CONTENTS OF CORE MODULES & PRESCRIBED ELECTIVES

ACADEMIC SUBJECT

Physical Education

Year

Module Code

Title

Module Category

No. of AUs

Pre-requisites

1

QPA520

 Introduction to Physical Education & Sport

Core

3

-

QPA521

 Growth and Motor Development

Core

2

-

QPA522

Anatomical and Biomechanical Foundations of Physical Activity

Core

3

-

QPA523

 Physiology of Exercise

Core

2

-

2

 QPA621 Foundations of Psychology & Motor Learning in Physical Activity

Core

3

Growth and Motor Development

     
     
QPA520 Introduction to Physical Education & Sport
     
This course emphasises concepts related to the broad field of physical education and sport.  It provides an overview of the disciplines that study the field’s philosophical, historical, cultural, and sociological foundations and their applications to professional practice.  The module examines the structure of the Singapore Sports Council, National Sport Associations, Singapore Schools Sports Council and the Co-Curricular Activities Branch and their relationships in promoting participation in sports from recreational to high performance levels.  The daily work in physical education and sport, looking at the traditional field of teaching and coaching, is also highlighted.  Current issues and future directions in the field are also explored.
     
QPA521 Growth and Motor Development
     
This module is designed to understand the relation between physical growth and motor development in children and adolescent. Various topics including stages, age related changes, individual differences, and gender differences in relation to growth and motor development will be covered during the module. In addition, interventional strategies to facilitate growth and motor development will be discussed. Implications for the teaching of physical education will be emphasized throughout the module.
     
QPA522 Anatomical and Biomechanical Foundations of Physical Activity
     
Structural anatomy deals with the knowledge and an understanding of the skeleton, joints and muscle structure that produces movement. Biomechanics is the study of a biological system by means of mechanics. This module introduces the basic mechanical and anatomical concepts and principles that govern human movement. The aim of this module is to enable student teachers to perform qualitative analyses of human movement using basic concepts of mechanics and anatomy in the context of PE and sports.
     
QPA523 Physiology of Exercise
     
The principal areas covered include energy metabolism for exercise, aerobic performance and anaerobic performance, sex and age-associated differences in exercise performances and thermoregulation in the heat. The associated teaching implications will be brought to the fore. In addition, aspects of functional anatomy dealing with the associated exercise parameters and the part each plays in physical performance, health and fitness will be discussed in this module.
     
QPA621 Foundations of Psychology & Motor Learning in Physical Activity
     
This module examines the foundations of sport and exercise psychology and the concepts and principles associated with skill acquisition.  Specifically, the module will focus on topics and issues related to the social psychological variables that influence participation in physical activity and sport, the sport and exercise environments within which participants operate, as well as selected outcomes of such participation.