Module manager: Dr Matthew Lancaster
Email: M.K.Lancaster@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
On completion of the module students will be able to;
- apply and develop knowledge and skills from previous levels;
- discuss key contemporary issues in exercise physiology;
- critically evaluate chosen key issues;
- critically analyse the literature pertinent to chosen key issues;
- understand the relevance of the contemporary issues to sport and exercise science.
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 types and implications for performance
- Cardiac hypertrophy and exercise adaptation
- Cardiovascular and pulmonary limitations to performance
- Genetics of human performance
- Exercise and treatment of neural dysfunction
- The female athlete triad
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Seminar | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Private study hours | 86 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 14 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Private study, reading and preparation of assessment: 86 hours.
Tutorial and lecture attendance.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 x 2,000 word essay | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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