The MSci is an extended undergraduate programme that allows students to graduate either with a BSc (Hons) at the end of Year 3 or with a Masters at the end of Year 4. The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences offer this course.
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Bangor
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LL57 2DG
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SeptemberEnrolment now open
About this course
The course aims to enable understudies to: Understand and be able to analyse data using descriptive statistics (e.g., mean and standard deviation)
Understand and be able to conduct statistical analyses for dealing with parametric and non parametric data (e.g., t tests, chi squares, simple regression, ANOVA)
Be able to explain the relevance of the assumptions that underpin the above statistical procedures
Be able to use SPSS for windows to conduct the above analyses and explain the statistical outputs produced by SPSS.
Be able to address, formulate, and answer basic research questions including relevant hypotheses
All postgraduate taught applicants (Home/EU /International, full time and part time) are eligible to APPLY to become a Graduate Assistant (GA).
Graduate Assistants are paid to work with academic staff in a range of teaching, learning and assessment activities to support undergraduate student learning for up to 60 hours each academic year.
340 UCAS points from A/AS Levels (with a minimum of 200 points at A2).
Grade C or above in GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent. Physical Education and Sciences GCSEs would be advantageous.
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Subjects
Psychology
Meetings
IT
Performance
Physiology
School
Social Psychology
Skills and Training
Group dynamics
Human Physiology
Scientific Writing and Communication
Developmental psychology
Sport Science
Stress and performance
Psychomotor Behaviour
Sport and Exercise Physiology
Motor Control and Learning
Applied Sport Psychology
Perception and Action
Psychology as a Science
Exercise Psychology
Research in Psychological Skills
Personality and Individual Differences
Brain and Mind
Psychology of Sport Performance
Psychobiology
Course programme
You study a total of 120 credits in each year. The modular programme offered by the School provides continuity across the years as well as depth. Optional modules allow you to study new areas or develop specialisms that are of particular interest.
Over the three years you study modules from:
Human Physiology
Biomechanics
Psychomotor Behaviour
Motor Control and Learning
Psychology of Sport Performance
Applied Sport Psychology
Physiological Assessment Skills
Sport Nutrition
Stress and Performance
Applied Sport Science of Elite Performance
Physical Activity and Health
Introduction to Applied Sport Science
Health Physiology
Pedagogy for PE 2
Plus a choice of optional modules in Years two and three from:
Perception and Action
Research in Psychological Skills
Environmental Physiology
Disability, Sport and Rehabilitation
Biochemistry of Exercise
Issues in Sport, Exercise and Outdoor Activities Year 4
The modular programme offered by the School provides continuity across the years as well as depth. Optional modules allow you to study new areas or develop specialisms that are of particular interest. All students study 120 credits over Year 4/MSci degree. The compulsory modules Research Skills and Research Project total 80 credits, plus you choose 40 credits from the following optional modules:
Performance Psychology (20 credits) – "Group dynamics" and “Stress, Performance and Resilience" are the two main theoretical areas that underpin this module. The aims of this module are to allow students to understand the theories related to these areas, and to apply sport psychology theory to real life situations.
Exercise Psychology (20 credits) – This module will examine some of the major theoretical and practical issues in applied exercise psychology. Specifically, the following topics are explored: the role of mental skills and confidence in exercising regularly; self discrepancies; barriers and motivators for exercise; motivation and motivationally supportive environments; and counselling for exercise behaviour change. In addition, a student led approach is adopted with students researching and verbally presenting material on a chosen topic. Teaching will comprise lectures, seminars and group work.
Performance Physiology (20 credits) – The primary aim is to provide a physiological framework for understanding physical performance. The module draws on the research expertise to staff within the School. The link between physiology and physical performance is reviewed followed by detailed examination of endurance activities with emphasis on muscle oxygenation and metabolism and the implications for fatigue. A final consideration will be some alternative models of fatigue in endurance activities and other factors that exert a major influence on performance, such as basic and applied aspects of strength and power, and alterations in immune function.
Supervised Experience (20 credits) – This module aims to provide students with supervision and support to develop their personal applied support skills in either sport and exercise physiology or psychology; or exercise rehabilitation. The content of this module is largely student specific and include activities (workshops, directed reading, client based work) that will develop the individual's personal applied support skills. Students develop a portfolio that records activities including meetings with supervisor, workshop attendance, meetings and a plan of work with at least one client, and thoughts/evaluations of all meetings and workshops (i.e., evidence of reflective practice). Students will complete a contract of intended activities agreed with their supervisor in the first four weeks of their programme of study. Where appropriate, this contract may include the intention to apply to British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) to commence a formally logged Supervised Experience.
Effective Coaching Practice (10 credits) – The module introduces students to an often overlooked body of literature within the performance domain. Students will gain first hand experience of how motor control and learning can be applied in the sporting domain to ensure effective sports strategies and movement efficiency are achieved during performance arena. In addition, literature surrounding skill acquisition will be proposed that will directly aid understanding of how one can effective manipulate the practice and performance environments such that learning and expertise attained is accelerated.