(Award available for year: Bachelor of Science)
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- Demonstrate coherent and detailed subject knowledge in Sport and Exercise Sciences;
- Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of the practical competencies that are standard features of sport and exercise sciences;
- Understand key issues in research methods and how to deploy advanced techniques of analysis and enquiry within sport and exercise sciences;
- Reflect critically on the professional and ethical codes of conduct used in the field;
- Critically understand the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to research and professional practice within sport and exercise sciences
- Critically appraise and synthesize interdisciplinary information to address issues within sport and exercise sciences;
- Critically analyse contemporary and complex issues both systematically and creatively;
- Analyse and synthesize advanced theories, concepts and principles of sport and exercise sciences
- Collect, synthesize, analyse, and evaluate research data using a wide range of methods;
- Monitor and critically evaluate exercise behaviour and sport performance in laboratory and field settings
- Plan, design, and execute a piece of original research;
Students will have had the opportunity to develop and refine, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- Time management skills: manage time effectively and work to deadlines;
- Client handling skills: effectively manage a wide range of professional relationships;
- Team working skills: interact effectively as a group member to solve problems;
- Problem solving skills: effectively select and apply problem solving techniques to a wide variety of situations;
- Communication skills: present an engaging and convincing oral presentation;
- Self-learning skills: work independently and demonstrate personal responsibility
- Apply a wide range of theoretical concepts and research findings to sport and exercise science settings;
- Employ a variety of methods to measure, record and analyse sport and exercise science data;
- Monitor human health and performance through exercise testing, and critically evaluate participant data to develop/design exercise interventions.
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- demonstrating the ability top apply a broad range of aspects of sport and exercise science;
- work that draws on a wide variety of material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;
- evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in depth enquiry within sport and exercise science;
- work that is typically both evaluative and creative.
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