Key facts
UNE unit code: EXSC370
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- Trimester 2 - Online
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- 6
Unit information
In this unit, you will develop the knowledge and skills required to plan and implement exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals.
You will apply your knowledge of health and fitness assessment and exercise training to deliver safe and effective exercise programs for clients across the lifespan and of varying health status.
Emphasis will be placed on promoting research-based practice to inform exercise-based interventions that apply a biopsychosocial approach.
Offerings
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
| Start | Finish | Duration | Attendance | Offerings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | TBA | 4 days | Mandatory Intensive School | All offerings | ALL students must attend the on campus MANDATORY intensive school for the unit. This face-to-face intensive is held over a 4-day period and delivered at UNE’s Armidale and/or Sydney campuses. Locations will be advised prior to the commencement of the trimester and will be dependent on numbers. |
Enrolment rules
Notes
The School of Science and Technology considers all practical / laboratory activities as essential to student learning.
Attendance and participation in all practical / laboratory classes (sessions) is mandatory - exemptions will not be granted without supporting evidence.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of exercise prescription and programming to improve health, fitness and athletic performance;
- exercise well-developed judgement of the literature to generate advanced, evidence-based exercise interventions for apparently healthy populations across the lifespan;
- analyse and evaluate subjective and objective information to generate and transmit solutions that promote sustainable exercise participation for all populations e.g. regressing exercises, accommodating functional limitations, following safety precautions, adherence strategies/periodisation;
- utilise clinical reasoning when providing specialist exercise services e.g. exercise leadership/instruction; and
- demonstrate an ability to integrate knowledge from other sub-disciplines of exercise science, including biomechanics and exercise physiology, into the rationale for exercise prescriptions.
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
ISBN: 9781975219215
American College of Sports Medicine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 12th ed. 2025
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material may be held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
ISBN: 9781718210868
Haff, G.G. and Triplett, N.T., Human Kinetics 4th ed. 2021
Text refers to: All offerings
Scientific Foundations and Practical Applications of Periodization
ISBN: 9781492561675
Haff, G. Gregory, Human Kinetics 1st ed. 2024
Text refers to: All offerings
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