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Unit of Study HLTH3010 - Clinical Exercise Physiology for Mental and Cardiorespiratory Health (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Focuses upon the application of foundational knowledge in the areas of mental illness, cardiovascular and respiratory health conditions. Students develop theoretical and practical skills for functional capacity and exercise assessment, and the design and delivery of safe, evidence-based exercise interventions for individuals with mental illness, cardiovascular and respiratory health conditions and co-morbidities.

Unit content

  1. Mental illness - part a
  2. Mental illness - part b
  3. Cardiovascular health – part a
  4. Cardiovascular health – part b
  5. Cardiovascular health – part c
  6. Respiratory health

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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Lismore
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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:

synthesise the body of evidence on exercise as a compliment for the treatment of mental illness

critically analyse and integrate a body of knowledge of cardiorespiratory health and underlying principles and concepts into evidence-based practice

apply and adapt critical clinical thinking and clinical reasoning to provide timely identification of, and response(s) to, clinical safety risks for exercise for individuals with cardiorespiratory conditions

design and deliver safe, effective and evidence-based clinical exercise assessments and interventions for individuals with cardiorespiratory conditions and mental illness

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • American College of Sports Medicine, Riebe, D., Ehrman, J. K., Liguori, G., & Magal, M., 2022, ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, 11th edn, Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Ehrman, J. K., Gordon, P.M., Visich, P. S. & Keteyian, S. J., 2022, Clinical Exercise Physiology, 5th edn, Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois. ISBN: 978-1718200449.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.