This class does NOT fulfill a KNES Options Requirement.

Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 1 course from the 300-level Kinesiology Core courses with a grade of C- or better. Must have earned a minimum of 75 credits. Recommended: Completion of KNES282 with grade of C- or better.

In this discussion-style, team-based course kinesiology, public health, and other students are provided with the opportunity to pair with a given sport organization (community partner) in order to assess the health and safety needs of the partner as well as plan, develop, implement and evaluate appropriate evidence-based intervention strategies. Students will work on course projects individually and in teams and ultimately our class will create a comprehensive intervention toolkit, including sport health and safety policies, guidelines, and other resources for the organization's stakeholders. While class time will be allotted for course-related work, meetings with the community partner and/or class peers outside of regular class time is also required.

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.