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Sports Science And health

  • 28-06-2010 10:04pm
    #1
    Funnegan
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    Hi just wondering if anyone does the do the sports science and health course in DCU. could they tell me what its like because i want to do it but i really dont know anything about it,


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  • #2
    stringy
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    Funnegan wrote: »
    Hi just wondering if anyone does the do the sports science and health course in DCU. could they tell me what its like because i want to do it but i really dont know anything about it,

    if you "don't know anything about it", how do you know you want to do it?!?

    read the online prospectus, view the subjects taught on the course
    www.dcu.ie/dc202


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    toostrong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭toostrong


    Funnegan wrote: »
    Hi just wondering if anyone does the do the sports science and health course in DCU. could they tell me what its like because i want to do it but i really dont know anything about it,

    Well the course has a core module of physiology throughout the 4 years which develops into exercise and clinical physiology. You will cover a broad spectrum of modules from sociology of sport, psychology, coaching studies and health promotion.

    Basically everyone does the same modules for 1st to 3rd year which include health and fitness (discusses weight training, different methods of training the body, training environments, physiology behind the elite athlete etc, chemsity and physics (only 1st year), biomechanics (looking at how we move and the physics behind it), adapted physical activity (physical activity for people with disabilities) and a few others.

    In 4th year you will then be able to chose a module. you can pick coaching studies (which looks at policy in coaching etc not necessarily how to coach players), advanced labs (advanced testing such as analysing and taking blood samples etc) and health promotion (looking at how you can get more people physically active). So you sort of specialise in one of these areas.

    Basically the course will give you an broad scope and it is up to you to have the interest and the enthusiasm to take what you learn and apply it practically. Please note that the degree alone will not train you how to be a personal training or a weightlifting coach, while you will cover some modules that touch on weight training techniques, anatomy and the physiology behind sport it does not adequately train you to work in a gym. However in saying this there is an option to become an Olympic Weightlifting coach once you are [past 2nd year, the Irish Amateur weightlifting Association run a coaching course in DCU annually for Sport Science Students and through the weightlifting club in dcu you can get the practical experience necessary to be deemed a competent weightlifting coach.

    hope that helps any more questions feel free to let me know.


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