BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Physical Education
Bachelor's degree
In Cambridge
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Cambridge
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
Want to become a sports coach or PE teacher or work in sport development? Learn the essential practical and scientific skills you need to work as part of a team, or as an effective leader. Test your skills and enhance your employability power with opportunities to take placements in local schools and sports clubs.
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About this course
You’ll be able to choose from a wide range of careers once you graduate. These might include teaching (school/college), coaching (community level or performance), performacnce analysis, physical training, sport development, and the wider health, fitness and leisure industry.
We have links with many sports organisations, and you’ll have the opportunity to do research projects with them while you’re studying. This offers an early insight into the world of employment, and keeps you up-to-date with who’s hiring. While you’re studying, we also encourage you to become a student member of UK Coaching, to keep up with the opportunities in the sector.
104 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent), including a pass in Psychology, Physical Education, Sports Studies or a Science subject.
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above including English, Maths and Science.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
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Subjects
- Coaching
- Nutrition
- Physiology
- Physical Education
- Anatomy
- Employability
- Research skills
- Human Movement
- Pedagogical
- Structure of Sport
- Physiology and Nutrition
Course programme
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pedagogical Principles in Sport
- Applied Sport Pedagogy
- Exercise Physiology and Nutrition
- Research Methods for Sport and Exercise
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Organisation and Structure of Sport
- Introduction to Human Movement
- Applied Research Skills
- Applied Research and Employability
- Performance Analysis
- Applied Teaching and Coaching
- Sport Development
- Psychological Profiling for Sport
- Strength and Conditioning
- Nutrition for Health and Exercise
- Perceptual Motor Skills
- Applied Performance Analysis
- Long-term Athlete Development
- Ethical Coaching and Mentoring
- Strategic Sport Development
- Developing Performance Athletes
- Research Project (Dissertation) or Advanced Work Placement
- Applied Sports Psychology
- Advanced Strength and Conditioning
- Exercise Medicine
- Contemporary Issues in Sport, Exercise and Performance Physiology
- Performance and Exercise Nutrition
- Throughout the course, we’ll use a range of assessment methods to help you and your tutors measure your progress. We’ll assess you throughout each year, meaning that we can help you stay on the right track.
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BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Physical Education