Exercise, Health and Disease
24 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit examines the pathophysiology associated with the prevention and treatment of chronic conditions and the health-related benefits of exercise and physical activity. Students will investigate the contraindications and the specific exercise needs of participants with a variety of chronic and complex conditions.
Requisites
Prerequisites
SPH20013
Exercise Physiology 2SPH20015 Exercise Prescription and Delivery
Rules
Pre-requisite
SPH20013 Exercise Physiology 2
AND
SPH20015 Exercise Prescription and Delivery
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Evaluate the implications of the underlying pathophysiology associated with aging and chronic disease when assessing and prescribing exercise for the prevention and treatment of complex and chronic disease
- Apply knowledge about the scope of practice for an exercise scientist in a multidisciplinary team to the exercise prescription, delivery and management of complex and chronic disease
- Identify and conduct appropriate, safe and effective pre-exercise screening and assessments for complex populations across the lifespan
- Apply effective clinical reasoning to decision making about screening, assessments, referrals and exercise prescription
- Communicate exercise information appropriately for clients, allied health and medical professionals
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Venue Type and Activity Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Lecture | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | Asynchronous lecture |
| On-campus | Lab | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | |
| Specified Activities | Various | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | Readings, Practical preparation and revision, Group work, Online activities, Visits to community centers |
| Unspecified Activities | Independent Learning | 78 | 12 weeks | 6.5 | Assignment work, Examination preparation, Laboratory preparation, Reading |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 | ||
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Group | 30% | 1,5 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Examination | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Pathophysiology including disease throughout the lifespan
- Pre-exercise screening for pathophysiology and different life stages
- Integration of all sub-disciplines to understand the prescription of exercise for chronic and complex conditions
- Clinical reasoning
- Identification of exercise needs for different pathologies
- Referrals and scope of practice
- OH&S
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.