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SP1001 - Science and Practice of Physical Activity
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
Open to all JCU students
This subject provides an introduction to the various subdisciplines of sport and exercise science including motor behaviour, biomechanics, exercise physiology and sport psychology. The subject will also cover the importance of physical activity, historical and social aspects of physical activity, professional issues in sport and exercise science and an introduction to exercise programming and energy systems.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the disciplinary and professional underpinnings of sport and exercise science;
- describe the biophysical foundations of human physical activity and explain training effects on the biophysical foundations of human physical activity;
- describe the acute cardiorespiratory responses to varying types of exercise;
- explain the basic principles of exercise programming;
- explain the nature and scope of the physical activity professions.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
BM1200 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Denise Turner, Dr Teneale McGuckin |
| Lecturers: | Dr Denise Turner, Dr Fiona Crowther. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (10%); assignments (20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Teneale McGuckin |
| Lecturers: | Dr Fiona Crowther, Miss Kelly Sinclair. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (10%); assignments (20%). |
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