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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 30%, EX 70% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take HL30044 OR take HL30054 |
| Description:
| Aims: To examine the physiological responses of humans to extreme hot, cold, high altitude and undersea environments and evaluate the impact of these environments on function and performance. Using real-world examples, the unit also aims to examine the adaptive (e.g. acclimatisation) and maladaptive (e.g. injury/illness) responses experienced when humans are exposed to such environments for prolonged periods of time without adequate protection. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students should be able to: * Demonstrate a critical understanding of: (i) the physiological strain induced by performing sport/exercise in various extreme environments; (ii) the acute physiological responses which allow humans to maintain function/performance in such environments; (iii) the chronic adaptive physiological responses which occur following prolonged or repeated exposure to environmental extremes; (iv) how sports governing bodies and various occupational groups select and train personnel to protect them from maladaptation leading to injury and illness. * Demonstrate the ability to engage in small group discussions around relevant real-world problems and generate evidence-based solutions. Skills: Critically appraise relevant literature (facilitated and assessed) Assess physiological responses to extreme environments (taught and assessed) Critically appraise relevant real-world problems (facilitated and assessed) Content: Exercise in the Heat: body temperature regulation during exercise in hot/humid environments; methods of sustaining and/or enhancing exercise performance in the heat, including heat acclim(atis)ation; influence of heat stress on sweat loss and the influence of fluid replacement strategies; metabolic responses and the molecular basis of exertional heatstroke. Exercise in the Cold: acute physiological responses to cold air and cold water exposure; influence of cold exposure on human function/performance; influence of prolonged/repeated exposure on cold acclimation; cold injuries. Exercise at High Altitude: acute physiological effects of altitude and effect on performance; adaptation to altitude and effect on performance at altitude and on return to sea level. Hyperbaric Exercise Physiology: influence of graded increases in ambient pressure (i.e. underwater environment) on human physiological responses and function. Occupational Physiology: development of legally defensible physical selection standards; risk factors for injury and illness in physically demanding occupations; prevention of injury and illness in physically demanding occupations. |
| Programme availability: |
HL30188 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:Department for Health
HL30188 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Biology & Biochemistry
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