Undergraduate Course: Environmental Physiology 4 (SPRT10024)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Sporting activities often take place in conditions that provide a severe challenge to homeostasis. It is important for sports people and coaches to be aware of the physiological demands of performing under these conditions, and this module will identify the responses through which the body seeks to maintain homeostasis. Also examined are the physiological reaction to chronic exposure to extreme environment, and the acclimatisation processes that occur. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Sport Science 3B (SPRT10023)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 x 2 hour examination
1 x 2500 word laboratory report |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
To be able to detail thermoreception and thermoregulation in humans
To realise the physiological underpinnings of response to extreme temperatures
To be able to describe kidney function and its role in fluid balance
To be aware of the limitations on performance posed by hypoxic situations and to describe the physiological responses which seek to overcome lowered partial pressures of oxygen, both in the short-term and long-term
To be able to account for the physiological adaptations observed in acclimatisation to environmental stressors
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Semester 2 |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Coleman
Tel: (0131 6)51 6653
Email: simon.coleman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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