SHN4015 - Functional Anatomy for Sport and Exercise Therapy

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module will cover more detailed musculoskeletal anatomy and answer the question “What is a sports injury?” The module will cover micro and macro trauma and injuries to muscle, tendons, bones, cartilage and nerves. The content will also introduce the student to the stages of tissue healing and repair. A joint by joint / region by region approach will cover the essential and detailed anatomy required by sports therapists.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: Full cohort

Practicals
Hours: 15
Intended Group Size: 15 to 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 125

Further details relating to assessment

Topics to be tested for the online test:
Musculoskeletal anatomy – origins, insertions and innervation of muscles, muscle actions.

Definitions and classifications of injury for muscles, bone, cartilage, nerves, tendons and ligaments.

Common terminology used in the assessment and management of sports injuries.

Within the practical anatomy assessment, foundational injury and anatomical knowledge will be assessed, with students required to complete a series of worksheets covering the indicative module content, that will culminate in a live 10-minute practical examination of anatomical knowledge (end of semester).

The BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation students will be practically assessed for the Anatomy component of the module (assessment 2). PSRB requirements state that safe and effective practice must be demonstrated and practical components passed.

Assessment:

001 Online test; 1,000 word equiv; mid-semester 1 30%
002 Practical anatomy assessment; 2,000 word equiv; end of semester 1 70%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Philip McDonald
Level - 4
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S1

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