Course Description
Advanced study of performance-enhancement drugs and common
pharmaceutical medicines associated with sport participation.
Additional emphasis will be on doping control programs
administered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), United
States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and the National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA).
Athena Title
Drugs in Sports
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in KINS 7440E
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will have knowledge and understanding of performance-enhancing drugs and common pharmaceutical products used in sports.
- Students will understand the physiological properties, effects, adverse effects of performance-enhancing products.
- Students will know and understand the common pharmaceutical products used in a sports medicine setting and their indications, contraindications, adverse and synergistic effects.
- Students will understand the rules and regulations of various doping control agencies.
Topical Outline
- 1. History of Doping in Sports
- 2. Management of Pharmaceutical Products in Medical Facilities
- 3. Recreational drugs - stimulants, depressants, alcohol
- 4. Neutraceuticals and ergogenic aids
- 5. Doping Control
- 6. Performance-Enhancement Drugs - Anabolic Steroids, growth hormone, blood doping
- 7. Genetics
