| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | SPEX13-340 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject provides students with an introduction to clinical pathophysiology and its relevance to exercise prescription and delivery for individuals with clinical conditions. It also develops an understanding of the allied health professions and the importance of interprofessional collaboration in providing the most beneficial outcome for apparently healthy clients and those with chronic disease. This subject will continue to provide the student with the opportunity to apply their knowledge, skills, and attributes within a second supervised internal practicum experience.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate and apply the ESSA Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Practice while assisting clients to meet their goals through the integration and application of skills in exercise testing, prescription, and delivery.
- Undertake professional practice within the exercise and sports science industry through the use of ESSA standard logbook entries and recognition of student engagement in the work integrated setting.
- Communicate effectively using both verbal and nonverbal strategies.
- Describe the underlying pathophysiology that contributes to the development of common medical conditions, connecting physiology to function, and identify risks and appropriate risk management of clients during exercise.
- Distinguish between the roles and responsibilities of allied health professionals and sport scientists in an interprofessional team and show understanding of how each contributes to comprehensive client or athlete care, and when to refer.
- Identify the need for guidance or additional information from an appropriate allied health professional when delivering exercise and demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions to terminate a test or delivery of an exercise session when necessary.
Enrolment requirements
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Pre-requisites:Co-requisites:There are no co-requisites |
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This subject is not available to
This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject dates
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May 2026
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 24/03/2026 Semester start: 18/05/2026 Subject start: 18/05/2026 Last enrolment: 31/05/2026 Teaching census: 12/06/2026 Withdraw - Financial: 13/06/2026 Withdraw - Academic: 04/07/2026
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| Enrolment opens: | 24/03/2026 |
| Semester start: | 18/05/2026 |
| Subject start: | 18/05/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 31/05/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 12/06/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 13/06/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 04/07/2026 |