This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.The residential school provides the opportunity for students to explore the major concepts of exercise science in a collaborative learning environment.
This subject develops students' knowledge of exercise and its relationship to health. Physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise will be examined in healthy populations and in population groups with special needs. In addition this subject introduces students to the assessment of exercise capacity and to exercise prescription in healthy populations and in population groups with special needs.
This subject builds on an understanding of the fundamentals of physiology. It is assumed that students enrolled in this subject will have knowledge of the physiology of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and skeletal muscles. Additionally, an understanding of basic chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry is required.
* Offering has a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
HD/FL
One session
School of Community Health
BMS326
- bioenergetics & exercise metabolism - hormonal responses to exercise - measurement of work, power, and energy expenditure - exercise and skeletal muscle - circulatory responses & adaptations to exercise - respiration during exercise - acid/base balance - thermoregulation - the physiology of hydrotherapy - the physiology of training (endurance & resistance style training) - exercise prescription - fitness testing - exercise needs of healthy, diseased and special populations
This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.The residential school provides the opportunity for students to explore the major concepts of exercise science in a collaborative learning environment.
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The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.