Recreation and Wellness Management

Course aim

To introduce students to issues surrounding the broader role that recreation plays in contributing to wellness, life quality and health in contemporary communities.

Course content

Leisure, health and wellness, trends in wellness, recreation and healthy communities, subjective well-being and quality of life, depression, stress and mental health, corporate health, therapeutic recreation, managing active aging, body image and exercise dependence, social capital and community recreation, health promotion and recreation, population health policy and managing community, recreation and special populations.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours x N/A

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

Assessment

Essay, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* 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.