This class does NOT fulfill a KNES Options Requirement.

Prerequisite: KNES360 with a C- or better. Restriction: Must have completed a minimum of 90 credits.

Students will examine and critically analyze the recent research literature relevant to the diagnosis, prevalence, and impact of the current diabetes epidemic in the US. Students will also study the current state of knowledge relative to the use of physical activity to prevent and treat diabetes. This seminar format class is totally based on student presentations, student participation, and student writing assignments.

Prerequisite: KNES350 with a C- or better. Restriction: Must have completed a minimum of 90 credits.

Mental Performance Skills Training and Team Building involves the examination and application of the major concepts of human performance psychology in, and beyond, the professional, collegiate, amateur and youth sport athletic spaces to allied health practitioner (PT, OT, OR, PA, RN), athletic and personal training, and tactical athlete (i.e., military, law enforcement, and firefighting) environments.

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in KNES300. Restriction: Must have earned a minimum of 75 credits.

This course will explore the mechanical bases of musculoskeletal injury to better understand the biomechanical mechanisms involved in causing the injury, the effect of injury on musculoskeletal tissue, and ultimately, based on our current knowledge, how injuries might be prevented.