Specialist Major in Human Movement (SM0036)

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Specialist Major in Human Movement

Faculty	Discipline	Credit points
Faculty of Health	Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science	24

Introduction

With a focus on human movement students will develop a strong foundation in sport sciences as it relates to physical activity, health and sport performance. Students will investigate topics in exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control and exercise programming and prescription. Students will develop skills and competencies in physiological testing procedures, biomechanical analyses to measure a range of parameters relating to health, physical activity, exercise and sport performance.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Additional information

Specialist majors are only available to students in the course for which the major is required.

Referenced courses

Requirements

Exercise Programming and Prescription 2 (9812) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Exercise Programming and Prescription for Performance (12136) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Exercise Programming and Prescription 1 (9811) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Exercise Programming and Prescription Fundamentals (12134) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Note: - Must note the following

From Sem 1, 2025 unit 12134 Exercise Programming and Prescription Fundamentals replaces unit 9811 Exercise Programming and Prescription 1

Note: - Must note the following

From Sem 1, 2025 unit 12136 Exercise Programming and Prescription for Performance replaces unit 9812 Exercise Programming and Prescription 2

Biomechanics 1 (6834) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Biomechanics 2 (6835) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Advanced Functional Anatomy (8279) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Human Growth and Development (8338) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Physiology of Exercise 1 (8391) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Physiology of Exercise 2 (8392) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Please Note: Units marked with an * are no longer active, however students who have completed these units may still count them towards completion of this major or minor.

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Specialist Major in Human Movement (SM0036.1)