Sport Technology, BSc (Hons)

About Sport Technology, BSc (Hons) - at Sheffield Hallam University

This course provides a broad, multidisciplinary study of sport technology. You develop your knowledge and understanding of why technology is important in the sport environment, and the analytical skills and personal qualities you need for a successful career. Topics range from manufacturing and marketing a product to using suitable instrumentation to check product and athletic performance. The course has three major themes * designing and developing sport products * selecting and using sport materials * sport instrumentation and data handling You use computer-aided design to adapt existing products or create new designs. You learn to select and use different materials. This includes studying the physical properties of new high tech materials. You also learn how and why you would use a particular material in different sport applications. The course * highlights why it is important to use instruments to test performance * examines ways in which you can measure the athlete's or sport product's performance * emphasises computer-based measurement techniques In year three, you can take an optional year of supervised work experience. This alternative is valuable in focusing you for the final year and improving your employability after you graduate.

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