UO Psychology of Exercise, Sport and Health

Course aim

To apply knowledge of nutrition and physical activity to exercise, sport and health psychology. 

Course content

Personality; motivation; feedback and reinforcement; arousal, anxiety, and stress; health behaviour change and adherence; communication/motivational interviewing; group dynamics and social influence; exercise/diet and psychological well-being; addictive and unhealthy behaviours in relation to exercise participation and nutrition behaviours; mental skills in relation to behaviour change; social, psychological, and environmental factors; identification and application of best practice behavioural strategies and theories.

Textbooks

Nil

Prerequisites

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 XBNE
HLTH 1053	UO Foundations of Health and Physical Activity
HLTH 2035	UO Human Nutrition

XBNE students need to have completed the two prerequisites listed. Other students need to have completed 72 units of study to enrol in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Interview, Reflection, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation