Department of Health and Human Development

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Contact Information

Interim Department Co-Chair: Elizabeth Nagle
Email: nagle@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-648-8268

Interim Department Co-Chair: Kelli Davis                                                  
Email: kelliann.davis@pitt.edu                        
Phone: 412-383-4003                                                    

Interim Associate Chair: Thomas Akiva
Email: tomakiva@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-648-7320

Department Address: 5900 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Programs

• Applied Developmental Psychology, BS
• Exercise Science, BS

• Applied Fitness Minor
• Aquatics Minor
• Dance Minor
• Exercise Science Minor

Courses

• PEDC 0001 - BEGINNING SWIMMING
• PEDC 0002 - INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING
• PEDC 0025 - AEROBICS-CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
• PEDC 0026 - AQUATIC CONDITIONING
• PEDC 0031 - MODERN DANCE 1
• PEDC 0032 - MODERN DANCE 2
• PEDC 0033 - BALLET 1
• PEDC 0034 - BALLET 2
• PEDC 0040 - CHOREOGRAPHY
• PEDC 0041 - JAZZ 1
• PEDC 0042 - JAZZ 2
• PEDC 0044 - DANCE PRODUCTION
• PEDC 0049 - BADMINTON
• PEDC 0050 - RACQUETBALL 2
• PEDC 0065 - VOLLEYBALL
• PEDC 0068 - JUDO 1
• PEDC 0069 - JUDO 2
• PEDC 0090 - VARSITY SPORTS 1
• PEDC 0091 - VARSITY SPORTS 2
• PEDC 0099 - BASIC ROCK CLIMBING
• PEDC 0133 - LIFE GUARDING 1
• PEDC 0135 - BASKETBALL 1 - CO-EDUCATIONAL
• PEDC 0147 - WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
• PEDC 0153 - VARSITY SPORTS 3
• PEDC 0154 - VARSITY SPORTS 4
• PEDC 0158 - WEIGHT TRAINING - BEGINNER
• PEDC 0164 - PARTY DANCE
• PEDC 0171 - FITNESS KICK BOXING
• PEDC 0175 - AEROBIC FITNESS BOXING
• PEDC 0180 - VOLLEYBALL 1
• PEDC 0193 - PERSONAL FITNESS
• PEDC 0194 - SPORTS CONDITIONING
• PEDC 0206 - BODY SCULPTING 1
• PEDC 0207 - PILATES
• PEDC 0209 - “ON THE BALL”
• PEDC 0222 - CYCLE EXERCISE
• PEDC 0225 - BUDO
• PEDC 0226 - FITNESS BOXING 1
• PEDC 0232 - TOUCH FOOTBALL 1
• PEDC 0236 - AEROBIC MIX
• PEDC 0237 - AEROBIC EXERCISE
• PEDC 0242 - AMER RED CROSS LIFEGUARD INSTRC
• PEDC 0243 - AMER RED CROSS FIRST/CPR INSTRC
• PEDC 0244 - DANCE PRODUCTION 2
• PEDC 0262 - YOGA 1
• PEDC 0266 - PILATES FUSION
• PEDC 0267 - BEGINNING KARATE
• PEDC 0287 - PERSONAL DEFENSE 1
• PEDC 0340 - KETTLE BELL AND CONDITIONING
• PEDC 0361 - FITNESS DANCE
• PEDC 0362 - TOTAL BODY FUSION
• PEDC 0363 - ZUMBA
• PEDC 0367 - BALLROOM 1
• PEDC 0368 - LATIN RHYTHM AND SWING
• PEDC 0380 - CARDIO PILATES
• PEDC 1002 - TAE KWON DO 1
• PEDC 1003 - TAE KWON DO 2
• PEDC 1006 - JIU JITSU
• PEDC 1141 - FITNESS FOR INSTRUCTORS
• PEDC 1233 - PRIN OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
• PEDC 1300 - NUTRITION IN EXERCISE AND SPORT

