Program Overview
Bachelor of Physical Education (BPED) is a four year program that prepares students to promote fitness, health and wellness through sports, physical activities, and movement education. The program integrates knowledge from exercise science, sports and education to develop competent professionals who can teach, coach, and manage physical education programs in schools and other settings.
Graduates are prepared for a variety of careers, including Physical Education teacher, sports coach, fitness and wellness instructor, school based program coordinator, sports administrator, and dance or sports club moderator. They are equipped to advocate for physical education and wellness programs, promoting lifelong fitness, teamwork, and healthy living in schools and communities.
Program Educational Objectives
Graduates of Bachelor of Physical Education are expected to attain the following within 3 to 5 years after graduation:
- Demonstrate work effectiveness, and commendable skills in the performance of varied physical activities.
- Exhibit flexibility and adaptability to different physical settings like school, sports, and recreation.
- Plan, organize, and implement safe and effective physical activity programs to address the needs of individual and groups in school and non-school setting.
- Use appropriate assessments tools to evaluate the learning and performance of students and clients.
- Uses appropriate pedagogy through the aid of information, media and technology for lifelong learning.
- Conduct inter-disciplinary research and community service, extension activities for the benefit of the community.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the BPED program will be able to exercise:
Disciplinary Knowledge
1. Apply scientific and evidence-based practices critical to the educational and learning process.
Movement Competency and Proficiency
1.Demonstrate skillful performance in a variety of physical activities
2.Adapt performance to a variety of physical activity settings (e.g., formal classes, recreational, competitive)
Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
1.Critically examine the curriculum (e.g., content, pedagogy, and assessments) program, and enhance (innovate) it
2.Plan and implement safe and effective physical activity programs to address the needs of the individual in school/or industry settings
3.Monitor and evaluate physical activity programs in school and/or non-school settings
4.Use appropriate assessments in, as, and for student or client learning
5.Use information, media, and technology in pedagogy and for lifelong learning
Professional Accountability and Responsibility
1.Promote the advancement of the profession
2.Pursue lifelong learning for personal and professional development
Communication
1.Communicate effectively with PE practitioners, other professionals, and stakeholders
2.Use oral, written, and technology formats deftly
Job Opportunities
Academe
- Physical Education teacher
- sports coach
- fitness and wellness instructor
- school-based program coordinator
- sports administrator
- dance or sports club moderator
BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION (CURRICULUM YEAR 2023-2024)
| First Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| GETHCS1 | Ethics | 3 |
| PRPCOM1 | Purposive Communication | 3 |
| RPHIST1 | Readings in Philippine History | 3 |
| NSTPRO1 | National Service Training Program 1 | 3 |
| MATHMW1 | Mathematics in the Modern World | 3 |
| THSELF1 | Understanding the Self | 3 |
| EDCHIL1 | The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles | 3 |
| EDFOUN1 | Foundations of Special and Inclusive Education | 3 |
| PATHFT2 | Movement Competency Training or MCT | 2 |
| SOCORN1 | Social Orientation | 1 |
| Total Units | 27 | |
| First Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| EDTTEL1 | Technology for Teaching and Learning 1 | 3 |
| ARTAPP1 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| GELECT2 | General Elective 2 (Gender and Society) | 3 |
| HCORDI1 | Cordillera: History and Socio-Cultural Heritage | 3 |
| PHILSOC1 | Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Physical Education and Sports | 3 |
| PHYMOV1 | Anatomy and Physiology of Human Movement | 3 |
| NSTPRO2 | National Service Training Program 2 | 3 |
| PATHFT2 | Exercise-Based Fitness Activities | 2 |
| Total Units | 23 | |
| Second Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| SCITES1 | Science, Technology, and Society | 3 |
| EDBULI1 | Building and Enhancing Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| PECOEH | Personal, Community, and Environmental Health | 3 |
| PHYEXE1 | Physiology of Exercise and Physical Activity | 3 |
| PRINMO1 | Principles of Motor Control and Learning of Exercise, Sports, and Dance | 3 |
| DRGEDU1 | Drug Education, Consumer Health Education, and Healthy Eating | 3 |
| MOVEDU1 | Movement Education | 3 |
| GELECT3 | General Elective 3 (People and the Earth’s Ecosystem) | 3 |
| PATFT3D | Bowling | 2 |
| Total Units | 26 | |
| Second Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| CWORLD1 | The Contemporary World | 3 |
| EDPROF1 | The Teaching Profession | 3 |
| MOTCON1 | Applied Motor Control and Learning of Exercise, Sports, and Dance | 3 |
| PHLTRD1 | Philippine Traditional Dances | 3 |
| PHLTGS1 | Philippine Traditional Games and Sports | 3 |
| HLPROG1 | Coordinated School Health Program | 3 |
| MUSCUR1 | Music in the K-12 Curriculum (elective) | 3 |
| SAFMAG1 | Emergency Preparedness and Safety Management | 3 |
| PATHFT4E | Swimming | 2 |
| Total Units | 26 | |
| Third Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| EDFACI1 | Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching | 3 |
| EDASSE1 | Assessment of Learning 1 | 3 |
| LRIZAL1 | Life and Works of Jose Rizal | 3 |
| SWIMAQ1 | Swimming and Aquatics | 3 |
| INTDAN1 | International Dance and other Forms | 3 |
| INDUSP1 | Individual and Dual Sports (Racket Sports, Athletics, Martial Arts) | 3 |
| CURASS1 | Curriculum and Assessment for Physical Education and Health Education | 3 |
| EDTTEL2 | Technology for Teaching and Learning 2 (Teaching PE and Health Education Including Instructional and Health Education) | 3 |
| Total Units | 24 | |
| Third Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| PEDRES1 | Research 1 | 3 |
| EDASSE2 | Assessment of Learning 2 | 3 |
| EDTESC1 | The Teacher and the School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDTCOM1 | Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| TMSPOR1 | Team Sports (Soccer/Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Non-traditional: Ultimate, Handball, Floorball, Futsal, Sepak Takraw) | 3 |
| SPXPSY1 | Sports and Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| PROTEC1 | Process of Teaching PE and Health Education | 3 |
| ADMAED | Administration and Management of Physical Education and Health Education Programs (elective) | 3 |
| Total Units | 24 | |
| Fourth Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| FIELDS1 | Field Study 1 (Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment) | 3 |
| FIELDS2 | Field Study 2 (Participation in Teaching Assistantship) | 3 |
| PROFEN1 | Professional Enhancement 1 | 3 |
| PROFEN2 | Professional Enhancement 2 | 3 |
| Total Units | 12 | |
| Fourth Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| TCHINT1 | Teaching Internship (Local/International) | 6 |
| SMNARS1 | Seminars and Special Topics | 3 |
| Total Units | 9 | |