| Code | Faculty |
|---|---|
| 10135002 | Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Credits | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duration of study: 3 years | Total credits: 402 |
| Prof PS Wood [email protected] | +27 (0)124206046 |
This three year full-time BSportSci programme will consist of two specialist qualification pathways, namely Biokinetics and Sports Science. The first two years of study will comprise a generic curriculum shared with all BSportSci students that will include basic and applied sciences of the human body. At the end of the second year selection will take place on academic merit and students will branch into the specific Sports Science curriculum or Biokinetics curriculum up until the completion of their three year of studies. The first year of internship for the Biokinetics students will run concurrently with their third year. Then the Biokinetics students will proceed with the BScHons in Biokinetics with the second year of their internship. The four-year Biokinetics programme (3 + 1) is in line with the new regulations of the HPCSA for Biokinetics training which all universities that offer this programme will follow. The Sports Science students have the option of proceeding with the BScHons in Sports Science, enrol and complete the PGCE or start working in the sporting industry.
Selection is based on academic merit, using a combination of the the Admission Point Score (APS) and the National Benchmark Test (NBT) as well as a Value-Added Questionnaire (VAQ). For final selection, certain minimum achievement levels are required (refer to the minimum requirements on page 1). In the case of candidates who are still at school, the Grade 11 final examination marks are used as the basis for provisional selection. One hundred (100) students are selected on academic merit for the first year of study.
| Minimum requirements for 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Achievement level | ||||||||||||
| English | Mathematics | Physical Sciences or Life Sciences | APS | |||||||||
| NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | |
| 5 | 3 | C | C | 5 | 3 | C | C | 5 | 3 | C | C | 30 |
Minimum credits: 141
Module content:
Find, evaluate, process, manage and present information resources for academic purposes using appropriate technology. Apply effective search strategies in different technological environments. Demonstrate the ethical and fair use of information resources. Integrate 21st-century communications into the management of academic information.
Module content:
Academic reading as well as academic writing and presentation skills, based on the approach followed in the healthcare sciences. *Presented to students in Health Sciences only.
Module content:
Study of specific language skills required in the Health Care Sciences, including interviewing and report-writing skills. *Presented to students in Health Sciences only. (BCur, BDietetics, BOH, BOT, Brad, BPhysT)*
Module content:
Introduction (terminology and anatomical orientation); chemical principles; cytology and histology; neuro-physiology and the senses; haematology and body fluids; cardiovascular system.
Module content:
Respiratory system; nutrition; digestion and metabolism; kidneys and acid-base equilibrium; endocrinology; reproduction physiology and reproduction; skin and body temperatures.
Module content:
The acquisition of a basic medical orientated vocabulary compiled from Latin and Greek stem forms combined with prefixes and suffixes derived from those languages. The manner in which the meanings of medical terms can be determined by analysing the terms into their recognisable meaningful constituent parts, is taught and exercised. The functional use of medical terms in context as practical outcome of terminological application is continually attended to.
Module content:
Units, vectors, one dimensional kinematics, dynamics, work, equilibrium, sound, liquids, heat, thermodynamic processes, electric potential and capacitance, direct current and alternating current, optics, modern physics, radio activity.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection
This module serves as an introduction to the fundamental concepts related to sports injuries.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Introduction to information technology in Sport and Exercise – computer skills; research techniques; library services and functions; searches, referencing techniques, plagiarism, ethics in research, theories in research.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection A study, critique and analysis of human motor growth and development in regular populations. Growth, maturation, physical activity and performance of children and adolescents as they progress from birth to young adulthood are included.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Development of programmes for stretching and flexibility training, strength training, speed development and plyometrics, endurance training, exercise selection, and periodisation. Sport specific. Periodisation: concepts and applications.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Selecting appropriate tests, testing protocols and procedures, and evaluation of test data.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Sports-specific skills, team situation; rules and regulations, refereeing; game analysis; coaching.
Module content:
*Closed - requires departmental selection This module introduces the student to basic anatomical concepts regarding body areas, levels, axes of motion and anatomical terminology. Development anatomy forms the first part of the module. From there the student continues to the study of osteology, anthropometry, musculo-skeletal system, bone function and classification, nerve innervation, anatomy of the brain, the cardio-respiratory system and the endocrine system. An important aspect of the module is movement anatomy and its application.
Minimum credits: 141
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Overuse injuries, lower limb injuries, knee injuries, and shoulder injuries. Sport-16
specific injuries, sports massage, and advanced CPR.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Nutrition and health, digestion, absorption and metabolism, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, energy balance and weight management. Food environment, nutrition during growth, nutrition and physical fitness, nutrition and stress management.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection This module introduces the field-based professional to the processes that underlie human movement learning. Principles of performance assessment, effective instruction, designing practice, rehabilitation and guidelines to optimise training experience, skill acquisition and performance will be included. Opportunities to apply principles and concepts will be incorporated.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Sports-specific skills, team situation; rules and regulations, refereeing; game analysis; coaching.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection The cell, bioenergy, muscle contraction, and respiration.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Biomechanics and muscle anatomy, classes of levers, structural kinesiology, central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. This module focuses on the biomechanical principles involved in human movement and sports activities. It comprises the study and analysis of linear and angular kinetics and the understanding of the biomechanical principles underlying the skeletal system and joints.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Acid-base balance, thermoregulation, hypo and hyperbaria, exercise metabolism, factors affecting performance.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Planning, organising, logistics and management of events, and also the effect of events.
Minimum credits: 130
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Applying biomechanical principles through understanding the use of various measurement techniques and technology for the biomechanical analysis of sport.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection The student will be taught on disciplines such as gymnasium layout, warm-up techniques and training methods with reference to traditional anatomical areas.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection After completion of this module the student will be able to perform the following applied physiological practical tests during talent identification and programme prescription: static lung functions, direct maximal oxygen consumption, indirect maximal oxygen consumption, anaerobic power tests, anthropometry, and the Wingate anaerobic muscle endurance test.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection In this module the focus will be on fundamental quantitative or experimental research methodology, and statistics. The student will have the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of the module through the medium of a written theoretical examination and a research proposal.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection This module focuses primarily on preparing the student for specialisation in biokinetics at postgraduate level. The focus is primarily on the anatomical position, symptoms and identification of the most important soft tissue injuries in sport and the use of exercise as a rehabilitation modality in the final phase of rehabilitation.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection Sports-specific specific evaluation and programme prescription.
Module content:
*Closed – requires departmental selection. Environmental considerations, nutrition, body composition and performance, cardio-vascular physiology.
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