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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 50%, PR 50% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take HL30469 |
| Description:
| Aims: To develop key conceptual and contextual knowledge of exercise and sports physiological issues surrounding working with specific populations in a sports performance environment. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * Effectively identify key physiological issues when working with specific populations in a sports performance environment; * Discuss the underpinning physiology from an exercise and sports perspective; * Analyse, reflect, evaluate and critically appraise the performance needs of a population and their relevance to a specific sports performance context. Skills: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, Application, Communication. Content: Paediatric; growth and maturation. Ageing; the masters athlete. Female athlete Weight category sports / obesity GP referral. Disability, clinical considerations and classification I (CP, visual impairment, les autres) Disability, clinical considerations and classification II (Spinal cord injuries, Amputees) Diabetic / Asthmatic Rehabilitation. |
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HL30470 is Optional on the following programmes:Department for Health
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