Department for Health Course Catalogue 2025/26
UHHL-AFB21: BSc (Hons) Health and Exercise Science
Route: BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | This course has no designated alternative course (DAC).
Exit awards:
Diploma of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education
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Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0% Stage 2: 32% Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Stage 1
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL10521 | Human physiology | 10 Credits |
HL10522 | Functional anatomy and biomechanics | 10 Credits |
HL10524 | Research and study skills for sport, health and exercise scientists | 10 Credits |
HL10525 | Sport and exercise psychology | 10 Credits |
HL10526 | Public and social health | 15 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 1
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL10527 | Qualitative research in sport, exercise and health | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL20535 | Research skills and statistics for sport, exercise and health scientists | 5 Credits |
HL20536 | Sport and exercise medicine | 10 Credits |
HL20539 | Psychology and health communication | 15 Credits |
HL20540 | Population level public health | 15 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL20538 | Physiology of exercise, health and nutrition (HES) | 7.5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL20541 | Physical activity and health across the lifespan | 7.5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL30552 | Research project | 25 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL30553 | Tackling interdisciplinary challenges | 5 Credits |
Must Pass Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL30554 | Behavioural science applied to physical activity and health | 7.5 Credits |
HL30555 | Health technologies | 7.5 Credits |
HL30556 | Nutrition and metabolism | 7.5 Credits |
HL30557 | Physiology of exercise, health and disease | 7.5 Credits |
HL30558 | Sociology of sport and health (HES) | 7.5 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Must Pass Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
HL30559 | Exercise prescription | 7.5 Credits |
HL30560 | Nutrition and health | 7.5 Credits |
HL30561 | The science of physical sensation | 7.5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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