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ATS3842 - Sport psychology

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Coordinator(s)

Ms Evita March

Offered

Gippsland

Second semester 2016 (Online)

Synopsis

This unit examines the involvement of individuals in physically demanding activities; including organised individual and team sports, personal training, and individual adventurous pursuits. The unit is pitched at both the practitioner and the individual so that they might better understand the psychology of the athlete. A practitioner should find the content useful for coaching, teaching physical or outdoor education, or facilitating adventurous activity such as Outward Bound-type courses. The individual should find the content useful for augmenting their training regimes, pursuing higher levels of performance or tackling greater challenges.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:-

demonstrate an understanding of a range of psychological theories as they apply to sport psychology and the pursuit of adventurous activities;
outline various research techniques used in the fields of sports and adventure psychology;
appreciate how psychology can be used to understand and alter the performance of athletes at all levels of competition and fitness;
explain the biopsychosocial benefits of exercise and fitness and how they relate to individual performance in a range of circumstances.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Exam: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Evita March

Prerequisites

48 points of study in any discipline

Prohibitions

BHS3716