HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Course Code
BM 4005
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Professor M A Cotter

Pre-requisites

PY 3002

Notes

The practical work required in this course may pose difficulties to students with some disabilities. If this arises alternative arrangements will be made. Any student wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.

Overview

This course will build on course PY 3002 (Integrated Physiology) and will provide a detailed coverage of Human Physiology covering issues related to muscle, cardiovascular physiology and the impact of exercise, training and disease states.

Structure

6 week course, Thread I - 3 one-hour lectures per week, 2 eight hour practicals and 3 problem solving sessions over the period of the course.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment (30%).

Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for further details.