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HPE/270
Physical Education and Health for Educators

Course level: Undergraduate

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Christine O. | BSA

HPE/270
General Education
Physical Education and Health for Educators

Online

Format

5 weeks

Course length

$398

Cost per credit

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

$170

Resource fees

$1,364

Estimated course cost

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This course establishes a context for the importance of a healthy lifestyle through human movement, healthy nutrition, and an understanding of youth mental health, growth, and development. Students will explore state and national standards for health and physical education (PE) and framework-based teaching strategies to help K-8 learners develop motor skills, recognize the components of a healthy lifestyle, understand the risks associated with drugs and alcohol, and develop self-confidence and self-worth. The course also examines approaches for integrating health and PE with other content, strategies for helping learners achieve the goals of lifelong health, and ways to use and evaluate health-related information, products, and services.

Prerequisites

None

Required materials

The materials required for this course are covered in your resource fees.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

Health and PE Content Integration

Identify strategies for integrating health and physical education concepts into elementary education curriculum.

Healthy Lifestyle Promotion

Describe the importance of a healthy lifestyle based on human movement, healthy nutrition, and youth mental health, growth, and development.

Health and PE Standards

Outline the major concepts and resources used to teach K–8 learners health and physical education.

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