www bath ac ukhealth Welcome BScMsci Hons Health
www. bath. ac. uk/health Welcome! BSc/Msci (Hons) Health and Exercise Science
www. bath. ac. uk/health Why study HES at Bath?
www. bath. ac. uk/health Excellent university rankings
www. bath. ac. uk/health Excellent subject rankings 1 st for Sport Science in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 4 th for Sports Science in The Complete University Guide 2018
www. bath. ac. uk/health Leading researchers 2 nd for Research for Sport Science in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 90% of research world-leading or internationally-excellent
www. bath. ac. uk/health Research-driven teaching Dr Javier Gonzalez • Human Nutrition • Exercise Metabolism • Energy Balance • Glucose Control Dr Abby Tabor • Embodied pain • Predictive Processing • Perceptual inference Dr James Betts • Nutrition and Metabolism • Intermittent fasting/feeding patterns • Metabolic requirements in skeletal dysplasia
www. bath. ac. uk/health Research-driven teaching Professor Keith Stokes • Interactions between ageing and physical activity on muscle metabolism and function • English Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project • Influence of smoking on physical performance Dr Enhad Chowdhury • Physical Activity Measurement • Energy Balance • Appetite Regulation • Fasting Professor James Bilzon • Human and applied physiology • Occupational and environmental physiology • Exercise rehabilitation • Special populations (spinal cord injury, lower limb amputation)
www. bath. ac. uk/health Learning environment • Friendly and supportive department • Relatively small cohorts • Research-driven teaching • Lecture to laboratory • Mixed assessment methods • State-of-the-art facilities
www. bath. ac. uk/health Sport facilities • £ 30 M Sports Training Village • Outdoor & Indoor Tracks • 50 m Olympic Legacy Swimming Pool • Team Sport Facilities • Outdoor & Indoor Tennis Courts • Gym (membership fee) Free to use
www. bath. ac. uk/health Course structure and content
www. bath. ac. uk/health Year 1 Year 2 Placement Year Final year Consist of compulsory and optional units
www. bath. ac. uk/health Classification Y 1: 0% Y 2: 32% Final Year: 68% final transcript listing all courses taken
www. bath. ac. uk/health Example Units in Year 1 (may change) Exercise Science Human Physiology Functional Anatomy Behavioural Medicine Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology Inntoduction to the Social Study of Health Public Health Introduction to Research Design and Statistics
www. bath. ac. uk/health Example Units in Year 2 (may change) Exercise Science Physiology, Nutrition and Health Clinical & Functional Assessment Tools Behavioural Medicine Psychology of Exercise & Health Critical Skills for Health Practicioners Public Health Epidemiology in Public Health Evidence-based Policy & Practice
www. bath. ac. uk/health Example Units in Final Year (may change) Exercise Science Physiology of Exercise & Health Nutrition & Health Behavioural Medicine Exercise Prescription Introdution to Sport & Exercise Medicine Public Health Contemporary Public Health Issues Health Technologies + dissertation
www. bath. ac. uk/health Key components of the course
www. bath. ac. uk/health Key components Exercise Science
www. bath. ac. uk/health Key components Behavioural Medicine
www. bath. ac. uk/health Key components Public Health
www. bath. ac. uk/health What you‘ll explore. . .
www. bath. ac. uk/health Injury prevention
www. bath. ac. uk/health Injury prevention
www. bath. ac. uk/health Physical Activity & Health Type 2 Diabetes Breast Cancer High Blood Pressure Colon Cancer Heart Disease Dementia
www. bath. ac. uk/health Physical Activity & Health Wroblewski et al. (2011) Phys Sportsmed
www. bath. ac. uk/health National life expectancy
www. bath. ac. uk/health National life expectancy
www. bath. ac. uk/health Rehabilitation – interdisciplinary perspective Psychology Physiology Nutrition Functional Assessment
www. bath. ac. uk/health Physiology of Exercise and Health
www. bath. ac. uk/health Placement year
www. bath. ac. uk/health Placement year • Dedicated Placement Officer will help you prepare (CVs, cover letters, mock interviews, tips on applying • We keep in regular email/Skype contact while you‘re on placement • Improves graduate career prospects (and often grades in final year)
www. bath. ac. uk/health Placement year By Bosonic CC BY-SA 3. 0 • HPC Calgary • Peak Centres in Vancouver & Ontario • Spartan Performance • UMASS - Amherst By Ch 1902 CC BY-SA 3. 0, By Rob 984 CC BY-SA 4. 0 • • Wales RFU London Wasps Liverpool FC Southampton FC LSSA Quintic, Hawkeye ARTD • • SASI, NSWIS, TIS Surf Australia Harbour Sports University of Sydney High Performance • Southern Cross University
www. bath. ac. uk/health Potential careers
www. bath. ac. uk/health Potential careers • Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (Military or NHS) • Nutritionist (Academia or Industry) • Public Health Consultant (Government) • Clinical Physiologist (Industry or NHS)
www. bath. ac. uk/health Re-cap • Excellent rankings • Exciting, research-driven teaching • Supportive learning environment • Integrated placement • State-of-the-art facilities • Interesting career prospects
www. bath. ac. uk/health Good luck with your A-levels! J. T. Gonzalez@bath. ac. uk
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