This module aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the fundamental processes that underpin the various biological systems when adapting to a stressor. These principles govern an individual response to a specific training stimulus. Students will develop an understanding of how these physiological principles apply to strength & conditioning practices.

1. Describe and differentiate thephysiological principles of strength and power development.

2. Develop an understanding of the physiological and mechanical adaptation of morphological changes associated with hypertrophy.

3. Discover and apply the theory and practise of stretch-shortening cycle activities.

4. Demonstrate an understanding oftheendocrinology and resistance training

5. Distinguish how growth and maturation influences physical and motor skill development.

6. Discussstrategies to enhance athletic recovery: theory to practice.

The student will be able to utilise applied and theoretic methods to optimise athlete learning and design an effective practice environment. In conjunction with this, the student will develop a comprehensive understanding of how attentional cueing (internal, external, neural cues) impacts athlete learning in relation to applied coaching techniques. The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how group and team dynamics evolve, with respect to effective leadership or peer-led leadership groups within a squad environment. The learner will understand how Mosston spectrum of teaching can be implemented to create a meaningful and effective learning environment and how to identify alternative motivation techniques on an individual basis in a group environment.

1. Define how implicit and explicit learning enhances the training environment.

2. Critically discuss how the Mosstonspectrum of teaching can be implemented to create a meaningful and effective learning environment.

3. Demonstratehow reflective practice can lead to life-long learning.

4. Identify theimportance of differenttypesof feedback.

This modules aims to provide students with an opportunity to develop their understanding of sport and exercise physiology by applying various principles and knowledge of exercise physiology to field rather than laboratory settings. Students will gain experience in conducting accurate assessments of physical fitness and physiological response, both as a subject and as a practitioner, using equipment and skills that are used in a range of contemporary occupational settings.The module will also introduce nutrition and how it may apply to a strength and conditioning setting.

1. Demonstrate safe working practice with human subjects in a field based setting.

2. Identify, analyse and evaluate the use of nutrition and physiology principles to support strength and conditioning.

3. Outline differences in nutritional requirements, physiological and perceptual response to exercise in a variety of challengingenvironmental conditions.

4. Interpret and apply the facts, principles, common terms and procedures appropriate to applied sport andexercise physiology

5. Apply appropriate usage of a variety of nutritional and exercise/sport-performance-related physical and physiological assessments.

Athlete monitoring has become an integral component of total athlete preparation. One of the challenges facing practitioners is the plethora of methods and technologies available for monitoring athletes. This module aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of how to monitor an athletes training program in response to a training stimulus. Students will also gain an understanding of the 'why' of athlete monitoring. Develop the ability to integrate monitoring with coaching and performance. How to effectively communicate this information with the coaching team and, more importantly, with the athletes themselves. One of the fundamental reasons for monitoring athletes is to gauge their progress in response to a training program. Monitoring helps determine the impact of individual training sessions on athletes' physical performance states and training readiness.

1. Identify and evaluate the importance of monitoring athletes.

2. Quantify training stress.

3. Analyse and interpret thedata produced using athlete monitoring based technological systems.

4. Critically discusscurrent monitoring based practices and technologies.

5. Describe thephysiological effects of training stress.

6. Applyathlete based monitoring strategies for both individual and team based sports.

This module aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the fundamental processes modalities of resistance training (triphasic, French contrast, strength, endurance, core strength, power), novel (and advanced) training methods (eccentric, isometric, bands, chains, velocity based training, complex training, occlusion training), theory of periodisation (manipulation of variables), application of periodisation in an applied setting, return to play protocols, speed and agility, plyometrics, Olympic lifting, specificity, metabolic conditioning for individual and team based athletes, application of PAP, recovery protocols, screening and monitoring.

1. Discuss and appraise thepracticalprinciples of strength, speed andpower development.

2. Describe the physiological and mechanical adaptationsassociated withadvanced resistance training techniques.

3. Apply the theory and practice of novel training techniquesand specific application to different settings.

4. Developpractical training strategies; manipulation of variablesfor different periodisation modalities.

5. Critically evaluate thepracticalapplications of developing rehab and prehab protocols in an individual and team environmentas part of return to play protocols and in the general population.

Research methodology is an integral part of any Masters course. The aim of this module is to ensure that students will be fully competent to devise, run and present research in a professional manner. This module will be part of a number of different Masters programmes in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition. The module will introduce students to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research enquiry.

1. Systematically review and evaluate current literature, using appropriate tools and techniques.

2. Identify, analyse and evaluate appropriate research methods for research project proposal development.

3. Demonstrate the synthesis and integration of knowledge.

4. Draft a research proposal appropriate to their career stage and aligned with their research interests.

5. Create an appropriate data management structure.

6. Communicate research in various formats including written and oral presentation methods.