Kinesiology

Kinesiology

Kinesiology is the study of human anatomy, physiology, andthe mechanics of body movement. Students take courses toprepare for entry-level positions in health and fitness clubs,wellness centers, and individualized personal training as wellas for university transfer. Career options include personaltrainer, exercise instructor, and various positions at fitness andrecreational centers or in school or recreational programs.With a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, students can applyto physical therapy programs or pursue careers in athletictraining, fitness, nutrition, physical education, or other health-related fields.

Contact InformationChair: Gail MeinholdDean: Al Tacconewww.miracosta.edu/instruction/kinesiology/

Department: Kinesiology,Health and NutritionOffice: Building OC4800,760.795.6811

Full-Time FacultyRobert FulbrightCasey McFarland

Associate DegreeStudents interested in the field of kinesiology can earn anAssociate in Arts degree in Liberal Arts with an Area of Emphasisin Applied Health, Nutrition, and Kinesiology (see degreerequirements).

CertificatesCertificate of AchievementPersonal Fitness Trainer

This certificate is designed for individuals interested in enteringthe field of fitness training and/or instruction. Studentscompleting the certificate should be prepared for entry-levelpositions in the health and fitness industry, such as health andfitness clubs, wellness centers, schools, and YMCAs, and fortraining individual clients. Upon completion of the certificateprogram, students may consider sitting for the NationalAcademy of Sports Medicine (NASM), American College ofSports Medicine (ACSM), American Council on Exercise (ACE),National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), andNational Council Strength & Fitness (NCSF) national certificationexams.

Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able todescribe how to implement fitness assessments and properprotocols for cardio-respiratory, muscular strength, muscularendurance, flexibility, and body composition.

Required courses:  

BUS 130 Entrepreneurship and Small BusinessManagement

3

KINE 190 Introduction to Kinesiology 3

KINE 203 Techniques in Athletic Training 3

KINE 204 Techniques and Analysis of Fitnessand Weight Training

3

KINE 210 Exercise Prescription for SpecialPopulations

3

KINE 292 Internship Studies * 1.5-3

NUTR 105 Human Performance and SportsNutrition

3

Select a minimum of three units from the courses below: 3

KINE 100 Functional Resistance Training

KINE 110 Walking for Fitness

KINE 112 Cardiorespiratory StabilizationTraining

KINE 113 Cardiorespiratory Strength Training

KINE 114 Cardiorespiratory Power Training

KINE 141 Stabilization Weight Training

KINE 143 Strength Endurance Weight Training

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KINE 144 Reactive Weight Training

KINE 145 Yoga Teacher Training Foundation

KINE 147 Yoga Teacher Training Development

KINE 149 Yoga Teacher Training Integration

KINE 150 Beginning Yoga

KINE 154 Intermediate Yoga

KINE 155 Advanced Yoga

KINE 156 Corrective Flexibility Training

KINE 157 Active Flexibility Training

KINE 158 Functional Flexibility Training

KINE 159 Yoga Teacher TrainingImplementation

KINE 161 Beginning Martial Arts

KINE 162 Intermediate Martial Arts

KINE 163 Advanced Martial Arts

Total Units 22.5-24

* For KINE 292, a minimum of 1.5 units or a maximum of 3units may be applied to this certificate.

Certificate of AchievementYoga Instructor (300 Hours)The Yoga Instructor 300-hour certificate prepares studentsto meet the requirements to become a 500-hour registeredyoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. This comprehensiveand wisdom-based program uses anatomy and physiology

as well as English and Sanskrit terminology to provide studentswith both a broad background and practical experience inthe essential elements of yoga. Completion of the programprepares students for employment in health clubs, spas, yogastudios, hospitals, and the health industry as well as for self-employment as yoga instructors.

Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able todemonstrate intelligent and safe sequences and themes fora wide population.

Required courses:  

BUS 130 Entrepreneurship and Small BusinessManagement

3

KINE 149 Yoga Teacher Training Integration 3

KINE 154 Intermediate Yoga 1

KINE 155 Advanced Yoga 1

KINE 159 Yoga Teacher TrainingImplementation

3

KINE 292 Internship Studies 1-3

or KINE 299 Occupational Cooperative WorkExperience

Total Units 12-14

Certificate of ProficiencyYoga Instructor (200 Hours)The Yoga Instructor 200-hour certificate prepares students tomeet the requirements for Yoga Alliance to become a 200-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. Thiscomprehensive and wisdom-based program uses anatomyand physiology as well as English and Sanskrit terminology toprovide students with both a broad background and practicalexperience in the essential elements of yoga. Completion ofthe program prepares students for employment in health clubs,spas, yoga studios, hospitals, and the health industry as well asfor self-employment as yoga instructors.

Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be ableto demonstrate proper technique in movement and bodyplacement.

Required courses:  

KINE 145 Yoga Teacher Training Foundation 3

KINE 147 Yoga Teacher Training Development 3

KINE 150 Beginning Yoga 1

Total Units 7

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Courses Related in Content (CRC)

Active participatory kinesiology courses that are relatedin content are grouped together. Students are allowed fourenrollments within each CRC group, but each course maybe taken only once unless its catalog description indicatesit is repeatable. Enrollments include any combination ofcourse completions (with an evaluative or nonevaluativesymbol recorded on the student's transcript), withdrawals, andrepetition.

Cardiorespiratory Training CRC

KINE 112 Cardiorespiratory StabilizationTraining

KINE 113 Cardiorespiratory Strength Training

KINE 114 Cardiorespiratory Power Training

Flexibility Training CRC

KINE 156 Corrective Flexibility Training

KINE 157 Active Flexibility Training

KINE 158 Functional Flexibility Training

Martial Arts CRC

KINE 161 Beginning Martial Arts

KINE 162 Intermediate Martial Arts

KINE 163 Advanced Martial Arts

Stabilization Weight Training CRC

KINE 141 Stabilization Weight Training

KINE 143 Strength Endurance Weight Training

KINE 144 Reactive Weight Training

Yoga CRC

KINE 150 Beginning Yoga

KINE 154 Intermediate Yoga

KINE 155 Advanced Yoga

CoursesKINE 100: Functional Resistance TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course implements the latest scientific functional trainingmethodologies to enhance activities of daily living, weightloss, body appearance, bone density, stress reduction, corestrength, balance, and coordination while decreasing the riskof orthopedic injury and low back pain through functionalresistance training. It is designed for students interested inincreasing muscular strength, muscular endurance, bodycomposition, and movement performance. (May be repeatedthree times.) UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses,maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 110: Walking for FitnessUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.10)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Students enhance their individual health and well-being anddevelop positive attitudes toward life-long fitness and wellnessthrough fitness walking. The course focuses on improving anindividual's cardiopulmonary functioning, body composition,goal setting, nutritional awareness, and weight managementthrough behavior management. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any orall activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 112: Cardiorespiratory Stabilization TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This cardiorespiratory stabilization training course is designedto improve cardiorespiratory fitness in students through avariety of low-level intensity cardiovascular conditioningactivities. Students learn how to develop cardiorespiratorystabilization training programs. Topics include the benefitsof cardiorespiratory stabilization training, the cardiovascularsystem, and cardiorespiratory stabilization acute trainingvariables, modalities, guidelines, and methods. UC CREDITLIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

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KINE 113: Cardiorespiratory Strength TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This cardiorespiratory strength training course is designed toimprove cardiorespiratory fitness in students through a varietyof moderate-to-high level intensity cardiovascular conditioningactivities. Students learn how to develop cardiorespiratorystrength training programs. Topics include the benefits ofcardiorespiratory strength training, the cardiovascular system,and cardiorespiratory strength acute training variables,modalities, guidelines, and methods. UC CREDIT LIMITATION:Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 114: Cardiorespiratory Power TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall

This cardiorespiratory power training course is designedto improve cardiorespiratory fitness in students through avariety of high-level intensity cardiovascular conditioningactivities. Students learn how to develop cardiorespiratorypower training programs. Topics include the benefits ofcardiorespiratory power training, the cardiovascular system,and cardiorespiratory power acute training variables,modalities, guidelines, and methods. UC CREDIT LIMITATION:Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 141: Stabilization Weight TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This stabilization training course addresses physical structuralimbalances and emphasizes stabilization endurancetraining. Students perform stabilization training exercisesin a proprioceptively enriched environment to improvealignment of the kinetic chain. They focus on increasing theirability to stabilize their joints, improve posture, and enhanceneuromuscular efficiency. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or allactivity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 143: Strength Endurance Weight TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall

This strength endurance course improves stabilizationendurance and increases prime mover strength. Studentsperform exercises in strength endurance, hypertrophy, andmaximal strength phases to improve overall work capacity,enhance joint stabilization, and increase lean body mass. UCCREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit,4 units.

