HM1061:03
Physical Education Foundations
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: HM1060
39 lectures, 13 tutorials, 13 hours practicals. First semester.
Staff: Mr P Travis (Townsville campus); Ms M Dinan (Cairns campus).
This subject provides an overview of physical education. Components studied include elements of exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, sport education and psycho-social aspects of sport. Students will explore how these disciplines provide the foundation for developing physical education programs.
Learning Objectives:
- to explain the theoretical foundation of physical education;
- to understand and explain the role of physical education in schools;
- to understand basic concepts of exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, sport education and psycho-social aspects of sport.
Assessment by laboratory projects (40%); examination (60%).
[Contents]