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Professor & Head of Department
M Göbel, Dipl.-Ing. (MSc)(TU Darmstadt), Dr.-Ing.(PhD)(Aachen University of Technology)
Senior Lecturers
C Christie, BA(HMS)(UPE), BSc(MedHons)(UCT), PhD(Rhodes)
S Zschernak, Dipl.-Ing (MSc), Dr.-Ing (PhD) (TU Berlin)
Lecturer
AI Todd, MSc(Rhodes)
Junior Lecturer
MC Mattison, MSc(Rhodes)
Human Kinetics and Ergonomics (HKE) is a six-semester subject which may be taken as a major subject for the degrees of BSc, BCom, BJourn and BA. Such a major is designed to provide students with an interdiscplinary academic approach to the analysis of human movement and human performance.
Applied Physiology and Anatomy (APA) is a two-semester subject offered at second-year level.
To major in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, a candidate is required to obtain credit in the following courses: HKE 1; HKE 2; HKE 3; APA 2. See Rule S.23.
Credit in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics 1 is allowed for other degree/diploma curricula in the Faculty of Humanities and Science.
The academic base in all three years involves perspectives from four broad areas of study: the biophysical, physiological, psycho-social and conceptual domains. The professional aspects of the programme prepare students for careers in diverse fields including Ergonomics, Sports Science, General Health and Rehabilitation.
See the Departmental Web Page http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/hke/ for further details, particularly on the content of courses.
There are two first-year courses in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics. HKE 101 is held in the first semester and HKE 102 in the second semester. Credit may be obtained in each course separately and, in addition, an aggregate mark of at least 50% will be deemed to be equivalent to a two-credit course HKE 1, provided that a candidate obtains the required sub-minimum in each component. Supplementary examinations may be recommended in either course, provided that a candidate achieves a minimum standard specified by the Department.
Adequate performance in HKE 101 is required before a student may register for HKE 102.
Participation in a wide variety of laboratory experiences is incorporated into all sections of both semesters.
HKE 101
This course serves to introduce the fundamental concepts upon which the interdisciplinary analysis of human movement is based.
HKE 102
Biomechanical, physiological and psychological perspectives are covered in separate modules, and then integrated to establish an interdisciplinary understanding of "humans-in-motion".
There are two second-year courses in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics. HKE 201 is held in the first semester and HKE 202 in the second semester. Credit may be obtained in each course separately and, in addition, an aggregate mark of at least 50% will be deemed to be equivalent to a two-credit course HKE 2, provided that a candidate obtains the required sub-minimum in each component. No supplementary examinations will be offered for either course.
Credit in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics (HKE 101 and HKE 102) is required before a student may register for HKE 201 or HKE 202, and, depending on staffing and laboratory equipment resources, admission will be based on merit. Adequate performance in HKE 201 is required before a student may register for HKE 202. Applied Physiology and Anatomy is a required corequisite course for students registered for these courses.
Laboratory practicals complement the theoretical basis of all of these courses, where the use of modern technology in evaluating human responses to varying environmental demands will be applied.
HKE 201
The focus of the course is on biomechanics, ergonomics and the statistical analysis of human responses.
HKE 202
The course includes functional anthropometry and psychophysiological responses of humans under various conditions.
There are two second-year courses in Applied Physiology and Anatomy. APA 201 is held in the first semester and APA 202 in the second semester. Credit may be obtained in each course separately and, in addition, an aggregate mark of at least 50% will be deemed to be equivalent to a two-credit course APA 2, provided that a candidate obtains the required sub-minimum in each component. No supplementary examinations will be offered for either course.
Credit in HKE 1 is required before a student may register for APA 201 or APA 202; However, depending on staffing and laboratory equipment resources, admission will be based on merit. Adequate performance in APA 201 is required before a student may register for APA 202. The normal route to majoring in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics is to take HKE 2 and APA 2 concurrently. A student is required to have completed both HKE 2 and APA 2 before admission into HKE 3.
APA 201
The course is comprised of lectures and practicals that focus on the following: The interrelationship between form and function; analysis of human movement in anatomical terms: muscular skeletal kinematics and kinetics; basic physiology of organs and systems.
APA 202
The course is comprised of lectures and practicals that focus on functional anatomy, strength expression; biophysics and physiology of muscle function in humans.
Third-year level courses in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics
There are two third-year courses in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics. HKE 301 is held in the first semester and HKE 302 in the second semester. Credit may be obtained in each course separately and, in addition, an aggregate mark of at least 50% will be deemed to be equivalent to a two-credit course HKE 3, provided that a candidate obtains the required sub-minimum in each component. No supplementary examinations will be offered for either course.
Credit in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics (HKE 2) and in Applied Physiology and Anatomy (at least one of APA 201 and APA 202, and adequate performance in the other) is required before a student may register for HKE 301. Adequate performance in HKE 301 is required before a student may register for HKE 302.
Laboratory technology and practical involvement in experimental procedures relative to human performance assessment form an essential aspect of both courses.
HKE 301
The course includes psychokinetics, work physiology and the statistical analysis of human responses under varying environmental demands.
HKE 302
The course focuses on occupational biomechanics, work physiology and ergonomics.
This one-year postgraduate course comprises five units, four represesnting the domains of knowledge on which our inter-disciplinary focus is based and the fifth is a research project undertaken by the student in consultation with the staff, to add depth in an area of particular interest. These areas may include work space design, environmental influences, physical and mental workloads and occupational stress (to list a few). Scientific rigour, linked with application skills, is emphasized during research seminars, field trips and hands-on projects.
Suitably qualified students are encouraged to proceed to the research degrees of MSc, MA, and PhD, which involve preparation of a thesis under the supervision of the senior staff of the Department. Requirements for these degrees are given in the General Rules.
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