SPCO242-20S2 (D) Semester Two 2020 (Distance)

Weight Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

This course provides students with a multidisciplinary perspective and appreciation of contemporary issues in weight management. Applied weight management strategies and techniques fundamental to strength and conditioning will be developed. The coursework is designed to assist students in gaining proficiency supporting and working with weight management clientele.

Learning in SPCO242 will contribute towards gaining the knowledge required for mastery of the NSCA’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) accreditation. This course benefits athletes, personal trainers and coaches who wish to grow their knowledge and practical skills around exercise and nutritional prescription to support their own training or that of their coached athletes.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop an intermediate level of knowledge, understanding and pedagogical skills necessary to enhance food choices and physical activity levels.

2. Understand adherence issues, barriers to success and associated behaviours of individuals undertaking performance, weight and health management programmes.

3. Develop critical thinking skills around health inequities and the determinants of health that influence people’s food choices and physical activity levels.

4. Critically evaluate multidisciplinary weight management and health education approaches using scientific research evidence

5. Apply contemporary research to current nutrition and physical activity education and promotion practices.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject, or
any 15 points at 100 level from SPCO.

Course Coordinator

Carl Petersen

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
1.5 hr Test 24 Aug 2020 50% Covers the theoretical content of the course delivered in the first 6 weeks. Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4.
Competition peaking plan 12 Oct 2020 50% Develop a performance plan (including nutrition and exercise prescription) to peak an athlete for their season peak. Learning outcomes 1, 4, 5.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $900.00

International fee $4,250.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO242 Occurrences

  • SPCO242-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020
  • SPCO242-20S2 (D) Semester Two 2020 (Distance)
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