KINE 144: Reactive Weight TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This reactive training course improves specific forms of trainingnecessary for maximal force production. Students performexercises in the reactive training phase to enhance reactiontime, speed, and explosive movement. UC CREDIT LIMITATION:Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 145: Yoga Teacher Training FoundationUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course focuses on the fundamentals of yoga that areessential for both practice and teaching. Students learnproper body mechanics, alignment principles, and breathingtechniques as they relate to the performance and instructionof beginning yoga poses. Topics include the history andphilosophy of yoga, Sanskrit terminology, injury prevention, andvocational opportunities.

KINE 147: Yoga Teacher Training DevelopmentUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course provides students with the tools to design and teacha 60-minute yoga class with verbal clarity. It integrates yogichistory and philosophy with yoga sutras, body mechanics andalignment, and complementary practices, such as breathingstyles and developing intelligent flow sequences. Topics includeprinciples of teaching yoga as well as lifestyle choices andethics for yoga teachers. Students are required to attend an off-campus yoga class.

KINE 149: Yoga Teacher Training IntegrationUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course provides aspiring yoga teachers with the tools todeepen their independent practice in order to strengthen theirteaching and develop a personal teaching style. The coursecontinues to focus on designing, integrating, and implementingknowledge and teaching of asanas, pranayama techniques,meditation, and yogic history and philosophy. Students alsolearn about the business aspects of teaching yoga. Studentsare required to attend an off-campus yoga class.

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KINE 150: Beginning YogaUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course introduces students to the beginning practice ofyoga. Students learn the practice of gentle, restorative, andvinyasa flow to improve concentration, physical endurance,flexibility, balance, and posture. The course integrates basicbreathing techniques to increase oxygen intake, enhancethe mind-body connection, and reduce stress. UC CREDITLIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit 4 units.

KINE 154: Intermediate YogaUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: KINE 150.Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course introduces students to the intermediate practiceof yoga. Students learn the practice of gentle, restorative, andvinyasa flow to improve concentration, physical endurance,flexibility, balance, and posture. The course integratesintermediate breathing techniques to increase oxygen intake,enhance the mind-body connection, and reduce stress. UCCREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit 4units.

KINE 155: Advanced YogaUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: KINE 150Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course introduces students to the advanced practice ofyoga. Students learn the practice of restorative and vigorousvinyasa flow to improve concentration, physical endurance,flexibility, balance, and posture. The course integratesadvanced breathing techniques to increase oxygen intake,enhance the mind-body connection, and reduce stress. UCCREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit,4 units.

KINE 156: Corrective Flexibility TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This corrective flexibility course is designed to increase jointrange of motion, improve muscle imbalances, correct alteredjoint motion, and address posture distortions. Correct flexibilityincludes self-myofascial release and static stretching. UC CREDITLIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 157: Active Flexibility TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This active stretching course is designed to use agonists andsynergists to dynamically move the joint into a range of motion.This form of stretching increases motorneuron excitability,creating reciprocal inhibition of the muscle being stretched. UCCREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit,4 units.

KINE 158: Functional Flexibility TrainingUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This functional flexibility course is designed to use forceproduction of a muscle and the body's momentum to takea joint through the full available range of motion. Dynamicstretching uses the concept of reciprocal inhibition to improvesoft tissue extensibility. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activitycourses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 159: Yoga Teacher Training ImplementationUnits: 3Prerequisites: KINE 145, KINE 147, and KINE 150.Acceptable for Credit: CSULecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (0835.20)Course Typically Offered: To be arranged

This course provides students with the advanced knowledgeand skills to design and implement all-level yoga classes andyoga-based educational workshops. It integrates in-depthstudy of yogic philosophy and Sanskrit terminology with injurymanagement and the use of props for asana progressions andregressions as well as intelligent sequencing and theming tocreate purposeful class experiences.

KINE 161: Beginning Martial ArtsUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course introduces students to the beginning skills of martialarts, which is a nonaggressive yet highly effective form of self-defense. Students learn about the history and philosophyof martial arts, safety procedures, standards of etiquette,body dynamics, and precise beginning-level movements ina setting of diligent, cooperative training. NOTE: A Gi uniformis required (approximately $40); please attend the first classbefore purchasing. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activitycourses, maximum credit, 4 units.

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KINE 162: Intermediate Martial ArtsUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: KINE 161.Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course introduces students to intermediate skills of martialarts, which is a nonaggressive yet highly effective form of self-defense. Students learn about intermediate movements andbody dynamics, safety procedures, and standards of etiquettein a setting of diligent, cooperative training. NOTE: A Gi uniformis required (approximately $40); please attend the first classbefore purchasing. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activitycourses, maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 163: Advanced Martial ArtsUnits: 0.5-1Prerequisites: KINE 162.Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLaboratory 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course introduces students to advanced skills of martialarts, which is a nonaggressive yet highly effective form ofself-defense. Students learn about advanced movementsand body dynamics, safety procedures, meditationtechniques, and advanced defense strategies in a setting ofdiligent, cooperative training. NOTE: A Gi uniform is required(approximately $40); please attend the first class beforepurchasing. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses,maximum credit, 4 units.

KINE 190: Introduction to KinesiologyUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 3 hours. (1270.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course introduces students to the field of kinesiology andnutrition, including its history, scope, and sub-disciplines.Students explore principles of kinesiology and careeropportunities within kinesiology and nutrition/dietetics as well asprofessional characteristics and ethical responsibilities of thosewho work in the field. Topics include nutrition, biomechanics,fitness/posture assessments, assessment tool use (bodyfat, flexibility, cardiorespiratory), exercise prescriptions, andbehavior management.

KINE 200: Physical Education in the Elementary SchoolUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 3 hours. (0801.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course teaches students how to develop physicaleducation curriculum to best meet the needs of elementaryschool children based on national and state physical andhealth education content standards for California publicschools. The course emphasizes the role and significance ofphysical education, instructional methods, and motor skill,movement, and total wellness concepts, including nutrition,disease prevention, and the adverse effects of drug/narcotic,alcohol, and tobacco use.

KINE 203: Techniques in Athletic TrainingUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (1270.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course explores the basic fundamentals of athletic injuryhealth care. It emphasizes prevention, recognition, basicassessment, immediate care, treatment, and rehabilitation ofcommon athletic injuries. Topics include theory and applicationof taping and wrapping, basic first aid, emergency field care,and anatomical landmark recognition. UC CREDIT LIMITATION:Any or all KINE theory courses, maximum credit 8 units.

KINE 204: Techniques and Analysis of Fitness and WeightTrainingUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSU, UCLecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (1270.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

In this introduction to personal fitness training, students designa comprehensive fitness program that includes muscularstrength and endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratoryand core training to meet individual client needs. The courseemphasizes program design, fitness assessment, postureanalysis, biomechanics, exercise physiology, muscle anatomy,professional development, nutrition, goal setting, and behaviormodification. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all KINE theorycourses, maximum credit, 8 units.

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KINE 210: Exercise Prescription for Special PopulationsUnits: 3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 3 hours. (1270.00)Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course examines the exercise implications for specialpopulations related to age, medical condition, and level offitness. Topics include exercise prescription for heart conditions,stroke, diabetes, orthopedic problems, obesity, hyperlipidemia,pregnant, asthmatic, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis,epilepsy, cerebral palsy, older adult populations, and children.The course also covers the role of exercise in risk factormodification as well as contraindications to exercise for specialpopulations.

KINE 292: Internship StudiesUnits: 0.5-3Prerequisites: NoneCorequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work perunit.Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Centerapproval. May not enroll in any combination of cooperativework experience and/or internship studies concurrently.Acceptable for Credit: CSUCourse Typically Offered: To be arranged

This course provides students the opportunity to apply thetheories and techniques of their discipline in an internshipposition in a professional setting under the instruction of afaculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces studentsto aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionalsemployed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting,employability skills development, and examination of the worldof work as it relates to the student's career plans. Studentsmust develop new learning objectives and/or intern at a newsite upon each repetition. Students may not earn more than16 units in any combination of cooperative work experience(general or occupational) and/or internship studies duringcommunity college attendance.

KINE 296: Topics in KinesiologyUnits: 1-3Prerequisites: NoneAcceptable for Credit: CSULecture 1 hour.Lecture 2 hours.Lecture 3 hours. (0835.00)Course Typically Offered: To be arranged

This course gives students an opportunity to study topics inKinesiology that are not included in regular course offerings.Each Topics course is announced, described, and given its owntitle and 296 number designation in the class schedule.

KINE 299: Occupational Cooperative Work ExperienceUnits: 1-4Prerequisites: NoneCorequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work perunit.Enrollment Limitation: Career Center approval. May not enrollin any combination of cooperative work experience and/orinternship studies concurrently.Acceptable for Credit: CSUCourse Typically Offered: To be arranged

Cooperative Work Experience is intended for students who areemployed in a job directly related to their major. It allows suchstudents the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of theirdiscipline to their position and to undertake new responsibilitiesand learn new skills at work. Topics include goal-setting,employability skills development, and examination of the worldof work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students maynot earn more than 16 units in any combination of cooperativework experience (general or occupational) and/or internshipstudies during community college attendance.

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