Sport & Exercise Science BSc/MSci
Sport and Exercise Science 3A BIOL4107
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic
- Credits: 60
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
You will study the physiological adaptations to exercise, and biomechanics, focusing on the cardio-respiratory and musculoskeletal systems and complete specialist courses in statistics and skills in science.
Timetable
Lectures, laboratory work, tutorials, seminars etc as organised.
Excluded Courses
None
Assessment
The course will be assessed by means of a 3-hour examination paper (60%) in the spring diet and in-course assessment dispersed throughout the course (40%). The in-course assessment comprises:
■ 2 x Reports (CVS Lab Report (10%) including CVS Lab report- Statistics section (3%) and Statistics report (3%))
■ 1 x Class Test (on Moodle for Muscle & Biomechanics (6%))
■ 1 x Essay (12%)
■ 1 x Set Exercise (tutorial task (6%))
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
The aims of the course are:
■ To provide a broad-based knowledge and understanding of Sport and Exercise Science
■ To develop practical skills and introduce laboratory techniques
■ To develop skills relating to the systematic acquisition of factual information and data
■ To develop the ability to solve problems and to analyse, interpret and discuss factual information and data
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
At the end of the course you should be able to:
Demonstrate a broad understanding of the central facts and the experimental basis of modern Sport and Exercise Science especially giving thorough accounts of:
■ respiratory function, at rest and in exercise
■ cardiovascular function, at rest and in exercise
■ human muscle function and its neural control
and more briefly to discuss:
■ biomechanics of basic movements
and to demonstrate practical competence in:
■ solving problems of a numerical or logical nature in the context of this understanding
■ practical skills in fundamental techniques
■ presenting and interpreting results obtained from using these techniques
■ analysing results using appropriate statistics
■ presenting information clearly in both written and oral form
■ finding original scientific literature in the library and analysing the data
■ using a computer to prepare documents, including graphs and diagrams
■ searching on-line databases