Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Human Movement & Nutrition Sci

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
2 Practical or Laboratory hours

Incompatible

BIOL2630, HMST2630

Recommended companion

Assessment methods

2 x Mid Semester In-Class Quizzes (27.5% ea) + Practical Participation (10%) + Video Data Collection (5%) + Video Analysis Report (30%)

Course enquiries

A/Prof Glen Lichtwark

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

This course will introduce biomechanical principles and how they relate to the analysis of human movement to help understand human performance, potential mechanisms of injury and understanding how to prevent injuries and how the body interacts with the environment or equipment. The course will cover the interaction of the human body with the physical world by combining principles from biology and physics - kinematics, kinetics, energetics and muscle function. It will provide students with skills for quantitative and qualitative analysis of human movement, which can be applied in the context of health, exercise, sport and activities of daily living in a variety of populations.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile