Course Handbook
BSc Sport and Exercise Science
2015/16
Contents
Sources of Additional Information .......................................................................................................................2
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Welcome ..........................................................................................................................................................3
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Your Course Team .........................................................................................................................................4
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An Introduction to your Course....................................................................................................................6
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The Structure of your Course .......................................................................................................................7
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The Staffordshire Graduate and Employability ..........................................................................................8
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Professional Recognition ...............................................................................................................................8
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Learning, Teaching and Assessment on your Course ...............................................................................9
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Learning and Teaching ..........................................................................................................................9
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Placements and Work-Based Learning............................................................................................. 10
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Assessment .......................................................................................................................................... 10
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How to Submit Assessments ............................................................................................................. 11
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Feedback on your Work ..................................................................................................................... 11
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External Examiners Appointed to your Course ............................................................................... 12
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Extra Costs ................................................................................................................................................... 12
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Communication ............................................................................................................................................ 12
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Support and Guidance ............................................................................................................................ 12
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The Student Voice ................................................................................................................................... 13
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Rules and Regulations ............................................................................................................................ 13
Appendix A – Award Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................ 14
Appendix B – Curriculum Maps ......................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix C – The Staffordshire Graduate ....................................................................................................... 16
Appendix D – BASES endorsement mapping information ............................................................................. 16
Sources of Additional Information
This handbook provides useful information about your course, how it will be delivered and how you
will be assessed. It does not try to give you all the information you will need during your time at the
university. More information can be found in the following places:
Online Student Guide
The online student guide (http://www.staffs.ac.uk/student/guide) provides important information
about the University and the services available to students, including:
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Welcome Week
Student Cards
e:VisionStaffs Portal
Our Student Charter
The Staffordshire Graduate
Term Dates
Timetabling
Student accommodation
Campus and travel information
Finance, fees and support
Disclosure and Barring Service applications
Visas
Course and module enrolment
Changing your award or modules
Withdrawing or intermitting from your course
University rules and regulations
Disciplinary matters including academic
misconduct
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Appeals and complaints
Referencing and study skills (including
guidance on completing assessments)
What to do if you can’t hand in work due to
circumstances beyond your control
Examinations
Getting feedback on your work
The student voice
Employability and careers
IT services and support
Disability and dyslexia
Counselling
The Nursery
The Multi-Faith Chaplaincy
Graduation
Certificates, Transcripts and Verification
Letters
Module Handbooks
Your course is made up from a number of individual modules. Detailed information on each module is
provided in separate module handbooks. Your module tutor will tell you how to access the handbook
for their module.
The Blackboard Online Learning Environment
Information and learning materials for your modules will be provided on the Blackboard online
Learning Environment. Blackboard will form an important part of your learning experience. Please let
your module tutor know if you encounter any problems accessing this material.
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1.
Welcome
Welcome to Sport and Exercise Science
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the course. I hope you find your course challenging, rewarding and
fun and look forward to working with you over the coming years.
Jacky Forsyth
Course Leader
Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences from the Dean
A very warm welcome to you! You are joining a vibrant community of staff and students across a wide
range of health science disciplines. Whatever the specific nature of your chosen programme, you will
benefit from a lively mix of people, facilities and resources.
To help you to succeed you will have access to our staff expertise and facilities, and also to a range of
student support services to help deal with your own particular needs and circumstances. Your success
is the measure of ours, so we have a very real interest in making sure that you make the best of your
time here. As well as qualifications, we want to help you to acquire the skills, knowledge and
confidence that will carry you through to a rewarding and fulfilling professional life. Staff will be
available to advise, encourage and support you throughout your programme. They’re dedicated to
helping you be a success!
We can only support you effectively, however, if we are aware of any problems you are encountering,
so please, if you are struggling with any aspect of settling into University life, talk to one of us about
it. You can approach your personal tutor, your award leader, our student guidance advisor, or staff in
the reception team of the Faculty office. While the first few weeks at university can seem bewildering,
try not to be put off by this and remember that we are all here to help!
Your part is to take your study seriously, to ensure that you set-aside appropriate time for your study,
to make full use of the diverse range of learning opportunities, both in class and directed learning
activities outside of classes.
You have made a good choice in coming to Staffordshire University. By engaging fully with your
course as well as the students and staff around you, together we will help you realise your full and
unique potential.
My colleagues and I look forward to working with you and wish you every success with your studies.
Very best wishes,
Dr Nigel Thomas
Dean
Faculty of Health Sciences
You can find further information on the faculty of Health Sciences by visiting:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/academic_depts/health/index.jsp
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Your Course Team
The course team includes:
Course leader:
Dr Jacky Forsyth, B180, 01782 294057, j.j.forsyth@staffs.ac.uk
My role is to ensure that the content of your course meets the requirements for endorsement by
the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), but also that it fits into the
University structure, and that it meets your needs as a student. I lecture in exercise physiology,
and have developed the content for the exercise physiology-related modules. My research is in
the area of women’s physiology, fitness and health, and my staff profile can be found at:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/jjf1.jsp
Level leaders:
The role of the level leaders is to address any concerns or issues regarding learning, teaching and
assessment relevant to your particular level.
Level 4 Dr Matt Slater, B178, 01782 294424, m.slater@staffs.ac.uk.
I am a lecture in sport and exercise psychology. The main focus of my research centres on the
social identity approach to leadership and team functioning. I am also a consultant to Stoke City
Ladies Football Club and Girls Centre of Excellence, and the England and Wales Cricket Board. My
staff profile can be found at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/ms36.jsp
Level 5 Mrs Jo Ellard, B175. 01782 294153, j.d.ellard@staffs.ac.uk
I lecture in sports policy and sports development. My research interests are around Sport in
International Development, focusing on the use of sport as a means to achieve development
objectives in the developing world and those nations struck by large scale disaster. My staff
profile can be found at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/jde1.jsp
Level 6 Dr Lynne Duval, B177, 01782 294341, l.duval@staffs.ac.uk
I lecture in sports sociology and sports history. My research areas are around gender equity and
inclusion in sport. My staff profile can be found at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/ld2.jsp
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Final year project co-ordinator: Naomi Ellis, B178, 01782 294398, n.j.ellis@staffs.ac.uk
I lecture in physical activity and health, but also run the level 6 module, which involves the final
year dissertation. My main research interest is in the area of physical activity and mental health,
with my main focus being on qualitative research methods. My staff profile can be found at:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/nje1.jsp
The Administrative Team/Reception is located in Room B273, telephone 01782 294019 email
stokead@staffs.ac.uk. The team consists of Emma Cowdell and Jane Sheldon and they should be
your first port of call if you have any queries or problems relating to course administration, or if
you are unsure of how to deal with other queries. All enquiries should be made via the Reception
desk in the first instance. The receptionist will assess whether they are able to help you
immediately or whether you need to talk to another member of the team. Hence, they may call
on colleagues who can advise on queries concerning:
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Modules
University regulations
Your credit and progression status
Referral opportunities
Claims for extenuating circumstances you may have made in relation to assessment
Information about your study here: award and module records, local and home address
information, etc.
Any changes to your award or programme of study
Registration events for level 5 and level 6 study
It is important that you get to know Emma and Jane, as they are responsible for keeping all the
information on your time with us accurate and up-to-date. In particular, make sure that you:
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Check your e-mail account regularly for any information or queries sent to you by Faculty
administrators or by academic staff. It is your University e-mail account which we
will use for all University correspondence.
Always let the team know of any changes in your contact details; this includes mobile
numbers as well as home and term addresses. It really is important that we know how to
get in touch with you – for example not telling us of a change of address might mean
results/referral information do not get to you.
Always ensure that the admin team is aware of any changes you make to your academic
profile (modules/award) by completing the appropriate module amendment/award transfer
forms.
Please feel free to call into the reception (B273). All queries, no matter how small or large, are
welcome as they ensure that your records are always correct – and this does prevent delays or
difficulties in confirming results at the end of each Academic Year. If you have a problem that the
administrative team can’t help you with, they usually know somebody who can.
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A full list of staff contacts can be found at:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/directory/
Simply type in the name of the member of staff you are looking for. The contact details of the
staff teaching you will be on the module handbook and the relevant Blackboard page.
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An Introduction to your Course
The aims of the BSc Sport and Exercise Science course are to:
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Provide a relevant, multidisciplinary curriculum that meets the needs and competencies of
students from diverse backgrounds.
Provide a learning and teaching experience that is enhanced by research informed and
vocationally relevant, quality teaching.
Provide a supportive and flexible learning environment for students.
Support students in the preparation for, and progression within, the world of work
Your award has a set of written learning outcomes that describe what you should be able to do
by the end of the course. These statements are designed to help you understand what you need
to do to pass your course and receive your award. The outcomes for your course can be found in
Appendix A of this handbook.
Each module you study has separate learning outcomes which join together to enable you to
demonstrate that you have achieved the overall learning outcomes for your award. The learning
outcomes for your modules can be found in your module handbooks.
The specific learning outcomes for your award and modules have been matched to eight
university wide learning outcome statements (knowledge and understanding; learning; enquiry;
analysis; problem solving; communication; application; and reflection). These standard
statements describe the abilities and skills all Staffordshire University students should
demonstrate in order to pass their course. The statements have been designed to meet national
expectations contained within the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. This ensures
that the learning outcomes for your course are equivalent to similar courses at other UK
universities and colleges. A table showing how your module learning outcomes have been aligned
with the eight university learning outcome statements can be found in Appendix B.
The design of your course has been guided by the national subject benchmark for Leisure, Sport
and Tourism. Written by national experts, the benchmark describes the defining characteristics of
the subject area and the abilities and skills you should be able to demonstrate by the end of the
course. A table showing how your course reflects the subject benchmark can be found in
Appendix B.
