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HL30062: Interdisciplinary study

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • CW Group presentation (CW 70%)
  • CW Research Proposal (CW 30%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
* Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the advantages and limitations of interdisciplinary approaches in sport, exercise, and health research, policy and practice.
* Critically evaluate interdisciplinary research focusing on sport and exercise.
* Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the interactive process of interdisciplinarity in which researchers work jointly to address a common research problem.
* Lead and contribute effectively to verbal and electronic discussions.


Aims: To extend knowledge and its translation into policy and practice following an interdisciplinary approach which encompasses the core disciplines of biomechanics, physiology and psychology and other subjects to contextualise within the sport, exercise, and health research area.

Content: Interdisciplinary study topics to include a combination of at least two of the sport and exercise core disciplines (biomechanics, physiology and psychology) and a selection of other disciplines related to the chosen study topic.

Course availability:

HL30062 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (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 5)
  • UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 5)

Notes:

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