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Unit of Study HLTH1002 - PDHPE: Mind, Body and Soul (2024)

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Unit description

Provides broad and critical foundational understandings and skills relating to the study of personal development, health and physical education. Details the nature and role of PDHPE as a discipline for supporting the development of health and wellbeing.

Unit content

Module 1: Fundamental movement skills

Module 2: Coaching and learning frameworks

Module 3: Games-based approaches

Module 4: Personal health

Module 5: Australian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Module 6: Settings-based health promotion

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
Lismore
Term3
Term3
Online
Term3,5
N/A

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:

critically examine the contemporary theory and practice underpinning the study of personal development, health and physical education

investigate developmental factors and motor learning theories related to personal development, health and physical education

demonstrate fundamental movement skills through areas such as dance, gymnastics, games and sports and a range of physical activities

discuss key issues in health studies, including healthy eating, sexual health, safety, drug education, child protection education, interpersonal relationships and healthy choices

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • It is a requirement that all students MUST wear appropriate footwear to participate in any physical activity (this is an occupational Health and Safety requirement). It is recommended to also wear clothes that are loose fitting and to allow freedom of movement for tutorial activity (On-Campus students).

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • It is a requirement that all students MUST wear appropriate footwear to participate in any physical activity (this is an occupational Health and Safety requirement). It is recommended to also wear clothes that are loose fitting and to allow freedom of movement for tutorial activity (On-Campus students).

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.