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Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning

Critical thinking includes, but not limited to, variety of deliberative processes aimed at making wise decisions about what to believe and do, processes that centre on evaluation of arguments, among others. The course will integrate logic, both formal and informal, with a variety of skills and topics useful in making sound decisions about claims, actions, and practices and to make it all palatable by presenting it in real-life contexts. This course is interactive and conversational in tone and aim at helping students to appreciate how to use the tools in logic in arriving at most cogent conclusions given different issues of life.

Course Code: 
PHL 205
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Theory and Practice of Gymnastics and Dance

The fundamental skills of gymnastics and dance form the core of this course. The course introduces students to basic gymnastics skills with concentration on floor events, vaults with and without apparatus. Students are also introduced to the fundamentals of traditional, social and freestyle dance activities that can be used as exercise and recreation. It also covers basic skills in organizing and teaching dance as exercise and recreation.

Course Code: 
EPH 148
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Theory and Practice of Athletics I:

The course introduces students to theory and fundamentals of sprints, middle and long distance races and jumping events. The course will concentrate on the rules, officiating, practice and teaching of track and jumping events: sprinting, relay racing, middle and long distance races and jumps. The course also equips students with basic skills in Kids Athletics

Course Code: 
EPH 147
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Human Anatomy and Physiology

The scientific basis of physical education embracing the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, and digestive and nervous systems would be covered in this course. The structure, functions and the physiological processes of the muscles, bones, and nerves are examined from a basic standpoint and as related to physical education. The course is a prerequisite for EPH 241.   

Course Code: 
EPH 146
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Theory and Practice of Basketball and Table Tennis

This combined course aims at introducing basic skills in Basketball and Table Tennis. It is intended to equip students with the skills and capabilities needed to improve their personal skills, teach the game to beginners, coach middle class players, officiate and organize tournaments. It also introduces students to individual and group tactics and techniques involved in the games of Basketball and Table Tennis. The course extends to cover such areas as rules, officiating, coaching principles, and organizational methods involved in these games. Students will be afforded the opportunity to teach and coach these games during the course.

Course Code: 
EPH 145
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Theory and Practice of Soccer and Volleyball

This combined course aims at introducing students to basic skills in Soccer and Volleyball. It also introduces students’ tactics and techniques in the games of soccer and volleyball. The course covers the rules and technical officiating in the games. It will also introduce students to the teaching and coaching of the games.

Course Code: 
EPH 144
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Foundations of Physical Education

The course is an introduction to physical education. It covers the concept, history and definition of Physical Education and its role in society. It also examines philosophies, principles, aims and objectives of Physical education as well career opportunities in the field.

Course Code: 
EPH 141
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Educational Psychology

This is a comprehensive course designed to introduce prospective teachers to the psychological influences responsible for the behaviour and learning characteristics of individual students. It includes knowledge of the forces of nature and nature as they affect the physical, psycho-social, cognitive and moral characteristics of the learner in school. It also includes knowledge on how the teacher can identify special needs in the individual as well as the principles and strategies to employ in helping and counseling learners to develop their potentials in full.

Course Code: 
EPS 101A
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

The course introduces students to issues in the foundations of educations. It studies the social and philosophical foundations of education, their nature and scope: Basic concepts that influence the work of the classroom teacher are also discussed. Lectures and discussions are the main mode of dissemination of the course.

Course Code: 
EDF 101
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
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Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Interaction with chiefs and the people

CAIS Conducts Field Work at Kormantste Nkum

24 Jan, 2020 By louis Mensah

The Centre for African and International Studies (CAIS), has embarked on  a10-day fieldwork at Kormantse Nkum.


The annual exercise is conducted to provide the students with the opportunity to interact with some selected communities. 

Purpose


The Director of the Centre, Dr. Alex Jacques Wilson, noted that the purpose of the exercise was to expose students to an ethnographic experience. “Ethnography is highly used in African Studies to let students gain access to the members of a community; to comport themselves in a community and to have a feel of a community.” Dr. Wilson added that the exercise would let them identify the right people to contact for information; learn to interact with people and identify respondents in the community. The Director of the Centre also said indicated that through field works, students were taught interviewing skills and micro studies which would guide them in their research methods.

Relevance of the Exercise


Nana Kyeame of Kormantse Nkum, Egya Amissah, explained that the exercise had given the entire community the opportunity to associate with UCC and also explain and transfer hidden traditions, customs, norms, taboos, etiquette and occupation to the students. Egya Amissah, who is also the Kona Ebusuapanyin, said that through this fieldwork, historic objects of Kormantse Nkum were exhibited at UCC during last year’s PANAFEST. “Thankfully, we were given the chance to exhibit these historic items during PANAFEST last year,” he noted. He said the collaboration had also opened doors to the youth of the community, who qualify to be admitted into the University. 

The Assistant Coordinator of fieldwork, Dr. Eva Tandoh Quansah, also explained that the programme was very relevant because it served as a practical session for Research Methods course which was usually taught theoretically. She indicated that the fieldwork has been scouted for towns with historical backgrounds and was conducted twice in a town. 


Dr. (Mrs.) Quansah noted that the exercise was intended to seek: the origin of the people and the Aboradze clan of Kormantse; the role(s) of the Chief(s) and Queen Mother(s); music, dance and appellations of Kormantse Nkum. Others were court language and etiquette as well as the state of Kormantse in the pre and post-colonial era.  

A level 300 student, Ms. Mary Hawawu Aliyu, stated that exercise was very informative, indicating that, it had given them the opportunity to associate, interact, learn and familiarise with other people. Ms. Aliyu added that “The fieldwork has also given us the exposure to practise the conventional classroom theory of African Studies. This is because we live, cook, converse and work with them.” 


Present were the Oman Kyeame, Mr. Oscar Gaisie, Kormantse Nkum Pofohene, Nana Afful, Palace Court Secretary, Mr. John McCarthy, Nana Benya, a lecturer (CIAS), Dr. Mario Nisbett and African studies students.
   
 

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