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Sport & Exercise Science Modules: 2nd Year | 3rd Year
Sport Studies Modules: 2nd Year | 3rd Year
Physical Education Modules: 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year
Outdoor Studies Modules: 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year
FdA Outdoor Studies Modules: 1st Year | 2nd Year
Adventure Recreation Management Modules: 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year
Tourism & Leisure Modules: 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPO101 | Applied Experience and Sport Performance | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of the module is to introduce and improve basic individual techniques and skills in a range of physical activities. In addition, students will examine the role and skills of the coach, individual, the group/team, and the sport in the development of personal performance. |
| SPO102 | Socio Cultural Studies in Sport | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies |
The aim of this module is to explore contemporary social issues in sport and to develop an appreciation of the relationship between wider social policy and sport policy. In addition, students will be expected to use selected social theories to examine contemporary sporting issues and sport policies. |
| SPO103 | Sporting History | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This modules aims to introduce students to the key themes in the history of sport that are relevant for an understanding of sport today. Students will learn about how sport has been shaped by wider social, economic and political factors. Furthermore, it introduces students to the techniques and methods employed in historical study. |
| SPO104 | Culture & Philosophy of Sport | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to introduce students to a range of key areas of philosophy and cultural studies in the context of sport. It will consider the ways in which these disciplines articulate and analyse the nature and purposes of sport. As such it aims to enable students to develop a reflective and critical approach to a variety of conceptual and practical issues inherent in contemporary sports practices and institutions. It also aims to introduce students to a variety of philosophical positions, exploring the tensions and connections between them and the ways in which they impact upon our understanding of sport. |
| SPO105 | Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The modules aims to introduce students to the discipline of psychology and its application to sport and exercise and to explain key theoretical concepts used in the study of sport and exercise psychology. In addition, students will develop the skill of essay writing. |
| SPO106 | Sport & Exercise Physiology | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport & Exercise Science |
To identify the effects of sport and exercise on physiological systems and processes, plus describe the anatomical structure and function of the human body with relation to sport and exercise. |
| SPO107 | Biomechanics 1: Introduction to the Mechanics of Movement | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to introduce basic mechanics and apply mechanical principles to human movement. It will develop and demonstrate basic skills in the measurement of mechanical variables related to human movement. Problems relating to the kinetics and kinematics of human movement will be solved. The basic structure of the musculoskeletal system and its function in the mechanics of human movement will be examined. Finally the fundamentals of biomechanics in relation to sport and exercise will be identified. |
| SPO109 | Research and Study Skills for Sport | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module aims to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the skills required to succeed in academic study and assessment. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| CST241 | Applied Sports Coaching | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The module aims to promote understanding and practice of coaching principles, and enable students to identify and develop key coaching skills and methodologies within a range of sport contexts and situations. |
| CST242 | Sports Practitioner Concepts and Skills | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development |
To introduce students to practitioner skills relating to self reflection upon their own ‘performance’ as coaches and to give key underpinning theory related to practice on self development of personal practice To introduce the student to models of reflection with a view to developing a range of approaches to enable accurate, sensitive and realistic reflection in the practitioner and to develop techniques of charting the reflective process with a view to embracing change. |
| CST243 | Training Theory for Sports Performance | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development |
By the end of this module students should be able to understand the training factors that influence individual and team performance, and promote the understanding and application of the principles of training and coaching. In addition, providing students with knowledge of the specific training requirements of individual and team sports and to equip students with the ability to apply the underpinning theoretical knowledge to modern training methods. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| CST341 | Sports Leadership and Coaching | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development |
To develop clear models of leadership behaviour. To examine leadership in varying sports situational contexts and critically relate leadership theory to sports coaching behaviour. To analyse the nature of individual and group processes within the sports coaching process and the ways in which this impacts upon leadership behaviours.To develop operational and management strategies in coaching and leadership in sport. |
| CST342 | Vocational Practice | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development |
To extend theoretical knowledge into vocational practice. and critically analyse professional practice with respect to theory and critically evaluate their professional skills in a coaching setting and to extend and develop reflection about professional practice. To also develop and implement actions/outcomes from reflective processes |
| CST343 | Coaching Children | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
To analyse the relationship between the social and psychological needs of children when coaching. Reflect on how the key physiological issues and processes of growth and maturation influence the process of coaching children. Reflect on how the interaction of psychological, physiological, and social factors should provide a multidisciplinary framework for coaching children in sport. Identify the underlying principles of child protection. Develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| CST344 | Ethics and the Sports Process | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to equip students with a knowledge of moral theory and principles of practice. Students will be introduced to the principles of ethical thought in relation to sport. The module will explore coaching practice in terms of accountable, professional ethical standards and a ‘duty of care’. In addition, the module will examine the development of professional codes of conduct and the nature of the sports process in relation to power. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SPD221 | Community Sport Development | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The module aims to extend knowledge and understanding of national and local initiatives in sport development. This will involve the examination and analysis of local and national sport policy and strategic planning, including key issues such as equality and social inclusion. Students will also be expected to explore the concept of community sport development. |
| SPD222 | Delivering Organised Sport | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The module aims to extend knowledge and understanding of national and local organisations delivering organised sport in the UK. It will encourage students to examine and analyse the sport development continuum, and reflect on the concepts of mass participation, performance sport and related enquiry issues. |
| SPD223 | Sport Equity and Social Justice | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to facilitate comprehension of conceptions of justice and equality, and to distinguish between these different conceptions. The module will allow students to compare and contrast different conceptions of justice and equality in relation to the sports process. It will also enable them to explore and apply the ethical dimensions of justice and equality inherent within the practice, administration and management of sport these issues will be explored via case studies in order to trace the emergence of ethical frameworks. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SPD321 | Contemporary Issues in Sport | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module will explore a variety of contemporary issues in sport development and examine these issues in light of claims made for such interventions and available evidence based research. |
| SPD322 | Sport, Policy and Society | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module aims to develop critical autonomy in relation to sport policy, cultural policy and the wider social policy agenda and to explain and evaluate the inclusion of sport in the welfare system utilising a range of conceptual and theoretical frameworks. It will also examine and analyse sport policy with reference to social policy, political ideology and social justice. |
| SPD323 | Delivering and Managing Sport Events | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to design, manage and evaluate a sport development event at community sport development level. |
