SPORTS AND EXERCISE SCIENCE

SPORTS AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
Course Code
SR 3504
Credit Points
30
Course Coordinator
Dr H Wackerhage and Dr A Lionikas

Pre-requisites

SR 2002, and SR 2501.

Notes

The practical work required in this course may pose difficulties to some students with disabilities. If this arises alternative arrangements will be made. Any student wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.

Overview

The course describes skeletal and heart muscle, diseases/injuries of these organs and the use of exercise as a treatment. Anatomical prosections are used to illustrate musculoskeletal anatomy and their association with sports injuries. Mechanisms of sarcopenia, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease are discussed together with the detailed mechanisms that explain the success of exercise interventions in the treatment of these diseases. Undergraduates attend and observe exercise therapy classes relating theory and practice.

Structure

12 week course comprising of lectures, practicals and exercise therapy sessions.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: case study (30%).