East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance

East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance (founded in 1907) is an American college of Health and Human Performance. It has five departments and nine laboratories. It offers degrees in Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Science and Ph.D.

History

The College of Health and Human Performance might be a relatively new college in its reconfigured form, but it has roots in the founding of ECU in 1907. The original department, in 1907 was called the Department of Physical Education. By the time East Carolina gained University status the little department grew into the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Safety, which was housed under the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1982, the Human Performance Laboratory was instituted and immediately established itself as an important campus-wide facility for research and clinical programs dealing with an array of scientific and health-related issues. In 1993, the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Safety became the eleventh professional school on the East Carolina University campus. In 2003 the School of Health & Human Performance became the College of Health & Human Performance.

Departments

There are five Departments under the College of Health and Human Performance umbrella. The Department of Kinesiology[1] works to promote well-being through academic and research leadership in human movement and sport. The Department of Health Education and Promotion[2] seeks to advance knowledge and understanding of the factors affecting health, and prepare students for professional and leadership roles in athletic training, environmental health, and health education and promotion. The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies[3] works to prepare future leaders in recreation, parks, tourism, and recreational therapy to enhance the quality of life for all in a variety of settings. The Department of Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)[4] commissions pilots, navigators, and a majority of ECU cadets into non-flying Air Force Officers positions. The Department of Military Science (Army ROTC)[5] recruits, retains, develops and graduates leaders who are mentally, physically, emotionally, and morally ready to serve the Nation as commissioned officers in the US Army.

Laboratories and centers

The College of Health and Human Performance has nine laboratories. The Activity Promotion Lab[6] is a lab to research projects on physical activity, fitness, and obesity in children. The Biomechanics Lab[7] was built to discover, disseminate, and use knowledge concerning the biomechanics of human movement. The Biofeedback Lab[8] is an accredited training lab where students work with biofeedback and video gaming to assist with stress and anxiety reduction, childhood obesity, and posttraumatic stress disorder (particularly with returning Armed Forces service members). The Human Performance Lab[9] is to discover and disseminate knowledge in the area of exercise physiology through research, service and education. The Developmental Motor Lab[10] has been preparing adapted physical education specialists to meet the activity needs of children and adults with disabilities since 1978. The Regional Training Center[11] is a substance abuse prevention/education program targeting adult populations within the state who have contact with high risk youth and young adults. The Visual Motor Lab[12] engages in projects that examine visual attention, arousal, mental workload and attentional bias. The Sensory Lab provides the equipment and space to research various projects involving sensory stimulation as well as observation, sound and listening based research. Multiple computer labs are also housed in the College of HHP.

Undergraduate

The college offers many Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees.

The Department of Kinesiology offers four Bachelor of Science programs and two minors (Exercise and Sport Science, Sports Studies):

The Department of Health Education and Promotion offers four Bachelor of Science Programs:

The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies offers two Bachelor of Science degrees, and two certificates.[13][14]

Certificate

Graduate and doctoral

The college offers a Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees.

The Department of Kinesiology offers MS degrees, an MAT, MAEd and Ph.D. degrees and one certificate program.

Certificate

Sport Management[26]

The Department of Health Education and Promotion offers three graduate degrees.

  • Health Education and Promotion[27]
  • MAEd School Health Education[28]
  • Environmental Health[29]

The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies offers two Master of Science degrees and two certificates.

Certificates

  • Aquatic Therapy
  • Biofeedback Certificate[30]

References

  1. ^ "East Carolina University". Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  2. ^ Health Education and Promotion Archived July 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine East Carolina University
  3. ^ Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies Archived August 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  4. ^ Air Force ROTC Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine East Carolina University
  5. ^ Army ROTC
  6. ^ Activity Promotion Lab Archived September 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  7. ^ Biomechanics Lab Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  8. ^ Biofeedback Lab Archived July 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  9. ^ Human Performance Lab Archived July 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  10. ^ Developmental Motor Lab Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  11. ^ Regional Training Center ECU
  12. ^ Visual Motor Lab Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ECU
  13. ^ "Recreation and Park Management". Archived from the original on September 13, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  14. ^ "Recreational Therapy". Archived from the original on September 13, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  15. ^ "Aquatics Management". Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  16. ^ "Biofeedback". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  17. ^ "Adapted physical education concentration". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  18. ^ "Biomechanics concentration". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  19. ^ "Exercise physiology concentration". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  20. ^ "Physical activity promotion concentration". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  21. ^ "Physical education pedagogy concentration". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  22. ^ "Sport management concentration". Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  23. ^ "Sport and Exercise Psychology concentration". Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  24. ^ "MAEd and MAT in Physical Education". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  25. ^ "PhD Bioenergetics and Exercise Science". Archived from the original on September 5, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  26. ^ "Sport Management". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  27. ^ "MA Health Education and Promotion". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  28. ^ "MAEd School Health Education". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  29. ^ "MS Environmental Health". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  30. ^ "Biofeedback Certificate". Archived from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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