PhD Sport and Exercise Sciences 36 months PHD Programme By Bangor University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

20,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Sports-related CoursesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sports-related Courses

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Research Areas Sport and Exercise Sciences, with research interests in:
Sport psychology/human performance:
  • Stress and performance
  • Application of social cognitive theories to sport and performance
  • Mental imagery
  • Self-talk
  • Group dynamics
  • Leadership
  • Personality and emotion regulation
  • Risk-taking
  • The application of all of the above in business, military and other contexts
Exercise Psychology/health behaviours:
  • Participation motivation
  • Self-regulation
  • Implicit processes
Exercise physiology:
  • Clinical exercise physiology
  • Performance physiology
  • Muscle wasting in chronic disease
  • Rehabilitation in chronic disease
  • Fatigue
  • Psychobiology of physical exertion
  • Skeletal muscle function and biochemistry
  • Cardio-vascular physiology
  • Exercise and immune function; diet and exercise
  • Hydration/dehydration and exercise
  • Physiology of extreme environments
Motor Control and Learning:
  • Visual control of movement
  • Motor programming
  • Attention
  • Perception and action
  • Feedback processing

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sports-related Courses

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Research Areas Sport and Exercise Sciences, with research interests in:
Sport psychology/human performance:
  • Stress and performance
  • Application of social cognitive theories to sport and performance
  • Mental imagery
  • Self-talk
  • Group dynamics
  • Leadership
  • Personality and emotion regulation
  • Risk-taking
  • The application of all of the above in business, military and other contexts
Exercise Psychology/health behaviours:
  • Participation motivation
  • Self-regulation
  • Implicit processes
Exercise physiology:
  • Clinical exercise physiology
  • Performance physiology
  • Muscle wasting in chronic disease
  • Rehabilitation in chronic disease
  • Fatigue
  • Psychobiology of physical exertion
  • Skeletal muscle function and biochemistry
  • Cardio-vascular physiology
  • Exercise and immune function; diet and exercise
  • Hydration/dehydration and exercise
  • Physiology of extreme environments
Motor Control and Learning:
  • Visual control of movement
  • Motor programming
  • Attention
  • Perception and action
  • Feedback processing

Admission Requirements

168+
2.5+
6+
75+
56+
Normally successful candidates will have a First Class Honours or Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related discipline. Candidates with an Upper Second Class honours degree, or equivalent, may be accepted if they can present evidence of their ability to study at this level.

3 Years
Sep

Domestic
4,786 GBP
International
20,000 GBP

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