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The Structure of your Course
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SPOR40795
Developing
Research Skills in
Sport & Exercise
(Enhancing Career
& Personal
Success)
SPOR40792
Introduction to
Physiology,
Biomechanics &
Nutrition
SPOR40796
Introduction to
Psychology of Sport,
Exercise and Physical
Activity
SPOR40793/SPOR40500
Coaching and Teaching
in Sport (Invasion Games
OR Individual Sport
choice)
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
SPOR50723
Research &
Graduate
Employability in
Sport & Exercise
(Enterprise,
Entrepreneurialism
& Citizenship)
(30 credits)
SPOR50725
Physiological
Assessment &
Intervention
SPOR50511
Advanced Sport and
Exercise Psychology
SPOR50782
Biomechanics &
Kinesiology I
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
SPOR60520
Personal &
Professional
Development in
Sport & Exercise
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2 Sports Science options from:SPOR60522 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness
SPOR60803 The Psychology of Competitive
Performance: Theory & Practice
SPOR60521 Applied Biomechanics &
Kinesiology
(all 30 credits)
Option modules
Comprising modules
from:
Sports Sciences,
Coaching
Sport & Exercise General
Option modules
Level 6 Options are:
Take 30 credits from the following list
ONE 30-credit module: SPOR60522 Sport & Exercise Physiology for Health & Fitness;
SPOR60803 The Psychology of Competitive Performance: Theory & Practice; SPOR60521 Applied
Biomechanics & Kinesiology
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TWO 15-credit modules: SPOR60523 Sport Nutrition (Sem 1); SPOR60534 Contemporary Issues
in Sports Coaching (Sem 1); SPOR60536 Fitness Instruction and Personal Training (Sem 1);
SPOR60524 Business Enterprise & Entrepreneurship in Health, Fitness and Sports Science (Sem 2);
SPOR60535 Children in Sport and PE (Sem 2); SPOR60537 Drugs in Sport (Sem 2)
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The Staffordshire Graduate and Employability
Please refer to Appendix C showing how your course enables you to develop the Staffordshire
Graduate attributes. We have specifically developed a stream of three core modules (HES91125-4
Developing Research Skills in Sport & Exercise, HSPSE92139-5 Research & Graduate Employability
in Sport & Exercise and HES93134-6 Personal & Professional Development in Sport & Exercise)
that will develop the core skills of enterprise, entrepreneurship and the Staffordshire Graduate
attributes.
More information on the Staffordshire Graduate can be found at:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/study/staffordshiregraduate/
The course will enhance your employability. For instance, tasks linking to employability will be
strongly featured in many learning activities, requiring reflection upon key skills, which prepare
you for, and enhance your contribution to the world of work. Many of the assessments on the
modules are specifically geared up to enhance your employability skills, such as communication
and interpersonal skills, technical/practical skills, and information technology skills. You will be
given the opportunity to undertake voluntary placement work as part of our Peak Condition clinic,
which is a student-led sports science support service. You will work under the supervision of staff
to deliver physiological monitoring services (i.e., fitness tests and advice) to athletes, or anyone
interested in improving their ‘peak condition’. See our website for further information:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/peakcondition, and follow us on Twitter: @SUPeakCondition. There are
also further placement opportunities available to you in level 6, since we have links with the
cardiac unit of the Stoke Royal University Hospital. Our graduates tend to go on to get jobs as
sports scientists, exercise and health specialists, or continue with their study onto our
postgraduate programmes or into teaching.
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Professional Recognition
The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) is a UK professional membership
organisation that endorses sport and exercise science undergraduate courses. The BASES
undergraduate endorsement scheme (BUES), launched in 2005, is today the recognised standard
for all sport and exercise science undergraduate degree programmes. Your BSc Sport and Exercise
Sciences award is endorsed by BASES, which means that you are rewarded with a high standard
of education:
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Studying the three disciplinary areas – Biomechanics, Physiology and Psychology
Exposure to the interdisciplinary study of sport and exercise science
Development of skills in experimental design, data analysis and other aspects of research
methods
A major piece of independent study in the form of a research project or similar in the field
of sport and exercise science.
Develop practical/laboratory experience, across Biomechanics, Physiology and Psychology
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Taught by staff with current professional experience - the programme team must comprise
at least two BASES accredited sport and exercise scientists.
Individuals who have a BASES-endorsed undergraduate degree and who complete a relevant
postgraduate degree will be considered as having the required level of underpinning technical
knowledge and understanding for BASES accreditation. BASES accreditation is awarded to those
practitioners who are deemed by the Association to have the minimum knowledge, skills and
understanding necessary to be safe and fit to practice as a sport and exercise scientist.
Employers looking to acquire the best sport and exercise scientists know that graduates of BASESendorsed programmes have received an appropriate curriculum, resources and opportunities that
undergraduate courses offer for training sport and exercise scientists.
You may find the BASES endorsement website useful: http://www.bases.org.uk/undergraduateendorsement-scheme-bues. How your course meets the requirements of BASES endorsement is
given in Appendix D.
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Learning, Teaching and Assessment on your Course
Learning and Teaching
A range of learning and teaching strategies will be employed to suit the various types of learner,
and to meet the needs of the specific learning outcomes of the modules. Typically, in sport and
exercise modules, lectures are supported by smaller-group seminars, workshops, laboratory
practicals, and coaching/teaching practicals, which are led by staff or students. You will also be
given independent learning activities. Where appropriate, your learning is supported by materials,
tasks and activities, which are provided via Blackboard. The balance of lecture to
tutorial/seminar/practical time is a deliberate intent to allow theoretical and generic knowledge
taught in lectures to be given context and meaning in real-world scenarios, which are achieved
through the use of case studies, research data, your own experience and discovery learning or
experiential approaches.
