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| Old Course Code | Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| HM102, HM103 | HMST | 1023 | Health & Fitness Through Diet & Exercise | 2 | This subject will examine the influence of nutrition and exercise on body composition, health and exercise capacity. Within this broad objective, food composition, dietary strategies, control of eating and the management of food intakes will be reviewed. |
| HM116 | HMST | 1900 | Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement | 2 | Introduction to biophysical bases of human movement with specific focus upon growth & development of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory & neural systems in response to physical activity. |
| HM117 | HMST | 1910 | Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement | 2 | The contribution that the sociocultural disciplines of sociology, history, philosophy, pedagogy and psychology can make to an understanding of human movement studies. |
| HM222, HM224 | HMST | 2220 | Communication for Learning | 2 | Introduction to the notion of what is learning; and the role of effective communication in the learning process. Introduction to the analysis of movement and instructional approaches. |
| HM244 | HMST | 2430 | Psychology of Sport & Exercise | 2 | Introduction to the impact of social psychological variables on participation and performance in sport and exercise and the influence of participation in sport and exercise on the psychological characteristics of the individual. |
| HM253, HM255 | HMST | 2530 | Introductory Motor Control & Learning | 2 | Lectures and laboratory classes providing a conceptual and practical introduction to the neural mechanisms and performance characteristics of human movement production and motor learning. |
| HM263, HM265 | HMST | 2630 | Biomechanics & Biomaterials | 2 | Movement in fluids (flow, lift, drag, pressure, Reynold's numbers, Magnus force); Movement analysis (energetics, segment interactions, impulse-momentum); Gait (surfaces, shoes); Single joint operation (properties of biomaterials, muscle models, geometry); |
| HM273, HM275 | HMST | 2730 | Exercise Physiology | 2 | Physiological mechanisms in human immediate and long-term responses to exercise. Physiological principles applied to evaluation and improvement of physical performance. |
| HM306, HM319 | HMST | 3362 | Exercise Prescription & Programming | 2 | Principles and guidelines to develop, deliver and evaluate physical activity programs for individuals, groups and the wider population. Focuses on developing safe and effective prescriptions for healthy individuals, athletes and special populations. Inc |
| HM307, HM331 | HMST | 3372 | Exercise Management: Professional Skills | 2 | Principles of and practical experience in delivery and management of physical activity programs. Application of skills in exercise programming, and business writing, planning and management to the workplace. Includes introductory practicum experiences i |
| HM308 | HMST | 3935 | Individual Field Project | 1 | Undertake an individual field work project in an area of Human Movement Studies. Requires permission of the Head of School. |
| HM309 | HMST | 2190 | Sport & Physical Activity in Society: Historical to Contemporary Perspectives | 2 | Overview of historical development of physical activity and sport from ancient times through to the rise of organised sport and commercial physical activity of the modern era. |
| HM311 | HMST | 3113 | Economics & Politics in the Global Sports Industry | 2 | Sport and physical activity in several countries, including spread of international sport, international relations, commodification and globalisation. |
| HM312 | HMST | 3123 | History of Sport & Physical Activity in Australian Society | 2 | Socio-cultural approach to development of sport and physical activity in Australia through colonialism, nationalism, technology, media, politics, gender, leisure patterns and educational trends. |
| HM313 | HMST | 4832 | Human Movement Research Design | 2 | Methods and research design relevant to Human Movement Studies. Prepares students to be critical consumers of research and provides basic research skills for undertaking individual research projects. Provides introduction to advanced statistical technique |
| HM314 | HMST | 3925 | Individual Research Project B | 2 | Undertake an individual research project in an area of Human Movement Studies. Requires permission of the Head of School. |
| HM315 | HMST | 3915 | Individual Research Project A | 1 | Undertake an individual research project in an area of Human Movement Studies. Requires permission of the Head of School. |
| HM316 | HMST | 3963 | Special Topic in Human Movement Studies A | 2 | Group seminar series on specialised topic within human movement studies. Topics and content to be determined by student interest and availability of staff. |
