Course title

SCI620

Pre-requisite

N/A

Course description

Exercise physiology covers the complete breakdown of the human body as it pertains to exercise and body movement. The course covers lecture and labs in the field of respiration; circulation; digestion; muscular and skeletal movements; VO2 max exchange; muscular overload; body composition; and body recovery. An overview of human anatomy and physiology as well as movement biomechanics will be covered. In Quarters 1; 2 and 3 there are 58 entire class periods of lab times. Following the labs; students are graphing; analyzing and interpreting data obtained from the lab studies. In Quarter 4; the student will learn about Biomechanics and sport skill analysis that involves a daily lab. Students analyze sport movements through videography and apply principles of physics to each motion. Students must have successfully completed Biology 1-2 and Algebra 1-2.

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Phoenix

School Address

N/A

School zip code

N/A

Requested competency code

Social Science

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • LBIO
  • Biology

Approved date

Denied reason

Need more information on what labs are completed in this class and how many hours of lab work is completed during class. Please resubmit with this additional information.

Online / Virtual

No