2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SPSC3321 Advanced Exercise Physiology

10 creditsClass Size: 75

Module manager: Dr Carrie Ferguson
Email: C.Ferguson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

Learning outcomes
On completion of the module students will be able to;
- apply and develop knowledge and skills from previous levels;
- discuss a number of key contemporary issues in exercise physiology;
- critically debate chosen key issues;
- critically analyse the literature pertinent to chosen key issues;
- understand the relevance of the contemporary issues to sport and exercise science.

Syllabus

This module will run as a series of four lectures and tutorials on separate contemporary issues in basic and applied exercise physiology.

These might include:

- Control of muscle oxygen consumption
- Plasticity of muscle fibre type and its implications for performance
- Cardiac hypertrophy
- Cardiovascular and pulmonary limitations to performance
- Genetics of human performance
- Aetiology of syndrome X
- Circadian rhythms in performance
- The female athlete triad
- Exercise in pre-puberty
- Exercise in pregnancy.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	6	1.00	6.00
Seminar	1	0.30	0.30
Tutorial	2	2.00	4.00
Private study hours			89.70
Total Contact hours			10.30
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Private study, reading and preparation for round table assessment: 90 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Tutorial and lecture attendance.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	1 x 30 minute round table group assessment	40.00
Essay	1 x 2,000 word essay	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

This is a compulsory pass element on the module. You will not gain credits if this is not completed successfully. Failure to complete this work to pass standard will result in a V code being appended to the final module mark.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/03/2017

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