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PTY-30102 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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

PTY-30102 - Biomechanical techniques in sport, exercise and rehabilitation
Coordinator: John Buckley
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
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

This module will develop the students knowledge and understanding of biomechanical procedures and process. Enhancing already acquired knowledge around musculoskeletal injuries and gait patterns and using appropriate biomechanical instruments to assess activity.

Aims
To assist students in understanding the relevance and importance of mechanical principles and their applications to sports performance and human movement.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the role of biomechanics in the field of movement performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation: 1
Develop laboratory skills of biomechanical assessment techniques in healthy and clinical populations: 1
Integrate and apply knowledge of functional anatomy and physiology with biomechanical concepts: 1
Extract and critically evaluate results from biomechanical assessments: 1
Comprehension of biomechanical assessments results into clinical practice: 1

Study hours

Scheduled teaching hours:
15 hours of practical
15 hours lectures/tutorials/ small group working/ formative assessment
120 hours independent learning comprising:
~15 hours directed study
~ 80 hours self directed study
~ 20 hours completion of lab report
~ 5 hours analysing data from workshops

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 100%
2000 word lab report


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Last Updated: 21 December 2024