The aim of this module is to provide students with the knowledge, understanding, skills and opportunity to select, organise and conduct an enquiry-based project in a topic relevant to their development and programme.

The aims of this module are for the student to understand the biological bases and methods for assessing the composition and function of the human body and to critically evaluate the reliability and validity of techniques and their applicability in different populations.

The aim of this module is for students to demonstrate a more advanced and critical understanding of the physiological and metabolic underpinnings of exercise as a therapy to prevent and manage chronic metabolic disease.

The aim of this module is for students to demonstrate a more advanced and critical understanding of the impact of diet and nutritional supplements on human performance and health.

The aim of this module is for students to demonstrate a more advance and critical understanding of the physiological limitations to performance in sport and the characteristics that determine elite sport performance.

This module will offer an opportunity to explore globalisation in health and healthcare from the perspective of individuals, communities and population using a variety of social theories.

Students will examine epidemiology, the science that underpins public health, and the roles of different professionals and professional bodies in identifying health inequalities, addressing health inequalities, promoting health and preventing ill-health.

Having successfully completed this module students will be able to:

• Describe the impact of economic, political, cultural and environmental determinants on population health.
• Explain the influence of globalisation on healthcare and the health of individuals, communities and populations.
• Identify how epidemiological approaches may help understanding of global public health challenges.

The aim of this module is to provide the students with an understanding of how the human body copes with work and sport in environmental extremes and how this stress can be assessed and controlled.

The aim of this module is to detail a range of cellular and molecular mechanisms which govern cellular adaptation and degeneration, with a particular emphasis on the effect of ageing and age-related diseases.

The aims of this module are to further the understanding of the use and application of genomic analyses for disease, forensic, pharmacogenetic and personalised medical purposes.

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of regenerative medicine that utilises biology as the basis for modern regenerative therapies.

The aims of this module are to provide students with a biological overview of cancer biology; including its aetiology, molecular phenotype and therapeutic management.

One 10-credit module from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. Languages offered are:  French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish.