Unit of Study HLTH1002 PDHPE: Mind, Body and Soul (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides broad and critical foundational understandings and skills relating to the study of personal development, health and physical education. Details the nature and role of PDHPE as a discipline for supporting the development of health and wellbeing.

Unit content

Module 1: Fundamental movement skills

Module 2: Coaching and learning frameworks

Module 3: Games-based approaches

Module 4: Personal health

Module 5: Australian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Module 6: Settings-based health promotion

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3,5	Term3,5
Lismore	Term3	Term3
Online	Term3,5	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically examine the contemporary theory and practice underpinning the study of personal development, health and physical education

investigate developmental factors and motor learning theories related to personal development, health and physical education

demonstrate fundamental movement skills through areas such as dance, gymnastics, games and sports and a range of physical activities

discuss key issues in health studies, including healthy eating, sexual health, safety, drug education, child protection education, interpersonal relationships and healthy choices

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Project	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Project	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Project	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Project	50%

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