| SPD324 | Sport and the Law | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to introduce the processes and systems of civil liability, criminal law, statutory and contractual obligation in the English legal system in relation to sport. The module will also examine elements of tort law and a professional duty of care in sport. It will consider the legal parameters within which accountable practice is bound and the effect of statutory legislation in regulating sporting bodies. |
| SPD325 | Understanding Sport Organisations | Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module will be to critically evaluate and analyse the conceptual framework of current management theories and to apply these theories to the context of key organisations in the delivery of sport. This will demonstrate specifically how theory can be relevant for Voluntary groups, Local Authorities and National Governing Bodies The focus will then shift to an interpretation of the notion of organisational behaviour as distinct from organisational theory. This will then lead to a detailed re-appraisal of the scope of sports organisations and how these can be better understood through knowledge of current management thinking. It is important to be able to apply concepts such as 'best value' and 'running sport' to that theoretical context. More generally the module will develop |
| SPD326 | Vocational Placement | Sport Studies & Sport Development | This module aims to extend theoretical and conceptual understanding through experience of a sport development or sport policy vocational placement. It will provide opportunities for a critical analysis of professional practice with, where appropriate, reference to underpinning theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In addition, students will have the chance to reflect critically on their skills and competencies in relation to a work-based environment. Appropriate placement contexts might include community, sport specific, target group specific, or generic sport development and/or policy; schools; or physical activity and health development. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SPP244 | Performance Analysis | Coaching & Sport Performance | By the end of this module students should be able to promote the understanding and application of principles of coaching, whilst examining and comparing qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting and analysing performance data. This will enable students to analyse sporting activities at various levels of performance and provide students with practical experiences relevant to improving performance. In addition to interpret and evaluate coach-performer and team-individual interactions within competitive sport situations. |
| SPP245 | Applied Sport Psychology | Coaching & Sport Performance | By the end of this module students should be able to understand the broad psychological factors involved within the coaching process, and be able to apply a range of psychological constructs to coaching scenarios. In addition students will develop competence in the critical analysis of coach–athlete interactions from a psychological perspective. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SPP345 | Coaching Specialised Performers | Coaching & Sport Performance Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
(i) Critically analyse the methods and theories applied to coaching performers from special populations. (ii) Evaluate the implications on the coaching process of dealing with athletes with special needs. |
| SPP346 | Applied Conditioning Methods | Coaching & Sport Performance | By the end of this module students should be able to interpret and evaluate key criteria for conditioning in relation to performance and excellence in a variety of sport contexts, and establish the fundamental methods of conditioning for sports performance. In addition students will explore through appropriate practical workshops, conditioning mediums and methodologies, and critically relate training principles to practical examples of training programmes. |
| SPP347 | Performance Planning | Coaching & Sport Performance | To evaluate and develop an integrated sport performance plan and to examine and appraise coaching and leadership behaviour within performance settings |
| SPP348 | Managing Performers and Teams | Coaching & Sport Performance | By the end of this module students should be able to establish the links and interpret the roles and importance between Sport Science Support and the Coach. To examine key concepts of managing players in an individual and team context, within various environments. In addition analyse key factors contributing to performance-environment, lifestyle etc. |
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Sport & Exercise Science 2nd Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SES201 | Research Methods & Investigation | Coaching & Sport Performance Sport & Exercise Science |
The module aims to promote understanding of arrange of data collection methods including qualitative and quantitative methods. Students can also be introduced to more advanced research design and inferential statistics. |
| SES202 | Sport and Exercise Physiology II | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of how the body adapts to physical activity, both in the short term (homeostatic control) and longer term (responses to training). Students will begin to apply knowledge gained in Year 1, in the contexts of health and physical performance. |
| SES203 | Biomechanics II: Data Collection and Analysis Techniques | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to explore and examine biomechanical data collection and analysis methods. It will utilise a variety of equipment associated with biomechanics for the collection and analysis of performance variables. More complex theory relating to the understanding of human motion and sports performance will be introduced. The results from a variety of data collection methods to further an understanding of the role of performance variables in sport and human motion will be combined. |
| SES204 | Sport and Exercise Nutrition | Coaching & Sport Performance Sport & Exercise Science |
To develop knowledge and understanding of the relationships between food, nutrition, physical activity, exercise, health and sport. To examine macronutrient and micronutrient intake in relation to health and sport, plus investigate energy intake, expenditure and balance; and recommendations for health and sport. Finally to evaluate the role of nutritional Ergogenic aids in health and sport. |
| SES210 | Performance Intervention | Sport & Exercise Science | This module will introduce students to elements of multidisciplinary sport science support. In addition it will encourage students to apply appropriate theoretical knowledge acquired in core modules in physiology, psychology and biomechanics. Finally students will be acquainted with appropriate applied sport science research. |
| SES211 | Psychology of Sport Performance | Coaching & Sport Development Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The module aims to introduce and develop key theories in applied sport psychology, and evaluate their implications for performance intervention in sport. This will involve students in the assessment of performance behaviour and the construction of psychological skills training programme. |
| SES212 | Principles of Skill Development | Sport & Exercise Science | This module will examine motor development from childhood to adulthood. In addition it will identify and explain the effect of practice conditions on skill acquisition. The perceptual factors that underlie expert performance will be discussed and explored. Finally appropriate research in motor behaviour to construct coaching sessions will be utilised. |
| SES213 | Physiological Testing for Sports Performance | Coaching & Sport Performance Sport & Exercise Science |
To understand the purpose of physiological testing for sports performance and to examine a range of physiological tests used for the assessment of sports performance via the collection, analysis and interpretation of physiological test data. |
| SES220 | Physical Activity and Health | Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
Students will develop awareness and understanding of links between physical activity and wellness, and physical activity and disease. They will develop their understanding of the epidemiology of disease and physical activity participation in Britain, and the mechanisms by which physical activity can prevent or improve the prognosis of disease. Reasons for non-participation will be analysed, including barriers to behaviour change and inequalities affecting population participation. Students will also be introduced to the theory of health promotion, and examine health promotion models. |
| SES221 | Exercise Testing and Prescription | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to develop an awareness and understanding of exercise prescription and fitness testing in a health-related context. The rationale for, and underlying theory of a variety of fitness tests will be examined, and students will begin to develop their competence in testing procedures. Principles of physical activity prescription for health will be introduced. |
| SES222 | Injuries in Sport and Physical Activity | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to examine the epidemiology and treatment of sport and activity-related injuries. Students will analyse the physiological, mechanical and psychological factors that influence injury development and recovery from injury. Immediate treatment and longer-term rehabilitation methods will be evaluated, and factors relating to safety and injury prevention will be discussed. |
