This unit provides students with a broad overview of motor control and learning with the aim of stimulating students to think about the mechanisms of normal human movement. Both a behavioural and a neurophysiological approach are taken to understand the acquisition and execution of skilled motor actions. The behavioural approach is directed at the process of optimizing the learning of skills. Meanwhile the neurophysiological approach is directed at the neuromuscular machinery and the functional neural connections which enable skill-acquisition to occur.

This unit of study builds on foundational knowledge of exercise testing and prescription in increasingly complex scenarios. Students will develop skills in special populations and settings, including group exercise, advanced high intensity interval training and resistance training techniques, as well as functional capacity testing and training. Students will formally reflect on their current practice and proficiency in order to develop learning goals for their own continued skills and professional development.

In this unit, students explore nutrition principles as they relate to health and physical performance in sport and recreation. Students consider key aspects of public health nutrition including dietary management of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The unit defines the importance of macro and micronutrients in the maintenance of health, and the specific roles of carbohydrate, protein and lipids in energy metabolism during exercise. The interaction between dietary intake and physical activity and its effects on energy, balance, cardiovascular health and other lifestyle diseases are considered. Students will be provided with the knowledge and skills to provide general advice on nutrition to apparently healthy clients and understand the risks of fad diets. The efficacy of different competition strategies and common nutritional supplements will also be examined.

In this unit, students will participate in a practical experience relevant to exercise science. This practical experience will reinforce theoretical knowledge and skills acquired through university studies. As part of their placement experiences, students will compile evidence of professional competency via a personal portfolio.

In this unit, students will participate in a practicum experience designed for students to work towards competency in exercise assessment, prescription and delivery for a range of clients for whom participation in an exercise intervention is considered to be of low risk of an adverse event occurring. This practical experience will reinforce the theoretical knowledge and skills acquired through university studies. As part of their placement experiences, students will compile evidence of professional competency via a personal portfolio.

The aim of this unit is to introduce the core principles and practices required for Accredited Exercise Physiologists in musculoskeletal rehabilitation settings. The unit explores scope of practice and the role of the AEP in multidisciplinary teams, and introduces the basic skills required to work in these contexts. The unit provides a framework for understanding injury and how therapeutic exercise is used in the rehabilitation process. Pathophysiology and appropriate exercise prescription is explored for common conditions of the upper body and neck.

The unit will develop and understanding of the scope of practice, knowledge, clinical decision making and practical skills for the assessment, design and delivery of evidence-based exercise interventions for target conditions in the cardiovascular and metabolic AEP pathology domains. Clinical scenarios will be used to develop understanding of the pathological and pathophysiological bases for disease, diagnostic procedures, medical and allied health interventions, including surgery and medications. This will require the student to integrate prior knowledge, skills and experiences with new learning in the context of cardiometabolic disease management. Emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of the evidence based for exercise prescription, the fundamental determinants of behaviour change, and how to identify and respond appropriately to contraindications to exercise, or changes in clinical status. By the end of the unit, students will have developed the capacity for appropriate assessment, monitoring, prescription and implementation of exercise for cardiometabolic disease clientele, to ultimately design and deliver safe and effective physical activity management plans that are individualised and evidence-based

This unit provides the conceptual framework, theoretical knowledge and some practical skills required to understand how scientific research is conducted and interpreted. The core content is fundamental for researchers and clinicians alike for evidence-based-practice and life-long learning. Content and skills are taught/learned via a series of web-based and class-based activities.

Honours students undertake a supervised research project in a health discipline area within the Faculty. Students will contribute to designing and/or implementing an approved research project and submit a thesis describing the project and its implications. In designing the methodology the student will work closely with academic staff/mentor who will supervise their research activities. Students will meet regularly with their supervisor; attend seminars and workshops that contribute to the research process and their thesis.

Honours students complete a supervised research project in a health discipline area within the Faculty. In completing the research, the student will work closely with academic staff/mentor who will supervise their research activities. Honours students learning and teaching activities will largely be driven by the nature of their research project. Likely learning and teaching activities include the production of written work that may be suitable for submission to a relevant refereed journal for publication or equivalent. These activities necessitate a collaborative relationship between supervisor and student.