The Diploma Programme (DP) sports, exercise, and health science (SEHS) course combines academic study with the acquisition of practical and investigational scientific skills while developing creative and rational thinking. As an experimental science, SEHS requires not only a conceptual understanding of interrelated themes, but also an awareness of how scientists construct knowledge claims and the limitations of these methods. Studying SEHS offers numerous benefits and opens a wide range of opportunities for further studies.
SEHS is a human science driven by curiosity about what makes humankind flourish, both physically and mentally. Spanning multiple disciplines, it is the formal study of the impacts of physiology, biomechanics and psychology on human health and athletic performance.
Nature of science
Through studying SEHS, students will become aware of how scientists work and communicate with each other and of the ethical debates and limitations of creative scientific endeavour. The overarching theme nature of science develops scientific literacy and reinforces the course focus on skills and the interconnectedness of concepts, contexts and content, and so facilitates conceptual understanding.
Syllabus
The SEHS curriculum explores three themes:
- exercise physiology and nutrition of the human body
- biomechanics
- sports psychology and motor learning.
Through these, SEHS students will develop long-enduring knowledge and understanding of the science at play in human physiology, biomechanics and psychology. The study of their interconnections will provide students opportunities to explore different perspectives and conceptual frameworks.
Practical work
Practical work is a central aspect of the SEHS course allowing students to gain a deeper understanding of the subject content and associated concepts. It provides opportunities to develop a wide range of practical and investigative skills and to collaborate with peers. It presents students with the opportunity to experience a wide range of tasks, from closed to open inquiry, and from hands-on experimentation through to the use of simulations and modelling, incorporating technology where appropriate. The practical approach to the course delivery culminates in the interdisciplinary collaborative sciences project, that addresses real-world problems that can be explored through the range of subjects in the sciences group, and the scientific investigation.
SEHS subject brief
Subject briefs are short documents providing an outline of the course. Read the standard level (SL) and/or higher level (HL) subject brief below.
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