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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Clinical Exercise Physiology I
Module Code SS301 (ITS) / PHS1006 (Banner)
Faculty Science & Health School Health & Human Performance
Module Co-ordinatorNiall Moyna
Module TeachersAnna Donnla O'Hagan
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
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Description

The purpose of this module is to provide the student with a practical and theoretical understanding of the role of exercise in the prevention and management of chronic, lifestyle-mediated diseases

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the benefits and risks of physical activity and exercise
2. Explain the principles of clinical exercise testing
3. Practice exercise preparticipation health screening
4. Discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology and management of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer
5. Describe the physiological responses to exercise in health and chronic disease



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Laboratory12No Description
Lecture24No Description
Total Workload: 36

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Pathophysiology and risk factorsHealth appraisal and fitness testingExercise programmingElectrocardiographyEmergency procedures and safetyPharmacology

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Assignmentn/a20%n/a
Practical/skills evaluationn/a10%n/a
Group presentationn/a30%n/a
Written Examn/a40%n/a
Indicative Reading List

  • 0: American College of Sports Medicine (2000) Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (6th edition). New York. Lippincott Williams & WilliamsAmerican College of Sports Medicine (1998) Resource manual for exercise testing and prescription (3rd editio,
Other Resources

None

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