| SES223 | Health Behaviour and Exercise Adherence | Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to introduce students to a range of key concepts and theories in the adoption and maintenance of health enhancing physical activity and to investigate barriers to physical activity in a range of target groups. In addition, students will understand how to support physical activity behaviour change from sedentary to active. |
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Sport & Exercise Science 3rd Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SES300 | Special Study (Application) | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to extend theoretical and conceptual understanding of sport performance (sport science support) or physical activity and health. It will provide opportunities for critical analysis of sport performance (sport science support) or physical activity and health with, where appropriate, reference to underpinning theoretical and conceptual knowledge. |
| SES301 | Practitioner Placement | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to extend theoretical and conceptual understanding through experience of a sport performance (sport science support) or physical activity and health, vocational placement. It will provide opportunities for a critical analysis of professional practice with, where appropriate, reference to underpinning theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In addition, students will have the chance to reflect critically on their skills and competencies in relation to a work-based environment. Appropriate placement contexts might include professional sport clubs (sport science support); health and fitness centres; physical activity and health development initiatives; exercise prescription schemes; cardiac rehabilitation schemes; schools; community, sport specific, target group specific, or generic sport development. |
| SES302 | Research Dissertation | Sport & Exercise Science | The module aims to provide students with the opportunity to identify, design, conduct, analyse and evaluate an independent research project, utilising knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the Sport & Exercise Science programme. |
| SES310 | Advanced Training Methods for Enhanced Sports Performance | Sport & Exercise Science | This module will examine a range of training methods used for the enhancement of sports performance. Students will devise, implement and critically reflect upon a training program for an athlete. Sports Performance test data will be analysed and interpreted. |
| SES311 | Issues in Sport Psychology | Coaching & Sport Performance Sport & Exercise Science |
This module will take a topic based approach to introduce students to the role of the sports psychologist in athlete support. |
| SES312 | Biomechanics III: Locomotion and Sports Techniques | Sport & Exercise Science | This module will apply methods of biomechanical data collection (video. force plate and EMG) and reduction to the analysis of performance variables in locomotion and sports techniques. Students will integrate kinetic variables, kinematic variables and anatomical structures in order to experience limits and depth of performance variables. The role of performance variables in locomotion and sports techniques analysis will be evaluated. Finally the application of biomechanical principles in the study of selected sports injuries and footwear design will be considered. |
| SES313 | Advanced Sport Physiology | Sport & Exercise Science | This module will examine a range of advanced theoretical concepts in sports physiology. Students will collect, analyse and interpret advanced physiological data. A range of advanced physiological tests for sports performance will be examined. |
| SES314 | Effects of Extreme Environments on Human Performance | Sport & Exercise Science | This module aims to develop an awareness and understanding of the human response to extreme environments. Students will analyse the long and short-term effects of environmental stress on the body, and evaluate the implications for physical performance. |
| SES320 | Physical Activity and Health Development | Sport & Exercise Science Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module aims to develop critical autonomy in relation to physical activity promotion, health development, public health and the wider health policy agenda and to extend knowledge and understanding of the determinants of health and health as an essentially contested concept, in relation to physical activity. The evidence, implications and recommendations for national physical activity targets for the adult population and for young people will be examined and analysed. The module will also examine and analyse physical activity and health policy with reference to political ideology and inequalities in health. |
| SES321 | Physical Activity and Wellbeing: Youth, Age and Disability | Sport & Exercise Science | Students will develop an understanding and awareness of appropriate and effective physical activity in the promotion of good health amongst the young, elderly and people with disabilities. They will critically evaluate the physiological, psychological and sociological factors that effect participation in physical activity and discuss the promotion of physical activity in these population groups. |
| SES322 | Physical Activity, Disease and Rehabilitation | Sport & Exercise Science | Students will develop an understanding and awareness of how physical activity plays a role in the rehabilitation process from disease, orthopaedic injury and mental health problems. They will evaluate the physiological and psychological factors that effect participation in physical activity and discuss how appropriate exercise prescription can assist in the alleviation of symptoms and treatment of disease. The promotion of physical activity and the role of the GP referral scheme in the promotion of physical activity to patients will also be discussed and analysed. |
| SES323 | Physical Actiivty, Nutrition and Weight Management | Sport & Exercise Science | Students will develop awareness and understanding of the determinants, prevalence and health risks of obesity in different populations. They will then examine the roles of physical activity and nutrition in weight management, including both physiological and psychological considerations. Exercise prescription for weight management and obesity will also be discussed. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SPS201 | Advanced Research Skills for Sport | Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to develop an appreciation of the research process by considering ways in which it is possible to design research projects. The module will seek to develop an understanding of the processes involved in collecting, analysing and presenting data. A part of this understanding will be to increase awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of various research designs. The context for research will be work or organisation-based to allow students to contextualise the research process and reflect on work-related experiences. Personal development planning will form an integral component of this module. |
| SPS202 | Sport, Power & Social Relations | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to define and analyse power relations in sport and to facilitate students’ ability to analyse power in relation to sport. The module will examine the relationship between the analysis of power relations in sport and the methods employed to collect data for such an analysis. |
| SPS203 | Sport and Identity | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is for students to evaluate different concepts and characteristics of identity through the role of sport in the lives of individuals. Students will then employ these ideas to analyse the position of sport in the history of civic, regional and national identity in the UK. |
| SPS204 | Olympism and International Relations | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The module aims to introduce the ideology of Olympism and the notion of the ‘Olympic Movement’. This will provide an insight into the workings of the ‘Olympic Movement’ and its interface with global politics. Students will examine and assess the meanings and values of Olympism and its interrelationship with world sport and politics. |
| SPS205 | The History of Leisure 1800-1914 | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The history of sport can only be understood by placing within the wider context and structure of leisure. This is because the concept of leisure more usefully characterises sport in Britain prior to World War Two. This module will outline and investigate key developments in leisure and establish their economic and social context in the period 1800-1914. Students will gain an insight into the fundamental social changes involved in the department of modern leisure habits of the English people in the years from early-industrialisation to the emergence of a mature industrialised society by the beginning of the First World War. They will examine and assess the meanings and values implicit in the various leisure activities open to the different social classes and their relationship to factors such as time, money, and regional and national identity. Students will also explore the historiography and debates associated with leisure. |
| SPS206 | The Development of Sport in American Society | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module will outline and investigate key developments in American sport with a view to clarifying their place and context within American social history. Students will establish a clear understanding of the links between work and leisure time in the development of organised sport. They will examine the emergence of distinct sporting traditions within America specifically in relation to developments in education, occupational roles, and diverse sectional and ethnic identities. |
| SPS207 | The World of the Outdoors: Sport, Leisure and Landscape | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module aims to outline and investigate key developments in the way the outdoors were used for leisure and establish their economic and social context in the period 1850-c.1970. It will students with an insight into the changing range of ways in which the British viewed landscape, its role, function, importance and use in leisure, and its relationship to wealth and politics. It aims to examine and assess the implicit and explicit meanings and values implicit in the various outdoor leisure activities open to the different social classes. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
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| SPS300 | Special Study (Application) | Coaching & Sport Performance Coaching & Sport Development Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module will provide students with the opportunity to explore a contemporary vocational issue in sport via an independent study. |
| SPS301 | Placement (Application) | Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to provide students with the ability to extend their theoretical and conceptual understanding through experience of a work placement. The module will provide opportunities for a critical analysis of professional practice with, where appropriate, reference to underpinning theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In addition, students will have the chance to reflect critically on their skills and competencies in relation to a work-based environment. This reflection will feed directly into their personal development planning. Appropriate placement contexts might include sports development, leisure services and organisations, health-related spheres, play schemes, coaching-related organisations. |
| SPS302 | Sport, Culture & Society | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to encourage students to critically analyse the cultural conventions of sport. In particular, students will be encouraged to look at how and why people behave in sporting situation and how they consume sport as both a commodity and a media ‘text’. Students should develop an understanding of the sociological analysis of sport and employ this to design and execute their own research project on an aspect of sport culture of their choice. |
| SPS303 | Cultural Representations of Sport | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to give insight into conceptions of the sporting event in relation to language, culture and society. The module will draw on discourse theory to analyse the institutional language of sporting events in relation to conceptions of power and ideology. In addition the module will show how it is possible to generalise about discourses and ideologies drawn on in cultural representations of sport. |
| SPS304 | Sport, Globalisation and the Media | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module is to explore the growth and development of mass sport as a cultural phenomenon. More specifically the module will examine the impact of globalisation on mass sport as we understand it in contemporary society. The module will also examine the mass media-mass sport interface by exploring the ways in which the media represents participants. |
| SPS305 | Sport in Urban History | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module looks at key themes in 19th and 20th century British sports history. The course is rooted in local history and will examine the place of different sports in communities through a variety of case studies and examples. Students will thus learn about the diversity of sporting traditions across Britain and how they are shaped by wider forces such as work, economics, class and gender. Local studies will be compared to assess the place of sport in British society and the question of a national culture. |
| SPS306 | History of Leisure 1914-1970 | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The history of sport can only be understood by placing within the wider context and structure of leisure. This is because the concept of leisure more usefully characterises sport in Britain prior to World War Two. This module will outline and investigate key developments in leisure and establish their economic and social context in the period 1914-1970. It will provide an insight into the fundamental social changes involved in the development of modern leisure habits of the English people in the years from the emergence of a mature industrialised society by the beginning of the First World War to the 1970s. Students will examine and assess the implicit and explicit meanings and values implicit in the various leisure activities open to the different social classes. They will also explore the historiography and critical debates associated with leisure which will permeate the course eg the development of class-based leisure cultures; culture hegemony/commercialism and market forces; the role of the mass media; race and gender. |
| SPS307 | Football and Society | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History Sports Studies |
The aim of this module is to evaluate the relationship between football and society and to understand the changing economic and cultural character of football. Particular attention will be paid to the interdependent relationship between football and the media |
| SPS308 | Conflict and Coexistence in Sport | Sport Studies Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
The aim of this module will be to trace and investigate the distinct and differing ideologies inherent in communist and western sports processes. In doing so students will examine worker and bourgeois sport systems in terms of minorities and political struggles. This focus will lead to a detailed analysis of the nature of both communist and capitalist (US) sport systems, including an examination of the impact of the Cold War on global sport systems and politics. Generally, this module will develop a range of student competence in a variety of relevant key skills |
| SPS309 | History of Women in Sport | Sport Studies Sport Studies (Joint/Minor) Sport Studies & Sport Development Sport Studies & Sport History |
This module will enable students to gain a broad understanding of the history of women’s sport and the ways this has been explored by both sports historians and those with an interest in the history of feminism and gender. It will also help to make links with sports studies and more general historical themes such as social class and culture. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| APE101 | Methods of Enquiry and Reflective Practice I | Physical Education | To develop appropriate study skills for higher education. To introduce the concept of career management planning. To develop an understanding of the value of research methods for the study of Physical Education. To outline qualitative and quantitative approaches to research methods in Physical Education. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE102 | Analysis of Movement I (Gym) | Physical Education | To improve personal competence and confidence in the practical activities encompassed by “gymnastics”. To develop understanding of the processes involved in the teaching and learning of the practical activities encompassed by gymnastics. To introduce the areas of anatomy and biomechanics in basic movement. To develop qualitative and quantitative skills in the analysis of human movement. To apply a knowledge of basic anatomical systems and biomechanical principals, to sports performance with special reference to gymnastics. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE103 | Psychology of Skill Acquisition (Games) | Physical Education | To improve personal competence and confidence in the practical activities encompassed by “games”. To develop understanding of the processes involved in the teaching and learning of the practical activities encompassed by games. To identify and explain psychological processes influencing the learning and control of human movement. To describe how movement skill development and control processes. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE104 | Understanding Human Movement (Dance) | Physical Education | To improve personal competence and confidence in the practical activities encompassed by “dance”. To develop understanding of the processes involved in the teaching and learning dance exercise. To show how physiology, psychology and biomechanics underpin an understanding of movement. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE105 | Socio Cultural Studies in Sport and Physical Education | Physical Education | To explore contemporary social issues in sport. To appreciate the relationship between wider social policy and sport policy. To use selected social theories to examine contemporary social issues and social policies. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE106 | Principles of Anatomy and Physiology | Physical Education | To identify the effects of sport and exercise on physiological systems and processes. To describe the anatomical structure and function of the human body with relation to sport and exercise. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| APE201 | Methods of Enquiry and Reflective Practice II | Physical Education | To develop key skills. To develop the ability to reflect on work-related experiences. To consider ways of designing a research project. To understand the process involved in collecting, analysing and presenting data. To become aware of the strengths and weaknesses of various research designs. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE202 | Analysis of Movement II (Athletics) | Physical Education | To improve personal competence and confidence in the practical activities encompassed by “athletics”. To develop understanding of the processes involved in the teaching and learning of the practical activities encompassed by athletics. To apply the basic principles of mechanics to the performance of athletics events. To explore methods of biomechanical measurement used in the analysis of athletic events. To investigate the basic mechanics associated with the flight of projected objects. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE203 | Psychology of Teaching/Coaching (Aquatics) | Physical Education | To improve personal competence and confidence in the practical activities encompassed by “aquatics”. To develop understanding of the processes involved in the teaching and learning of the practical activities encompassed by aquatics. To investigate and appraise movement skill acquisition strategies and styles. To extend knowledge and understanding of the psychological processes that underpin the control and learning of movement skills. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE204 | Outdoor Education (O&A) | Physical Education | To improve personal competence and confidence in the practical activities encompassed by “outdoor and adventurous activities”. To develop understanding of the processes involved in the teaching and learning of the practical activities encompassed by “outdoor and adventurous activities”. To understand the scope of curricular applications of outdoor education (3-18). To be able to implement outdoor education across selected curriculum programmes. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. To explore physiological responses to environmental and physical demands in outdoor and adventurous activities. |
