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Health and Human Performance Departmental Course Offerings


For official degree information and guidance, please see your assigned advisor.

Athletic Training Courses (HHPA)

Health Education and Health Promotion Courses (HHPH)
Fitness and Recreational Activity (FRA)

Kinesiology Courses (HHPK)

Sport and Recreation Management Courses (HHPS)




Athletic Training Courses (HHPA)

HHPA 140 - Introduction to Athletic Training

HHPA 213 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

HHPA 214 - Preventive Techniques in Athletic Training

HHPA 239 - Therapeutic Modalities


HHPA 240 - Therapeutic Modalities Lab

HHPA 249 - Clinical Experience in Athletic Training I

HHPA 259 - Athletic Injury Assessment I


HHPA 260 - Athletic Injury Assessment I Lab

HHPA 279 - Clinical Experience in Athletic Training II

HHPA 339 - Therapeutic Rehabilitation

HHPA 340 - Therapeutic Rehabilitation Lab

HHPA 349 - Clinical Experience in Athletic Training III

HHPA 369 - Athletic Injury Assessment II


HHPA 370 - Athletic Injury Assessment II Lab

HHPA 379 - Clinical Experience in Athletic Training IV

HHPA 441 - Athletic Training Administration

HHPA 442 - Health Care Administration Lab

HHPA 449 - Clinical Experience in Athletic Training V

HHPA 459 - Assessment of General Medical Conditions

HHPA 460 - General Medical Assessment Lab


HHPA 479 - Clinical Experience in Athletic Training VI

HHPA 480 - Clinical Integration in Athletic Training

HHPA 489 - Independent Study




Health Education and Health Promotion Courses (HHPH)


HHPH 130 - Introduction to Personal and Community Health

HHPH 172 - Systems of the Human Body

HHPH 210 - Environmental Health

HHPH 211 - First Aid and Safety

HHPH 220 - Emotional Health

HHPH 250 - Consumer Health

HHPH 265 - Substance Use and Abuse

HHPH 331 - Nutrition

HHPH 332 - Nutrition in the School and Community

HHPH 362 - Human Diseases

HHPH 382 - Elementary School Materials in Health Education

HHPH 385 - Current Issues in Health

HHPH 392 - Secondary School Materials in Health Education


HHPH 410 - Planning and Organization of Health Promotion


HHPH 420 - Program Implementation and Evaluation of Health Promotion

HHPH 430 - Health Promotion with Special Populations

HHPH 435 - Nutrition in Health and Disease

HHPH 472 - Stress Management

HHPH 489 - Independent Study

HHPH 495 - Internship and Seminar in Health Promotion



Fitness and Recreational Activity (FRA)*

FRA 100 - Lifetime Fitness

FRA 101 - Aerobic Conditioning by Walking or Jogging

FRA 102 - Aerobic Dance

FRA 103 - Aquatic Fitness

FRA 104 - Beginning Triathlon

FRA 105 - Weight Training

FRA 110 - Beginning Swimming

FRA 1151 - Beginning Scuba

FRA 1153 - Lifeguarding

FRA 2155 - Water Safety Instructor


FRA 114 - Water Polo

FRA 120 - Varsity Sport

FRA 121 - Badminton

FRA 122 - Golf

FRA 123 - Handball

FRA 124 - Racketball

FRA 125 - Tennis

FRA 130 - Basketball

FRA 131 - Flag Football

FRA 132 - Soccer

FRA 133 - Softball


FRA 134 - Volleyball

FRA 140 - Backpacking and Camping

FRA 141 - Canoeing and Kayaking

FRA 142 - Downhill Skiing

FRA 143 - Fly Fishing

FRA 145 - Mountain Biking

FRA 146 - Rock Climbing

FRA 147 - Sailing and Windsurfing

FRA 160 - Fencing

FRA 161 - Karate

FRA 162 - Skeet and Trap Shooting

FRA 163 - Social and Popular Dance

FRA 164 - Yoga



Kinesiology Courses (HHPK)


HHPK 144 - Foundations of kinesiology

HHPK 154 - Concepts of Physical Activity

HHPK 172 - Systems of the Human Body


HHPK 210 - Sports Appreciation for the Spectator

HHPK 211 - First Aid and Safety

HHPK 213 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

HHPK 250 - Physical Activity Skills I: Conditioning, Individual and Dual Sports

HHPK 251 - Physical Activity Skills II: Team Sports

HHPK 274 - Adapted Physical Education

HHPK 304 - Motor Development

HHPK 314 - Teaching Methods in Physical Education I

HHPK 315 - Teaching Methods in Physical Education II

HHPK 324 - Health and Kinesiology for Children

HHPK 335 - Kinesiology and Biomechanics

HHPK 339 - Driver Education

HHPK 350 - Motor Learning and Motor Control


HHPK 397 - Special Topics

HHPK 414 - Theory of Coaching Football and Soccer


HHPK 416 - Theory of Coaching Baseball and Softball

HHPK 417 - Measurement and Evaluation


HHPK 439 - Driver Education II

HHPK 444 - Administration of Kinesiology and Sports Programs

HHPK 450 - Exercise Physiology


HHPK 451 - Topics in Exercise Science

HHPK 454 - Theory of Coaching Track and Field and Cross Country

HHPK 455 - Theory of Coaching Basketball and Volleyball

HHPK 459 - Driver Education III

HHPK 489 - Independent Study



Sport and Recreation Management Courses (HHPS)


HHPS 100 - Foundations of Sport and Recreation

HHPS 110 - Principles of Leadership

HHPS 200 - Programming in Sport and Recreation

HHPS 210 - Sport Psychology

HHPS 300 - Field Experience in Sport and Recreation

HHPS 310 - Facility Design and Maintenance

HHPS 320 - Legal and Ethical Issues

HHPS 400 - Sport and Recreation Management

HHPS 410 - Sport and Recreation Finance

HHPS 415 - School and Community Recreation

HHPS 420 - Sport and Recreation Marketing

HHPS 450 - Internship in Sport and Recreation Management


HHPS 489 - Independent Study


*Fitness and Recreational Activity courses fulfill the university studies requirement of two one-hour physical activity courses. All courses listed below are one semester hour. Courses may not be repeated for credit except by permission of the department head. Equipment necessary for the participation in most courses will be furnished by the Department of Health and Human Performance. Students are responsible for the appropriate attire and footwear for participation.

Note: Texas A&M University-Commerce has joined the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). TCCNS numbers are shown in parenthesis after the course number in the course description.

For descriptions of graduate courses see Graduate Catalog.

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