Course overview
This course aims to introduce students to key concepts in waking movement behaviours (physical activity and sedentary behaviour), including definitions, metrics and guidelines. This course provides foundational knowledge relating to the interactions and relationships between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and health in different populations. Students will develop an extensive knowledge base relevant to movement behaviours and health, in addition to the ability to apply guidelines to optimise waking movement behaviours in a range of populations. This course aligns with the programs intent to produce graduates who are knowledgeable and can think critically and ethically within exercise science and human movement practice.
- Foundations Of Movement Behaviours And Health
- Movement Behaviour Interventions
- Movement Behaviours And Population Health
Course learning outcomes
- Discuss the importance of movement behaviours for population health
- Discuss population groups at risk of unhealthy movement behaviours
- Develop interventions and strategies for promoting and evaluating movement behaviours in diverse populations across the lifespan
- Describe the role of key stakeholders in the promotion of healthy movement behaviours in Australia
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