There are three levels of study for the BSc Sport and Exercise course: Level 4, Level 5 and Level
6, as indicated in the Course structure. There will be a shift over these three levels to promote
independent learning. In level 4, you will receive a high level of direction in the identification and
solving of problems given during tutorial and practical time. In level 5, you will still receive a high
level of direction in problem identification but will notice a greater emphasis on student-led
problems and solutions. In level 6, you will receive less direction in identifying the key aspects of
presented problems and will be encouraged to develop your own solutions to these problems. The
course is designed so that skills and knowledge gained in core modules can be transferred,
applied and developed within other modules both within and between levels. The modules which
focus on developing your research skills and enhancing your personal success, require you to
meet with tutors regularly, where you will develop: skills needed for higher education in level 4;
skills required for successful completion of a dissertation at honours level; and skills developed for
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ensuring a successful career path, which will ensure that you are constantly reflecting upon,
adapting and enhancing your learning.
The widening of access to programmes by students of an increasingly varied educational
background, which includes mature students, has focused tutors to consider innovation in the
learning and teaching. The course team has considerable experience of teaching students with
differing needs, particularly dyslexia, and meet regularly and frequently in order to monitor and
plan for a co-ordinated curricular experience. Applicants with disabilities and learning needs will
be identified and counselled as to the reasonable adjustments that can be made to learning and
teaching to ensure that they achieve the course outcomes.
Placements and Work-Based Learning
There is no formal placement requirements on this course, however, there are some voluntary
placement opportunities. For instance, you will be given the opportunity to undertake voluntary
placement work as part of our Peak Condition clinic, which is a student-led sports science support
service. You will work under the supervision of staff to deliver physiological monitoring services
(i.e., fitness tests and advice) to athletes, or anyone interested in improving their ‘peak condition’.
See our website for further information: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/peakcondition, and follow us on
Twitter: @SUPeakCondition.
Assessment
A range of assessment methods are used throughout the three levels to assess award-specific
and module-specific learning outcomes. At each level, you will be required to complete a variety
of context-specific coursework. You will be assessed in your ability to, for example, write essays,
give oral presentations, develop portfolios, write abstracts, conduct laboratory practicals, write
laboratory reports, give coaching and teaching sessions, and work under examination conditions.
When referencing, you are required to use the American Psychology Association (APA)
referencing style. Links to online APA referencing resources are provided in Blackboard.
Regarding APA basics for the reference list, references must be in alphabetical order by the first
author’s surname - see the reference list below for an example.
Bucksch, J., Finne, E., & Kolip, P. (2008). The transtheoretical model in the context of physical activity
in a school-based sample of German adolescents. European Journal of Sport Science, 8(6), 403412.
Stone, M. (2008). What is strength? Retrieved March 3, 2009, from
http://www.coachesinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=226:strengthwhatisstrength&catid=68:strength-generalarticles&Itemid=129
Thomas, J. R., & Nelson, J. K. (2006). Research methods in physical activity. (4th ed.). Champaign, IL:
Human Kinetics.
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Williams, J. M., Rotella, R. J., & Heyman, S. R. (2008). Stress, injury and the psychological
rehabilitation of athletes. In J. M. Williams (Ed.). Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to
peak performance (pp. 267-279). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
How to Submit Assessments
Online assignments will be submitted through Blackboard. The module handbook and Blackboard
site for that module will make it clear how and when you are required to submit your work. All
assignments should be submitted through the module space in Blackboard, and not through the
course space. All assignments are marked anonymously unless this is not possible or undesirable.
All electronic submissions via Blackboard should have an e-version of the coversheet cut-andpasted into the front of your assignment document.
In some cases you may be asked to submit your work via email or another online process. In
each case, this will be made clear in your module handbook.
You must submit all pieces of assessment required for each module on or before the submission
date for each piece of assessment. Failure to do so is likely to result in failure of the module
overall. There may be occasions when you are unable to submit or undertake a piece of
assessment due to circumstances beyond your control. The University has put in place a
procedure for dealing with such extenuating circumstances. You can find more information on the
university’s extenuating circumstances procedure at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/extenuating/
Feedback on your Work
You will normally receive feedback on all your assessments, other than examinations, within 20
working days following the date of submission of your assessment or actual date of the
assessment (in the case of class tests). For some assessments the feedback period will be less
than 20 working days. However, it may be the case that the 20-day rule for some assessments
cannot be met for justified reasons (for example, modules on which a large number of students
are enrolled). However, it is anticipated that this will apply to only a small number of modules on
your award and, in those cases, the feedback return period will not exceed 25 days. The
anticipated feedback return times for all assessments will be published in your Module
Handbooks. In order to ensure that feedback is provided within 20 days, in most cases, the marks
for your work will be provisional and will be subject to final ratification by the appropriate
Assessment Board in due course.
Feedback for examinations can take a variety of forms and be either generic or personalised.
Feedback will be provided at least four weeks before the next examination period.
We hope that you will also play your part by ensuring that you obtain your feedback from the
relevant sources as soon as it is available.
Our feedback is consistent with the Staffordshire University’s Assessment, Policies and
Procedures.
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External Examiners Appointed to your Course
External examiners help the university to ensure that the standards of your course are
comparable to those provided by other universities or colleges in the UK. More information on the
role performed by external examiners can be found at: www.staffs.ac.uk/externalexaminers/
One of your external examiners for your course is:
Name: Mark Thornewill (Coaching and Employability modules)
Job title: Director Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Institution: Stafford Borough Council
Details of relevant module external examiners should be included within module handbooks.
It is not appropriate for you to make direct contact with your external examiner.
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Extra Costs
There are no additional costs associated with this course, however, it is a good idea to purchase
sport and exercise kit, as kit is required for labs and practicals. You can find out more about kit by
contacting Matt Slater (Level 4 tutor, contact details identified earlier in this document).
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Communication
We will mainly communicate with you via email, and Blackboard, so it is very important to make
sure you regularly check your University email account and make sure that it is also not full (as
you won’t be able to receive messages). It is your University e-mail account which we will use
for all University correspondence. You should also visit the relevant Blackboard sites for your
modules. Some modules use a Twitter hashtag to guide your work; further information will be
available from module leaders. You are able to contact the course team via email, or work phone.
You can also sign up for a tutorial by contacting the tutor or by signing up on their ‘office hours’
located outside their doors.
10. Support and Guidance
Throughout your course you will meet the Module Tutors at the taught sessions. If you require
additional advice and guidance, please do not hesitate to contact the Module Tutors, Course/Level
Leader or the Award Administrator. One-to-one support tutorials can be arranged on request,
either be face to face, by telephone or by e-mail.
When you first enrol with the University you will be allocated a personal tutor. If we can, we try
to ensure that you will have teaching contact with this person. Your personal tutor will be an
academic member of staff who will be responsible for providing assistance to you throughout your
time at the University. You should be able to discuss anything you wish with this person - it may
be academic or personal. This person may also write a reference for you at the end of your
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studies, if you wish. You must ensure, therefore, that you provide your personal tutor with an upto-date curriculum vitae (CV) and you keep them informed about your circumstances and
achievements. You will be expected to meet your personal tutor at least once each semester, but
more frequently if you wish. Normally your personal tutor will run your Research and Career
Development tutorials and hence you will meet your personal tutor almost weekly. You usually
stay with the same tutor throughout your studies, however, in level six, it is usually your
dissertation supervisor that becomes your personal tutor. Your personal tutor will keep a record of
any one-to-one meetings and keep these confidentially on your personal file.
You may have issues that you do not want to discuss with module or personal tutors, in which
case you might consider talking to the Faculty Guidance advisors.
Information on university support services can be found in the on-line student guide (available at:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/student/guide/)
The Student Advice Centre run by the Students’ Union provides independent, impartial and
confidential advice to students free of charge. More information on the Students’ Union can be
found at: https://www.staffsunion.com/)
11. The Student Voice
During the course you will have the opportunity to share your views and opinions on your
modules, course and the University. Your feedback is key to ensuring that we get an accurate
picture of what it is like to be a student at Staffordshire University and enables us to enhance the
learning experience for current and future students.
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Course Committees. You will be made aware of scheduled meetings via email, and
will receive notes from the meeting, which will be circulated to you via email.
Student representatives are elected/volunteered through the tutor group system.
Once student reps have been confirmed, then you will be emailed their names and
contact details.
You will be invited to complete module evaluations and also end of course evaluations
(e.g., the National Student Survey)
Issues raised by previous students will be presented in handbooks and in the
beginning of each module; how the course team addressed these issues will be
provided.
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12. Rules and Regulations
Your course is delivered and assessed according to the University’s Academic Award Regulations.
These can be accessed at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/regulations
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Appendix A – Award Learning Outcomes
The main aims of the BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Scheme are to:
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develop students’ intellectual capabilities; personal and transferable skills; subject specific
knowledge and skills that provide the foundation for future learning, employment and personal
development.
provide a supportive learning environment for students.
provide a coherent, flexible, multidisciplinary framework with opportunities for specialisation.
employ diverse methods of learning and assessment to develop generic and subject-specific
skills.
ensure that students are informed by current knowledge of theories in sport and exercise and
offer students challenges and opportunities for academic development at different levels.
develop students’ intellectual capabilities and skills in evaluation, data interpretation, problem
solving and reflection relevant to the subject area.
provide the opportunity to study human responses and adaptations to sport and/or exercise
environments and to examine performance in sport and/or exercise and its enhancement,
monitoring, analysis and evaluation in various population groups.
recognise and respond to moral, ethical and safety issues which directly pertain to the context
of study.
produce graduates with the knowledge and skills that equip them to play leading roles in sport,
health and exercise-related industries.
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Appendix B – Curriculum Maps
At the end of your BSc Sport and Exercise Science award you should be able to:
Knowledge & Understanding
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the well established theories of sport and exercise
science and a critical perspective of these to the study of sport and exercise science.
Learning
Demonstrate an understanding of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge
within sport and exercise science.
Enquiry
Deploy accurately-established techniques of analysis and enquiry and initiate and carry out
projects within sport and exercise science. Evaluate use of information literacy, including
ethical use of information and data in sport and exercise science.
Analysis
Critically analyse how discipline based research contributes to the study and practice of
sport and exercise science.