| APE205 | Approaches to Teaching in Physical Education | Physical Education | To re-examine the role, nature and function of PE. To explore the ways that PE can be delivered in terms of teaching styles. To consider and explore innovative approaches to the teaching of the six areas of the PE National Curriculum. To examine the value of alternative activities outside the traditional PE. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE206 | Values, Beliefs and Attitudes in Physical Education | Physical Education | To examine various philosophies of PE. To explore the wide variety of cultures within PE. To experiment with different teaching styles in different contexts of PE. To provide opportunities to relate to issues of SEN in schools. To relate the teaching of PE to prevailing socio-cultural influences. To examine the role of ethnicity in the PE context. To study the issue of SEN in PE. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE211 | Delivering Sport | Physical Education | To develop knowledge and understanding of national and local initiatives in sport development. To examine and analyse the concept of sport development and sport development continuum models. To develop knowledge and understanding of the concept of ‘Sport for All’ in the context of equality issues. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE212 | Community Sport Development | Physical Education | To extend knowledge and understanding of national and local initiatives in sport development. To examine and analyse sport policy nationally and locally. To develop knowledge and understanding of strategic planning with reference to social policy and ideology, and equality and social inclusion. To explore and understand the concept of community sport development. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE213 | Sport, Inequality and Social Justice | Physical Education | To define and analyse power relations in sport. To facilitate in students understanding of the development of analysis of power in relation to sport. To explore the ethical dimensions of social stratification in sport. To examine the relationship between an analysis of power relations in sport and the methods employed to collect data for such an analysis. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE221 | Health, Physical Activity and Lifestyle | Physical Education | To investigate the effect of inequalities on population participation in physical activity. To evaluate barriers to behaviour change in individuals. To examine the ethical issues surrounding promotion of health and physical activity. To become familiar with planning models used to devise physical activity promotion projects. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE222 | Health Related Exercise | Physical Education | To examine the concepts of health-related exercise. To consider how lifestyle risk factors, in particular, physical activity, affect maintenance of wellness, development of and rehabilitation from disease. To establish the physiological basis of the effects of exercise on health. To analyse the development of health-related fitness. |
| APE223 | Nutrition and Exercise | Physical Education | To develop knowledge and understanding of the relationships between young people, food, physical activity, health and sport. To examine macronutrient and micronutrient intake in relation to health and sport. To investigate energy balance, intake, expenditure; and recommendations for health and sport. To investigate and evaluate the role of nutritional ergogenic aids in health and sport. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| APE301 | Placement | Physical Education | To extend theoretical knowledge into professional practice. To critically analyse professional practice with respect to theory. To extend and develop reflection about professional practice. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE302 | Special Study | Physical Education | To plan and execute a small-scale research project in the area of Physical Education. To analyse the data appropriately. To present the data appropriately. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE303 | Training Study (double module) | Physical Education | To develop expertise in learning/performing selected physical activities/sports. To develop expertise in teaching/coaching/instructing selected physical activities/sports. To plan a personal development programme in selected physical activity/sport. To understand the contribution of physiology, psychology and biomechanics to the development of teaching/coaching/instructing skills. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE304 | Physical Education Theory into Practice | Physical Education | To consider how the principles of physiology of exercise and the application of biomechanics underpin the teaching of the six areas of the PE National Curriculum. To examine how the role and function of sport in society relates to the curriculum content of the PE National Curriculum. To examine how the acquisition of skills is integrated into the teaching of PE. To consider how coaching and training principles should impact on the teaching and delivering of PE in schools. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE305 | Contemporary Issues in Physical Education | Physical Education | To examine the PE National Curriculum from Key Stage 1-4. To cover the roles of various Professional Bodies that have an impact on the delivery of PE in schools. To explore current national initiatives within PE. To examine PE programmes in different countries. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE311 | Managing Sporting Events | Physical Education | To extend knowledge and understanding of national and local initiatives in the organisation of sport development events. To examine and analyse how the organisation and delivery of events at local level fit into a wider sport development framework nationally. To develop knowledge and understanding of the planning, organisation and delivery and reporting of activities and events at a local level. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE312 | Sport and the Law | Physical Education | To introduce the processes and systems of civil liability, criminal law, statutory and contractual obligation in the English legal system in relation to sport. To study the elements of tort law and a professional duty of care in sport. To consider the legal parameters within which accountable practice is bound. To consider the effect of statutory legislation in regulating sporting bodies. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE321 | Assessment of Fitness | Physical Education | To examine the suitability and practicability of various tests for measuring fitness. To know how to analyse the fitness needs of a variety of societal or sporting subgroups. To enable students to design and carry out a small scale study. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| APE322 | Exercise Prescription | Physical Education | To further develop your knowledge and understanding of how to assess health status prior to exercise testing through the application of a health risk appraisal questionnaire. To further develop your knowledge and understanding of factors that need to be considered when exercising special groups such as Physically disabled, Senior citizens ( eg the interaction of risk factors, age, sex, blood pressure and state of fitness). To be aware of the factors that need to be taken into account in designing exercise programmes. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTS121 | Ecology | Outdoor Studies | To introduce students to elementary ecological terms, processes and concepts. To increase students knowledge of local ecology. To study the human impact on the local environment. |
| OTS122 | Outdoor Adventure Skills | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To achieve a basic competence in selected land-based and water-based activities within a sound safety framework. To understand the potential of adventure activities in outdoor education contexts. To apply principles of skills acquisition to outdoor adventurous activities. |
| OTS124 | Outdoor Education | Outdoor Studies | To develop an understanding of the place of outdoor education and its operational contexts past and present. To develop knowledge of the legal and statutory requirements in outdoor education. |
