SPCO304-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)

Applied Biomechanics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

This course explores practical applications of biomechanics to equip students to support athletes to enhance sporting performance and minimise injury occurrence. Students will gain an understanding of the use of analytical methods and tools to make quantitative measurements and apply the principles of biomechanics to measuring and supporting performance.

Prerequisites

SPCO204 or SPRT204, or
30 points at 100-level MATH or PHYS and approval from Programme Coordinator.

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Health Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Workshop Activities 20% You are required to complete the weekly workshop activity. Due weekly.
Practical Assessment 40% Sporting movement analysis and interpretation. Due w/o 18 Aug 2025.
Biomechanical Movement Analysis 40% You are required to undertake a group-based biomechanical analysis to inform a presentation and athlete report. Due w/o 13 Oct 2025.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO304 Occurrences

  • SPCO304-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025
  • SPCO304-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)
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