• HHD 0005 - LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT
• HHD 0031 - MODERN DANCE 1
• HHD 0032 - MODERN DANCE 2
• HHD 0033 - BALLET 1
• HHD 0034 - BALLET 2
• HHD 0040 - CHOREOGRAPHY
• HHD 0041 - JAZZ 1
• HHD 0042 - JAZZ 2
• HHD 0044 - DANCE PRODUCTION
• HHD 0050 - SPORTS AND DRUGS
• HHD 0060 - INTRODUCTION TO DANCE
• HHD 0195 - FIRST AID AND CPR
• HHD 0244 - DANCE PRODUCTION 2
• HHD 0473 - DANCE PEDAGOGY
• HHD 0476 - LIFETIME ACTIVITIES
• HHD 0477 - INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE SCIENCE
• HHD 0497 - WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
• HHD 1001 - INTRO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
• HHD 1002 - DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTION THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD
• HHD 1003 - DEVELOPMENT: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE
• HHD 1004 - ATTENTIONAL TEACHING PRACTICES
• HHD 1005 - TEACHING GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY IN A DIVERSE WORLD
• HHD 1007 - METHODS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
• HHD 1010 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
• HHD 1011 - APPLIED HUMAN ANATOMY
• HHD 1012 - APPLIED HUMAN ANATOMY LAB
• HHD 1013 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
• HHD 1014 - PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN REAL WORLD CONTEXTS
• HHD 1016 - DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES
• HHD 1017 - FOUNDATIONS OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH 1
• HHD 1021 - THEORY, MEANING AND PRACTICE OF PLAY AND ACTIVITY
• HHD 1023 - DEATH AND DYING
• HHD 1024 - FAMILY DYNAMICS
• HHD 1025 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN COMMUNITY
• HHD 1028 - DEVELOPMENTAL PRACTICE SEMINAR 1
• HHD 1029 - DEVELOPMENTAL PRACTICE SEMINAR 2
• HHD 1030 - APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY
• HHD 1031 - RESEARCH IN SPORTS SCIENCE
• HHD 1032 - PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS
• HHD 1033 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
• HHD 1034 - EXERCISE SCIENCE SEMINAR 1
• HHD 1035 - EXERCISE SCIENCE SEMINAR 2
• HHD 1036 - DEVELOPMNTL MEANING CULTL DISTN
• HHD 1041 - CHILD & YOUTH WORK PRACTICE 1
• HHD 1042 - PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE
• HHD 1043 - CHILD/YOUTH PRACTICE 2
• HHD 1044 - BIOMECHANICS
• HHD 1045 - DIRECTED RESEARCH PRACTICUM
• HHD 1050 - SUPRVSN ADM CHLD YOUTH WRK SETNG
• HHD 1080 - PSYCHOLOGY AND THE MEDIA
• HHD 1089 - SPECIAL TOPICS
• HHD 1098 - DIRECTED RESEARCH
• HHD 1099 - DIRECTED STUDY
• HHD 1141 - FITNESS FOR INSTRUCTORS
• HHD 1169 - HEALTH FITNESS PRACTICUM 1
• HHD 1170 - HEALTH FITNESS PRACTICUM 2
• HHD 1171 - RESISTANCE TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
• HHD 1173 - AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR
• HHD 1176 - CARDIO CONDITIONING INSTRUCTOR
• HHD 1177 - YOGA AND PILATES INSTRUCTOR
• HHD 1178 - GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
• HHD 1179 - ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF SPORT PERFORMANCE
• HHD 1198 - DIRECTED STUDY
• HHD 1199 - DIRECT STUDY
• HHD 1211 - ATHLETIC INJURY PREVENTION
• HHD 1212 - ATHLETIC INJURY PREVENTION LABORATORY
• HHD 1221 - FITNESS ASSESSMENT AND EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
• HHD 1222 - FITNESS ASSESSMENT AND EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION LAB
• HHD 1226 - ASSESSMENT AND PRESCRIPTION FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
• HHD 1232 - PRINCIPLES OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING LABORATORY
• HHD 1233 - PRINCIPLES OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
• HHD 1234 - COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION RESEARCH 2
• HHD 1235 - COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION RESEARCH 1
• HHD 1241 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1
• HHD 1242 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2
• HHD 1300 - NUTRITION IN EXERCISE AND SPORT
• HHD 1301 - LIFE AFTER SPORTS
• HHD 1484 - NUTRITION AND HEALTH
• HHD 1485 - NUTRITION AND HEALTH
• HHD 1486 - BEHAVIOR CHANGE STRATEGIES
• HHD 1487 - CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY
• HHD 1488 - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• HHD 1489 - CONSIDERATIONS FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS PROGRAMMING
• HHD 1491 - TEACHING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
• HHD 1542 - EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN REAL WORLD CONTEXTS I
• HHD 1622 - CHILD LIFE PRACTICUM
• HHD 1722 - CHILD LIFE INTERNSHIP
• HHD 1995 - SPECIAL TOPICS
• HHD 1996 - CLINICAL INTERNSHIP
• HHD 1998 - DIRECTED STUDY

• PSYED 1001 - INTRO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

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