KINES 308 - Women in Sport

    Recent Professors
    Kari P. Nahlen, Minet D. Gunther
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of KINES 308
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    KINES 308 Women in Sport Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Transferable: CSU; UC (UC Transfer Credit Limitation: KINES 300, 308, & 460 maximum credit, 8 units. ) General Education: Local GE L4; Cal-GETC Area 4 This course examines the relationship between women and sport, primarily in the United States, from multiple perspectives. Consideration is given to the cultural, economic, educational, legal, physiological and social influences on women in sport. Situating the ever-evolving roles that women 418 Kinesiology 2025-2026 Official Catalog COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE assume in sport within a historical context, emphasis is placed on using the past to advise the present and effect change in the future. The course covers four broad areas: women's sport in historical context; the benefits and risks of participating in sport and physical activity; women, sport and social location; and women in the sport industry.