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PHY3072

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 27 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Coordinator(s)

Professor Matt Watt

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Commences with a detailed study of muscle activity (muscle energy supply and consumption, metabolism, and muscle fatigue) and extends to the study of various aspects of human exercise performance, including cardio-respiratory responses to physical activity, and the responses of endocrine and renal systems. Details current research ideas on normal function and dysfunction in this area, and discusses new methodologies. Emphasis is on assisted self-directed learning and project based learning.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Describe the energy pathways that power skeletal muscle activity, and how exercise training leads to adaptations in skeletal muscle structure and function;

  1. Outline how the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and immune systems respond to exercise;

  1. Describe the roles of exercise in human growth, development and ageing;

  1. Critically evaluate the link between human health and levels of physical activity;

  1. Use standard physiological testing procedures to evaluate human subjects for exercise capacity and performance;

  1. Work effectively in a team to design and carry out an exercise research project and to communicate this as a written scientific report and a poster presentation;

  1. Critically evaluate the scientific literature and write a literature review on an exercise-related topic.

Assessment

In-semester assessment will consist of worksheets, oral presentations and 2000 word reports on projects or assignments and a practical test: 45%
Written theory examination (2 hours): 55%

Workload requirements

Two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour practical per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Matt Watt

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Physiology

Prerequisites

PHY2011 and one of PHY2032 or PHY2042; or both BMS1052 and BMS2031; or at the discretion of the unit coordinator.

Prohibitions

PHY3022, PHY3042