BSc (Hons) Physical Activity and Health

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Course Overview

Transform your passion for sports and science into a career dedicated to improving health and wellness. This specialized degree provides the scientific knowledge and practical skills to understand and enhance physical activity at both an individual and community level. You will select this focused pathway after building a strong foundation in sport and exercise science.

Key Program Highlights

  • Specialize in the vital connection between physical activity, public health, and disease prevention
  • Gain a strong foundation in sport and exercise science before choosing your specialist route
  • Develop practical skills to assess and improve health outcomes for individuals and communities
  • Learn to design and implement effective health promotion and physical activity interventions
  • Graduate with the expertise for careers in public health, wellness coaching, and clinical exercise

Requirements

The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.





















Modules

  • Social Science for Sport and Exercise
  • Introduction to Anatomy and Biomechanics
  • Introduction to Physiology for Sport and Exercise
  • Psychology of Exercise and Health
  • Fundamentals of Coaching
  • Abertay 101 - Being Successful at Abertay
  • Successful Writing At Abertay
  • Digital Skills for University and Beyond
  • Dundee and Me
  • Research and Enquiry Skills for the Digital Age
  • How to Sell Your Idea
  • Planning Your Future Career
  • Welcome to the CommuniTAY
  • Wellbeing Tools and Tricks
  • Psychology for Sport and Exercise
  • Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Physiology
  • Placement and skill development when working with children in a physical activity context
  • Key Concepts in Biomechanics for Sport and Exercise
  • Physical Activity for Health and Wellbeing
  • Being Successful at University (For 2nd year entrants)
  • Co-create (Negotiated Studies)
  • Anti-Racism in Professional Communications
  • Mind Your Language: Text Mining and Qualitative Approaches to Language Analysis
  • AWS Academy Machine Learning Foundation
  • Sustainability 101
  • Food for thought
  • Optimising your professional written communication
  • Mythbusters: Separating Breakthroughs from Fake News
  • The Future in Work
  • Social Enterprise: What, How and Why?
  • Artificial Intelligence and Society
  • My AI: Past, Present and Future
  • Digital Safety and Cybersecurity
  • Numbers for Success
  • Creative China: Culture, Regulation and Business
  • Creativity Matters: Engaging resources for Wellbeing
  • Public Health and Physical Activity
  • Health Related Fitness Assessment and Programming
  • Physiology of Obesity and Non-Communicable Disease
  • Physical Activity and Health Promotion
  • Research Methods
  • Social Issues in Sport and Exercise
  • Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning
  • Sport Research Project
  • Physical Activity for Special Populations
  • Lifestyle Management
  • Student Negotiated Learning
  • Duty of Care in Sport
  • Coach Education and Support
  • Advanced Strength and Conditioning
  • Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology
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