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Exercise Behavioural Science - HESC1531
Students

 
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
 
 
School:  School of Medical Sciences
 
 
Course Outline: http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Pre req: HESC1501
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course provides an overview of exercise behavioural science based on the concepts introduced in PSYC1001 Psychology 1A. It aims to acquaint students with those aspects of exercise behaviour that have relevance to health and exercise science. Topics covered include psychological responses to injury, exercise addiction, exercise motivation, the effect of exercise on the stress response, the exercise immune response, exercise and cognition, exercise and perception, and the effect of exercise on mental health.

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