| OTS125 | Landscape Interpretation | Outdoor Studies | To introduce and sensitize students to the local environment of their course. To foster the ability to combine observations of landscape with theoretical knowledge to facilitate interpretation. To encourage an ability to identify the interactive elements of a landscape in order to make supportable predictions as to its future. To provide a forum for the illustration of philosophical issues that relate to outdoor studies. |
| OTS136 | Core Outdoor Skills I | Outdoor Studies | The aim of this module is twofold: firstly, to develop students’ understanding of degree level work through the delivery of study skills and deep engagement with the assessment process. Secondly to enable them to acquire basic outdoor skills and safety awareness which will then underpin the rest of the degree. |
| OTS137 | Core Outdoor Skills II | Outdoor Studies | This module builds on the work covered in OTS136 Core Skills One. The aim of this module is twofold: firstly to develop students’ understanding of degree level work through the delivery of study skills and deep engagement with the assessment process. Secondly to enable them to acquire and begin to apply basic outdoor skills and safety awareness to underpin the rest of the degree. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTS221 | Research Methods | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To provide students with a foundation of knowledge and understanding of research techniques. To evaluate critically research methods, analytical tools and literature reviews. To apply statistical analysis to test a research question or hypothesis. To present research in an appropriate written format To stimulate the research interests of individual students. |
| OTS222 | Facilitation Skills | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To develop understanding of the theoretical principles which underpin facilitation. To clarify and define the nature of effective communication and to develop personal communication skills. To enhance personal facilitation skills through critical reflection and practice. To develop communication and group work skills. |
| OTS223 | Skills Acquisition Land | Outdoor Studies | To develop an understanding of the principles of skill acquisition as applied to outdoor land activities. To evaluate and develop personal skills levels and learns to make mountaineering decisions commensurate with that skill level. To increase awareness and understanding of the various environmental and group variables that influence safety in the mountains. |
| OTS230 | The Management of Lakeland Habitats | Outdoor Studies | To apply and extend a knowledge of ecological concepts and processes to the understanding of the management of local habitats. To assess in terms of diversity and pollution the quality of the local environment. To examine issues arising from the use of local environments as venues for outdoor activities. To evaluate the management solutions to resolve conflicts between interested parties. To explore the value bases of standpoints held in relation to these issues. |
| OTS231 | Mountain Environment Analysis (Individual) | Outdoor Studies | To pursue an individual scientific or social scientific enquiry in depth. To develop specific research enquiry skills in the context of ecological or socio-economic fieldwork. To appreciate the specific nature and unique characteristics of the ecology or socio-economy of the European field location |
| OTS232 | Mountain Environment Analysis (Group) | Outdoor Studies | To understand the demands of team survey work and to contribute to a quality assured report. To apply stratified sampling techniques in the field, to an ecological issue of policy relevance, in a European mountain environment. To explain the inter-relationship between the ecology and socio-economy of the mountain environment. To develop a critical awareness of the influences of National Park, local council, regional and European legislation on landscape. |
| OTS240 | Motivation and Behaviour in Outdoor Studies | Outdoor Studies | A knowledge of the antecedents, types and consequences of diverse ‘games’ in outdoor studies. An understanding of the basic tenets of cognitive, evolutionary and behavioural psychology and their application to outdoor studies. An ability to isolate and evaluate different contexts and methods of learning in outdoor studies |
| OTS241 | Personal Responses to Mountain Environments | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To encourage deeper reflection on students' environmental attitudes. To explore the range of responses to the environment through reference to a chronology of authors/artists. To provide an opportunity for students to develop, express and justify their responses. |
| OTS242 | Mountain Landscape Study | Outdoor Studies | To develop the skills of landscape interpretation in mountainous areas. To understand the human factors affecting landscape development. To appreciate the responsibilities of professional outdoor workers for sensitive use of the landscape. |
| OTS251 | Skills Acquisition Water | Outdoor Studies | An understanding of the factors affecting human performance as applied to outdoor water activities. The ability to analyse skills acquisition and progression. |
| OTS252 | Training for Performance in Extreme Environments | Outdoor Studies | To improve knowledge of a range of physiological factors which govern human performance in outdoor activities. To analyse the effect of extreme environments on human performance. To analyse the effects of training on human performance. To develop competence in a number of key skills |
| OTS253 | Curricular Applications of Outdoor Education | Outdoor Studies | To understand the scope of curricular applications of outdoor education (3-18). To be able to implement outdoor education across selected curriculum programmes. |
| OTS254 | Sustainability in Outdoor Practice | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To criticise the concept of sustainability and construct a working code of sustainable practice.To compare and contrast approaches to sustainability in different contexts. To criticise the extent of sustainable practice in different outdoor activities. To reflect on personal sustainable practice in outdoor settings. |
| OTS255 | Aspects of the History of the Lake District Landscape | Outdoor Studies | Not running this year. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTS322 | Research Project (double) | Outdoor Studies | To provide students with the opportunity to pursue a chosen area of study in greater depth in an area of outdoor studies through extended research. To employ appropriate research techniques to their chosen field of enquiry. To enable students to present their research in an appropriate format as a dissertation. To demonstrate the research potential of individual students. |
| OTS330 | Geomorphology | Outdoor Studies | To develop understanding of the relation between structure, process and time as factors in landform evolution. To apply this understanding to interpretations of landforms. To develop the use of appropriate methods in the mapping and measurement of landforms. |
| OTS331 | Environmental and Ecological Awareness in the Outdoors | Outdoor Studies | To develop a critical eye for the ecological value and immediate issues affecting environments used by outdoor practitioners. To consider wider issues affecting these environments, eg global warming, conservation of species, hydrology. To write a guide for a chosen activity at a site/area advising outdoor practitioners of its ecological value, wider environmental issues and best practice. |
| OTS340 | Philosophy & Ideology | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To understand and critically evaluate the link between philosophy and practice in the outdoors. To develop an awareness of different kinds of justification for practice in the outdoors. To develop a personal ethical and moral standpoint for outdoor practice. |
| OTS341 | Therapeutic Applications of Outdoor Adventure | Adventure Recreation Management Outdoor Studies |
To develop an awareness of the therapeutic applications of outdoor adventure. To develop an understanding of the principles and practices of the different therapeutic approaches adopted by the field. To experience working with participants in a therapeutic programme and to appreciate the skills required to work in a therapeutic context. To develop an understanding of the different values and contexts of these approaches especially inclusive programmes. |
| OTS351 | Advanced Water Skills Acquisition | Outdoor Studies | To apply skilled performance to specific tasks in water based outdoor adventure activities. To reflect upon and analyse individual performance with a view to developing a targeted training programme. To compare and contrast the process and assessment of skill acquisition across contrasting water activities. To cope with uncertainty of outcome, ambiguity of knowledge, fear and anxiety in specific water based outdoor adventure activities. |
| OTS352 | Advanced Land Skills Acquisition | Outdoor Studies | To apply skilled performance to specific tasks in land based outdoor adventure activities. To reflect upon and analyse individual performance with a view to developing a targeted training programme. To compare and contrast the process and assessment of skill acquisition across contrasting land activities. To cope with uncertainty of outcome, ambiguity of knowledge, fear and anxiety in specific land based outdoor adventure activities. |
| OTS353 | Expedition Organisation | Outdoor Studies | To compare and contrast the range of styles and formats of expeditions and how these relate to individual, group and environmental variables. To provide experience of the preparation, running and evaluation of expedition. To develop, use and evaluate expedition skills. To develop an understanding of the history of expeditions in hostile environments. |
