Teaching & modules

Modules

Required Modules

  • Skeletal Muscle Function & Plasticity: from movement to molecules (30 credits)
  • Cardiovascular & Respiratory Physiology: from rest to exhaustive exercise (30 credits)
  • Aerospace and Environmental Physiology (45 credits)
  • Library Project in Human & Applied Physiology (15 credits)
  • Research Project in Human & Applied Physiology (60 credits)

Teaching methods - what to expect

Lectures
Tutorials
Practical Work

For every 45-credit module we will provide you with 40 hours of teaching through lecture and tutorials, along with 30 hours of practical classes. For every 30-credit module we will provide you with 36 hours of teaching through lecture and tutorials, along with 24 hours of practical classes. For every 15-credit module you will have six hours of teaching. The 60-credit research project is a 12-week full-time laboratory-based research project, and how long it takes will depend on your project. We will expect you to complement all of this with self-study.

 

Lectures/Tutorials

Practical Classes

45 credit module

40 hours

30 hours

30 credit module

36 hours

24 hours

15 credit module

6 hours

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Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Assessment

  • Coursework
  • Written examinations
  • Presentations
  • Reports
  • Essays

We supplement the taught programme with online formative assessment for learning. Coursework contributes approximately 50% and examinations approximately 50% to your final mark. We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

Application closing date guidance

Key Information

Course type:

Master's

Delivery mode:

In person

Study mode:

Full time

Duration:

One year full-time

Application status:

Open

Start date:

September 2026