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HL30044: Physiology of exercise and health

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2016/7
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 30%, EX 70%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 30% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Examination (EX 70% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this module you must take HL20185
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To introduce the physiological adaptations that occur as a result of participation in regular exercise and physical activity; and to understand how these adaptations lead to improvements in health.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Understand some of the relationships between exercise/physical activity and health; including the impact on physiological risk factors for chronic diseases (and the processes involved in the development of such diseases).
* Understand key concepts and terms such as 'exercise', 'physical activity', 'physical inactivity' and 'sedentary'.
* Understand the risk-benefits of physical activity for health

Skills:
Knowledge and understanding (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Intellectual skills (facilitated and assessed)
Professional practical skills (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Written communication (facilitated and assessed)
Numeracy (facilitated and assessed)
Data acquisition, handling, and analysis (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Information technology (facilitated and assessed)
Working independently (facilitated and assessed)

Content:
Health and disease in the UK and other developed countries, physical activity/exercise terminology and definitions, physical activity measurement, dietary analysis, impact of physical activity/exercise on chronic diseases and risk factors for disease (cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia/hypercholesterolaemia, cancer, osteoporosis), risk-benefits of physical activity, individual responses to exercise/physical activity.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL30044 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
  • UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
  • UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 4)
  • UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 5)
  • UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 5)
  • UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 5)

HL30044 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Biology & Biochemistry

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