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
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
EDS200 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 3 3 0 5.0
ENG101 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I 4 4 1 6.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
TURK103 ORAL COMMUNICATION 2 2 0 3.0
TURK107 TURKISH I 2 2 0 4.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:35

Second Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
BA100 CAREER PLANNING 0 1 0 2.0
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
ENG102 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 4 4 1 6.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
TURK104 WRITTEN EXPRESSION 2 2 0 3.0
TURK108 TURKISH II 2 2 0 4.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:32

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
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
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2201 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2205 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I 0 2 0 2.0
            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
CEIT319 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT 3 2 2 4.0
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
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2202 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2206 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II 0 2 0 2.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:33

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
PES4300 TEACHING PRACTICUM I 5 2 6 10.0
PES4320 ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS 3 2 2 5.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:27

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
EDS416 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT 3 3 0 5.0
EDS424 GUIDANCE 3 3 0 5.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:31
Program Total:256

h/w = hours per week