Kinesiology
48 courses · College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
KINE 001 First Aid and Safety
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 061.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course includes theory and practice in immediate and temporary care given in case of accident or sudden illness, until service of a trained medical professional can be obtained. Upon successful completion, students may have the option to perform a skills test for certification cards in first aid and CPR, when available. C-ID: KIN 101
KINE 003 Introduction to Sports Medicine
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides an introduction to the principles and scientific foundations of sports medicine, including prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries. It includes the career options under the sports medicine umbrella, job responsibilities of certified athletic trainers, and taping and wrapping of athletic injuries.
KINE 004 Advanced Sports Medicine
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- KINE 003 or concurrent enrollment.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides an overview of the principles and scientific foundation of managing athletic injuries for students considering a career in Sports Medicine. Topics include injury prevention techniques, injury evaluation techniques, treatment and rehabilitation techniques for common athletic injuries.
KINE 006 Women's Self Defense, Health & Fitness
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course is designed for women focusing on developing the self defense skills and mindset required to make decisions to enhance one's personal safety and build upon empowerment. Students will learn how to assess and avoid dangerous situations as well as how to utilize their bodies and voices as weapons. They will be exposed to the civil and legal aspects of self defense along with effective crime reporting of physical assaults, sexual assaults and harassment. Students will have an understanding of the diverse roles of the (SART) sexual assault response team. There will be topics to promote optimal health and wellness such as; nutrition, weight management and positive body image. There will be a individualized personal fitness program design topics to include; cardio-respiratory conditioning, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and mobility movements.
KINE 007 Introduction to Strength and Conditioning
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to study the principles and techniques involved in designing strength and conditioning plans to prepare students to become certified personal trainer. Emphasis is placed on client assessment, communication skills, program design, exercise adherence, teaching strategies, and professional responsibility and liability.
KINE 008 Introduction to Kinesiology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 061.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- KIN 100
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary approach to the study of human movement, including knowledge derived from performing physical activity, studying historical, ethical and philosophical foundations of physical activity, and professional practice centered in physical activity. It includes an analysis of the importance of physical activity in daily life, the relationship between physical activity and the discipline of Kinesiology, and the general effects of physical activity experiences. The course surveys the general knowledge base of the discipline as reflected in the major sub-disciplines and reviews selected in each, showing how they contribute to our understanding of the nature and importance of physical activity. In addition, the course introduces students to the general characteristics of the professions, to specific types of physical activity professions typically pursued by Kinesiology students and assists them in making some early career decisions. (C-ID KIN 100)
KINE 009 Essentials for Group Fitness Professionals
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with guidance in professional development and client interaction in the fitness industry. There is emphasis on group fitness and individual fitness assessment as related to gender, age and special health circumstances. The class will cover the industry of group fitness, foundations of exercise science, the human movement system, integrated fitness, teaching methodologies, teaching multi-training and exercise technique, class planning and preparation, and adapting to class dynamics. The course will expand upon diverse communication and learning styles, how to increase class engagement and motivation and professional and legal responsibilities for group fitness professionals. The course will examine principles of adherence and motivation, and the role of positive psychology to increase motivation. Current, future and past group fitness trends will be analyzed as a way to compliment exercise program design and progression of vast individual and group ability levels. The course will include the important roles of growing a personal business both small and large, self-marketing, and ethical and legal responsibilities of the group fitness industry. The students will also be exposed and learn from community leaders in fitness, health and wellness in the Coachella Valley.
KINE 010 Personal & Community Health
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 061.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHS 100
This course focuses on the exploration of major health issues and behaviors in the various dimensions of health with implications for individuals and societies. Topics include nutrition, exercise, weight control, mental health, stress management, violence, substance abuse, reproductive health, disease prevention, aging, healthcare, and environmental hazards and safety. (C-ID PHS 100)
KINE 011 Men's Self Defense, Health & Fitness
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides knowledge of the basics of self defense principles for men. The course will cover risk reduction strategies to prevent violence to include the following; risk awareness, risk recognition, risk reduction and risk avoidance as well as aspects of the law and self defense. Students will learn how to use their body as a weapon and identification of vulnerable areas on your attacker. Psychological health parameters as related to men's health, such as anger management and stress reduction techniques will be addressed. The significance of responsible behavior and negative health consequenes regarding alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug abuse and addiction will be discussed. The value of healthy relationships, birth control and sexually transmitted diseases will be instructed. Significant topics such as the importance of physical activity and the components of fitness, along with nutritional strategies for optimal health will also be imparted.
