HSE303 - Exercise Metabolism
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in H343, H353, D394.1 or students completing the Exercise Physiology Major MJ-H000029. Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to a Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas apply. |
Campus contact: | Burwood (Melbourne): Glenn Wadley |
| Prerequisite: | HSE201 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 6 online modules per trimester (approximately 2 hours each week), 1 x 2 hour practical each week, 1 x 2 hour class each fortnight that includes a compulsory IN-CLASS assessment of individual and team based learning (TBL) tasks. |
Content
This unit will provide students with an overview of the metabolic responses to exercise and their regulation. Specific topics to be covered include: an overview of skeletal muscle energy metabolism; hormonal regulation of metabolism; metabolism during high-intensity exercise; regulation and interaction of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism during exercise; metabolic bases of fatigue; metabolic adaptations in response to exercise training and environmental challenges such as heat; cellular and molecular regulation of metabolism.
Unit Fee Information
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