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EXS-20021 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

EXS-20021 - Exercise in Long Term Conditions
Coordinator: Sam Jones Room: MAC1.05 Tel: +44 1782 7 34565
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

nil

Barred Combinations

nil

Description for 2025/26

This module complements the programme content introduced in Level 4 around introduction to pathophysiology of disease. This module will equip you with a knowledge of underpinning exercise science principles in relation to health behaviour change and physical activity and exercise prescription in long term conditions. There is varied assessment strategy employed in this module to enhance your experience and to appeal to all learning styles.

Aims
This module aims to deepen the student's understanding of long term conditions (including cardiovascular disease, Neuromotor Dysfunction, Musculoskeletal conditions, Mental Health Disorders, Cancer and other linked conditions influenced by growth/development, ageing and lifestyle) and to enable students to relate exercise principles to functional assessment across multi-morbid patients and pharmacological interventions. The module further aims to enable the student to analyse an individual's rehabilitation needs and plan an effective evidence-based rehabilitation strategy for that individual.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the aetiology and pathophysiology of leading global long term conditions: 1
Synthesise the core components of long term conditions in the planning of an evidence-based exercise strategy to address an individual's needs: 2
Analyse the exercise needs of people with long term conditions: 2,3
Evaluate the evidence relating to exercise in individuals with long term conditions and comorbidities: 1,3
Interpret the influence of comorbidities on physiological measurements in individuals with long term conditions: 2

Study hours

Scheduled teaching comprising:
~6 hours of tutorials
~36 hours of lectures
~ 30 hours of seminars
~ 40 hours of active learning study
188 hours of self directed study and assessment preparation comprising:
~ 48 hours assessment development
~ 140 hours self directed study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Exam weighted 30%
2 hours - 4 x 250 word short answer questions (1000 words)
1000 word assessment evaluating the link between physical activity and a given long term condition of the students choice. The assessment will comprise of 4 x 250 word short answer questions, these will form the basis of an essay, with introduction to the topic, questions for evaluation and a conclusion. The students will be given insight to the question prior to the assessment, allowing them to prepare and read appropriate areas. They will also be allowed to bring in 1 side of A4 typed notes into the assessment, the assessment will occur on campus within a computer laboratory facilitated by the school, and students will be given 2 hours to complete the 4 questions.

2: Presentation weighted 50%
15 minute presentation
10 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes of questions (with case study issued in advance) on guidelines for the medical assessments and treatments of a given long term condition and a comorbidity within the ageing population.

3: Essay weighted 20%
1000 word essay on ageing within a long term condition
1000 word essay evaluating the link between ageing, physical activity and any given long term condition of there choice

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025