SPCO221-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020

Sports Injuries and their Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

This course will provide students with an understanding of prevention, treatment, management and rehabilitation of acute and chronic sports injuries, essential for sports coaches. The injury risk to special population groups such as children, adolescents, and female athletes will be highlighted.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the role of a sports coach to prevent and manage sports injuries
  • Differentiate and classify acute and overuse sports injuries specific to body parts
  • Understand the healing process and explain the  injury mechanisms for a range of sport injuries
  • Assess a sports injury within the scope of a sports coach
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation
  • Identify injury risks and preventative strategies specific to a range of sports and/or environmental conditions
  • Evaluate and identify strategies for the prevention and management of acute and overuse sports injuries
  • Identify sports injury risks related to specific population groups
  • Demonstrate the ability to strap upper and lower limb joints aimed at preventing common sports injuries.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject, or
any 15 points at 100 level from SPCO.

Course Coordinator

Sibi Walter

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Sport Injuries Assignment 50%
Final Exam 50% 3 hours duration. To be held during the official UC Examination period. Check the UC examination timetable for date, time and room venue. Keep up to date through this link: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $900.00

International fee $4,250.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO221 Occurrences

  • SPCO221-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020
  • SPCO221-20S2 (D) Semester Two 2020 (Distance)
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