| HM322 | HMST | 3221 | Introduction to Pedagogy: Instructional Skills & Strategies | 2 | Skills to arrange and deliver instructional strategies necessary to teach physical activities. Understand the purposes of pedagogy in physical education and coaching settings and reflection on own instruction from such understandings. |
| HM323, HM325, HM327 | HMST | 3231 | Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Movement | 2 | Develop competencies in communication and instruction related to physical activity. Engage in varying approaches to teaching and learning a range of physical activities. |
| HM324 | HMST | 3241 | Inquiry Based Pedagogies | 2 | Use a range of advanced teaching skills and strategies. Consolidate competence and confidence in planning and teaching. Work across both primary and secondary practicum sites, actively engaging with issues confronting the middle school. Use creative sol |
| HM326 | HMST | 3261 | Social Construction of Curriculum | 2 | Issues and problems in curriculum design and evaluation. Analyse curriculum documents relevant to health and physical education. Plan a unit of work to teach in HMST3221. Site visits to non-school settings will set a context for social justice awareness. |
| HM328 | HMST | 3973 | Special Topic in Human Movement Studies B | 2 | Group seminar series on specialised topic within human movement studies. Topics and content to be determined by student interest and availability of staff. |
| HM329 | HMST | 3193 | The Olympic Movement & Society | 2 | Examination of the historical, political, economic, cultural and educational aspects of the ancient Olympic Games and the modern Olympic Games, especially the emergence and significance of the modern Olympic Movement. |
| HM330 | HMST | 3204 | Introductory Practicum (Education) | 1 | 15 days of teaching practicum in primary schools, secondary schools, outdoor education sites, and other physical activity settings. Involves vacation periods. |
| HM337 | HMST | 3070 | Adapted Physical Activity | 2 | Practical, theoretical & research oriented review of physical activity for people with disabilities. Emphasis on impairments which are permanent; physical; intellectual or sensory; from mild to profound in severity. Opportunities for interaction and pract |
| HM343 | HMST | 3433 | Advanced Sport & Exercise Psychology | 2 | Expansion on theoretical and practical knowledge of basic sport and exercise psychology. Emphasis on theoretical basis of applied sport and exercise psychology and the development of practical skills that can be employed as teachers, coaches, fitness prof |
| HM345 | HMST | 4052 | Sports Medicine of Physical Activity | 2 | Recognition, prevention & management of injuries from physical activity; mechanisms of sports injuries; preventive & protective techniques; special conditions in sports medicine. |
| HM353 | HMST | 3533 | Advanced Motor Control: Perception & Action | 2 | Role of sensation & perception, particularly visual perception, in control of human movement. Conceptual & empirical background developed to explain, e.g., emergence of electromyographic patterns, kinesthetic illusions & performance of skills such as inte |
| HM360 | HMST | 3103 | Management & Marketing of Sport & Physical Activity | 2 | Provides background knowledge, administrative, management and marketing techniques in researching, planning, operating and evaluating programs (including major events, conferences, etc,) pertaining to physical activity and sport. Fieldwork is a major comp |
| HM363 | HMST | 3633 | Advanced Biomechanics: Quantifying Movement | 2 | Revise rigid body mechanics and solution of equations of motion for linked systems; mass & inertial properties of the human body; measurement processes (data collection, filtering, etc.) in theory & practice; muscle mechanics; bi-articular muscle function |
| HM371 | HMST | 3010 | Health Promotion: Perspectives & Practice | 2 | Introduction to population health and the diversity of approaches for improving health and preventing illness, including needs assessment, priority setting and critical review of health promotion strategies in a variety of population settings. |
| HM373 | HMST | 3732 | Advanced Exercise Physiology | 2 | Develop skills in reading, reporting and evaluating research on human physiological responses to exercise and training and to advance practical skills in major areas of measurement and programming. |
| HM375 | HMST | 3353 | Nutrition & Exercise | 2 | Examine in detail contemporary issues relating nutrition and exercise to health and fitness. |
| HM401 | HMST | 6936 | Human Movement Studies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | Contemporary issues defining the nature & future directions of the discipline and professions of human movement studies. Emphasis on multi-disciplinary & integrative, inderdisciplinary approaches to the study of human movement. |
