Minor in Physical Education, Health Education & Coaching

The Physical Education, Health Education & Coaching minor is offered to undergraduate students at Boston University wishing to enhance their knowledge of physical education, health education, and coaching.

Requirements for the Minor

Students will complete 14 credits of core courses and 6 credits of electives from the lists below.

Core Courses (14 cr)

• SED ED 100/101 Introduction to Education (6 cr)
• SED PE 103 Introduction to Human Movement (2 cr)
• SED PE 250 Community Leadership through Youth Sport Coaching (2 cr)
• SED PE 211 Movement Education, Early Childhood to Adolescence (2 cr) -OR-
  SED PE 101 Skills and Techniques in Motor Activities I (2 cr) -OR-
  SED PE 513 Tuesday/Thursday Program—Pre-Practicum (4 cr)
• SED HE 221 Foundations of Health Education (2 cr)

Elective Courses (6 cr)

• SED PE 211 Movement Education: Early Childhood to Adolescence (2 cr)
• SED PE 501 Methods of Coaching (4 cr)
• SED PE 506 Perceptual-Motor Development (4 cr)
• SED PE 508 Curriculum and Special Methods for Physical Education (4 cr)
• SED PE 513 Tuesday/Thursday Program—Pre-Practicum (2 cr)
• SED PE 519 Corrective & Adaptive Physical Education (2 cr)
• SED PE 375 Psychology of Sport (4 cr)
• SED HE 522 Community Health (4 cr)
• SED HE 523 Applied Nutrition (4 cr)
• SED HE 722 Development of the Health Education Curriculum (4 cr) (Prerequisite: senior status) -OR- SED PE or HE summer term course at BU

NOTE: Courses 500 level or above restricted to upperclassmen or permission of instructor