefit from this course.

PHED 117 (.5)
Weight Training I
IV3

PHED 118 (.5)
Rape Agression Defense
IV3

PHED 120 (3)
Theories of Athletic Training
This course is an introductory exploration of the etiology and pathology of athletic-related injuries. It explores historical issues related to both past and current theories on treatment of athletic-related injuries. Topics discussed include the evolution of sports medicine as a defined discipline in the medical world and an exploration of the physical and philosophical differences in the treatment of athletes vs. non-athletes. Students examine the human musculoskeletal system and learn how structures are involved in physical movement, as well as the role they play in mechanisms of injuries. In completing the evaluation of an athletic injury, students apply decision-making to the procedure of history, observation, palpation and testing in an orthopedic examination. Throughout the course, students learn and compare the physiological differences between men and women that may predispose women to particular injuries.

PHED 122 (.5)
Running

PHED 123 (.5)
Relaxation and Stretching

PHED 125 (.5)
Hiking in the Blue Ridge
IV3

PHED 126 (.5)
Introduction to Caving
IV3

PHED 127 (.5)
Spinning
IV3

PHED 128 (.5)
Personal Fitness
IV3

PHED 130 (1)
Outdoor Adventure Skills

PHED 135 (.5)
Beginning Badminton
IV3

PHED 136 (.5)
Basketball Skills

PHED 138 (.5)
Fencing
IV3

PHED 139 (.5)
Golf
IV3

PHED 141 (.5)
Hockey

PHED 142 (.5)
Lacrosse
IV3

PHED 146 (.5)
Beginning Tennis
IV3

PHED 148 (.5)
Volleyball

PHED 150 (.5)
Soccer
IV3

PHED 161 (.5)
Special Study

PHED 163 (3)
Nutritional Challenges/21st C
IIIO

PHED 179 (3)
Introduction to Women's Sport and Culture
We will examine factors that shaped women's intercollegiate, Olympic and professional sport in the 20th century, including historical background, socio-political influences, media coverage and medical implications of competition. Title IX and the effects of equity action on women in sport will be studied as well, and each student will analyze the impact of the legislation on her own sporting experience. IIIO, V

PHED 196 (3)
Nutritional Challenges/21st C
We will examine different views on "healthy eating," explore the relationship between diet and chronic disease, and discuss educational, biological, psychological, economic, adn socio-cultural obstacles we face in attempting to meet our nutritional needs. Students will discuss and critique various theories on nutrition and research and make oral presentations on related topics. They will outline strategies for overcoming our nutritional challenges based on the information presented. Not open to students who received credit for HNRS 193 in Spring 2009.

PHED 201 (.5)
Intermediate Swimming
IV3

PHED 204 (.5)
Advanced Swim for Fitness

PHED 205 (.5)
A.R.C. Lifeguard Training
IV3

PHED 217 (.5)
Weight Training II
IV3

PHED 219 (.5)
Aerobic Fitness
IV3

PHED 220 (1)
Sport Conditioning/Fitness
IV3

PHED 221 (.5)
Adv Personal Fitness Theory
This course is designed for students interested in understanding, designing, and participating in training programs to achieve higher levels of human performance through fitness and conditioning. Among topics to be covered are: goal setting and program design; methods of strength training; anatomy, flexibility, and injury prevention; nutrition and the female athlete triad; aerobic and anaerobic energy systems; and sport specific training.

PHED 246 (.5)
Advanced Beginning Tennis
IV3

PHED 247 (1)
Intercollegiate Club Tennis
IV3

PHED 300 (.5)
Swim Team Conditioning
IV3

PHED 301 (.5)
Subvarsity Swim Team
IV3

PHED 305 (.5)
A.R.C. Lifeguard Training Review
IV3

PHED 306 (2)
Water Safety Instructor Course

PHED 322 (.5)
Club Running
IV3

PHED 332 (.5)
Club Softball
IV3

PHED 338 (.5)
Club Fencing
IV3

PHED 346 (.5)
Intermediate Tennis
IV3

PHED 347 (.5)
Intercollegiate Club Tennis
IV3

PHED 361 (1)
Special Study
Special topics pursued by individual student under supervision.

PHED 377 (1)
Internship

PHED 401 (.5)
Varsity Swimming Team
IV3

PHED 432 (1)
Varsity Softball Team
IV3

PHED 441 (1)
Varsity Hockey Team
IV3

PHED 442 (1)
Varsity Lacrosse Team
IV3

PHED 446 (1)
Varsity TennisTeam
IV3

PHED 448 (1)
Varsity Volleyball Team
IV3

PHED 450 (1)
Varsity Soccer Team
IV3

PHED 461 (.5)
Independent Study
Special topics pursued by individual students under supervision.