| HM404 | HMST | 6846 | Research Skills | 2 | Research skills needed by students undertaking postgraduate studies in diverse areas of human movement studies. Provides skills needed to interpret research, to formulate, investigate, analyse and report research. |
| HM406 | HMST | 6965 | Directed Study A | 2 | Individual study on approved topic selected from historical, sociological, psychological, biomechanical, physiological, pedagogogical or health-related aspects of human movement. Advanced study in area of specialisation required prior to enrolment. |
| HM407 | HMST | 6975 | Directed Study B | 2 | Individual study on approved topic selected from historical, sociological, psychological, biomechanical, physiological, pedagogogical or health-related aspects of human movement. Advanced study in area of specialisation required prior to enrolment. |
| HM408 | HMST | 6985 | Directed Study C | 1 | Individual study on approved topic selected from historical, sociological, psychological, biomechanical, physiological, pedagogogical or health-related aspects of human movement. Advanced study in area of specialisation required prior to enrolment. |
| HM409 | HMST | 6995 | Directed Study D | 4 | Individual study (research project or literature review) in the area of exercise and nutrition. |
| HM422 | HMST | 4221 | Educating for Better Health | 2 | Examine the key issues and tasks that confront teachers of health education. Engage with a range of contemporary health issues and design units of work and resources to support the teaching of selected issues. |
| HM426 | HMST | 4261 | Curriculum Leadership | 2 | Five health and physical education curriculum problems will be addressed individually and in small groups. Course concludes will a student conference. |
| HM430 | HMST | 4204 | Major Practicum (Education) | 6 | Ten weeks of practicum teaching in Queensland schools (special, primary, secondary) in health and physical education, outdoor education and science. |
| HM431 | HMST | 4314 | Major Practicum (Exercise Science) | 6 | Minimum 300 hours of field experience related to exercise science in community, corporate, fitness, health and sport settings. |
| HM443 | HMST | 6433 | Advanced Sport & Exercise Psychology | 2 | Expansion on theoretical and practical knowledge of basic sport and exercise psychology. Emphasis on theoretical basis of applied sport and exercise psychology and the development of practical skills that can be employed as teachers, coaches, fitness prof |
| HM453 | HMST | 6533 | Advanced Motor Control: Perception & Action | 2 | Role of sensation & perception, particularly visual perception, in control of human movement. Conceptual & empirical background developed to explain, e.g., emergence of electromyographic patterns, kinesthetic illusions & performance of skills such as inte |
| HM463 | HMST | 6633 | Advanced Biomechanics: Quantifying Movement | 2 | Revise rigid body mechanics and solution of equations of motion for linked systems; mass & inertial properties of the human body; measurement processes (data collection, filtering, etc.) in theory & practice; muscle mechanics; bi-articular muscle function |
| HM471 | HMST | 4013 | Health Promotion: Planning & Evaluation | 2 | Critical review of the theory and practice of health promotion planning and evaluation, including the development of 'best practice' programmes to address current health issues in Queensland communities. |
| HM473 | HMST | 6733 | Advanced Exercise Physiology | 2 | Develop skills in reading, reporting and evaluating research on human physiological responses to exercise and training and to advance practical skills in major areas of measurement and programming. |
| HM475 | HMST | 6356 | Nutrition & Exercise | 2 | Examine in detail contemporary issues relating nutrition and exercise to health and fitness. |
| HM492 | HMST | 6916 | Human Movement Studies Honours | 16 | A one-year program leading to BSc (Hons). Students commencing the course in Semester 1 enrol in HMST6916. Students commencing the course in Semester 2 enrol in HMST6926. |
| HM493 | HMST | 6436 | Directed Studies (Psychology) | 4 | Research skills or current issues in HMS from a multidisciplinary perspective, and the completion of a research project in an area of human movement studies other than psychology. |
| HM494 | HMST | 6946 | Honours Thesis | 10 | A research project (thesis) which makes a major contribution to the Honours program. Students taking the course over a full year starting in semester one enrol in HMST6946. Students taking the course over a full year starting in semester two enrol in HMST |
| HM495 | HMST | 6955 | Research Thesis | 8 | A research project (thesis) which makes a major contribution to the Graduate Diploma in Science. Students taking the course over a full year starting in semester one enrol in HMST6955. Students taking the course over a full year starting in semester two e |
