University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Health Sciences in Sport and Exercise Sciences

Health Sciences and Social Services - Rehabilitative Health/Services

Purpose and Rationale

Purpose and Rationale of Bachelor of Health Sciences in Sport and Exercise Sciences

Purpose:

The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Sport and Exercise Sciences aims to:

  • Develop competent sport and exercise scientists to enhance athlete performance using professional, effective, science-based, and ethical methods.
  • Produce well-rounded practitioners with a deep understanding of human body processes, coaching principles, talent identification, and health and wellness promotion.
  • Enable learners to work as professional Sport and Exercise Scientists in sporting and health and wellness settings at various community and sector levels.
  • Focus on the business aspects of sports entities within communities and the broader legal and ethical framework of sports, health, and wellness industries.

Rationale:

The rationale for this qualification includes:

  • Providing learners with a comprehensive understanding of the human body's structure and function for practical application in sports and exercise.
  • Offering training and education for sport and exercise scientists and health and wellness promoters to effectively engage in sports-related activities, performance enhancement, and athlete health promotion.
  • Emphasizing the need for high competence levels in sport and exercise, as well as health and wellness sciences, due to the industry's broad scope and specialized nature.
  • Addressing the health promotion requirements of communities, particularly in addressing the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in South Africa.

Overall, the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Sport and Exercise Sciences aims to equip learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to positively impact athlete performance, health promotion, and community well-being within the context of sports, health, and wellness industries.

Outcomes

  1. Apply relevant procedures to physically manage the client (including referral as appropriate), in terms of normal and abnormal findings.
  2. Apply the principles, proven techniques and specialised skills required for the promotion of sport performance enhancement, exercise science and health promotion.
  3. Apply knowledge of the biopsychosocial, physiological, and basic sciences in terms of sport and exercise science and health promotion in the community.
  4. Apply the principles of ethics within a multi-cultural, national and international context.
  5. Evaluate and interpret multiple sources of literature related to the applicable field of study.

Assessment Criteria

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

  • Act in accordance with requirements of ethics and professional practice in prescribed organisational and professional contexts.
  • Assess and interpret the values and practices to address ethical and professional issues where necessary.
  • Discuss the role of the Sport and Exercise Scientist as a business entity within the community and greater sport, health and wellness, and legal infrastructures.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

  • Identify and apply appropriate strategies and methodologies to address challenges in a client's progress.
  • Identify and discuss the steps to monitor a client's progress.
  • Explain the effect of nutritional supplements on sport performance.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

  • Explain the basic life processes namely nutrition, digestion, metabolism, cardiorespiratory functions and anatomy.
  • Mental growth, behaviour, the significance of developmental and acquired defects.
  • Physical growth and development and the nervous control of the body and its functions.
  • Conduct limited research in the field of Sport and Exercise Science in a health promotion context.
  • Effectively produce and communicate information (orally and in writing) with the different role players in the Sport and Exercise Science as well as the health promotion domains.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

  • Discuss the principles of coaching, talent identification, notational analysis, fitness assessments, and exercise programming, monitoring and health and wellness promotion.
  • Demonstrate appropriate communication skills in health promotion within sport and exercise science.
  • Employ ethical principles in the prediction of possible long-term outcomes of health promotion in a multi-cultural, national and international context.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

  • Assess various sources of literature related to the field of study.
  • Differentiate between major research strategies.

Integrated Assessment:

  • Formative and Summative Assessments will be integrated to provide a coherent indication of the learners' ability, skill and experience.
  • Formative assessment practices may include formal and informal class tests, module or semester tests (where applicable), projects and practical assessments.
  • Summative Assessment will be done on completion of each module to assess the achievement of outcomes and may include written examinations, practical examinations, and project assessments.
  • Integrated Assessment approaches are required, focusing on assessing the achievement of the Exit-Level Outcomes holistically.
  • Practical work will be assessed through the development of a portfolio of evidence, documented, monitored, and assessed according to the assessment policy of the institution.

Qualification Details

Type
National First Degree
NQF Level
07
Min. Credits
360
SAQA Source
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The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 2005 through the merger of the Rand Afrikaans University, Technikon Witwatersrand, and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University. UJ is one of the largest universities in South Africa, with over 50,000 students enrolled across its four campuses. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields, including arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, business, and health sciences. UJ is known for its commitment to providing quality education, promoting social justice, and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

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