| OTS354 | Coaching and Teaching Adventure Activities | Outdoor Studies | To develop a critical awareness of the legal and safety framework within which outdoor adventure professionals work. To improve knowledge of the psychological factors which govern human performance in the outdoors. To gain practical experience of teaching, coaching and risk assessment. To evaluate personal teaching and coaching skills. |
| OTS355 | Urban Outdoor Education | Outdoor Studies | To understand the need for, purpose of and clientele associated with, outdoor education in urban settings. To appreciate the scope of outdoor activities in urban environments. To gain the confidence necessary to deliver basic outdoor and adventurous activities in an urban setting. To understand and be able to articulate the potential value of outdoor education |
| OTS356 | International Dimensions of Outdoor Experience | Outdoor Studies | To develop awareness of a range of understandings of nature and diverse approaches to outdoor experiences across a cultural spectrum. To explore these different approaches and construct a synthesis of ideas of sustainable living. To develop an understanding of sustainability in the contexts of education, recreation and lifestyle. To consider the implications of sustainable practice to outdoor leadership and the outdoor field. |
| OTS357 | Environmental Education | Outdoor Studies | To develop an awareness of philosophies underlying selected approaches to environmental education. To understand the need for congruence between approaches, client groups and settings. |
| OTS358 | Development Training | Outdoor Studies | To review the historical and cultural influences that affect the practice of outdoor development training. To explore the theories and practices of outdoor development training. To review and critique a range of applications of outdoor development training. To develop, implement and evaluate an outdoor development training event. |
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Outdoor Studies Foundation 1st Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOE101 | Teaching and Learning in the Outdoors | FdA Outdoor Studies | To introduce students to the nature of outdoor educational experiences in terms of the range of content and the variety of delivery. To outline the processes and structures of outdoor experiences. To impress upon students the psychological and philosophical aspects of outdoor education through a process of immersion and experience. To familiarise students with a range of environments in which outdoor education may take place. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE102 | Personal and Social Education | FdA Outdoor Studies | To give students some knowledge and insight into a number of models of behaviour and their application within outdoor education. To give students the opportunity to examine their own behaviour in the context of selected models and to explore possible reactions to a range of circumstances. To show how knowledge of a range of models can be applied to the management of groups and individuals in the outdoors. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE103 | Educational Theory and Outdoor Work | FdA Outdoor Studies | To introduce the idea that learning can be a structured process with identifiable stages and processes. To provide knowledge and vocabulary that can be used to inform the management of individuals' or a group's learning experiences. To relate individual students learning experiences to a theoretical context and to begin to discuss abstract educational issues. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE104 | The Planning and Evaluation of Outdoor Experiences | FdA Outdoor Studies | To introduce students to the basic approaches in planning and evaluation. To demonstrate how planning models can be related to client needs. To illustrate a range of teaching and delivery styles. To show how structuring of outcomes and criteria facilitates evaluation and learning. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE105 | The Management of Safety Outdoors | FdA Outdoor Studies | To provide students with an awareness of safety issues and policies in outdoor education. To develop the skills of scrutiny that contribute to the prevention or minimisation of hazards. To achieve a basic competence in the application of a number of risk management approaches. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE106 | Physiological Issues in Outdoor Education | FdA Outdoor Studies | To acquire a basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and understand the implications for safe outdoor practice. To understand the basic principles of human energy requirements and expenditure in the context of outdoor adventurous activities. To understand the concepts of fitness training and how they can be applied to training for outdoor workers. To be able to recognise and respond to the common physiological conditions, illnesses and injuries. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE107 | Placement I | FdA Outdoor Studies | To give students experience of the working environment of an outdoor context. To allow students to share a limited responsibility for the delivery of an element of an outdoor experience under supervision. To apply knowledge gained from preceding modules. To develop the specific communication skills that are relevant to working with clients, colleagues and employers. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE108 | Outdoor Industry Awareness I | FdA Outdoor Studies | To acquire a knowledge of the history of the outdoor industry in the U.K. and seminal events in its development. To develop an understanding of the contribution of outdoor education to a range of educational contexts. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
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Outdoor Studies Foundation 2nd Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOE201 | Creative Outdoor Education | FdA Outdoor Studies | To encourage novel and stimulating approaches to the delivery of outdoor education. To explore and extend students creative approaches to outdoor education. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE202 | Environmental Practice in Outdoor Education | FdA Outdoor Studies | To familiarise students with, and give experience of, a range of approaches to environmental education. To equip students with knowledge for the delivery of environmentally sound practice and content. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE203 | Personal Issues and Outdoor Education | FdA Outdoor Studies | To explore the concepts of reflexivity and reviewing in outdoor situations. To introduce students to the issues of motivation and behaviour change through outdoor educational approaches. To examine the issues of challenge, choice and trust within the context of outdoor education. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE204 | Working with Groups n the Outdoors | FdA Outdoor Studies | To acquire a knowledge of certain models of role definitions and behaviours within groups. To provide experience of group management in the outdoors informed by reference to current models. To introduce and explore the idea of leadership in the context of managing groups in the outdoors. To develop an understanding of the different cultural issues that occur in outdoor situations. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE205 | Marketing in the Outdoor Industry | FdA Outdoor Studies | To provide students with a knowledge of basic marketing theory and to apply knowledge of key theories and models. To provide students with a knowledge of current services marketing theory. To provide an understanding of the impact of marketing on society and vice versa. To investigate and analyse some practical applications of marketing theory as it relates to outdoor activities. To identify and investigate some of the ethical implications of applying marketing philosophy to outdoor education. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE206 | Placement II | FdA Outdoor Studies | To extend theoretical knowledge into professional practice. To develop key skills in a professional context. To recognise the opportunities and issues in the application of theoretical knowledge in a placement situation. |
| FOE207 | Placement III | FdA Outdoor Studies | To analyse professional practice with respect to theory. To extend and develop reflection and evaluation of professional practice. To summarise areas for personal and professional development. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
| FOE208 | Outdoor Industry Awareness II | FdA Outdoor Studies | To raise awareness of the career paths within outdoor education and their professional requirements. To contextualise the theoretical issues of outdoor education through placement experiences. To initiate formal career planning. To develop students’ competence in a variety of relevant key skills. |
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Adventure Recreation Management 1st Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| MST101 | Management, Personal & Study Skills | Adventure Recreation Management | To analyse the value of individual interpersonal skills in relation to the business spectrum. To provide an understanding and appreciation of the environment encompassing organisational operations. To create an awareness, and to discuss the validity of the key issues involving core (individual) management competencies. To confront the challenges of information communication technology and its’ advances with regards to management functions. To improve the students ability to study/learn through working with their peer group. To examine and practice problems solving skills through individual and group exercises. To develop the skills of identifying, selecting, evaluating and analysing information. To allow students to discover and develop oral and written communication skills. To enhance the existing understanding and practice of interpersonal and group work skills. |
