Physical education ba(hons)

Year 1

• Performance in Physical Education: OAA, Gymnastics and Swimming

  This module will develop your performance for physical education. You will study outdoor and adventurous activities (OAA), gymnastics and swimming. You will acquire the foundation knowledge, skill and understanding necessary for further study. You will develop an appreciation of the distinctive nature of each specific activity, engage with the relative creative and analytic principles, explore physical literacy and what it means to be physically educated.

• Performance in Physical Education: Games, Dance and Athletics

  In this module you will developin your performance for physical education. You will study games, dance and track and field athletics, enabling you to acquire the foundation knowledge, skill and understanding necessary for further study at level 5 and 6. You will develop an appreciation of the distinctive nature of each specific activity, engage with the relative creative and analytic principles, and explore physical literacy and what it means to be physically educated.

• Nature and Values of Physical Education

  In this module you will develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of key issues in physical education in England and Wales. You will explore key features of historical developments in PE, become familiar with aspects of the social and cultural context of PE and develop your understanding of the place of PE within schools.

• Health, Physical Education and Sport

  In this module you will explore the role of physical activity, physical education and sport in promoting health through a healthy, active lifestyle. You will examine policies and practices in physical activity, physical education and sport to promote greater participation in health promoting activity.

• Applied Pedagogy In Physical Education

  This is a predominantly practical module, in which you will develop knowledge, skills and understanding of how to plan, deliver and evaluate learning and teaching, whilst reflecting on your own professional development. You will apply pedagogic theory to the practice of teaching in a range of contexts.

• Science of Movement

  This module combines the study of physiology, psychology and biomechanics into a module designed to meet the needs of PE, sports studies and sports-coaching-based students.

  You will develop an understanding of muscular and cardiovascular aspects of human development and movement. You will study skill acquisition and gain an understanding of motor control. Finally, you will develop biomechanical understanding through recording, analysing and evaluating human movement and performance using qualitative analysis.