Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of exercise prescription as it pertains to performance. Students will apply the principles of exercise delivery and prescription, including in reference to athletic and occupational settings, within an appropriate scope of practice. Capacity to monitor and assess performance-based metrics will be demonstrated. Students will design and implement a training plan based on individual scenarios.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse advanced exercise programming principles as they apply to performance;
2. Conduct and interpret performance-based assessments; and
3. Design and implement appropriate exercise programs to maximise individual performance adaptations.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

12134 Exercise Programming and Prescription Fundamentals

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

9812 Exercise Programming and Prescription 2

Assumed knowledge

None.