Sports Performance and Injury Prevention - GENS8002

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


This course is an introduction to the study of human movement with a focus on sports performance and injury prevention. Lectures will provide the student with a background in anatomy, fundamentals of biomechanics and exercise physiology. Training methods, injury prevention methods and medical interventions will be presented. There are no mandatory pre-requisites, but a background in science would be helpful to the student.