Interventions in Sport and Physical Activity

Description

This module (SPOR10032) examines the theory and practice of health and social intervention. Sport and Physical Activity (PA) have become integral components of the health and social care system. From global action plans to local authority strategies, sport and PA are both a target and a tool of health and behaviour intervention. Together they are used to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases, promote healthy behaviours, improve mental health, and impact a range of social problems.

Students will learn about a range of topics that include but are not limited to: Paradigms within intervention

  • Ethical implications of intervention
  • Levels of intervention
  • Problem identification
  • Theories of change
  • Design and evaluation of intervention
  • Current and future developments in intervention

At the end of this module the student will be able to: 

  • Apply professional competencies/frameworks for delivering exercise interventions
  • Critically review and interpret evidence to develop theory of change
  • Design appropriate sport or PA solutions to health-related problems

This is an SCQF Level 10 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

 

Delivery 

We currently expect that this module will next run from September 2025.

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Angela Beggan. 

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk  

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further enrolment information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.