Course details : UWA Handbook 2020 : The University of Western Australia

Undergraduate Certificate in Health and Fitness

The fully online Undergraduate Certificate in Health and Fitness teaches what it means to be human, from structure, function, and development to performance. This Undergraduate Certificate provides a fundamental understanding of health, fitness, behavioural characteristics and their application in sport and exercise science. Units provide hands-on, transferable scientific, problem-solving, and communication skills that enhance student's employability and opportunities for further study in health and fitness.

Course overview

Course code: CU003
Status: current / 2020
Intake periods: beginning of year and mid-year
Administered by: Faculty of Science; Graduate Research School
Credit points required: 24
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester.
Full-time: 6 months
Part-time: 1 year (maximum 2 years)
Attendance type: full- or part-time
Delivery mode: internal
Locations offered: UWA (Perth)
Available to international students: No
Fees: Visit the fees calculator.

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

Course structure

Key to availability of units:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = summer teaching period; NS = non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

For students without ATAR Mathematics or equivalent, take all units from this group (12 points) with either MATH1720 or PACM1101 to be taken in the winter teaching period.

Availability	Unitcode	Unitname	Unit requirments	Contact hours
NS, S1, S2	MATH1720	Mathematics Fundamentals	Prerequisites: Mathematics Applications ATAR (with a scaled score of less than 50) or with permission. Incompatibility: Mathematics Applications ATAR (with a scaled score of 50 or greater) or equivalent or higher.	3 x 1 hr lectures and 1 x 1hr workshop
NS, S1, S2	PACM1101	Communication in Practice	Incompatibility: ENGL2280 Professional Writing; COMM1901 Communication in Practice; SOCS1901 Communication in Practice	3 hours per week

For students with ATAR Mathematics or equivalent, take all units from this group (6 points). Please note: PACM1101 to be taken in the winter teaching period.

Availability	Unitcode	Unitname	Unit requirments	Contact hours
NS, S1, S2	PACM1101	Communication in Practice	Incompatibility: ENGL2280 Professional Writing; COMM1901 Communication in Practice; SOCS1901 Communication in Practice	3 hours per week

Take all units (12 points):

Availability	Unitcode	Unitname	Unit requirments	Contact hours
S2	SSEH1102	Applied Anatomy and Athletic Performance		lectures: average 2 hours per week; labs/practicals: average 2.5 hours per week
S1, S2, SS	SSEH1103	Physical Fitness and Health		lectures: 2 hours per week; practical one: 1 hour per week; practical two: 1.5 hours per week

For students with ATAR Mathematics or equivalent, take one unit from this group (6 points). Note: ATAR or equivalent prerequisites are required for some units.

Availability	Unitcode	Unitname	Unit requirments	Contact hours
S2	ANHB1102	Human Biology II: Being Human		lectures: approximately 3 hours per week, delivered live and also all available online; tutorials: approximately 1.5 hours per week.
S2	BIOL1131	Plant and Animal Biology		lectures: 2 hours per week; practical or group work sessions: 3 hours per week (approximately)
S1, S2	CHEM1001	Chemistry—Properties and Energetics	Prerequisites: ATAR Chemistry or WACE Chemistry 3A/3B or TEE Chemistry or equivalent or CHEM1105 Introductory Chemistry or CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry Incompatibility: CHEM1101 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, CHEM1104 Biological Inorganic and Physical Chemistry	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week (for 6 weeks) (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero)
S1, S2	CHEM1002	Chemistry—Structure and Reactivity	Prerequisites: ATAR Chemistry or WACE Chemistry 3A/3B or TEE Chemistry or equivalent or CHEM1105 Introductory Chemistry or CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry Incompatibility: CHEM1102 Organic Chemistry, CHEM1103 Biological Organic Chemistry	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week (for 6 weeks) (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero)
S1, S2	CHEM1003	Introductory Chemistry	Incompatibility: This unit is not available to students who have a satisfactory performance (scaled score of 50 per cent or more) in Chemistry ATAR or WACE Chemistry 3A/3B or TEE Chemistry, or equivalent.	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 18 hours per semester (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero)
S2	CHEM1004	Biological Chemistry	Prerequisites: ATAR Chemistry, WACE Chemistry 3A/3B or TEE Chemistry or CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry or equivalent	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 4 x 3 hours (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero)
S2	EART1104	Discovering Earth	Incompatibility: CIVL2121 Engineering Geology and Geomechanics	lectures: 3 hours per week; practicals: 3 hours per week from week 2; field courses: 2 x 1-day after week 2
S1, S2	ECON1120	Environmental Economics 1		lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week
S2	NEUR1001	Neuroscience in Society		lectures: 2 x 1 hour per week; online activities: 2.5 hours per week
S2	PSYC1102	Psychology: Behaviour in Context		lectures: 2 hours per week; labs/tutorials: 2 hours per week (6 weeks face to face, 6 weeks online)
S2	SCIE1104	Science, Society and Data Analysis	Co-requisites: MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods (only required if students haven't completed ATAR Mathematics Methods; WACE Mathematics: Specialist 3A/3B; or equivalent or higher. Incompatibility: STAT1520 Economic and Business Statistics	lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week; computer labs: 2 hours per week
S2	SCIE1106	Molecular Biology of the Cell	Prerequisites: (Human Biology: ATAR or equivalent; or Biology: ATAR or equivalent; or ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human; or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human; or BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology; or IMED1001 Form and Function) and (Chemistry: ATAR or equivalent or CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry) Incompatibility: SCIE2225 Molecular Biology passed in or before 2004	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 12 hours per semester
S1, S2	SSEH1104	Active Leadership 1: Developing Leadership Skills		online lectures/seminars/pracs: 2 hours per fortnight; planning and execution of leadership experience: 30 hours