Problem Solving
Develop appropriate questions to achieve a solution – or identify a range of solutions – to
a problem and use decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts.
Communication
Communicate effectively issues, problems and solutions using an informed evidence based
perspective to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Application
Apply methods and techniques that have been learnt, in order to review, consolidate, and
extend knowledge and understanding; devise and sustain arguments, using ideas, methods
and techniques, which are at the forefront of sport and exercise science.
Reflection
Demonstrate an ability to reflect upon and develop qualities and transferable skills
necessary for employment or lifelong learning.
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Presentation skills
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Independence of thought
Skills of team-working
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Intro to Phys, Biomecanics
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Characteristics
Level 5
All core
Appendix D – BASES endorsement mapping information
CURRICULUM
1.
Multidisciplinary Nature of Programme
Criteria
Programmes should engage students for a minimum of 10% of student effort time / programme credits in each of
the three disciplinary areas of Biomechanics, Physiology and Psychology.
AND
Criteria
Subject Area
Biomechanics
A minimum of 50% of total student effort time / programme credits should be dedicated to the study of the three
disciplinary areas – Biomechanics, Physiology and Psychology.
Unit/Module Title
HES91128-4
Level
% of programme
credits.*2
Documentary
reference*3
4
15/150
(fractional
content of
30/300)
4.2%
Module descriptor
5
30/300
8.3%
Module descriptor
Introduction to
Physiology,
Biomechanics &
Nutrition
HES92130-5
Credits / Hours*1
Biomechanics & Kinesiology I
Total = 12.5%
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Physiology
HES91128-4
4
15/150
(fractional
content of
30/300)
4.2%
Module descriptor
5
30/300
8.3%
Module descriptor
Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition
HES92129-5
Physiological Assessment &
Intervention
Total = 12.5%
Psychology
HES91129-4
4
30/300)
4.2%
Module descriptor
Introduction to Psychology of
Sport, Exercise and Physical
Activity
Module descriptor
HES92128-5
5
30/300
8.3%
Advanced Sport and Exercise
Psychology
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise
Physiology for Health & Fitness
Total = 12.5%
6
30/300
8.3%
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Module descriptor
HES93139-6 The Psychology of
Competitive Performance:
Theory & Practice
6
30/300
8.3%
Module descriptor
Module descriptor
HES93135-6 Applied
Biomechanics &
Kinesiology
Overall:
6
30/300
8.3%
Programmes should engage students for a minimum of 10% of student effort time / programme credits in
each of the three disciplinary areas of Biomechanics, Physiology and Psychology.
At level 6 students are REQUIRED to choose two from the three main disciplines of psychology,
biomechanics and physiology
Students are engaged for a minimum of 10% (actual = 12.5%) of student effort time in each of the three discipline
areas, by the end of level 5. By the end of level 6, the minimum time students will have engaged in one of the
disciplines, such as in biomechanics (i.e., if they drop this study in level 6) will be 12.5%, and the maximum time will be
20.8% (12.5% + 8.3%)
When students drop one of the three disciplines in level six, then they will have a total student effort time dedicated to all
three discipline areas of 54.1% (i.e., 12.5% + 12.5% + 12.5% + 8.3% + 8.3% = 54.1%).
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Provide an introduction to interdisciplinary study
Criteria
A minimum of 5% of student effort time/programme credits should be dedicated to providing students
with exposure to the interdisciplinary study of sport and exercise science. This should be at either level
two or three.
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Subject Area
Interdisciplinary
Modules
are
optional at
level 6, so
for BUES,
students
must
choose
TWO,
hence
8.4%
(>5%).
Unit/Module Title
Level
HES93138-6 Business
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
in Health, Fitness & Sports
Science.
6
HES93148-6 Contemporary
Issues in Sports Coaching (1
6
HES93150-6 Fitness
Instruction & Personal
Training
6
HES93152-6 Drugs in Sport
Credits /
Hours*1
15/150
% of programme
credits.*2
4.2%
Documentary reference*3
Module descriptor
Module descriptor
15/150
4.2%
Module descriptor
15/150
4.2%
Module descriptor
6
15/150
.
20
4.2%
3
Develop Research Skills and Scientific Method
Criteria
To develop the students’ skills in experimental design, data analysis and other aspects of research methods,
programmes must include at least 5% of student effort time/programme credits in ‘research methods’.
AND
A major piece of independent study in the form of a research project or similar in the field of sport and
exercise science. This will normally be located in the final level of study and should comprise not less that 5%
of the total student effort time/programme credits.
Subject Area
Research
Unit/Module Title
HES91125-4
Level
4
Developing Research Skills in
Sport & Exercise
5
HES92131-5
Research & Graduate
Employability in Sport & Exercise
Credits /
Hours*1
Fractio
nal
hours
43.75
out of
300 h
in a
30credit
module
30/300
21
% of programme
credits.*2
1.2%
Documentary reference*3
Module descriptor
8.3%
Module descriptor
Total =
9.5%
Commentary:
At level 4, fractional content is given to research methods as an introduction (most of the content is related to study
skills and professional skills). All of the content in level 5 is devoted to research skills.
