UWA Handbook 2025

Minor Overview

About this minor

Note: this minor is only available to re-enrolling students.

This minor provides students with knowledge and understanding of human physiology and the response of the body's systems to acute and chronic exercise stress. Initially, students will have the opportunity to undertake level 1 units in human gross anatomy, or to gain an appreciation for applied anatomy and its association to athletic performance. Both of these unit provide a core understanding of the body's functional components of movement. Subsequently (level 2 unit), students will develop a foundation understanding of human physiology, with an emphasis on the various human systems, and their response/adaptation to exercise. Students will then build on this foundation knowledge by undertaking two level 3 units, the first focussing physiological adaptation to training, environment and nutrition; and the second exploring the bioenergetics of how humans supply energy for movement. Overall, this minor will provide students with a holistic appreciation of the physiology of sport and exercise, and how the human body responds to physical activity. For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors): in order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, cardiovascular physiology, pulmonary physiology, neuromuscular physiology and metabolic processes and how they respond in an integrated manner to meet the demand of exercise; (2) design and prescribe exercise program for different component of fitness; (3) conduct laboratory and field assessments of different physiological functions; (4) understand the impact of training, environment, and nutrition on physical adaptation; and (5) understand the pathways of energy production and metabolism to sustain the demands of exercise.

Incompatibility

MJD-EXHSC Exercise and Health;

MJD-SPTSC Sport Science;

MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health;

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