Adapted Physical Activity (EXMD3070)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
School
Human Movement Studies School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Incompatible
HMST4070 or HMST7366 or HMST7070; HMST3070
Prerequisite
[EDUC3004 or HMST2362 or HMST3362 or EXMD2362] + Apply First Aid (CPR) certificate and Blue Card or with approval from course coordinator. Please note that CPR must be renewed on a yearly basis.
Assessment methods
Mid-semester and final exams and practical assessment in Motor Active (paediatric motor skills clinic)
Course enquiries
Professor Sean Tweedy ()
Associate Professor Sean Tweedy
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Reviews evidence base for practice in adapted physical activity and provides skills and knowledge necessary for working with people with disabilities in the professional practice of exercise science. Course concentration on neurological impairment, although other impairment types (intellectual, vision, complicated musculoskeletal) are considered. In addition to lectures and tutorials, student learning is enhanced by 8 x 3 hr of clinic-based work in the School's Motor Active Program for children with movement difficulties. This course had the previous code of HMST3070 which can be viewed in the archived area within the Course and Program site http://www.uq.edu.au/study/archive/index.html
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (08/07/2024 - 16/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |