Admission Requirements: Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education
About UNN
The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university.
It is located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria.
Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960.
The University of Nigeria has three campuses in Enugu State– Nsukka, Enugu, and Ituku-Ozalla.
The University of Nigeria is the first full-fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in Nigeria, modelled upon the American educational system.
It was the first land-grant university in Africa and one of the five most reputed universities in Nigeria.
The university has 17 Faculties and 102 academic departments.
The university offers 108 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate program.
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education| Faculty of Education
Philosophy
The philosophy of Human Kinetics and Health Education is to develop academic and professional competence which will enable the individual to earn a living and render unique services to the society and also provide good basis of knowledge and experience that characterize an educated and fully developed person through physical and health activities.
Objectives
The objectives of Human Kinetics and Health Education option are to:
* Produce teachers who can inculcate and promote sound health and attitude through practical at the Post- Primary Institutions.
* Produce teachers who can organize and administer sports program (both intramurals and extra murals) at the Post-Primary Institutions.
* Initiate and sustain community health program, applying scientific skills and knowledge gained through the study to solve day-by-day problem.
* Observe and explore the physical, biological and social environment with the intent to effecting the necessary changes to make them healthful and habitable.
* Demonstrate convincing enthusiasm and intellectual ability for further studies in Human Kinetics and Health Education and allied discipline.
* Develop skills and competence in the area of Human Kinetics and Health Education with capabilities to interpret data, formulate and test hypotheses.
* Demonstrate convincing abilities to initiate and sustain researches in Human Kinetics and Health Education and allied disciplines.
* Make rational judgment based on the understanding of methods in science.
Below is the list of Program Under Human Kinetics & Health Education
1) Human Kinetics
Human kinetics is an interdisciplinary study of the movement and motion of the human body and how it relates to gravity, muscles and anatomy. Human kinetics is sometimes also called human biomechanics.
2) Health Education
Health education is education designed for individuals or the community to gain the attitudes, knowledge, skills, and values needed to promote, maintain, improve, and restore health.
Admission Requirements for Human Kinetics and Health Education
In addition to the University normal Entrance and Admission requirements, candidates seeking admission into the department of Human Kinetics and Health Education must possess the following:
UTME
(i) For Four Year Degree Program in Physical Education and Recreation;
* Credit in Biology or Health Science or Physical Education in WASC, GCE, SSC or NECO.
* Pass in the departmental screening test on practical sports skills.
Direct Entry
(ii) For Three Year Degree Program;
* Two or more advanced level papers in GCE or HSC of which one must be Biology or Zoology.
* Merit level in NCE Health & Physical Education.
* Merit level in National Institute for sports (NIS) certification or its equivalent.
* A pass in Two Year Diploma in Health and Physical Education of the University of Nigeria with Distinction/Credit/merit, plus credit level pass in 4 subjects in GCE, WASC or SSC obtained in not more than two sittings, which must include Biology or Health science or Physical Education.
Jamb/ UTME Subjects Combinations for Human Kinetics and Health Education
Five (5) O Level credit passes at one (1) sitting to include English Language, Mathematics, Health Science/Physical Education/Biology and any two (2) other subjects.
O-Level Subjects Combinations for Human Kinetics and Health Education
Below is the O-level Requirement for Human Kinetics;
Five SSCE credits at one sitting to include English Language, Mathematics, Health Science/Physical Education/Biology and any two other subjects.
Departmental cut-off mark for Human Kinetics and Health Education
Departmental cut-off off mark is 160 and above.
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