Physical Science Physics
coaching; sc lcccion and ca re of equ,prnenr. Pre req ui si t e : 110. Offered alternate yea rs. 321 Analysis of Gymnastics (2) The orga ni zat ion and con du ct of gy rnn as ri cs; ba lance and poscurc. Pre req ui site: 1 l0. Offe red alte r nate years. 323 Analysis of Volleyball (2) A theory and \aborarorv c lass des igned to acquaint srndcnts with progress ion, practice techniques, se lectio n and ca re of cqu iprn e nr and th e reach ing and coach ing of vo lleyba ll. Prereq ui sites: l 10. 150. Offe red alrern acc yea rs. 324 Analysis of Rhythmical Activities (2) In st rume ntal ma te rial s and meth ods suita bl e fo r all areas of rh yrh m ica l act iviti (:S . Pr erequ i si tes: 110, 20 1. Offe red alte rn ate years. 325 Analysis of Softball (Women) (2) A t heo ry a nd labo raro rv c lass designed to acquaint stude nt s wi th progression, practice tec h ni ques, select io n and ca re of equiprncnt and th e teaching and coaching of softba ll. Prerequ isites: 110, 150. Offe red alternate yea rs. 330 Psychology of Coaching (2) Analys is of factors in coaching in a reas of mot ivat ion, att itude for rnation and behavior, leade rship and techn iques of coaching. 331 Analysis ofTeaching Individual and Dual Sports (3) T hi s co urse introduces che stu dent ro essent ial co ncepts for reac hi ng individual and dual act i\'iti es suc h as gymna st ics, ten ni s. track and fie ld and wrest ling. Teaching rn et hod s, fundarnenrals a nd offic ia t in g and rn ec hani ca l and ph ys iol og ica l principles for each act ivity arc prese nted. 332 Analysis of Teaching Team Sports (3) This coursc introduces ch e studcnr co essential concep ts fo r teac hing rea rn spo res such as softba ll. bas ketbal 1, vollevball and soccer. Teaching rn cthods. fu ndarnc nrals of offi ciating, and rnechanica l and ph ys io logical prin cip les fo r each act ivity arc presented. 400 Administration and Princi ples of Physical Education (3) l mplcmcnring the acr ivicy pro g ra rn th rou gh prop e r organiza tion ; use of tests and measure ments; purch ase a nd ca re of cquiprn c nr; pub li c rela ti ons at al l leve ls; auxiliary activ ity prograrns
offered by orga ni zatio ns oucs idc t he schoo l; the place of the intra mural an d inte r-school program; dcvcloprncnt of princ ipl es wh ich se n ·c as a basis of the profess ion. Lec rn rc/dernonsrrations rca rn ra ugh t with cooperati ng dcparr rnencs. Offered alrcrnace vcars . 401 Care and Prevention of Ath letic Injuri es (3) l ncroduct ion co understa nd ing ath le ti c inju ry, including princip les, theo ri es and pract ice in th e d isci plines of injury prevent ion, assess rn cnt and rrcarrncnr. Fee: $50. 402 Advanced Athletic Training (3) Adva nced rheorv and ap plicat ion of techn iqu es in injury e,·al ua tio n, therape uti c rnoda li rics and rcha bil irarivc exe rc ises c11rrc ntl y used in the fields of ath let ic train ing and phys ica l th erapy . Offe red alte rn ate yea rs. Fee: $50. 405 Adapted Physical Education (3) Ana lysis of the principles unde rl y ing the reachi ng of phvsical educa tion for rhe hand icapped; survey of specific disa bili t ies and the implica tion of each for phys ical ed ucat ion. 407 Physical Educat ion Method ology (2) Sys tcrn atic ana lysis an d rcfine rne nt of reaching sk ill s within the discipline of phys ica l ed ucat ion. One l cct urc 1 two activ i ty hours .
scores o n th e appropriate Praxis/SSAT cxarninacions prior co subrnirring an app li ca ti on fo r stu dent teac hing. Sec che Deparc rn ent of Educat ion for details. Engineering Biola Uni ve rsity, in coo pe ra t ion with rh c Uni versity of Souch e rn Ca lifornia , offers a fi ve-yea r, du a l-deg ree progra rn in libe ra l arts/sciences and engineering. Sw dc nts at tend Biola for three yea rs ra king co urses in phys ics, chem istry, b ibli ca l swdi cs and th e lib era l arts . T he fin al cwo yea rs arc taken in the Un ive rsity of South e rn Ca li fornia School of Engineer ing. Upon successful comp let ion of the fi ve-yea r prograrn, a student receives a B.S. degree with a major in Phys ical Science frorn Biola and a 13.S.· degree in Engi nccr ing frorn th e USC . A s irnil a r ag reement ex ists wi th Boston Uni ve rsity. Seu dents inte res ted in th ese programs rnu st p lan t heir co urse o f sru dy under the supe rvis ion of rh e engi necr ing adv isor a nd w it h t he app ro,·al of the departments. A scudcnc who c hooses to attend an acc red ited e ngineering sc hoo l othe r th an Uni ve rsity of So uthe rn Ca lifornia rna y also be awa rded a degree frorn Bio la Uni ve rs it y. The srudc nr should be awa re t hat e ngin ee rin g sc hoo ls often have a rninirnum GPA req uirement. T he program at USC curre ntl y requ ires an overa ll GPA of 3.0 fo r transfe rrin g s rud e n rs. The minimurn req uired pre-engi nee ring cou rses cakcn at Bio la for most e ng inee rin g prog rarns arc: Ph ys ica l Sc ie nce 12 1; 1\ lar h 105, 106, 205, -+35; C hcrn ist ry 105 ; Phys ics 132, 233, 23-l, 32 1 and one upp er divis ion e lect ive. Other required co urses depend on the specifi c e ngineering prograrn. Yore: S111de111s i11 the e11gi11eeri11g J/2 p,vgn-1111 seff11e11ce c11e exempt f,v111 ge11erol ed11c(l/io11 1eq11ire111e11/s i11 liter (lt/11e (]) (111d his101y (4) West mid the \ Vodd. Ttie s111de111 is also exe111p1f,v111 the /(Is/ semester reside11cy req11ire111e111. Nore: Physical Srie11ce majors a1110- 111r11im ll)' meet the general ed11mtio11 rerJ11ire111e111ofeight units ofscie11te a11d mathematics. Thi, foreig11 la11g11age rrq11ire111e11! is 111e1 b)' two yea1J in high sd1ool orfinrfo11 r 1111its i11 college.
C ha ir: Jarnes Rynd , Ph.D.
FACULTY Professors: Bloom, Rynd
OBJECTIVES
The ph ys ical scie nce major is an inrerdi sciplinarv rn ajor des igned co prov ide the stud ent with a so lid fo undat ion in chemi s try, ph ys ics and rn ar hc rnati cs . The prog ram offe rs four emphases. As we ll as prov iding the necessa ry p re req ui sites for profess ional programs such as engineering, medi cine and edu ca tion, t he rn ajo r a ll ows one co qu a lify fo r many g raduate pro grams re lated to the ph ys ica l sci ences . The knowledge and skil ls provided in th e program rnake the g radua te rnu ch so ught a fte r by tech ni ca ll y-o ri e n ted b us in ess, indus try and govcrnrn c nc agencies. Upon comp let ion of the ph ys ical sc ien ce rn ajo r, th e s tud e nt will be abl e co ex press an und c r sra nd ing of the ba s ic la ws and theo ri es o f ph ys ics an d c hc rn isrry, dernonstrate an ability to do quantita t ive probl e m so lv in g, d c rn onstratc goo d labo rato ry tech nique, acquire seve ra l rcch ni ca l s kill s, a ppl y sc ie nti fic rn et hodol ogy co a resea rch prob- 1 e rn a nd int eg rate sc ie nti fic kn owledge and theo ri es wit h the C hri st ian fa ith .
Prc rcquis itcs: 20 1,205 . 408 Motor Learning (3)
DEGREE PROGRAM
Ove rview of signifi ca nt facto rs that influence and determine the learning and control of rnoto r ski ll s. 1\ lotor learning iss ues arc cxarn in ed frorn a behav iora l per s pcc ri vc, and app li cat io ns a re rnadc to reaching, coac hin g and re hab ili tat ion sett ings . 420 Sociology and Psychology in Physical Education and Sport (3) The socio-psvchol ogica l as pects of physical educat io n a nd spo rt relates soc iol ogica l and psycho logi cal rhcorv and pr inciples to rnove menc contexts, from rccreacio nal act iviti es to e lite sport. Individua l and grou p behavior and trend s in soc io-cultura l settings in phys ica l act ivity fo r ab le-bodi ed and phys i cally cha ll enged ind ivi du als and groups arc addrcsscd. 480 Research in Physical Education (1-3) Ind e pe nde n t s ru dy, readings and/or rcscarch in the field. Sen ior standing with consent and cons ul ta ti on . J\ lax imum of s ix un its . P.E . rn ajors onlv.
A Barhelor of Scie11ce degree in Ph }'siml Scie11 re is offered upo n co;1,pl c ri on of rhc uni versity bac calau reate requireme nts and the phvs ica l sc ie nce dcpa rrrn c nral re quire me nts in one of ch c fo l lowin g c rnphascs . Chemistry (59 units) C hc rni stry 105, 106, 301 , 302, 3 11 , 3 12, 350; Co rnputcr Scie nce I05; Ph ys ics 132, 233, 234, 460; 1\l ath 105, 106; th e remaining 14 un it s a rc ta ke n in chem is tr y, phys ics and math , of which 10 uni ts mu st be uppe r di vis ion . T hree ,111irs of cornpurer science rn ay be counted cowa rd th e 14 uni ts of elec t ives in chemistry, ph ys ics or rnarh. Physics (59 units) Phys ics 132, 233, 234, 32 1, 460; Che rni srry 105, 106; l\ larh 105, 106, 205; Cornputcr Science I05; and l units of uppe r divis ion courses in phvs ica l science or math. Science Teaching Credential Swdc nts inrc rcsccd in a teach ing c rcdcnrial rnu sc have pass ing
MINORS
A Physiml Scie11ce ,lli11or is offered wi th th~ cornpl ecion of 22 units of C hcrnistry 105, 106; Ph ys ics 132, 233 and six un its of upper d ivision Phys ica l Science electives.
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