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Strength and Conditioning for Life (PHTY90125)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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Evidence supports physiotherapist-led therapeutic clinical exercise as a primary intervention for health across the lifespan. This subject aims to meet the demands of the current working environment by developing students' understanding of strength and conditioning principles, incorporating clinical therapeutic exercise prescription and outcome measurements relevant to well-being and health conditions across the lifespan. Students will achieve this through a combination of online resources and interactive practical classes, designed to advance their exercise prescription and implementation skills of various exercises across the lifespan.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to optimise clinical therapeutic exercises across a range of health conditions
- Integrate prior knowledge and build on pathophysiological understanding of adaptations to strength and conditioning exercise programs for well-being and health across the lifespan
- Implement principles of strength and conditioning program design and outcome measurements within a client-centred framework based on high quality peer-reviewed research across the lifespan
- Effectively educate and communicate with patients on the safety, risks and benefits of strength and conditioning exercise programs across diverse cultures and health conditions
- Skilfully select, justify and coach a range of clinical therapeutic exercises for a specific health condition
- Understand and reflect on the personal and environmental factors that influence a patient's health behaviours and motivation to exercise at an appropriate and safe level
Generic skills
- Development of skills in practical thinking, reasoning and decision making;
- Written and verbal communication skills, including group presentation skills ;
- Be able to examine, critically synthesise and evaluate scientific and clinical information;
- Participate in collaborative learning.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PHTY90117 | Integrated Professional Practice A | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
31.25 |
PHTY90089 | Neurological Physiotherapy | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHTY90090 | Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHTY90091 | Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Annotated bibliography
| First half of the teaching block | 40% |
Group exercise class delivery (small group presentation)
| End of teaching block | 40% |
E-portfolio
| End of teaching block | 20% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Coordinator Jessica Stander Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 10 hours Lectures 16 hours Pracs 6 hrs Seminar 58 hours Non-contact / self-directed learning throughout semester Total time commitment 90 hours Teaching period 4 September 2023 to 17 November 2023 Last self-enrol date 18 September 2023 Census date 22 September 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 October 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
What do these dates mean
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024