Course Modules

You will build on your experience and further develop your teaching skills to effectively deliver dance lesson content to different groups of participants. Where possible, your group will observe, work with or teach groups outside of the university to experience […]

This module examines psychological characteristics that have been proposed as important determinants of success in sport with specific focus on mental toughness.

This is an opportunity to develop your skills in delivering applied consultancy in the biomechanics of sport and exercise.

This module deepens your knowledge of health behaviour change in the context of exercise and physical activity. You will explore aspects of physical activity behaviour change that enables positive psychological and physical wellbeing outcomes for individuals. You will also explore

Through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical tasks, you will analyse, deconstruct and reconstruct technical exercises and phrases in order to build a critical base of teaching material. Planning, phrase construction and giving corrections will be explored in the

This module offers a broad introduction to the subject matter of public health and physical activity. You will develop your understanding of epidemiological measures and explore a selection of contemporary areas of physical activity research such as data modelling, physical

This module focuses on further development of performance skills and vocabulary from the solo to the group improvisation. The use of spontaneous compositional practice within group situations, relationship possibilities and the development of in aesthetic, spatial and aural awareness, will form

This module creatively and critically engages you with the skills and processes of working with character, relationships and intentionality in a physical theatre style. It extends and builds on previous dance choreography modules by exploring and contextualising the techniques used

This module will introduce you to the key theories and concepts in performance psychology, examining theory and research into a range of factors (e.g., confidence, motivation, emotional regulation) that have been proposed to contribute to performance in sport and other

This module examines the metabolic, neuromuscular, neuroendocrine and cardiovascular systems of the human body to develop knowledge on the nature of limitations to performance across this intensity spectrum.