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Area/Catalogue
HLTH 3018

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
011578

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Health Sciences

Course aim

The aim of this course is to prepare students with the skills and knowledge enabling them to conduct physiological fitness testing and monitoring of athletes.

Course content

Rates and capacities of the three energy systems; biochemical basis for each energy system; how the systems can be measured using standard laboratory procedures. Focus on laboratory expertise and being able to conduct a variety of physiological tests on a range of participants; convey the results to coaches and athletes in a meaningful way. Create links between test results and subsequent exercise prescription.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
HLTH 2006 Exercise Physiology 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture (online) 1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop (on campus) 7 hours x 4 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Group assignment, Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Mr Michael Hartland
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