2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

BMSC2241 Physical activity across the lifespan

10 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Sarah Astill
Email: S.L.Astill@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

First year of a programme in SBMS, or equivalent

This module is mutually exclusive with

BMSC2239

Applied Concepts in Physical Activity and Health

Module replaces

SPSC2242

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The module covers definitions of physical activity and recommendations for different populations by national (Chief Medical Office, UK) and Global health bodies (World Health Organisation). Students will examine the use of wearables and technology and consider how to measure and promote physical activity for specific populations throughout the life and health span.

Objectives

This module aims to cover the concept of physical activity promotion and assessment. This module also investigates how to design and measure the impact of physical activity programmes for specific populations throughout the life and health span.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Define the concepts of physical activity and sedentary behaviour and evaluate techniques to measure activity-related parameters.

2. Design, communicate and evaluate interventions to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour.

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1. Managing knowledge: collecting, selecting, organising and interpreting data, data evaluation and synthesis, use of IT skills.

2. Presentation skills: audio / visual presentation of data.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	9	1.00	9.00
Seminar	4	2.00	8.00
Tutorial	1	3.00	3.00
Independent online learning hours			4.00
Private study hours			76.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students have previously delivered presentations throughout year 1 formatively to prepare them for this type of assessment.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	Podcast interview style presentation-individual	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 08/05/2024

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