HSE110 - Muscle Biology for Exercise Science
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Lee Hamilton |
| Campus contact: | Burwood (Melbourne): Jackson Fyfe |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | HSE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | This unit is comprised of 3 learning topics. Each learning topic consists of online learning experiences, accompanied by weekly 2 hour practical activities delivered via a combination of practical experience (workshops), practical experience (laboratory) and practical experience (computer practicals). |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Skeletal muscle contraction generates the force necessary for movement and is fundamental to normal physical function and athletic performance.
A thorough understanding of skeletal muscle structure, function, and how muscle responds and adapts to exercise is vitally important for exercise physiologists, as well as for informing exercise prescription strategies in other disciplines of exercise and sports science.
In this unit, students will learn about the fundamental biology of skeletal muscle in the context of exercise, with respect to:
- the delivery and utilisation of metabolic fuels to support muscle contraction
- the longer-term adaptations to exercise training in skeletal muscle, and
- the cellular responses in muscle that underpin these longer term adaptations.
In addition to examining responses and adaptations in muscle to exercise stimuli, this unit will also examine the maladaptations associated with inactivity and muscle disuse, which are hallmarks of many chronic diseases.
As well as theoretical knowledge, students undertaking this unit will also develop practical skills relevant to the assessment of responses and adaptations to exercise in skeletal muscle. This is a foundation unit for the Major in Exercise Physiology.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Recall and explain how cellular responses regulate skeletal muscle adaptations to contraction. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe, and investigate using research techniques, the acute and chronic biological responses of skeletal muscle to single and repeated bouts of contraction | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Analyse and interpret data related to muscle biology. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Communicate muscle biology research findings to a scientific audience. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Explain the relevance of muscle biology knowledge to practical applications in exercise physiology. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Laboratory reports | 3 reports, approximately 1800 words total | 45% |
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| Assessment 2: Topic tests | 3 x 30 minute tests | 15% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 90 minutes | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSE110 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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