Kinetic Studies 2A

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

87.5 credit points from Year 1 including Kinetic Studies 1A and 1B

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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The subject will involve further study and practice of ideokinetic processes to foster a balanced alignment of the skeletal system and re-education of neuromuscular habits in movement. Students will also investigate the mechanical principles underlying the design of kinetic imagery and the relationships of both bone and muscle groups in relation to postural alignment and efficient physical coordination. Students will experience moving from a source of imagery, emanating from Skinner Releasing Technique, ideokinesis and/or anatomical based releasing techniques. Other kinetic practices, such as Feldenkrais will also be studied. Students will study the development and use of imagery in movement and postural integration, components of good alignment, core stabilisation as well as structure, function and integration of the upper body structures.

Participation and contribution to course work (10%); practical examination (30%); written requirements totalling no more than 2000 words (60%). Hurdle requirement - 80% attendance.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this course students should have acquired the following skills:

• the ability to apply theory to practice;
• the capacity for kinaesthetic awareness;
• the ability to exercise imaginative and transformative processes;
• the capacity to communicate in writing.