SPRT104-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)

Anatomy and Physiology

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

In this course, students will explore the human body’s structure and functions, and how systems interact and adapt to exercise.

Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology enables students to learn about the structure and function of the human body through weekly lectures, and lab and tutorial experiences. This very practical course will equip students to understand the basic structure and functions of organ systems of particular interest to human movement for sport and exercise participation, including

- Bones, muscles and joints
- Nervous system
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory system

Learning is supported through teaching sessions recorded through ECHO360, online video conferencing, worksheets, weekly online quizzes, and drop-in and email support from the course lecturer. The course text provides a rich online environment with videos, adaptive quizzes (questions get harder or easier based on your performance), learning activities and plentiful other multimedia support.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the levels of organisation in the body
2. Describe the structure and function of cells
3. Explain the concept of homeostasis and the function of homeostatic control mechanisms
4. Describe planes, joint & muscle actions using anatomical terminology in human movement contexts
5. Describe the structure and function of the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine,  muscular, and skeletal systems

Restrictions

TEPE102, SPCO104

Equivalent Courses

TEPE102, SPCO104

Course Coordinator

Brad Joseph Hurren

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Fortnightly quizzes 20% 4% quizzes fortnightly throughout semester 2.
Test 35%
Final exam 45% 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/.


Five fortnightly online quizzes will each contribute 4% towards the final grade, while the rest of the assessment will be comprised of two online tests/exams, each examining roughly one term's worth of course material.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

McKinley, M., O’Loughlin, V and Bidle, T; Anatomy and Physiology: An Integrative Approach ; 3rd edition; (There are several options for purchase, including $100 for electronic access. All students are expected to purchase an option which includes online access as there are many excellent resources in this text's online environment).

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.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPRT104 Occurrences

  • SPRT104-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025
  • SPRT104-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)