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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

HUMB3004 (v.1) Work Physiology

Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 302421 (v.2) Human Movement and Health 301 or any previous version
OR
305077 (v.3) BIO30 Human Movement and Health or any previous version
OR
301301 (v.3) Work Physiology 331 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     8472 (v.12) Physiology 231 or any previous version
    OR
    HUMB2003 (v.1) Physiological Concepts or any previous version
AND
    8846 (v.8) Physiology 232 or any previous version
    OR
    HUMB2004 (v.1) Integrative Physiology or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: This unit explores human movement, determinants of muscle strength; body dimensions and composition and work efficiency. There is a focus on types of work - positive, negative, dynamic and static. Bioenergetics - aerobic and anaerobic metabolism are key concepts of this unit along with cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuroendocrine adaptations to exercise. Causes of fatigue, evaluation of physical performance and fitness, factors affecting performance; life span changes in physical performance; gender differences; exercise and health will be investigated as part of this unit of study.
Field of Education: 010913 Human Biology
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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