SR3S14 - Exercise Physiology III 01 Sep 2018 - 31 Aug 2024 | Version 5

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR3S14
Module Title: Exercise Physiology III
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Sports Coaching
Module Leader: Christopher Marley
Module Team: Lewis Fall, Trevor Harris
First Intended Intake: DEC 2015 Final Year of Intake: 2023
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100433 - sport and exercise sciences
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 5
Valid From 01 Sep 2018
Valid To 31 Aug 2024

Module Aims

To consider the relationship between exercise and selected areas of the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system. 

To develop an understanding of selected measurements in cardiovascular physiology and competency in the performance of these measurements.

Content Summary

Anatomy of the heart and cardiac muscle.

The electrical implications of contraction, the electrical axis and the rhythm of the heart.

The ECG at rest and in response to exercise.

Cardiac contraction and the molecular interactions associated with contraction.

Cardiovascular dynamics and loop volume pressure curves.

Central and peripheral haemodynamic function at rest and in response to exercise.

Cerebrovascular haemodynamic function at rest and in response to exercise.

Acute and chronic adaptations of regular exercise training.

Exercise for cardiac rehabilitation.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CEPT) for health and disease.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Practical classes and workshops 24
Directed Study 80
Independent Study 72
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate advanced competence and understanding of a range of laboratory skills and assessment procedures in exercise physiology.
LO2 Critically discuss the regulation, adjustment and adaptation of the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems in response to acute and chronic exercise.
LO3 Critically evaluate the role of exercise in the management of a patient following a cardiac event.

Module Requisites

Code Title Requisite Type
MOD001831 Exercise Physiology pre-requisite
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Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Laboratory handbook report 0 2000 50 No 40
Written Examination Written Examination - Closed Book (Unseen) 1 Examination based on theoretical module content 120 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Report 1
Written Examination - Closed Book (Unseen) 1

Reading List

Tortora, D. and Derrickson, B. (2017) Tortora’s Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. Danvers: Wiley.

Kenney, W., Wilmore, J., Costill, D. (2015) Physiology of Sport and Exercise. Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Riebe, D., Ehrman, J., Liguori, G. and Maga, M. (2018) ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.

Katch, V., McArdle, W. and Katch, F. (2011) Essentials of Exercise Physiology. Philadeliphia: Lippincot Williams and Wilkins.

Hall, J. E. (2016) Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Journals

American Journal of Applied Physiology

American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Experimental Physiology

Journal of Physiology

Journal of Sports Science

Websites

British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences: http://www.bases.org.uk/

Register of Exercise Professionals: http://www.exerciseregister.org/

NHS Choices: https://www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx

British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation: http://www.bacpr.com/pages/default.asp

Electronic Databases

Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

Life in the Fast Lane ECG: http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/

Social Media

USW Sport and Exercise Science: @USW_SPEX

USW Neurovascular Research Laboratory: @USW_Oxygen

Students are expected to demonstrate independently obtained knowledge of exercise physiology gained by independent reading around the subject as befitting final year BSc undergraduate