KINE 012 Clinical Experiences In Sports Medicine
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 108
- Prerequisite
- KINE-003.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course will expose students to basic injury prevention and care. The student will observe and assist sports medicine clinicians in administering health care to their clientele. Skills to be learned and performed include prophylactic taping and wrapping, immediate injury management, basic rehabilitation exercises and modality application.
KINE 013 Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine II
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 108
- Prerequisite
- KINE 003 & KINE 012.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course will expose students to injury evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation and career exploration in the area of sports medicine. Students will observe patients and athletes in a variety of sports medicine settings.
KINE 018 Yoga Teacher Training Essentials
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 36, Lab Hours: 54
- Advisory
- KINE 098A.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course serves as an introduction to the fundamental concepts of yoga necessary to further one's personal practice and to instruct beginner level yoga classes. Students will investigate and develop an in-depth understanding of the eight limbs of yoga, with a specific focus on the yamas, niyamas, asanas and pranayama as a foundation for teaching yoga. Additional topics in this course include, but are not limited to: history and philosophy of yoga, introduction to Sanskrit, anatomy and biomechanics of yoga, asana classification, types of yoga, introduction to the yoga sutras and basic alignment principles. This course is intended for students completing the Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Program.
KINE 019 Yoga Teacher Training Progressive Methodologies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 36, Lab Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- KINE 018.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with the class blueprint and teaching tools from which to develop and implement all-levels yoga classes. There will be a focus on instructional methods, and students will explore and practically apply the concept of intelligent sequencing for leading purposeful vinyasa-based yoga class experiences. Additional topics include, but are not limited to: verbal and non-verbal communication strategies, understanding student learning styles, integration of pranayama and meditation, yoga philosophies, asana progressions and regressions, introduction to physical adjustments, principles of functional anatomy, the subtle energy systems of the chakras, lifestyle and ethics for yoga teachers, and the business of yoga. This course is intended for students completing the Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Program.
KINE 027 Techniques and Methods in Strength and Conditioning
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 18, Lab Hours: 54
- Formerly
- KINE 095
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course studies strength and conditioning techniques and methods used by fitness professionals. The supporting exercise physiology and biomechanics for maximizing technique, physical capacity, training outcomes and safety are covered. Emphasis is on the practical application and demonstration of strength and conditioning techniques for developing physical and functional capacity. Effective coaching and leadership techniques are presented for maximizing strength and conditioning results. (formerly KINE 095)
KINE 037 Physical Training for the Public Safety Academy
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course prepares students for the rigorous physical demands of career paths in the public safety academies. The students will have specialized individual and group training to improve cardiorespiratory endurance, stamina, muscular strength, endurance, core strength, agility, and flexibility to improve pre and post fitness assessments that are common in public safety academies.
KINE 038 Advanced Physical Training for Public Safety Academy
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- KINE 037.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This advanced physical training course provides students with opportunities to advance their fitness and physical skills specific to career paths in public safety academies. Students will have an advanced fitness exercise prescription design to improve the components of fitness, and promote success in fitness testing specific to the various public safety academies. The course will consist of advanced exercises in core training, TRX, kettlebell and cardiorespiratory endurance training.
KINE 041 Core Conditioning
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides instruction in the latest exercise techniques and principles for students interested in improving core strength, posture, flexibility, speed, muscular strength and endurance. The course includes a variety of exercises aimed to strengthen the following muscle groups of the core region: Rectus abdominus, transverse abdominus, external and internal obliques and the spinal erector, muscles. This course offers additional exercises to strengthen the core pillar strength areas including the following: shoulder, hip, gluteus maximus, and hamstring muscle groups. The course covers the most current and up-to-date methods of training to enhance fitness and athletic performance.
KINE 045 Basketball
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in skills, offensive and defensive strategies, and officiating of basketball.