| HM496 | HMST | 6365 | Major Project (Nutrition) | 8 | Individual study on approved topic selected related to nutrition and exercise. Advanced study in area of specialisation required prior to enrolment. Students taking the course over a full year starting in semester one enrol in HMST6365. Students taking |
| HM705 | HMST | 7123 | History of Sport & Physical Activity in Australian Society | 2 | Socio-cultural approach to development of sport and physical activity in Australia through colonialism, nationalism, technology, media, politics, gender, leisure patterns and educational trends. |
| HM800 | HMST | 7916 | Human Movement Studies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | Contemporary issues defining the nature & future directions of the discipline and professions of human movement studies. Emphasis on multi-disciplinary & integrative, inderdisciplinary approaches to the study of human movement. |
| HM805 | HMST | 7846 | Research Skills | 2 | Research skills needed by students undertaking postgraduate studies in diverse areas of human movement studies. Provides skills needed to interpret research, to formulate, investigate, analyse and report research. |
| HM806 | HMST | 7965 | Directed Study | 2 | Individual study on approved topic selected from pedagogogical aspects of health and physical education or sport and exercise psychology. Advanced study in area of specialisation required prior to enrolment. |
| HM811, HM812 | HMST | 7316 | Exercise Testing & Prescription for Special Groups | Develops theoretical & practical skills for exercise assessment, prescription & programming for special groups, including: the elderly, those at risk of or with coronary heart disease, the obese. | |
| HM813 | HMST | 7326 | Advanced Principles & Clinical Skills in Exercise Prescription for Special Populations | 2 | Application of advanced principles and clinical skills in exercise assessment, prescription and programming for a special group or groups approved by the course coordinator. |
| HM816 | HMST | 7903 | Directed Study A | 2 | Students review relevant literature to develop appropriate physical fitness tests and provide recommendations for exercise programming for an approved special group. Students may choose to implement the recommendations with the special group. |
| HM819 | HMST | 7336 | Electrocardiography | 2 | Provides students with tools necessary to interpret an ECG. Interpretation, understanding and evaluation of normal and abnormal rate, rhythm and 12 lead ECGs. Supervised clinical fieldwork is required. |
| HM826, HM830 | HMST | 7203 | Curriculum, Discourse & Health & Physical Education | 2 | Students will address three modules through the concept of discourse analysis: an introductory module on curriculum construction in HPE and two specific modules addressing the physical education curriculum (1-12) and the health education curriculum (1-12) |
| HM827 | HMST | 7223 | Pedagogies for the Body | 2 | This course engages the pedagogies employed in physical culture and educational settings to school or discipline the body in certain ways. The social and political purposes of such discipline practices will be examined and critiqued. |
| HM828 | HMST | 7213 | Engaging Pedagogies in Health & Physical Education | 2 | Engaging the idea of pedagogy, what it means, & how it is conceptualised. Engaging particular pedagogies of health & physical education and, through the process of action research, explicitly setting out to improve pedagogical practice in the field of HPE |
| HM843 | HMST | 7436 | Advanced Sport and Exercise Psychology | 2 | Expansion on theoretical and practical knowledge of basic sport and exercise psychology. Emphasis on theoretical basis of applied sport and exercise psychology and the development of practical skills that can be employed as teachers, coaches, fitness prof |
| HM890 | HMST | 7205 | Project | 4 | Students to work on a project e.g., a research project, a curriculum evaluation, critical literature review. Topic approval will be dependent on availability of a suitable supervisor. Topics must relate to the field of H & PE. Students taking the course |
| HM891 | HMST | 7346 | Supervised Project | 2 | Students assess, prescribe and program physical activity for a special group. With supervision, students develop, implement and evaluate these tests and programs with the special group, and within a clinical exercise setting. |
| HM895 | HMST | 7235 | Extended Project | 8 | Provides an opportunity for students to work on an extended research project. Topic approval will be dependent on availability of a suitable supervisor. Topics must relate to the field of health & physical education. Students taking the course over a full |