Health and Exercise Science

This module aims to develop your academic and professional skills to facilitate successful progression through Higher Education. You will focus on developing an understanding of essential skills in higher education and sport and exercise science, such as proficiency in academic writing, research methods, data management, referencing, and digital literacy. You will also cultivate graduate employability attributes as part of your career learning to help equip yourself with essential skills for academic success and enhance readiness for postgraduate employment or further study.

This module provides an introduction to the theories and principles of sport and exercise psychology. Using themes relating to social psychology, cognitive psychology, motor skill acquisition, and mental skills training, you will develop an understanding of contemporary issues from real-world scenarios.

This module provides an introduction to exercise physiology and metabolism, including anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, endocrine and neural systems, as well as bioenergetics and metabolism. You will acquire fundamental knowledge through theory and application of this in practical contexts.

This module provides an introduction to human musculoskeletal anatomy and biomechanical principles relevant to human movement during sport and exercise. You will develop an understanding of fundamental techniques of movement measurement, description and quantification.

This module explores how the theoretical underpinnings of health and exercise psychology can be applied to analyse and evaluate across themes such as expertise and skill learning, performance in health contexts, psychophysiology, and how these are integrated into understanding behaviour and informing evidence-based practice. 

This module aims to advance your proficiency with academic and professional skills to facilitate continued successful progression through higher education. It focuses on advancing competency in essential skills for higher education and sport and exercise science, such as scientific and academic writing, advanced research methods, proficiency in data management, referencing, and digital literacy. You will refine your career learning to further cultivate graduate employability attributes through the application of professional skills within the context of sport and exercise science to enhance your readiness for academic success, post-graduate employment, or further study. 

This module explores biomechanical principles relevant to human movement during health and exercise, including the analysis and evaluation of contemporary biomechanical and performance measurement techniques and how these could be applied to real-world scenarios. 

This module explores how knowledge of the fundamental physiological systems and metabolism can be applied to analyse and evaluate performance in sport and exercise, and in response to physical (in)activity and environmental stressors using real-world scenarios and contemporary measurement techniques. 

This module focuses on the key skills for planning research, including searching and reviewing literature, and analysis of research methods in sport and exercise science. Emphasis is on developing and refining skills of critical analysis, personal reflection, study design, and use of methods of ethical, reliable and valid data collection. 

This module examines the theory and application of injury management and mitigation in health and exercise, including the physiological mechanisms of injury, diagnostic procedures, and evidence-based rehabilitation strategies. Through case studies and practical applications, students will gain proficiency in designing tailored rehabilitation programmes that emphasise a holistic approach to recovery. By integrating theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, students will develop industry-ready skills necessary to address a spectrum of musculoskeletal issues to promote optimal health outcomes and facilitate individuals' return to physical activity. 

In this module, you will focus on the key skills for conducting a project, culminating in a comprehensive body of work that includes a literature search and review, methodology, data collection and analysis, data interpretation and discussion. Emphasis is placed on developing and refining skills of critical analysis, study design, data analysis and interpretation, and effective scientific communication. The content also covers student autonomy, organisation and communication required for project management and delivery.

The module will develop the students’ interdisciplinary understanding of health and clinical applications within exercise science. The module explores the barriers to physical activity and health within a number of physical and mental health conditions. Students will develop a nuanced perspective on the use of evidenced-based practice and the application of contemporary exercise science principles to promote health and manage conditions in clinical contexts.