Bachelor of Science Honours in Biokinetics

Purpose

• The first purpose of this qualification is to provide students with the opportunity to engage in advanced academic study and research in the areas of Biokinetics.
• The second purpose of this qualification is to provide students with the relevant applied knowledge base needed to pursue professional opportunities in the areas of Biokinetics.
• The third purpose of this qualification is to educate professional and academic specialists who can address the needs for both individual development and the transformation of South African society through the medium of participation in sport and other forms of physical activity.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

• Access may be gained to the qualification through the Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL).

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Biokinetics, Level 7.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Movement Science, Level 7.
• Advanced Diploma in Biokinetics, Level 7.

Qualifiers will be able to

1. Apply critical and creative thinking to the completion of research projects on a relevant topic in Biokinetics.
2. Participate effectively as a member of a group engaged in professional practice.
3. Organise self and others responsibly during fieldwork in sport and/or exercise settings.
4. Individualise professional interventions based on data collection and analysis.
5. Communicate effectively during professional applications, using visual and verbal means.
6. Understand the scientific basis of Biokinetics and the use of technology in the implementation of physical activity programmes that contribute to achieving both positive social and person health outcomes.
7. Develop an international perspective on the academic and professional scope of Biokinetics.
8. Reflect on learning strategies and identify those that are personally more effective for application to topics in Biokinetics.
9. Participate in efforts to provide physical activity programmes to members of the local community.
10. Recognise cultural differences in attitudes towards participation in exercise, sport and recreation programmes.
11. Explore the variety of career options associated with Biokinetics.
12. Apply an entrepreneurial approach to thinking about the profession of Biokinetics.
13. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the multi-disciplinary knowledge base of Biokinetics, including the effects of a variety of physical, social and economic variables on participation in physical activity.
14. Apply knowledge of research methodology, statistics, and technology to the exploration of critical issues in Biokinetics.
15. Demonstrate the professional skills needed to implement programmes enhancing the physical, social, psychological and/or motor performance status of participants in physical activity.
16. Understand the regional, national and international infrastructure of the fields of Biokinetics.

Qualifiers will be able to

• Formulate research projects based on critical reviews of literature in Biokinetics.
• Contribute as a member of a group making academic and professional presentations about relevant topics in Biokinetics.
• Participate effectively in an applied professional context related to physical activity programmes.
• Discuss a variety of perspectives on the value of participation in exercise, sport and recreation programmes.
• Complete a series academic projects that demand research in a variety of the sub-disciplines that characterise Biokinetics.
• Sustain involvement as a practitioner in a clinical or field setting focused on exercise, sport and/or recreation activities.
• Present various or adaptations in plans for programmes based on an understanding of the implications of the cultural backgrounds of participants on their involvement in exercise, sport and/or recreational activities.
• Demonstrate in oral and written presentations a grasp of the advanced principles underlying Biokinetics from multiple perspectives, including the physiological, psychological, motor, biomechanical, historical perspectives.
• Design a thesis proposal as well as complete a research project on a relevant topic in Biokinetics.
• Discuss variations in strategies for professional applications related to participants' gender, age, cultural background and disability (if applicable).
• Apply principles for professional practice that reflect current international standards for Biokinetics.

Integrated Assessment

• All students must successfully complete a series of academic presentations that demonstrate their ability to integrate theoretical knowledge from a variety of sources in order to address a relevant research problem in Biokinetics.
• All students must successfully complete a series of professional applications that demonstrate their ability to integrate theoretical knowledge from a variety of sources in order to provide scientifically-based services in Biokinetics.