conducted in a classroom on campus — they are held to the same standards. The same objectives, goals, skills, and competencies that apply to classroom instruction also apply to distance learning courses. Admissions, degree, completion, curriculum, and instructional design policies and procedures are the same as those for traditional campus-based programs.
D EPARTMENT OF H EALTH & P HYSICAL E DUCATION
D EPARTMENT OF H UMANITIES AND F INE A RTS
Dr. ERIC AGEE, A THLETIC D IRECTOR AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Lawson State Community College 3060 Wilson Road Birmingham, Alabama 35221 policies as though
DR. R EBECCA D UNCAN , C HAIRPERSON
rduncan@lawsonstate.edu
MISSION: The Department of Natural Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance is an integral part of the total educational program at Lawson State Community College. The primary focus of the Department is the education of students toward the development of physical, mentally, emotionally, and socially fit citizens through the medium of physical activities, which have been selected, with a view toward realizing these outcomes.
MISSION: The Humanities and Fine Arts Department serves students from the Birmingham area in providing components of a fine arts education degree. Speech, humanities, art, music, and theater are available for courses as well as degrees for concentration in a two-year transfer program. The Department assists students in achieving their educational goals through mastery of academics as well as the arts. Through the service-oriented philosophy of the department, students are provided the experiences of on-site learning, as well as performance-oriented experiences throughout the campus. LONG-RANGE GOALS • To increase student awareness and appreciation for the arts. • To develop and implement a comprehensive program for staff development based on identified needs and current research in the area of Humanities to enhance student experiences in the arts. • • institution through implementation of requirements throughout the department. To expose students to cultures through the Humanities. To support the General Educational Program of the
The objectives of the Department are:
• To understand and respect the body as a medium for the expression of self. • To portray socially acceptable and personally rewarding behavior in relationships with others. • To identify the physically under-developed student and mark him/her to improve his/her physical capacities. • To develop strength, flexibility, balance, and individual perfection of the body through vigorous muscle activities. • To grow in understanding and skills in order to maintain fitness for later years. • To develop skills in the lifetime sports to be perpetuated in later life.
The aims and services of the Department are to provide students at Lawson State with:
The Department of Humanities is designed to provide opportunities for students to:
• Opportunities for fun, enjoyment, and a fellowship through participation. • Opportunities that will be conducive to their health and physical fitness. • Programs that constitute health and fitness. • Instructional programs that identify and emphasize certain specific objectives. These include developing skills and improving physical endurance.
• Develop knowledge and understanding and appreciation for the arts and humanities. • Help students develop the ability to read, think, and write clearly, and critically and apply such knowledge withtin the arts and humanities. • Help students become aware of the truth, beauty, and wisdom of our culture to the extent that they are able to make value judgments about the arts. • Teach the fundamental skills of speaking, performing, and creating art and music.
Distance Education:
Distance learning courses taught in Physical Education are regulated by the same
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