HSE304 - Physiology of Sport Performance
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: Monica Kelly |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H343, H353, D394.1 or students completing the Exercise Physiology Major MJ-H000029, Applied Sport Science MJ-H000038 or Strength and Conditioning Major MJ-H000039. Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas apply. |
| Campus contact: | Burwood (Melbourne): Andrew Betik |
| Prerequisite: | HSE201 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 |
| Incompatible with: | D394.2 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Engagement with online learning resources (2-3 hours per week) |
| 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
This unit provides an overview of the physiological and metabolic limits to sports performance and the potential strategies to enhance sports performance. Specific topics to be covered include: limits to exercise performance, nutritional strategies and ergogenic aids, principles of training for endurance, speed and strength, and environmental effects of exercise performance.
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) |
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| ULO1 | Explain how physiological factors can affect sport performance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify and explain the physiological limitations of performance for specific individuals and sports. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Describe the typical physiological adaptations to training that explain changes in sport performance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Identify and explain non-training mitigation strategies that can overcome physiological limitations to sports performance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate an evidence-based approach to assessing physiological capacity and interpretation of results. | 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: Practical Laboratory Report 1 | 750 word individual written assignment | 15% |
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| Assessment 2: Practical Laboratory Report 2 | 750 word individual written assignment | 15% |
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| Assessment 3: Practical Laboratory Report 3 | 1500 word individual written assignment | 40% |
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| Assessment 4: Examination | 90 minutes | 30% |
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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 HSE304 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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