2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Sports Science and Physiology

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

A Level or Advanced Higher: AAA-ABB from 3 A2/Advanced Higher including a science subject OR both Psychology and Sports Science/PE in place of a science at A2. General studies excluded. International Baccalaureate: 35-34 (with 18-16 at HL) including 6 in a science and another science or science-related subject at HL.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Faculty of Biological Sciences Undergraduate School

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Faculty of Biological Sciences Undergraduate School: Sport and Exercise Sciences

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Biosciences benchmark, adapted to be appropriate to Sport and Exercise Sciences programmes, incorporating elements of the benchmark for Hospitality, Sport, Leisure and Tourism.

Programme specification:

By the end of this programme, students should have a broad understanding of each of the major sport and exercise science disciplines and their relationship to sport and exercise, with an in-depth appreciation of exercise physiology. They will have been introduced to state-of-the-art techniques currently in use in research laboratories and will have an understanding of the mathematical, theoretical and conceptual foundations of biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor control and sports and exercise psychology.

Analytical, evaluation and design skills necessary for work in a research environment will have been developed. Specific and/or transferable skills necessary to become a sports and exercise scientist, or someone working in a sport and exercise environment, including postgraduate training and research opportunities leading to for example, physiotherapy, masters by research or PGCE teaching.

Year-long periods of study abroad and working in industry are options for some students.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates will be required to study 120 credits.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates may take up to 10 credits of optional modules.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may take up to 10 credits of discovery modules.
- Students must ensure they check that the Discovery modules they select fit into their timetables for both semesters.
- Student should note that they are not allowed to select PSYC1613 as it is mutually exclusive with their core module SPSC1216.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates will be required to study 120 credits.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

GROUP A
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

GROUP B
Candidates will be required to select a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Group C
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Group D
Candidates may select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following suggested modules.
Modules not coded SPSC must be checked to ensure that you have the required pre-requisites and that they fit into your timetable.
Candidates may only select a maximum of 20 credits that are not level 2 modules (i.e. LEED1XXX) Candidates who choose one of these modules should be aware of the implications for completing their degree and on their classification average.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may select 10 credits of discovery modules.
- Remember some Discovery modules will have pre-requisites that you need to ensure you have completed in order to take them. If you don't you may find you are removed from the module during the checking phase in the summer and are left with little or no choice at that point.
- If you chose to take an discovery module it will be in lieu of a module from Optional modules group D above.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates will be required to study 120 credits.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

It is recommended that candidates select a Physiology research project.

Optional modules:

GROUP A
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 40 credits from the following optional modules:

GROUP B
Candidates may take between 0 and 20 credits from the following modules.
Candidates may only select a maximum of 20 credits that are not level 3 modules (ie SPSC2XXX or LEED2XXX). Candidates who choose one of these modules should be aware of the implications for completing their degree and on their classification average.

or other modules as agreed by the programme leader

Last updated: 11/09/2017

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