Independent
Research
HES93134-6
Commentary:
At level 6, students are required to complete a dissertation. Since students are restricted in what choices they have
for study (e.g., physiology, biomechanics, psychology), their dissertation is likely to be in one of these three areas.
6
30/300
8.3%
Personal & Professional
Development in Sport &
Ex
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
1.
Develop Laboratory Practical Skills
Criteria
Subject Area
Practical /
Laboratory
Experience
A minimum of 150 hours (total) of practical/laboratory experience, across the three discipline areas,
should be included in the programme. This time may include an element of practical time associated with
project work.
Unit/Module Title
HES91128-4
Level
Hours*1
4
40
Introduction to
Physiology,
Biomechanics &
Nutrition
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Documentary reference*3
Module descriptor
Levels 4 & 5 are
CORE modules
HES91129-4
4
24
5
48
5
48
5
40
Introduction to
Psychology of Sport,
Exercise and Physical
Activity
HES92129-5
Physiological Assessment &
Intervention
HES92128-5
Total lab time in CORE level 4 and
5 modules is 200 h
Advanced Sport and Exercise
Psychology
HES92130-5
Biomechanics & Kinesiology I
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise
6
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Choosing two options at level 6,
depending on what is chosen,
gives an additional lab time of 84
to 94 h. Adding these hours to
Physiology for Health & Fitness
Options
the above 200 h, will be 284 to
294 h, exceeding the 150 h
required.
OR
HES93139-6 The Psychology of
Competitive Performance:
Theory & Practice
6
48
6
40
OR
Dissertation
laboratory time is
hard to quality,
so not included
HES93135-6 Applied
Biomechanics &
Kinesiology
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RESOURCES
1.
Develop Laboratory Practical Skills
Criteria
BASES Endorsed programmes should be delivered in facilities that allow students to gain a
range of practical skills in each of the discipline areas of biomechanics and physiology, In
each area the programme should provide facilities for students to gain experience in at least
50% of the techniques/competencies identified in the Criteria for Supervised Experience.
You are asked to provide a list of equipment available for use by students on the programme. You must provide opportunities for students to gain
experience in 50% of each the areas listed in the Supervised Experience criteria for each discipline. No priority is given to any one competency. The
list of related equipment is indicative and not prescriptive, there is not an expectation that all the listed equipment is necessary to satisfy each
competency. Where more than one of each piece of apparatus is available, please indicate the total number.
Discipline
Area
Biomechanics
Competency
B1. Analysis of human
motion
Related Equipment (inc. associated
software where applicable)
VICON MX 18-camera, 3-D
motion analysis system; Basler
high motion speed camera;
range of digital cameras;
APAS, Quintic and Dartfish
software; thermo-imaging
camera; real-time ultrasound
with colour Doppler; virtual
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Availability
Yes / No
Yes
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition (VICON)
HES92130-5 Biomechanics & Kinesiology I (VICON,
environment simulation.
cameras),
HES93135-6 Applied Biomechanics &
Kinesiology
All systems could be used, depending on projects,
with additional focus on Dartfish.
Thermo-imaging systems, and Doppler mainly used
for dissertation purposes.
B2. Analysis of force
Force plates (AMTI); RSScan
pressure platform; Tekscan inshoe pressure analysis system;
WalkinSense; Walkway.
Yes
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition (introduction to e.g.,
force plate, pressure mats, in-shoe pressure
systems)
HES92130-5 Biomechanics & Kinesiology I (use of
all equipment, except WalkinSense, which is mainly
used for dissertation purposes)
HES93135-6 Applied Biomechanics &
Kinesiology (All systems could be used as
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for level 5, depending on projects).
B3. Analysis of muscular
recruitment patterns
Noraxon 8-channel telemetry
EMG system; Microstrain
telemetry accelerometer
system; Power lab systems.
Yes
B4. Analysis of muscular
performance
Isokinetic dynamometry (Kin
Com); various isometric
devises.
Yes
Ultrasound (for injury
identification); gait analysis (as
above)
HES93135-6 Applied Biomechanics &
Kinesiology: use could depend on
projects/student.
HES93135-6 Applied Biomechanics &
Kinesiology (ultraound).
Undertaken in modules:
HES91128-4
Introduction to Physiology, Biomechanics
& Nutrition (Kin Com, isometric devises)
HES92129-5
Physiological Assessment & Intervention (Kin Com,
isometric devices)
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HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for Health
& Fitness (Kin com, isometric devises)
Physiology
P1. Anthropometry and body composition
P2. Strength including isokinetic
dynamometry
Air displacement plethysmography
(Bod Pod); bio-electric impedance
analyser (Bodystat); skinfold
(Harpenden) and bicondylar
callipers; anatomical measuring
tapes; stadiometer; scales;
calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound
(UBIS 5000).
Yes
Isokinetic dynamometry (Kin Com);
various isometric devises (force
strain gauges, handgrip
dynamometers , including
electronic device/back & leg);
dumbbell bars, weights and bench;
Powerlab system with bioamp,
bridgeamp, digitimer constant
Yes
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Undertaken in module:
HES91128-4
Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness
Undertaken in modules:
HES91128-4
Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition (Kin Com,
isometric devises)
current stimulatory (not used in
taught modules/only dissertations).
