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EXS-10005 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 December 2024

EXS-10005 - Assessing Health, Physical Activity and Sport
Coordinator: Sam Jones Room: MAC1.05 Tel: +44 1782 7 34565
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The module introduces exercise testing and assessment of physical activity and fitness within healthy populations.
There is a strong focus on building communication skills relevant for professionals post graduation and offering them skills they may be able to apply outside of university whilst studying.

Aims
This module aims to introduce students to the principles and assessments of health, physical activity and fitness across a healthy population.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Introduce and interpret measures of health at rest and pre-activity screening, to determine contraindications, precautions and adaptations to participate in an exercise test: 1
Perform and interpret measures of aerobic power, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition: 1
Communicate effectively to participants/ clients when performing testing procedures: 1
Integrate measures of physical activity and fitness, into an overall health profile: 1

Study hours

Active learning includes:
~33 hours of teaching via classroom and seminars
~3 hours of tutorials
~20 hours of directed study
94 hours of independent study will be student led.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Practice Based Assessment weighted 100%
20 minute Mixed (practical and theoretical) Oral Exam


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 21 December 2024