Sport and Exercise Science (Teaching and Coaching Sport) BSc Honours

At the heart of the course lies the scientific approach to supporting athletes to perform at their peak, while reducing the risk of injury. Alongside this, we will teach you how to plan and prepare physical education and coaching sessions in line with national minimum expected standards and strengthen your confidence in implementing a range of teaching, learning and coaching styles.

Understanding coaching roles and responsibilities is essential if a coach is to successfully lead and support people to improve sports performance. You will also develop an in depth understanding of physiological, psychological and biomechanical theories, and how they can be used to assist performance enhancement.

This pathway is aimed at those who wish to pursue a career in teaching sport after graduation. Like all of our sports pathways, you can either apply directly to this course, or apply to the general BSc Sport and Exercise Science programme and choose your final award at the end of year two.

A large part of your studies will be practice based at our Allianz Park site, and you will take part in 150 hours of clinical practice through two work placements.

What will you gain?

You will graduate, armed with the knowledge and understanding of:

• Sports psychology and how to work effectively with sports people
• The nutritional needs of the physically active and professional athletes
• The techniques and procedures used to assess physical fitness and well being
• The basic effects of pharmacological agents on exercise performance, disease and health

Research methods and processes with particular relevance to exercise and health.

Modules

Year 1

• Fundamentals of Anatomy and Human Movement (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Fundamentals of Health and Fitness (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Professional Skills Development and Work Experience (30 Credits) Compulsory

Year 2

• Applied Physiology and Biomechanics (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Applied Sport Exercise Science Research Methods (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Applied Sport Health Coaching (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Applied Sports and Exercise Psychology (30 Credits) Compulsory

Year 3

• Advanced Sport and Exercise Science (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Dissertation (60 Credits) Compulsory
• Advanced Teaching and Coaching Sport (30 Credits) Compulsory