ENDOCRINOLOGY IN SPORTS
ACCADEMIC YEAR2017/2018
COD. 1002652
dati insegnamento:
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LECTURERS:
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018
YEAR OF STUDY: 2
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
UNIT COORDINATOR: BONADONNA Riccardo
CONTACT HOURS: 21
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 54
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course aims to allow the student to know and understand the main endocrine disorders associated with sports activities.
Course contents summary
The lessons are about the problems and the main endocrine and metabolic diseases in relation to the pursuit of sports activities.
Recommended readings
Hill Textboox of Work Physiology: physiological basis of Exercise . 4th Ed. P.O. Astrand Human Kinetics
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons. During the lessons will be discussed clinical cases related to the pursuit of sports activities.
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment of the achievement of the objectives set out in the course entails a multiple choice test.