UG Course Descriptions

This course provides students with an understanding of the structure and function of state and local governments in the United States. Students will explore local and state-level policy issues and administrative processes. They will also explore urban issues in the U.S. and discuss solutions to all of these challenges. Pre-requisite: POL 201

This course will teach students the basic skills and rules of tennis. Students will then eventually progress to game situations.

The purpose of this class is to provide the student with the appropriate knowledge and skills in weight training. As a result of the class, the student will improve general physical fitness and skill performance while learning principles, techniques, benefits, and safe practices of weight training.

This course introduces students to the skills, rules, strategies, and concepts of various team sports while emphasizing teamwork, communication, sportsmanship, and physical fitness through active participation.

The purpose of this class is to provide the student with the appropriate knowledge and skills in yoga. As a result of the class, the student will improve his/her general physical fitness and skill performance while learning principles, techniques and safe practices of yoga. The basic yogic principles of pranayama (breath control), asana (posture), relaxation and meditation will be explored.

Promote Physical Fitness through basic water workouts focusing on endurance, stamina, upper/lower body and core activities. Emphasis placed on aerobic, strength, flexibility and joint protection.

This course is designed to improve muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, posture, balance, and relaxation techniques. Students will be provided with a working knowledge of Pilates’ positions, the benefits associated with Pilates and knowledge of skills needed to pursue independent training as part of their lifetime fitness program.

This course introduces the fundamental skills, rules, strategies, and concepts of basketball while emphasizing teamwork, conditioning, sportsmanship, and competitive play in both practice and game settings.

This course builds on foundational resistance training principles to develop advanced techniques for maximizing muscular strength, power, and hypertrophy through structured, progressive, and safe training methods.

Zumba Fitness® is a Latin-inspired dance-fitness program that blends international music like salsa, merengue, cumbia, bollywood and reggaeton and fun dance steps to form a “fitness-party”. Since its inception in 2001, the Zumba® program has grown to become the world’s largest – and most successful – dance-fitness program with more than 14 million people of all shapes, sizes and ages taking weekly Zumba® classes in over 140,000 locations across more than 150 countries.