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Bangor University: Sport and Exercise Sciences

Institution Bangor University View institution profile
Department School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
Web postgraduate.bangor.ac.uk
Email shesphds@bangor.ac.uk
Telephone 01248 388256
Study type Research

Summary

Supervision for higher degrees by research is available in the following areas:

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

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Master of Philosophy - MPhil

Between the mountains and the sea in North Wales, Bangor University’s campus is surrounded by a breathtaking natural landscape. Bangor offers the highest quality teaching in a supportive learning environment with courses across the arts, humanities and sciences. Most postgraduate taught courses are offered on a full-time and part-time basis, allowing you to fit your studies around your life. In addition, the selection of distance learning courses, as well as ‘blended’ courses that combine remote and face-to-face study opportunities allow for further personalisation.

Bangor University provides strong support for research activities, and there are several subject related specialist …

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