Unit Synopsis
This unit will provide you with an understanding of behavioural theories that form the foundation of exercise and sport psychology. You will also learn about the role of exercise, physical activity, and sport in mental health and wellbeing. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to describe factors that influence exercise adherence, goal setting, and participation in physical activity. Further, you will develop introductory counselling and communication skills which will enable you to deliver effective behaviour modification strategies to individuals or groups in exercise or sport settings.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisite: ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Portfolio | 30% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 64.29% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.73% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student feedback and self-reflection
Students should not be assessed on developing a group exercise intervention as this is not the focus of the class and students in psychology and education do not have a background in exercise prescription.
It is recommended the unit coordinator remove the assessment question requiring students to develop a group exercise intervention.
The unit coordinator removed the assessment question requiring students to develop a group exercise intervention.
Source: Student feedback
The practical portions of the assessment are great as they allow for hands on experience which makes theory more relevant.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator aim to keep practical assessments as part of the unit.
The unit coordinator kept practical assessments as part of the unit.
Source: Student feedback
Education students in this unit are not fully aware that this unit is tailored towards exercise and sport science students and aligned to external accreditation requirements.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator make it clearer at the start of term that the class is designed to meet Exercise and Sport Science Australia accreditation requirements which are focused on exercise science and are not specifically tailored for education.
In Progress
Source: Self-reflection
Some students did not fully understand the requirement to submit their video for Portfolio Assessment 2.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator emphasise the importance of submitting the video portion of the portfolio assessment.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
The current structure of the unit is well-designed and works to deliver the required content in a logical order.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator undertakes minor updates to the unit for each new offering but attempt to maintain the current structure of the unit.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply behavioural theories that relate to exercise and sport psychology.
- Describe and implement effective goal setting to increase exercise adherence.
- Demonstrate counselling and communication skills expected of an exercise and sport science professional.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | |
| 3 - Portfolio | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |