This course teaches general water safety skills and focuses on the mechanical and physical basis of swimming that contribute to its being an excellent lifetime activity and fitness tool.
Instruction is geared towards the individual’s level of ability.
With population explosion in almost all urban centres of the country and the apparent increase in the number of Ghanaian citizens who have had a formal education, as well as technological advancement and industrialization of our economy, it has become necessary evident that leisure pursuits are beginning to play critical role in the daily lives of urban dwellers. This course therefore is designed to introduce students to the principles, philosophy and scientific insight of understanding the modern phenomenon of creation, development and organization of leisure time pursuit. The course will also give students an opportunity to apply the knowledge of leisure education to individuals and organizations with diverse needs of leisure pursuits and settings.
The course introduces students to the discipline of health education. It provides students with information on the concept of health and helps students to achieve desirable attitudes and practices related to broad health issues such as maternal and child health, personal hygiene, health behaviours, communicable and non-communicable diseases, nutrition and occupational, environmental health and sanitation as well as occupational health and safety. The course has two goals: provide students with fundamental health literacy skills and opportunity to make an informed career choice in health education or related field.
The course is designed to introduce students to the meaning and scope of testing and measuring in health, physical education and leisure. Students also acquire knowledge of the principles of evaluation in the teaching and learning process. It covers basic criteria for test selection, administration, interpretation and utilization of test results in both theory and practical Physical Education. The course further introduces students to practical basic data analysis tools such as the mean, standard deviation, t-tests and Chi-Square, using SPSS software.
This combined course aims at introducing students basic skills in Tennis and Badminton. It also exposes students to basic techniques of ground and overhead strokes. It also equips students with basic knowledge of Grand Slam and rules of officiating tennis and badminton matches. It will also introduce students to the teaching of the games.
This combined course aims at introducing basic skills in Hockey and Handball. It will also introduce students to the teaching of the games. The course also covers the rules, skills of organizing and officiating of these games. It also equips students with basic knowledge in the construction of the field of the hockey and handball court.
The course introduces students to theory and fundamentals of throws, race walking, steeple chase and hurdling. The course will concentrate on the rules, officiating, practice and teaching of these events. This course also focuses on the construction of athletics oval and throwing sectors. Students will learn innovative ways to teach these events.
The course provides opportunity for students to acquire basic theoretical and practical experience in curriculum planning, implementing, and evaluation in Health, Physical Education and Leisure. The course also exposes students to the processes of curriculum change.
The course covers general methods and principles of accident and injury prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of common sports injuries. It also equips students with basic life supports skills transporting casualties and performing Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The course also provides students with opportunities to acquire basic skills of First Aid upon which they are certified as FIRST AIDERS.
This is an integrated course involving the science of motion of humans, the effects of extraneous variables on human motion and performance. The anatomic and physiologic fundamentals of human motion for example the skeletal framework and its movements, musculoskeletal system and neuromuscular basis of human movement will be covered. The effect of extraneous variables on human motion and performance, the application of the principles of mechanics to the problems of teaching physical education skills and activities of daily life will be covered.
