Sport Psychology, Coaching and Physical Education - BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
-
Type
Bachelor's degree
-
Location
London
-
Duration
3 Years
This undergraduate course will teach you how to encourage, develop and progress other people’s sporting performance or participation. The coaching skills you’ll develop will be equally applicable at both an elite performance and community level.
Increasingly, schools are out-sourcing sports delivery to coaches, and more sports practitioners are entering teaching through coaching. It is in these environments that you can help encourage young people who have never taken part in sport and exercise to improve their health and fitness.
We’ll help develop your coaching and teaching skills, providing access to a sports hall the size of six badminton courts and extensively-equipped sports science labs.
Our teaching staff includes those with a wide range of coaching knowledge and qualifications up to international and world championship levels. All modules on the course are equally well-supported by up-to-date facilities.
You’ll study a variety of subjects in-depth. There’s sport psychology and its exploration of how the mind impacts on both sporting performance and participation. Exercise physiology will introduce you to changes the body experiences as a result of physical activity, environmental stress and exercise. Biomechanics analyses the mechanics of human movement, while the sociology of sport will develop your understanding of the socio-cultural issues that can define and legitimise a particular sport.
There will be plenty of equipment for you to use as an aid to your studies. Exercise physiology equipment includes a climate chamber and blood analysers, while biomechanics equipment includes Watt bikes and Kistler force platforms. For a more complete list of the equipment that will be available to you, see the equipment section below.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
Our Sport Psychology, Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons) degree will introduce you to the wide-ranging field of sports science and its relevance to competitive, community and participation levels of sport. You’ll explore how coaching and teaching involves varying skill sets across different sports and how they can be applied in varying environments. You'll also gain essential knowledge in areas including sport psychology, human movement, the social impact of sport and the value of applying sports development to an individual’s lifelong development.
a minimum of grade C in three A levels or grades BC in at least two A levels in biology, physical education, human biology, biology, sports science or sports studies subjects (or a minimum of 96 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma)
GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade C/grade or above (or equivalent)
Reviews
Subjects
- Psychology
- Coaching Skills
- Coaching
- IT
- Performance
- Sport Psychology
- Skills and Training
- Sociology
- Physical Education
- Teaching
- Physiology
- Sports Science
Course programme
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 1 modules include:
- Foundations of Sport Psychology and Coaching (core, 30 credits)
- Human Anatomy and Biomechanics (core, 30 credits)
- Human Physiology and Training Principles (core, 30 credits)
- Sports Research Skills (core, 30 credits)
- Advanced Delivery of Coaching Practice (core, 15 credits)
- Exercise Physiology (core, 30 credits)
- Psychological Factors in Sport: Individuals and Teams (core, 30 credits)
- Sociology of Effective Coaching and Teaching (core, 15 credits)
- Sports Science Research Methods (core, 15 credits)
- Biomechanics of Human Movement (option, 15 credits)
- Empowering London: Working within the Community (option, 15 credits)
- Advanced Coaching Theory, Practice, and Application (core, 30 credits)
- Sport Psychology and the Elite Athlete (core, 30 credits)
- Sports Science and Therapy Dissertation (core, 30 credits)
- Business Developments in Health Sciences (alternative core, 15 credits)
- Sports Science Work Placement (alternative core, 15 credits)
- Clinical Exercise Physiology (option, 15 credits)
Assessments will be through written and practical exams, practical reports, presentations, class tests and a final research dissertation.
Additional information
Sport Psychology, Coaching and Physical Education - BSc (Hons)