| MST149 | Principles of Tourism Marketing | Adventure Recreation Management | Provide students with an appreciation of current marketing theory and to apply knowledge of key theories and models in a tourism context. Investigate some practical applications of marketing theory and provide an understanding of the impact of marketing on society and vice versa. Identify and investigate some of the ethical and social implications of applying the marketing philosophy to tourism. |
| MST171 | Personal Values in Enterprise | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to outline the features of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in a competitive environment. Consideration will be given to the classic frameworks of free-market economies and then related to aspects of sustainable development for small businesses. It will provide some of the background theory for the practical aspect of enterprise planning to be looked at in TLR271. |
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Adventure Recreation Management 2nd Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| MST241 | Services Marketing | Adventure Recreation Management | To provide students with an appreciation of current services marketing theory. Provide students with an appreciation and understanding of the theoretical development and underpinning of marketing as related to service sector industries which includes the profit and not for profit sectors. Investigate and analyse some practical applications of marketing theory in a range of service industries. Identify and investigate some of the ethical implications of applying services marketing philosophy. |
| MST271 | Enterprise Planning & Development | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to expand on and develop the theory of the firm and entrepreneurship studied in MST171. Practical aspects of SMEs (Small Medium, Enterprises) with a sustainable focus will be examined considering the potential difficulties of start-up and the solutions to these. |
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Adventure Recreation Management 3rd Year
| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| MST349 | Green Marketing | Adventure Recreation Management | To provide students with an appreciation of features and issues in consumerism and environmentalism, and to critically apply marketing theories and concepts in that context. To identify and investigate some of the effects of disparate ethics and social responsibility in marketing strategies to reach the Green Consumer. |
| MST362 | Understanding the Customer | Adventure Recreation Management | To provide students with an appreciation of current consumer behaviour theory by focusing on the roles of user, payer and buyer. To provide students with an appreciation and understanding of how customer behaviour is incorporated into, and impacts upon, marketing strategy. To investigate and analyse some practical applications of customer behaviour theory in a range of industries. To investigate the ‘choice’ processes of individuals and households in the context of the buyer decision information processing. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLR100 | Concepts & Contexts of Sustainable Development | Adventure Recreation Management/OTS | The aims of this module are to introduce concepts of environment and society, resources and sustainability and to consider alternative paradigms. This will be demonstrated through examination of local to global case-studies, which will allow students to develop critical skills and practice self-reflection. This module is the key core module of level 1 (I) and links to all other level 1 (I) modules implicitly through thematic relationships, and explicitly through cross-modular formative assessment. |
| TLR110 | Business, Society & Environment | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to outline the relevance of models of sustainable development for business, communities, non-governmental and public sector organisations, and the roles of the global and local agencies involved in sustainable development. It will provide some of the case-study contexts for understanding of concepts introduced in TLR100, with associated cross-modular formative assessment. These contexts, where possible, will reflect student’s vocational interests. |
| TLR112 | Adventure Recreation Concepts | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to introduce inter-disciplinary concepts of space, place and culture related to the fundamental components of adventure recreation as both personal and global phenomenon. This will focus on factors influencing demand for adventure recreation and supply responses from the industry. Links will be made to TLR100 providing some of the adventure recreation contexts. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLR210 | Sustainability in Business Practice | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to assess the environmental, social and cultural impact of organisational decision-making, thereby determining the roles of functional management area in achieving sustainability. There are linkages with OTS254, impact analysis in TLR211 and with MST271. |
| TLR211 | Sustainable Tourism | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to chart the development of the concepts of sustainable tourism, and relate these to current sustainability and tourism theory, and the role of key actors; issues surrounding sustainable tourism will be examined. There are opportunities to integrate study between elements of this module and TLR210. |
| TLR212 | Communities & Tourism | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to examine the interactions between different communities involved in recreation and tourism, the effects of globalisation and localisation on those relationships, and models and implementation of stakeholder involvement and empowerment. Comparisons will be made between the developed and Third world. There are opportunities to integrate study between elements of this module and TLR210. |
| TLR221 | Adventure Recreation in Outdoor Environments | Adventure Recreation Management | This module aims to further develop in students an understanding of theoretical frameworks in adventure recreation management, a range of contexts in which these might be applied and their practice. There are management links to TLR210, and to TLR222 which prepares students to further apply theory to practice through the placement. |
| TLR222 | Skills for Practical & Professional Experience | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to evaluate personal skills and experience. To develop an awareness of the skills and experience required in relation to the work experience or placement and devise a relevant training log to improve personal skills. To develop perspectives on human resource management and organisational theory. To clarify and define the nature of effective communication and to develop personal communication skills. To develop knowledge of the legal aspects of practice. |
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| Module No. | Module Name | Courses | Module Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLR300 | Dissertation | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to independently pursue a chosen area of study in greater depth through extended research, by employing appropriate research techniques, learnt and practised in OTS221. |
| TLR310 | Applied Sustainability Techniques | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to appraise tools and techniques employed to achieve sustainable management, planning and development of organisations, within current political, regulatory and voluntary frameworks, and to formulate sustainable strategies for an organisation. Also links between philosophy and practice of sustainable development will be evaluated. Building on experiences (specially from the placement and TLR210) this module provides possible solutions to sustainable development that can be critically analysed. |
| TLR311 | Contemporary Issues in Adventure Recreation | Adventure Recreation Management | It is the aim of this module to develop students’ critical awareness of contemporary issues in adventure recreation management. Issues will be analysed within broader theoretical perspectives, allowing students to explore the interface of theory and practice. Issues may be developed from students’ placement experiences with linkages to TLR321. |
| TLR312 | Cultural Tourism | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to scrutinise the principles and practices of a key tourism type and evaluate its relationship with sustainability, and to chart management that may aid the development of that relationship. Some common and integrating themes will be co-taught between this module and TLR313.There will also be linkages with sustainability tools and methods examined inTLR310. |
| TLR313 | Ecotourism | Adventure Recreation Management | The aims of this module are to scrutinise the principles and practices of a key tourism type and evaluate its relationship with sustainability, and to chart management that may aid the development of that relationship. Some common and integrating themes will be c-taught between this module and TLR312. There will also be linkages with sustainability tools and methods examined in TLR310. |
| TLR321 | Professional Reflective Practice | Adventure Recreation Management | The aim of the module is to develop the reflective abilities of the students so that they are aware of their emerging professional identify, practice and ethics and can demonstrate an understanding of organisations and human resources. The intention is that students will be able to critique their own work and the work of other professionals and organisations. This will support students in managing their relationships with themselves, with others and with organisations. The module will use the placement experience as a context for developing this process. It will support the development and implementation of a career plan and prepare students for supervision and appraisal. |