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Unit of Study SPRT3001 Professional Preparation (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty & College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning that requires students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply by the compliance deadline may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements. This is a final year unit involving an internship in the sport, health or fitness industry. To equip students for placement they must have completed a minimum of two years full-time or equivalent study in a relevant degree in the Faculty of Health.

Unit description

Provides an opportunity for students to accumulate required work experience, and apply their knowledge and understanding of the principles of Exercise and Sport Science as they relate to apparently healthy individuals. Students must complete their practicum experience in an exercise science related discipline for the purpose of attaining competency in exercise assessment, prescription and delivery. This unit fulfils a major component of the practicum requirements that must be successfully completed to be an Exercise Scientist as outlined by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).

Unit content

  1. Professional conduct, ethical practice, and exercise science scope of practice
  2. Evidenced-based practice and clinical reasoning
  3. Group exercise programming and instruction including Telehealth
  4. Health beyond exercise: communication, coaching and behaviour change
  5. Exercise assessment, prescription, and delivery: putting it all together

 

 

Availabilities

LocationDomesticInternational
Coffs Harbour
Dual Term2
Term5
Dual Term2
Term5
Gold Coast
Dual Term2
Term5
Dual Term2
Term5
Lismore
Dual Term2
Term5
Dual Term2
Term5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

practically apply exercise science knowledge and skills in a variety of professional learning and work settings, including Telehealth and group exercise

choose and apply a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication methods appropriate to the client and/or population, carers and other health and exercise professionals

identify risks and apply appropriate risk management strategies to the professional practice of exercise science

practice in accordance with ethically relevant policies, legislation and regulations that apply to exercise science settings including privacy, consent and record keeping

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Practical 2 hours (4 weeks)
Placement 140 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
PlacementSR
PortfolioSR
PracticalSR

Teaching method
Practical 2 hours (4 weeks)
Placement 140 hrs (Across the term)
Assessment
PortfolioSR
PracticalSR
PlacementSR

Teaching method
Practical 2 hours (4 weeks)
Placement 140 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
PlacementSR
PortfolioSR
PracticalSR

Teaching method
Practical 2 hours (4 weeks)
Placement 140 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
PortfolioSR
PracticalSR
PlacementSR

Teaching method
Practical 2 hours (4 weeks)
Placement 140 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
PortfolioSR
PracticalSR
PlacementSR

Teaching method
Practical 2 hours (4 weeks)
Placement 140 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
PlacementSR
PortfolioSR
PracticalSR

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Fee information

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Courses that offer this unit

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (2024)

Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (2023)

Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (2024)

Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (2023)

Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore

Bachelor of Exercise Science and Psychological Science (2023)

Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore

Bachelor of Exercise Science and Psychological Science (2024)

Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore

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