PHTY30420 Intro to Sports & Exercise Med

Academic Year 2019/2020

Sports and Exercise medicine (SEM) encompasses two different but related topics, namely sports medicine and exercise medicine. Sports Medicine involves the prevention, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders and medical issues related to exercise, while exercise medicine aims to use physical activity to prevent and treat chronic diseases (World Health Organisation 2013). In keeping with this definition, this module will introduce students to the speciality of SEM. It aims to facilitate student understanding of the important health benefits of exercise and physical activity, fundamentals of exercise screening and prescription introduces the concept of sports medicine. Core content includes: epidemiology of physical activity; exercise physiology, exercise testing and prescription, strategies for promoting exercise, sports injury aetiology, clinical presentations and a multidisciplinary approach to sports injury management.

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Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should have a basic understanding of the:
♣ benefits of physical activity on health and psychological well-being
♣ fundamentals of exercise screening, testing and prescription for healthy and clinical populations
♣ strategies to increase physical activity and exercise
♣ most common injuries related to exercise and sports
♣ role of the multidisciplinary team in the management of sports related injury

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

64
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; enquiry & problem-based learning; debates; case-based learning; student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
ANAT10120 - Clinical Human Anatomy II, MDSA20170 - Vascular Biology, NMHS10460 - Sci Principles Healthcare 2, PERS10060 - Intro to Exercise Science


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Designing an Exercise Programme (written) Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: 40 questions
MCQs are negatively marked. +2.5 for a correct answer, -1 for an incorrect answer and 0 for an unanswered question
 End of trimester MCQ n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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