100-level

SPCO101
Introduction to Sport Coaching
Description
This course introduces students to the contemporary practice of coaching and recent developments in research and practice in the field. It encourages open attitudes to innovations in coaching and the need for informed reflective practice. Students are encouraged to reflect upon their existing beliefs about coaching and how they dispose them toward recent developments in the field and the growing influence of research on practice. Students will gain knowledge and understanding about relevant aspects of human development and pedagogy with a focus on how to coach for learning rather than what to coach. They will be exposed to the idea of a spectrum of coaching styles from direct instruction to problem solving approaches and how the particular sporting context and sport affects decisions about which approach to take. It involves reflecting upon first hand experience as learners and coaches informed by relevant literature.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
SPCO104
Anatomy and Physiology
Description
In this course, students will explore the human body’s structure and functions, and how systems interact and adapt to exercise.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Restrictions
TEPE102
SPCO107
Sport Nutrition
Description
This course provides an understanding of nutritional principles for healthy living and maintaining and improving sporting performance. The course will identify recommended nutritional practices for various populations including athletes, recreational exercisers, and groups with specific nutritional needs. The use of nutritional supplements in sporting performance will also be examined.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester Two 2024
Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
SPCO126
Land Journeys and Ethics
Description
Informed by experiential education approaches, students will complete a weekend backpacking trip with instructors as part of the overall course and use reflections from these experiences, in conjunction with coursework on human-nature relationships, to critically analyse and develop a personal land ethic. The field trip explores the concept of wilderness in land ethics through a direct experience of actual wilderness. The course has a focus on bi-culturally competent and globally connected understandings of the relationships between humans and nature.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Restrictions
TEPE112

200-level

SPCO204
Biomechanics
Description
Gain knowledge of the mechanical principles governing movement, with application to a range of sporting and other movement contexts. The course will explore biomechanical concepts through both tutorial-based and practical activities, equipping students to analyse and assess movement from both qualitative and quantitative viewpoints.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SPCO104
SPCO208
Sport and Culture in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Description
Sport does more than merely reflect mainstream society and culture. It plays a significant and dynamic role in the production and reproduction of culture. Approached from a critical perspective this course examines sport in New Zealand with a focus on its unique bi-cultural nature and the social and cultural issues related to its practice and its significance in New Zealand. The progression towards successful integration of some aspects of Maori and NZ European cultures is a feature of New Zealand sport on the world stage but the interaction of culture and sport is complex and tied into larger social issues that that are often overlooked. This course examines a range of cultural and social issues in New Zealand sport with a focus on its bicultural nature and how this should inform coaching practice.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject.
SPCO209
Exercise Physiology
Description
This course is designed to develop each student’s knowledge and skills in relation to the theory and practice of exercise physiology. The lecture sessions will cover, in detail, the energy systems as they underpin health and performance. The laboratory sessions will provide students with the knowledge, time and opportunity to develop hands-on practical skills for fitness assessments both in the field and laboratory - essential for every exercise physiologist. In addition students will gain experience and skills in reading and critiquing research papers, analysing data using statistics as well as writing research papers.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SPCO104
Restrictions
SPCO206, TEPE203, TEPE103
SPCO221
Injury and Rehabilitation
Description
This course will provide students with an understanding of prevention, treatment, management and rehabilitation of acute and chronic sports injuries, essential for sports coaches. The injury risk to special population groups such as children, adolescents, and female athletes will be highlighted.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject, or any 15 points at 100 level from SPCO.
SPCO223
Applied Sport Psychology
Description
This course will examine the theory, philosophy and practice of psychological skills training in sport. Students will critically reflect on the application of sport psychology theories to psychological skills training programmes, examine the social psychology influences of sport and exercise participation and apply this knowledge to sport coaches and the sporting environment.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject, or any 15 points at 100 level from SPCO

300-level

SPCO305
Sociology of Sport
Description
This course will provide students with the opportunity to examine the socio-cultural context of sport through a range of sociological perspectives relevant to sport coaching, physical education teaching and sport leadership and management. It identifies concerns with the ongoing development of sport as a social institution framed by tensions between the notion of sport as education and sport as business. Issues examined include the impact of globalisation, the commodification of sport, the influence of sport on young people, media-sport, and sport and gender.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SPCO208
SPCO308
Inclusive Practice in Teaching and Coaching
Description
This course examines sociological and pedagogical theories and practices related to sport for athletes with disabilities. Historical and contemporary perspectives will be critiqued and students will gain an understanding of the implications of these perspectives for sporting environments. The course will provide students with the opportunity to apply inclusive coaching practices in a variety of settings.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 30 points at 200 level from SPCO.
Restrictions
EDSP285
SPCO335
Learning through Sport and Exercise Science
Description
This course develops students' capability to learn in, through and about the sport & exercise sciences and translate this knowledge into quality learning experiences. Students will consider theories of learning and consider their relevance in creating quality learning experiences within Health & Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum. There is a strong focus on critical analysis and application of knowledge.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SPCO209, SPCO204
SPCO336
Physical Education & Sport Curricula In Action
Description
This course will draw on the historical curriculum development literature in physical education and critically evaluate how this has shaped current understandings of curriculum knowledge, learning and teaching. Students will also consider the embodiment of movement, ethics and the role technology might play in creating personal meaning and understanding in future iterations of physical education. Through a blend of theory and practical sessions, students will conceptualise, implement and critically reflect on effective teaching and learning approaches in physical education contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SPCO208

Not Offered Courses in 2024

200-level

SPCO208
Sport and Culture in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Description
Sport does more than merely reflect mainstream society and culture. It plays a significant and dynamic role in the production and reproduction of culture. Approached from a critical perspective this course examines sport in New Zealand with a focus on its unique bi-cultural nature and the social and cultural issues related to its practice and its significance in New Zealand. The progression towards successful integration of some aspects of Maori and NZ European cultures is a feature of New Zealand sport on the world stage but the interaction of culture and sport is complex and tied into larger social issues that that are often overlooked. This course examines a range of cultural and social issues in New Zealand sport with a focus on its bicultural nature and how this should inform coaching practice.
Occurrences
SPCO208-24S1 (C)
Semester One 2024 - Not offered
For further information see SPCO208 course details
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject.
HLED223
Physical activity and Nutrition
Description
This course equips students with the knowledge, skills, and understandings necessary to develop programmes that enhance the nutrition and physical activity of people in Aotearoa. Students will explore how the determinants of health influence nutrition and physical activity, and research effective health promotion strategies. An opportunity for health promotion experience will provide students with practical skills.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2022 , 2023
For further information see HLED223 course details
Points
15 points