Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

General Information on Undergraduate Program

The Department of Physical Education and Sports offers an undergraduate program for those who choose teaching and coaching as a profession. The Department also offers elective courses to the students of other departments to broaden their cultural background and to increase their understanding of sports sciences in general. One other function of the department is to encourage and initiate research and applications related to physical education and sports practices in Turkey.

Undergraduate Curriculum


FIRST YEAR

First Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
BA100 CAREER PLANNING 0 1 0 2.0
CEIT100 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION 3 2 2 5.0
PES1001 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS 3 3 0 5.0
PES1701 GYMNASTICS 3 2 2 5.0
ENG101 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I 4 4 1 6.0
TURK107 TURKISH I 2 2 0 4.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:33

Second Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PES1110 HUMAN ANATOMY AND KINESIOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
PES1170 MOTOR DEVELOPMENT 3 3 0 5.0
PES1702 TRACK AND FIELD 3 2 2 5.0
EDS200 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 3 3 0 5.0
ENG102 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 4 4 1 6.0
TURK108 TURKISH II 2 2 0 4.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:36

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
HIST2205 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I 0 2 0 2.0
PES1741 SWIMMING 3 2 2 5.0
PES2130 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 4 3 2 6.0
PES2300 INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 3 3 0 5.0
EDS220 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:35

Fourth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
HIST2206 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II 0 2 0 2.0
CEIT319 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT 3 2 2 6.5
PES2180 PHYSICAL FITNESS 3 2 2 5.0
PES2182 HEALTH AND FIRST AID 3 2 2 5.0
PES2270 VOLUNTEERING 3 2 2 5.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:35.5

THIRD YEAR

Fifth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PES3172 MOTOR LEARNING 3 3 0 5.0
PES3310 CURRICULUM 3 3 0 5.0
PES3400 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION 3 3 0 5.0
PES3781 RHYTHM EDUCATION AND DANCE 3 2 2 5.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:32

Sixth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PES3140 TRAINING THEORY 3 3 0 5.0
PES3210 EXERCISE AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
PES3320 TEACHING METHODS 3 2 2 5.0
PES3410 RESEARCH METHODS 3 3 0 5.0
EDS304 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 3 3 0 5.0
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:31

FOURTH YEAR

Seventh Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PES4190 EXERCISE AND NUTRITION 3 3 0 5.0
PES4300 TEACHING PRACTICUM I 5 2 6 10.0
PES4320 ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS 3 2 2 5.0
EDS416 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT 3 3 0 5.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:31

Eighth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PES4250 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS 3 3 0 5.0
PES4310 TEACHING PRACTICUM II 5 2 6 10.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:27
Program Total:260.5

h/w = hours per week