Sport and Exercise Science
BSc (Hons)

Introduction to Research (Core)

This module will introduce you to fundamental issues in research methods and design. It will cover basic data handling and manipulation skills within quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Physiology of Exercise (Core)

This module introduces you to fundamental principles underlying exercise physiology, focusing on the structure and function of physiological systems. You should be able to identify key physiological responses to exercise within theoretical frameworks and concepts, and you should also be able to assess and record physiological responses to exercise using newly learnt laboratory techniques to further your understanding and present your findings within pre-defined criteria associated with the study of exercise physiology.

Fundamentals of Sport Psychology and Skill Acquisition (Core)

This module aims to provide you with the foundations of skill acquisition and sport psychology

Functional Anatomy (Core)

This module will introduce you to the fundamental aspects of human musculoskeletal anatomy and functional motion. It will involve a series of lectures to identify and explain the key principles and associated smaller group laboratory/seminar classes to allow the students to further explore and understand these topics.

Laboratory classes will provide you with hands-on experience of human anatomy and motion.

Fundamentals of Biomechanics (Core)

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Practical Field Tests in Sport (Core)

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Research Methods (Core)

This module is designed to introduce you to fundamental issues in research methods and design. The module will allow you to engage in the interpretation and critical evaluation of existing research in sport science. It also aims to increase your understanding of the purpose and production of a scientific review of literature.

Physiology of Training (Optional)

This module will enable you to develop an integrated approach in the physiological aspects of training. This includes developing sound theoretical knowledge and practical skills to understand the physiological responses to training and how these can be manipulated to maximise performance. You will also begin to develop the ability to assess determinants and limitations of performance from an integrated and mechanistic viewpoint.

Contemporary Insights Into Sport Psychology (Optional)

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Sports Biomechanics (Optional)

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Neuromechanics of Human Movement (Optional)

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Testing and Monitoring in Sport (Optional)

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Contemporary Issues in PE and Sport (Optional)

This module aims to further develop your understanding of social sciences and how these have an impact upon a sport and physical education. Particular consideration will be paid to the nature and purpose of sport, how factors of social structure and agency impact participants in sport and the environment they inhibit. Consideration will also be given to how life experiences impact psychological and physical development of young people. You will be able to critically assess a range of social issues, and will be introduced to philosophical, sociological and psychological theories which can be used for comparative and analytical purposes.

Skill Acquisition I (Optional)

This module is designed to provide an understanding of how skills are acquired and what practitioners can do to expedite the learning process. Key evidence-based methods for enhancing skill acquisition will be covered alongside theoretical explanations of key research findings. You will have opportunities to put these methods into practice.

Notational Analysis (Optional)

The module aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of objective analysis of sports and coaching performance. The module will provide a foundation and awareness of the variety of uses and types of notational analyses. In addition, you will develop an understanding of sport-specific coaching preparation processes based on the analysis of a variety of sports.

Experience and Employment in Sport (Optional)

This module aims to provide you with an opportunity to experience the workplace and to develop skills and knowledge in relation to working within the sport sector.

The module will help prepare you for the workplace by raising awareness of workplace issues, and encouraging you to reflect on your own personal and professional development. It will also help you to define and then develop the specific work-related skills that you need in order to become more employable in a sporting field. You will be encouraged to share experience in order to encourage learning and to help you articulate your strengths.

Research Project (Core)

This module aims to give you the opportunity to utilise and further develop skills you have gained at Levels 4 and 5 (years one and two) by carrying out an independent piece of research within your chosen area of interest. 

Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology (Optional)

The aim of this module is to give you applied competence and knowledge in a range of physiological testing procedures.

Environmental Physiology (Optional)

This module aims to give you an understanding of the effects of environmental factors on sport performance and to enable you to critically evaluate strategies to improve performance.

Applied Sport Psychology (Optional)

The module aims to assess your ability to understand, critique, and apply various assessment methods unique to the domain of applied sport psychology. You will demonstrate a critical understanding of theoretical frameworks and models which underpin the psychological techniques implemented by an applied practitioner.

Experimental Biomechanics (Optional)

The module aims to develop knowledge, understanding and experience of kinetic and kinematic measurement techniques involved in biomechanical analysis of sport performance. 

Applied Biomechanics (Optional)

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Performance Analysis (Optional)

The module aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of objective analysis of sports performance. The module will provide a foundation and awareness of the variety of uses and types of notational analyses. In addition, you will develop an understanding of sport-specific coaching preparation processes based on the analysis of a variety of sports.

Professional Observation (Optional)

In this module you will develop critical appreciation of the relevance of sport science in real sporting contexts. The module provides you with the experience of arranging, managing and attending a work placement.

Issues in Sport, Health and Exercise (Optional)

This module provides the opportunity for critical analysis of current issues within sport science and to develop your interactive communication skills. 

Skill Acquisition II (Optional)

This module provides you with an in-depth and critical understanding of contemporary theory, research, and practice in the field of skill acquisition and motor behaviour. This module also aims to enhance applied practice by allowing students to plan, develop, and implement sessions that are evidence-based and grounded in theory.

Advanced Contemporary Issues in PE and Sport (Optional)

This module aims to offer an enhanced understanding of social sciences and how these have an impact on sport and physical education. Further questions will be raised in relation to the purpose of physical education and sport in relation to philosophical theories about both the nature and reality of the educative process in physical education and sport. Additionally, macro and micro-level sociological concepts will be covered and how these concepts influence both practitioners and participants will be considered. You will be able to critically assess a range of social issues and will be introduced to philosophical, sociological and psychological theories which can be used for comparative and analytical purposes.