KINE 048 Dance, Ballroom (Social & Latin)
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides the student with an appreciation for the art of Ballroom, Social and Latin dancing.
KINE 053 Dance, Jazz
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 9, Lab Hours: 27
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides instruction in jazz dance technique emphasizing optimum body placement and improved body mechanics and coordination. (Equivalent to DANC 73A)
KINE 062 Golf
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in the skills and strategies of golf.
KINE 063 Golf: The Short Game
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 9, Lab Hours: 27
- Advisory
- Some previous golf experience.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in the skills and strategies of the short game of golf. The emphasis of this course is on golf shots up to 100 yards.
KINE 064 Adapted Tennis
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Advisory
- Designed for students with disabilities.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Tennis for students with disabilities. Offers instruction and practice in adapted skills, strategies, and rules of tennis designed to meet individual needs.
KINE 067 Adapted Golf
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Advisory
- Designed for students with disabilities.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides golf instruction and practice that is adapted for students with disabilities.
KINE 068 Jogging, Powerwalking & Running
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction in a progressive program of powerwalking and running as applied to health and fitness.
KINE 069 Biomechanics of Running
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides instruction on proper biomechanics of running. It will cover proper form and technique of the natural, efficient and minimalist style of running. The course will also go over different cardiorespiratory exercise prescriptions for interval training, endurance and trail running. It will include a component of injury prevention and exercise prescription designed to improve individual training safely. In addition, basic strength, core and flexibility exercises will be covered to improve biomechanics and fitness for the runner enthusiast.
KINE 072 Pilates Mat Work
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course is designed for individuals who would like to increase their body/mind connection during movement. Students are introduced to the basic alignment and strength concepts of the body via basic mat exercises evolved from the techniques developed by Joseph H. Pilates. Students learn to move with strength, flexibility, and freedom, enabling a smooth transition to the more advanced level workouts where the emphasis of increasing stamina and endurance while mastering the intermediate level of exercises is taught. This is done with focus on control, centering, precision, flowing movements and breathing.
KINE 078 Martial Arts
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides foundational techniques in martial arts with an emphasis on physical conditioning, flexibility, mobility, sport, philosophy, and aesthetic appreciation of form and motion.
KINE 079 Soccer
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in the skills and strategies of soccer.
KINE 082 Swimming
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in the various swimming techniques.
KINE 086 Tennis
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in skills, strategies, and rules of tennis.
KINE 088 Strokes & Strategies for Tennis Play
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course offers biomechanics of the tennis strokes (forehand,backhand, volley, overhead, serve). The mechanics of each stroke will be stressed. Strategies used for play will be taught.
KINE 091 Volleyball
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and practice in skills, offensive and defensive strategies, and officiating of volleyball.
KINE 092 Yoga for Dancers
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course is designed for the dancer to build and maintain balance, flexibility and strength through yoga postures. The yoga sequences will provide a methodical way for the dancer to condition, restore the body, and improve execution of dance movements. The yoga postures, creative sequences, proper breathing and relaxation techniques can play a role in calming the mind, reducing stress, improving confidence for audition and performance.
KINE 093 Water Fitness
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course emphasizes improving components of physical fitness such as cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility through resistance exercises in the water. Instruction of basic swimming exercises and drills may also be included. The pool depth is a minimum of 4'6", the ability to tread water is advisable.
KINE 094 Personal Fitness
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course is designed to provide instruction on basic strength training exercises to increase muscular strength, endurance and enhance one's personal fitness levels. There will also be a cardiorespiratory component designed to improve stamina and overall conditioning. Other exercises to progress individual flexibility, core strength, and overall body composition will be integrated. An additional portion focused on various nutritional theories and weight management principles will be addressed.
KINE 095A Kinesiology Work Experience
- Units
- 1-5
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 270
- Transfers to
- CSU
This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Kinesiology.
KINE 096 Weight Training
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This course provides practical application of kinetic strength training principles for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced participant. Physical development and improvement are attained through the use of resistance machinery, free weight apparatus and other selected physical conditioning methods.
KINE 098A Yoga I-Fundamentals of Yoga
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is the first of four levels of classes relating to Yoga. This course is an introduction to fundamental yoga practices and principles. Instruction includes learning the fundamentals of yoga postures and proper form and alignment. The students will also gain an understanding of the practices of relaxation techniques and breathing practices. This course is designed for students who want to utilize fundamental yoga practices to increase their health and longevity.
KINE 098B Yoga II-Beginning Yoga
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Advisory
- KINE 098A or equivalent of Fundamentals of Yoga.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is the second of four levels of classes relating to yoga. This course includes beginning yoga practices and principles. Instruction includes beginning yoga postures, guided relaxations, breathing practices, and basic stress reduction techniques. This course is designed for students interested in utilizing beginning yoga postures, practices, and stress reduction techniques to help increase their health and longevity.
KINE 098C Yoga III-Intermediate Yoga
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Advisory
- KINE 098B or equivalent of Beginning Yoga.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is the third of four levels of classes relating to yoga. This course will introduce intermediate yoga practices and principles including some intermediate inversions. Instruction includes intermediate yoga postures, guided relaxations, basic and intermediate inversions, breathing practices, basic partner yoga, stress reduction techniques, and nutritional analysis. The students will learn the benefits of practicing intermediate yoga postures to help increase their health, longevity, flexibility, balance, and strength.
KINE 098D Yoga IV-Advanced Yoga
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Advisory
- KINE 098C or equivalent of Intermediate Yoga.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
This is the fourth level of classes relating to yoga. This course will introduce advanced yoga practices and principles. Instruction includes advanced yoga postures, guided relaxations, breathing practices, partner yoga, advanced arm and standing balancing postures, and advanced inversions. The students will learn the benefits of practicing advanced yoga postures to help increase their health, flexibility, balance, and strength.
KINE 099 Vinyasa Power Yoga
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Vinyasa Power Yoga is a vigorous approach to Yoga that emphasizes improvements in joint flexibility, mobility, strength and balance. The course will present multiple levels of challenging sequences to include the following standing postures, core, arm balances, back bends, twists, forward bends, hip openers and inversions.
KINE 300 Kinesiology Skills Lab
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Noncredit Hours: 54
This course provides an opportunity for practice and mastery of skills necessary for safe application. It uses equipment, computers and instructor assistance to improve the skills needed and is directed to students needing a review of procedures and practices. Students must complete at least 1 hour and a maximum of 54 hours to pass the course. (Noncredit In-class Hours: 1-54)
KINE 301 Advanced First Aid and Safety
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Noncredit Hours: 4
This advanced course involves the theory and detailed demonstration of the first aid care of the injured or suddenly ill. Students will learn to assess a victim's condition and develop the skills and knowledge in Advanced First Aid and Emergency care for infants, children and adults. The course content is in alignment with the American Heart Association. This course provides valuable retraining for employment opportunities.
KINE 302 Advanced CPR and AED
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Noncredit Hours: 4
This course is designed to prepare students with retraining opportunities in advanced skills and knowledge necessary to apply Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in emergency settings for infants, children and adults as well as being skilled in the application and procedure of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). The course content is in alignment with the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association certificate fees are required of each student that successfully completes this course.
KINE 304 Lifeguard Training II
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Noncredit Hours: 10
- Prerequisite
- KINE 303.
This course teaches the skills and knowledge of Advanced First Aid for Lifeguard, while meeting the first aid requirements of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to take an exam applicable to a Title 22 Certification valid for 3 years. The course content is in alignment with the American Red Cross. This is the second course of a two course certificate to provide valuable lifeguard training and skills for job opportunities. The American Red Cross certificate fees are required of each student that successfully completes this course for certification.
KINE 307 Water Safety Instructor II
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Noncredit Hours: 20
- Prerequisite
- KINE 306.
The course will provide instruction in how to teach the basic strokes of swimming such as front crawl (freestyle), back crawl (backstroke), elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, butterfly, flip turns and diving to children and adults. The course content is in alignment with the American Red Cross and will include skill proficiency and written assessments. The course is the second course of a two course certificate. Upon successful completion of the two course certificate, the students will be eligible to take an exam applicable to Water Safety Instructor certification with the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross certificate fees are required of each student that successfully completes this two course certificate for Water Safety Instructor.