- Course Code
- SR 3001
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M Scholz and Dr A Jenkinson
Pre-requisites
Notes
The practical work required in this course may pose difficulties to some students with disabilities. If this arises alternative arrangements will be made. Any student wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.
Overview
This course provides a broad background to the physiological responses to exercise and to the adaptations that occur in response to repeated exercise (training). It deals with the factors which determine muscle strength, and with the responses to brief high intensity and prolonged exercise. There will be emphasis on the whole-body integrated response to different types of exercise, with emphasis on the following: muscle fibre recruitment patterns and motor control, cardiovascular and respiratory changes, thermoregulation and fluid homeostasis.
Structure
12 week course - 3 one-hour lectures, 2 one-hour seminars, with in depth essay and presentation skills sessions.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: essays, presentation (30%).