Biomechanics & Kinesiology

Sports Science & Exercise Physiology

Sports Science covers a broad range of fields including human physiology, psychology and biomechanics, and their relationship to sports performance, health and well-being. Anatomy and physiology aim to develop knowledge and understanding of the basic structure and function of the human body discuss how this knowledge can be used to improve health and/or performance. Furthermore, environmental physiology gives the opportunity to discuss the limits to human performance and survival.

Sports science as a subject is comprised of all of these elements, with a focus on physical activity, health and performance. This helps to give an overall picture factors that may improve, and ultimately limit human sporting performance at the highest level. Biomechanics makes it possible to calculate the most efficient or the least harmful patterns of movement in sporting movements and techniques, which is an important consideration when designing an exercise programme.