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HSBH4109: Gender Equity in Health, Exercise and Sport

2025 unit information

Students will learn about the impact of menstruation, pregnancy, menopause and other hormonal changes on experiences in health, exercise, and sport settings. This unit takes an intersectional approach to educate students about the impact of gender and other identities in health, exercise, and sport settings. This unit will provide a dedicated space to address these contemporary issues and help students develop advocacy skills for use in health, exercise, and sport settings. This unit is being developed in response to Exercise and Sport Science advisory board recommendations of further focus on sex in health, exercise, and sport and builds on the social determinants of health that students were introduced to in earlier years.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Movement Sciences
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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A minimum of 90 credit points
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Demonstrate understanding of gender identity and intersectionality as they apply to lived experiences in health, exercise, and sport settings.
  • LO2. Critically analyse the impact of menstruation, pregnancy, menopause and other hormonal changes on experiences in health, exercise, and sport settings.
  • LO3. Develop and refine self-awareness and reflection skills to further engage in the life-long process of developing a culturally competent practice in health, exercise, and sport settings.
  • LO4. Develop and utilise advocacy skills in areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion in health, exercise, and sport settings.
  • LO5. Apply an interdisciplinary approach to develop a more inclusive and diverse professional practice in the student’s own area of expertise.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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