HES92129-5
Physiological Assessment & Intervention (Kin
Com, isometric devices)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (Kin com, isometric devises,
weights)
P3. Flexibility
Goniometers (universal); Leighton
flexometers; inclinometers; sit-andreach boxes.
Yes
Undertaken in modules:
HES91129-4 Introduction to Psychology of
Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness
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P4. Lung function
Peak flow meters (portable);
spirometers (Micro); Vitalograph;
Douglas bags.
Yes
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention (recap only)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness
P5. Resting blood samples (Hct, Hb)
Accu-chex glucose analysers; Bhaemoglobin analyser ; micro
haematocrit centrifuge; micro
haematocrit (Hawksley) reader;
Reflotron (e.g., for creatine kinase,
glucose, cholesterol, LDL-C,
triglycerides).
Yes
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition (Hct, Hb for plasma
volume change)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (rest of bloods used in this
module)
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P6. Blood pressure
Sphygmomanometers with
stethoscopes, and automatic blood
pressure monitors
Yes
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention (recap only)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness
P7. ECG and heart rate (resting and
exercise)
ECG ambulatory (C.Net5000); ECG,
non-ambulatory (PowerLab); heart
rate monitors (Cardiosport/Polar
810i with Polar IR interface); team
system with GPS.
Yes
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition (HR monitors)
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention (HR monitors)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (ECG and HR monitors)
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P8. Maximal oxygen uptake
Cycle ergometers (Monark and
SRM); treadmill (Pulsar); Concept 2
rowing ergometer (Model C with
interface); arm crank
Yes
Douglas bags and accessories
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention (all used, exc. Douglas bags)
HES91128-4 Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition (all used)
Gas analyser – Servomex
Gas analysers – breath-by-breath
(Quark b2; portable: Cortex
Metamax 3B Metabolic System)
P9. Predictions of aerobic fitness and
maximal oxygen uptake
Multistage 20-m fitness
test; Chester step test;
Tennis turn test
(dissertations only);
Åstrand-Ryhming; singlestage treadmill test etc
(lots)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (all used, exc. Douglas bags)
Yes
HES91129-4 Introduction to Psychology of
Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
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Health & Fitness
P10. Blood lactate assessment (exercise)
Lactate pro analysers
Yes
Analox GL5 and GM7 blood
analyser (dissertation use only)
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention (Lactate Pro)
Defrillator: Powerheart (for support
use only)
P11. Maximal intensity exercise testing
(anaerobic)
Monark cycle ergometer secured to
the floor for Wingate, with software
Cunningham Treadmill test.
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (Lactate Pro)
Yes
HES92129-5 Physiological Assessment &
Intervention (Wingate; Bosco)
Vertical jump (Just Jump)
Timing gates: Brower Timing
System
Defrillator: Powerheart (for support
use only)
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HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (Wingate, Bosco, multiple
sprint tests)
P12. Field-testing
Timing gates: Brower Timing
System
Pedometers
Yes
HES91129-4 Introduction to Psychology of
Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity
(pedometers/Actigraph)
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness (Timing gates)
P13. Specific issues associated with
working with special groups
Monark arm cranking ergometer
Yes
HES93136-6 Sport & Exercise Physiology for
Health & Fitness )
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Discipline
Area
Psychology
Competency
Various topics covered
within laboratories, e.g.,
personality,
psychometrics,
confidence, anxiety,
motivation,
concentration,
attributions, imagery,
goal setting, relaxation,
hypnosis, team building,
single-case study design,
performance profiling,
REBT, counselling,
psycho-physiological
response.
Related Equipment (inc. associated
software where applicable)
Impedence cardiography system;
Powerlab system for biofeedback;
RT (Bassin timer); consultancy
rooms for counselling; various
electronic questionnaires.
Availability
Yes / No
Yes
Covered over all modules:
HES91129-4 Introduction to Psychology of
Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity
HES92128-5 Advanced Sport and Exercise
Psychology
HES93139-6 The Psychology of Competitive
Performance: Theory & Practice
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2
Staff with Recent Professional Experience
Criteria
The programme team must comprise at least two BASES Accredited sport and exercise scientists from
different BASES Sections. Accreditation may be in either research or scientific support.
Name
Units delivered*1
BASES
Member
Accredited
HES93134-6
Dr Jamie
Barker
HES91129-4
Yes
Personal & Professional
Development in Sport & Exercise
Yes
Introduction to Psychology of
Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity
HES92128-5
Advanced Sport and Exercise Psychology
HES93139-6 The Psychology of Competitive
Performance: Theory & Practice
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Accreditation Dates*3
R/S/
R+S*2
Yes / No
Dr Marc
Jones
Section
S+
R
Psycholog
y
Jan 2005
S
Psycholog
y
2005
(expires 31st
March 2010)
Re-accredited,
2010 (expires
2015)
HES93134-6
Personal & Professional
Development in Sport & Exercise
Mr Andrew
Bloomer
Introduction to Physiology,
Biomechanics & Nutrition
Yes
S
Physiology
July 2007
(expires 30th Sept
2012)
HES92129-5
Physiological Assessment & Intervention
Applying for reaccreditation
HES93134-6
Personal & Professional
Development in Sport & Exercise
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