C14F Sports Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Skills and experience gained Upon successful completion of this BA (Hons) Sports Studies course, you should be able to:- In the study of the performance of sport and its enhancement, monitoring and analysis: Monitor, analyse, diagnose and prescribe action to enhance the learning and performance of the component elements of sport, Evidence the skills required to monitor and evaluate sports performance in laboratories and/or field settings, Display a critical appreciation of the integration of the variables involved in the delivery (teaching, instructing and coaching) of enhanced sport performance. In the study of human responses to sport and exercise, Make effective use of knowledge and understanding of the disciplines underpinning human structure and function, Appraise and evaluate the effects of sport and exercise intervention on the participant. Provide a critical appreciation of the relationship between sport and exercise activity and intervention in a variety of participant groups. This will include special populations such as the elderly, disabled and children. In the study of the historical, social, political, economic and cultural diffusion, distribution and impact of sport, Display a critical insight into the organisations, management and structures responsible for sport, and the political ramifications arising from these, Employ social, economic and political theory to explain the development and differentiation of sport throughout society, Demonstrate the application of the social and cultural meanings attached to sport and their impact on participation and regulation. After the course Evidence shows that a...