You'll commence this programme after completing the 2 year Diploma in Sport and Recreation at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.
The focus is on the study of exercise and sport, with emphasis on improved performance, health and wellness and event management.
Co-operative 1 (30 points)
Provides an opportunity for you to apply knowledge and gain industry experience within a sport and recreation organisation. The co-operative experience is structured to allow you to critically reflect on the relationship between academic studies and practice and to develop the capabilities of teamwork and problem solving. You will prepare a proposal for an industry related project of your interest and of benefit to the organisation.
Co-operative 2 (30 points)
This paper allows you to continue to gain industry experience and apply knowledge within the sport and recreation organisation selected in Co-operative 1. You will complete, write-up and present the industry related project reflecting the planning carried out in Co-operative 1.
Facility and Event Management (15 points)
Provides an understanding of the planning process as it applies to sport and recreation facilities, programmes and events. Recreation planning for communities, including contract
management, will be examined, as well as programme planning and development for individual facilities and organisations.
Applied Sport Science (15 points)
This course advances on information learned in Exercise Science and applies it to sports performance. You are required to demonstrate competency in preparing specific and individual
training programmes for athletes based on their sport and physical assessment results.
Integrated Coaching Practice (15 points)
This paper provides an understanding of the coaching process as applied to coaching high performance and elite level performers. You will apply sport science principles to coaching
practice, and design coaching interventions to applied case-studies.
Food, Nutrition and Community Health (15 points)
This paper extends existing knowledge of nutrition for health in the community. Emphasis is on the nutritional basis for good health at the individual and population level, and methods for promoting healthy eating and healthy weight.
Advanced Human Movement (15 points)
This paper extends upon the biomechanical principles learnt within the year two paper and includes practical applications of these including video, force platform, EMG, linear transducer and technique analysis. You have the opportunity to explore your own biomechanical field of interest.
