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Unit of Study SCIN2002 - Introductory Biomechanics (2023)

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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

In this unit students will gain an understanding of the key biomechanical principles that are important for an exercise scientist, strength and conditioning specialist or exercise physiologist to know. Students will combine these principles with their knowledge of functional anatomy as they learn the basics of performance analysis in various human movements.

Unit content

  1. How and why we move
  2. The body as a machine
  3. Working with energy and maintaining momentum
  4. Moving through a fluid
  5. Integrating concepts 1
  6. Integrating concepts 2

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:

apply numeracy in relevant biomechanical contexts

explain and apply biomechanical concepts

integrate and apply musculoskeletal functional anatomy with biomechanical concepts as a whole in examples of human motion

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Non-programmable scientific calculator.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.