Physical Education

This course provides an introduction to sport and exercise psychology and associated psychological theories and methods. Theories relate to various contexts, including elite sport, sport and exercise at the broader community level, and sport and healthy lifestyle.

The practice teaching of this course mainly teaches the basic practice of yoga, including yoga breathing, postures, pranayama and yoga rest. The theory teaching section of this course mainly teaches the definition, origin, development stage, meridian and chakra of yoga, and how yoga promotes the physical and mental health of modern people.

This course teaches theories, basic techniques and tactics of basketball.

This course provides an introduction to the world of Fantasy Sports, covering developmental history, cultural impact, fundamentals of participation, and success strategies. 

Through lecture, discussion, and practical experience (draft and Fantasy Football league play) students gain a comprehensive understanding of Fantasy Sports and the multiple roles that fantasy sports play within the sports industry, including data and information processing, promotion, marketing, and team managing tactics among many other practical applications.

Students are required to create an account at Sleeper to participate in the league and to present an idea for fantasy sports to be used in a Korean sports league (KBO, K-League, V-League, etc.). Students will be required to work in groups and to present their ideas (e.g., point system, graphics, sponsorship, etc.) at the end of the semester.

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course provides a thorough understanding of how sports technology and innovations evolve within the industry and equips students for careers in this dynamic and constantly evolving field. The course builds creative and critical thinking skills by examining real-life cases in the sports technology landscape, and as students participate in discussions and hands-on projects. Topics include wearable devices, eSports, data analytics, and sports marketing.  

This is an independent research course with research arranged between the student and faculty member. The specific research topics vary each term and are described on a special project form for each student. A substantial paper is required. The number of units varies with the student’s project, contact hours, and method of assessment, as defined on the student’s special study project form.

This course will focus on the teaching of two types of Chinese folk dance: Xinjiang dance and long-sleeve dance, including their historical and cultural background as well as the basic moves. Students will practice the basic dance techniques and will learn an excerpt from a performance of each of these two types of dances and rehearse for the performance at the farewell party.

To provide the students with the basic knowledge of Chinese folk dance and to offer them an opportunity to practice the basic moves and present a performance.

This course examines various issues facing sports in modern society, mainly from the perspective of sports sociology. What kind of social background are the sports we enjoy based on? Also, sports are generally considered to be "good," however, students learn that sports also have disadvantages. While analyzing various problems that sports in modern society is facing, students are expected to acquire the basic ideas of sports sociology.

1. Introduction of the course

i. The Chinese character Tai Chi is based on Taiji, according to the rise, fall, opening and closing of human body hardware, the fluctuation of software breath and the retraction of consciousness, with Yin and Yang transformation as the general principles. To achieve the dynamic balance of body, heart, spirit and wisdom, and achieve the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, consciousness six normalization harmonious state. Chinese character Tai Chi combines culture, self-cultivation, music and innovation. It is a traditional sport with cultural, philosophical and artistic characteristics. This course consists of teaching by word and example. Teaching by words: read classics 25 minutes before each class. Textbooks: classics, such as The Great Learning, Tao Te Ching, Diamond Sutra, and Heart Sutra. After reading, students discuss 5 minutes for each chapter. Students should combine their study and life in the process of discussion. Teachers ask questions for 5 minutes, and the whole students discuss them together. Teaching by examples: The teacher teaches the structure of the body, and the teacher kneads skeleton for each student. Teaching the basic movements of Chinese character Tai Chi (hand, eye, body, method, step, basic stroke, simple Chinese character, basic strokes of Chinese characters and coordination of hand, eye, body, method and step). Through the study of Chinese character Tai Chi and the course of health care, the students can understand the relationship between the words and examples, understand the traditional sports, and combine the students' morality, intelligence, body and beauty, so as to achieve the purpose of cultivation. Through the study of Chinese character Tai Chi and the course of health care, the students can set up a correct outlook on life and values and grasp the state of their own life, enable students to realize that "without desire to observe things to small to micro, with desire to observe their laws and purposes" and its application in life. Through the study of Chinese character Tai Chi and the course of health care, it can improve the flexibility, coordination and suppleness of the students' body, and achieve the purpose of improving health, stimulating vitality and pleasing the body and mind. Through the study of Chinese character Tai Chi and the course of health care, students can write different Chinese characters and practice different routines every day according to their own emotional changes. So that everyone can combine their own physiological conditions and characteristics to find their own form of movement. 

ii. Safety Precautions 

a) Wear loose clothing (e.g., traditional health clothes or sportswear) 

b) Students are required to pay attention to their physical safety, such as chest tightness, panic, headache and other physiological conditions. The teacher arranges it according to the situation 

2. Curriculum Task 

i. Cultivate students' sense of lifelong physical education, grasp the concept of traditional national sports and culture system of Chinese characters 

ii. Practice and grasp accurately and effectively. 

iii. Improve self-cultivation and improve personal personality