BA (Hons) Physical Education

Only 15.5% of children are achieving the recommended 60 minutes of sport and physical activity a day. Physical Education at UCFB provides students with a pathway to change this and make a real difference by inspiring the next generation of children to get away from their mobile phone and out into the park. This degree is designed for those with a passion for physical activity, exercise and sport to carve a future in physical education teaching and leadership.

Students on the physical education course, at UCFB, will explore the fundamentals of teaching physical activity by supporting professional teachers and sports coaches out in the local schools and community. The course will focus on sport pedagogy, the delivery of a variety of practical sessions and the mechanics of teaching and coaching.

This means that by the final year, students will have amassed a significant amount of practical teaching experience, and through this, gained confidence and knowledge to be able to move onto a PGCE course (if they wish to complete their training as teachers) or to deliver practical sessions in any other format. With this course, graduates will be equipped to move into personal training, sports session delivery or even health promotion work.

This degree will build the skills that are needed to become a confident physical education practitioner; it will also provide the experience and knowledge required to gain work in schools, outside coaching companies and in other physical activity establishments. Students will develop the practical and theoretical understanding of the two key areas needed for physical educators; becoming an expert in physical activity and an expert in teaching and sport pedagogy.