EXSC1001 Fundamentals of Exercise Science

2018

4.5

1 x 60-minute tutorial weekly
1 x 120-minute practical weekly
1 x 20-minute on-line exercises weekly
2 x 20-minute on-line lectures weekly

1 Admission into BEXS-Bachelor of Exercise Science
1a Admission into BEXSMCEXP-Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
1b Admission into BHN-Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b))

Examination (40%); Practical work; Seminar; Tests.

Students entering the field of exercise science require the basic knowledge and skills, and a rationale for the provision of exercise to enhance physiological function in healthy populations. This requires an understanding of the core professional and scientific sub disciplines. This topic will present students with the historical and professional background of each sub discipline while enabling students to develop core skills in exercise science. Students will also be provided with the knowledge and understanding of foundations of structural anatomy and will be required to understand and apply the principles of assessment of exercise prescription within a variety of professional contexts. Upon successful completion of this topic, students will also possess a basic understanding of development and provision of safe and effective exercise interventions across a broad range of private and public health and exercise settings. This will require students to have a sound understanding of the scientific principles underpinning professional practice.

This topic will provide an introductory scientific basis to the overall field and profession of exercise science. This will be done to give students the opportunity to gain an insight in to each sub discipline (biomechanics, behavioural science, motor control and learning, and physiology) of exercise science and how basic science underpins the study of exercise science. The topic will describe at a basic level the important scientific aspects of professional practice in exercise science thereby setting a contextual framework for study of other topics within Bachelor of Exercise Science.

On completion of this topic students will be expected to be able to;

• Describe the historical and scientific origins of the field of exercise science and how these link to contemporary professional practice.

• Outline the important characteristics and professional applications of each sub discipline of exercise science

• Identify on models, diagrams and themselves the main features and origins of bones and the major muscles groups of the legs, arms, and trunk

• Describe the basic neurological and metabolic processes controlling skeletal muscle contraction and group upper and lower limb muscles according to their actions

• Demonstrate the ability to perform and justify basic tools of measurement as part of an assessment of exercise prescription.

• Describe the principles and characteristics of exercise prescription in different scenarios for healthy populations, chronic disease prevention and performance enhancement.

• Apply fundamental scientific principles to the biomechanical study of exercise and movement.

• Describe the basic concepts in the study of Motor Control and learning of exercise and movement tasks.

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