Program Overview

Module Overview

The Exercise Referral and Prescription module is designed to integrate exercise knowledge into a clinical setting, enabling students to understand and apply exercise safely and effectively. This module is the culmination of students' learning and requires the application of knowledge from topics such as physiology, pathology, and psychology.

Module Details

• Module code: BMS3085
• Module provider: School of Biosciences
• Module Leader: MANDERS Ralph (Biosciences)
• Number of Credits: 15
• ECTS Credits: 7.5
• Framework: FHEQ Level 6
• Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Student Workload

• Independent Learning Hours: 57
• Lecture Hours: 16
• Seminar Hours: 14
• Tutorial Hours: 11
• Practical/Performance Hours: 20
• Guided Learning: 10
• Captured Content: 22

Module Availability

• Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

• BMS1044 Principles of exercise, fitness and health
• BMS2052 Pathology: a metabolic perspective

Module Content

Indicative content includes:

• Current evidence relating to aerobic and muscular fitness training for health improvement
• Intensity, duration, frequency, and type of exercise for health-related benefits in (sub)clinical populations
• Different components of, and exercises to be included in an exercise programme
• Risk stratification
• Clinical Pulmonary exercise testing
• Specific interest groups:
  • Hypertension/CVD/PVD
  • Obesity and metabolic syndrome & diabetes
  • MSK Disorders
  • Cancer
  • Respiratory disease: COPD & Asthma
  • Pregnancy
  • Mental health conditions
  • Neurological conditions
• Relationships between exercise work rate and rating of perceived exertion
• Different stages of an exercise programme
• Signs of excessive strain, which should lead to termination of the programme or test
• Current policies and legal issues in exercise referral
• Behavioural and motivational aspects of exercise and adherence to intervention programmes
• Consultation skills

Assessment Pattern

• Assessment type: Coursework (WRITTEN REPORT, 3000 WORDS) - 50%
• Assessment type: Practical based assessment (SKILLS ASSESSMENT) - 50%

Alternative Assessment

In the case of the individual presentation, an alternative assessment can be done by handing in the presentation hand-outs accompanied by a written explanation to the slides. For the written final report, alternative assessment is not possible.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate a strong understanding of common clinical conditions and how these can be treated and/or prevented with different modes of exercise.

Module Aims

• Learn to evaluate the beneficial effects of exercise and apply these as a treatment strategy for different chronic clinical conditions
• Expand students' knowledge on the underlying metabolic and pathological causes of common health issues/conditions
• Evaluate the specific exercise-induced changes to human physiology and pathology that serve as the underlying bases for exercise referral
• Develop an understanding of clinical exercise testing skills so that students can evaluate the different methods and create a safe and effective testing battery for different conditions
• Gain insight into factors affecting adherence to exercise programmes
• Become proficient in the planning and delivery of exercise sessions/classes with clients with specific pathologies or multimorbidity

Learning Outcomes

| | Attributes Developed
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001 | Develop a thorough knowledge of some of the most common health conditions, underlying mechanisms, and causes through independent and guided learning | CP
002 | Evaluate how exercise can work as an adjuvant treatment to current standards of care | KC
003 | Develop and apply knowledge about widely used pre-exercise screening tools and procedures to help determine risk-stratification and health status | KPT
004 | Assess and analyse health-related fitness tests, including maximal and/or submaximal tests of aerobic fitness, and tests of muscular (strength, endurance, and flexibility) fitness and be able to assess their validity and reliability | CT
005 | Construct and deliver an effective, safe, and realistic exercise training programme for individuals with specific health issues | PT
006 | Develop evidence-based exercise programs (including implementation, monitoring, and follow-up) | KPT
007 | Develop a holistic plan that implements lifestyle factors and considers the underlying physical and mental health conditions of (pre)clinical groups | KC
008 | Develop an understanding of the different motivations and barriers people have to change their behavior, and acquire interpersonal and professional skills to help overcome these barriers | KCT

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy involves students engaging with weekly on-demand recorded content before scheduled seminars/tutorials. Practical classes are designed to deepen students' understanding of the topic and provide them with the practical and professional skills required to work in an exercise referral setting.

Programmes this Module Appears In

• Programme: Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)
• Semester: 1
• Classification: Optional
• Qualifying conditions: A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module