Swift Current
TDT - SC - 06-07-2021
7 MON TO 17 THU
Class 1 Truck Driver Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) program (theory only)
Introduction to Nutrition
This course will provide an introduction to the macro and micro nutrients vital to health and well-being with specific reference to the Dietary Reference Intakes and the Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Emphasis will be on their functions, metabolism and dietary sources.
Lifespan Growth and Motor Development
This course provides a general introduction to the analysis of motor development across the life span. It presents students with the opportunity to investigate the principles, research and applied practice of motor development from infancy to older adult. Current topics in motor development are presented using a unifying constraints model approach. This approach takes into account the individual as well as the environmental and task factors that potentially affect human growth and motor development.
Lifestyle, Health and Wellness
The factors which affect and individual's health will be examined and the potential role of lifestyle choices in the maintenance of health will be discussed. This course will enable the student to become an informed, responsible, active participant in one's own health.
Human Biology
An introductory level course covering the principles of biology with examples taken from humans. * Note: This course is designed to apply the study of biological principles to humans.