Final year (national level 6):
Core module:
Applied Project and Professional Development (30 credits)
This module will bring together everything you’ve learned to complete two projects. One is a research project, and the other is a work placement project. Both help you connect your academic skills to real-life problems and give you the chance to showcase your knowledge and skills.
For your research project, you’ll choose a topic you care about, plan how to study it, collect your own data, and share your findings. You’ll even present your work at a Research Conference –possibly in front of the public and future employers.
For your placement project, you’ll work with a real employer on a problem that matters in the workplace. You’ll agree on a project, complete it during your placement, and reflect on what you’ve learned and how it helps your future career.
Optional modules – choose three:
Applied Sport and Health Physiology and Nutrition (30 credits)
In this module, you’ll explore how nutrition and the body work together to boost sports and exercise performance. You’ll learn how food, supplements, and different environments – like heat, cold, or high altitudes – can affect how we train, compete, and recover. Ever wondered what athletes should eat before a big game, or how training in the heat changes your body?
You’ll look at topics like how protein helps build muscle, how to fuel your body during competition, and how exercise in extreme weather affects performance. You’ll also explore how different groups – like child athletes, older adults, female athletes, or people with disabilities – have unique nutrition and health needs.
You’ll get hands-on by designing ways to test how different factors impact health and performance. You’ll also learn to explain complex ideas in a simple, and clear way.
Applied Psychological Skills (30 credits)
This module helps you turn psychology theory into real-world practice. You’ll learn how to handle tricky mental challenges that come up in sport and exercise – like staying calm under pressure or helping others stay motivated and confident.
You’ll build on the skills you learned earlier in your degree and start using them like a pro. You’ll explore how coaching, psychology, and athlete wellbeing all connect. Want to be a performance coach or study sport psychology further? This module will help you get there.
You’ll learn by working on real-life examples – like how to support a team during tough times or help an athlete bounce back from setbacks. You’ll use case studies, role plays, and group work to design plans that truly help others. How would you help an athlete struggling with confidence or pressure?
Applied Biomechanics for Training, Performance, and Health (30 credits)
How would you feel about helping someone improve their performance or avoid injury? This module builds on what you’ve already learned about how the body moves and how strength and conditioning help with performance. You’ll dive deeper into biomechanics – the science of how the body moves – and learn how to use special equipment to carry out real tests and experiments.
You’ll look at strength and conditioning through a biomechanics lens, exploring how movement affects performance, injury, and health. You’ll study how the body adapts to different types of training and how biomechanics plays a role in everyday tasks, sport, and recovery.
You’ll take on the role of a biomechanics expert by working with a real client. You’ll carry out a full movement assessment, give a clear diagnosis, and share useful feedback – just like you would if working for a top sports institute or professional team.
Clinical Exercise Physiology (30 credits)
In this module, you’ll learn how to safely support people with long-term health conditions through exercise. You’ll practise how to check if someone is ready to exercise, understand their health needs, and plan safe and helpful workouts based on science. You’ll also build skills in caring for people in a kind and supportive way.
You’ll explore conditions like heart disease, asthma, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, and even cancer. You’ll also look at how mental health affects physical health and learn how to help people make healthy changes that last.
You’ll work on your communication skills so you can work well with patients and other health professionals. You’ll also learn how to analyse research and apply it in your own practice.
