HPE-180 Sports Medicine First Year Experience
The FYE in Sports Medicine provides students with an opportunity to learn about the different careers in the field of sports medicine, including degree/certification/licensure requirements for each sports medicine professional. The course will also emphasize the skills and resources that students need to become intellectually confident, to successfully complete the degree program, and to transfer to a Baccalaureate program. Students will also be introduced to college survival skills, FLCC offices related to student services and academic support, and options for career planning.
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Course Outline
Department
Health Science and Human Performance
Course Description
The FYE in Sports Medicine provides students with an opportunity to learn about the different careers in the field of sports medicine, including degree/certification/licensure requirements for each sports medicine professional. The course will also emphasize the skills and resources that students need to become intellectually confident, to successfully complete the degree program, and to transfer to a Baccalaureate program. Students will also be introduced to college survival skills, FLCC offices related to student services and academic support, and options for career planning.
Credit Hours
3Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring
First Year Experience Course
Yes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will identify career paths and employment opportunities in sports medicine,
- Students will identify the degree, certification, and licensure requirements for various sports medicine professionals.
- Students will gain knowledge of the services and resources available at Finger Lakes Community College.
- Students will learn the effective studentship skills needed at FLCC and to transfer to baccalaureate programs.
Topic Outline
- 1. Course introduction
- 2. Discussion of the college catalog and student handbook
- a. Academic policies and regulations
- b. Academic standards
- c. Student affairs
- d. Student life
- 3. Time management skills
- 4. Learning styles
- 5. Note taking
- 6. History of sports medicine
- 7. Textbook reading
- 8. Study and test-taking skills
- 9. Critical thinking skills
- 10. College offices and services for students
- a. Library
- b. Computer Lab
- c. Incubator
- d. Academic Support Center
- e. Career Services
- f. One Stop Center
- 11. Careers in sports medicine (degree requirements and certification and licensure requirements)
- a. Athletic training
- b. Physical therapy
- c. Occupational therapy
- d. Orthopedic surgery
- e. Exercise physiology
- f. Kinesiology and biomechanics
- g. Massage therapy
- h. Personal training
- i. Group exercise instruction
- j. Strength and conditioning
- 12. Professionalism and ethical considerations for sports medicine professionals