EHR225 Growth, Motor Development & Ageing (8)
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The subject focuses on the basic developmental principles, theoretical approaches and issues related to the study of human growth, development and ageing in the context of the effect of health and physical performance across the life span. Factors influencing growth and disturbances to growth will be explored.
Fundamentals of motor development and skills will be examined during infancy and childhood. The subject introduces the concept of ageing, including structural changes to the various systems and the model of constraints influencing movement and physical activity across the lifespan. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EHR225
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Human Movement Studies |
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Enrolment restrictions
Available to students in:
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Sport Management)
Bachelor of Education (Health & Physical Education)
or as approved by the Course Director
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe the physical patterns of the various body stages of growth, development and ageing;
- be able to explain the various modifiers that may affect growth;
- be able to identify various disturbances to growth and understand specific orders;
- be able to match movement patterns to an individual's physical and neurological development stage;
- be able to describe the factors affecting changes in the context of the effect of health and physical performance across the lifespan.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Developmental patterns from conception to early childhood;
- Disturbances to growth, teratogens and development;
- Exercise and pregnancy;
- Childhood: physical and motor development;
- Fundamental motor skill development;
- Trainability of children;
- Adolescence, maturation and gender;
- Sporting injuries and the growing athlete;
- Obesity and insulin resistance in children and adolescents;
- Structural constraints to exercise associated with ageing;
- Exercise and the elderly.
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
