Physical Education

EMU’s faith-based physical education and recreation program promotes a healthful, activity-oriented lifestyle, and develops competent professionals who carry a sense of ministry and service into their vocational role.

The department offers courses for the general student population in addition to major and minor programs. We’ll prepare you to teach health and physical education to the standards of the National Association of Sport and Physical Education.

Majors and minors

Majors:

• Health and Physical Education (PreK-12)
• Outdoor Ministry and Adventure Leadership
• Recreation Leadership and Sport Promotion
• Kinesiology and Sport Studies

Minors:

• Coaching
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Outdoor Ministry and Adventure Leadership

Secondary Education Endorsement:

• Health and Physical Education, Grades PreK-12

Experience that builds on your faith

The major in Outdoor Ministry and Adventure Leadership develops leaders who help people to grow personally and spiritually using the outdoors as a context, and experiential and adventure activities as the means.

Students in this major learn leadership skills like guiding challenge courses, back-country daytrips, and expeditions, in a variety of outdoor settings. The Adventure Leadership class includes rappelling at Waterfall Mountain in the nearby Massanutten mountain range here in Virginia.

Five local camps provide EMU with field trip opportunities and ‘in the field’ experience with Christian camping professionals.

Not just for P.E. teachers!

Career opportunities in physical education and recreation include:

camp director recreation/camp program director outdoor or environmental education specialist adventure trip director commercial adventure guide youth pastor

Christian educator community recreation agency programmer elementary or secondary physical education teacher athletic coach adult fitness or sports club management sports information director

Learn more about our program

Find out what kind of classes you will take and where you will be learning. Check out our Contact Us (PDF) for the details.