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HL40059: Physical activity and health across the lifespan

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework 1 (750 words) (CW 30% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Coursework 2 (750 words) (CW 30% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Coursework 3 (1000 words) (CW 40% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take HL30054 OR take HL30155
Description: Aims:
To enable students to apply advanced theoretical knowledge and understanding of basic Sport and Exercise Sciences to multidisciplinary Public Health challenges related to sedentary lifestyles and chronic disease.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit you should be able to:
* critically appraise and synthesise current evidence from a range of disciplines and apply them to the multi-disciplinary public health challenge of sedentary lifestyles.
* formulate multi-disciplinary, evidence-based strategies to improve sedentary lifestyles within a defined population group.

Skills:
Multi- and interdisciplinary thinking (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Working independently and as part of a team (facilitated and assessed)
Planning and managing learning (facilitated)
Communication skills (facilitated and assessed)
Synthesising and interpreting diverse evidence (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Development of theory and evidence into effective practice (facilitated and assessed).

Content:
Lectures will build on disciplinary knowledge gained from previous units and apply it to identification of health problems associated with sedentary lifestyles. Evidence will be presented within a variety of frameworks - e.g. Public Health, Epidemiology, Ecology. Contextual information may include: social psychology, lifecourse epidemiology, physical activity and chronic disease, research design, fundamentals of Public Health, physical activity promotion and prescription and principles and practice of behaviour modification. Discussion groups will address potential approaches to solving the problem of sedentary lifestyles. Coursework tasks will focus on practical, evidence-based, multidisciplinary solutions to sedentary living in defined population groups.
Programme availability:

HL40059 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • 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 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:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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