Sports Studies BSc (Hons)

Postgraduate

In Worcester

£ 4,200 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Worcester

  • Start date

    Different dates available

What makes Sport Studies at Worcester special? Sports Studies approaches our enduring fascination with sport from sociological and cultural perspectives. With our wide-ranging Sports Studies degree, you can explore the sporting landscape in all itscaptivating variety. Choose the subject areas that interest you the most, and study them against the backdrop of major socio-cultural topics like power and social relations, politics, and values and beliefs. With a broad and balanced perspective across the sport and exercise domain, this programme opens up a wide range of possibilities for future careers and further study, in areas as diverse as sports policy, sport business management, marketing, journalism and sports science to name but a few.

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Location

Start date

Worcester (Worcestershire)
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Henwick Grove, WR2 6AJ

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Entry requirements 112UCAS Tariff points including GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C or above The points above are the new UCAS tariff, which will be used for courses starting from September 2017. See our new UCAS tariff page for more information. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly knownas CRB)may be required for some modules

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Subjects

  • Sports Studies
  • Disability
  • Marketing

Course programme

Course content What will you study?

Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.

Year 1 Designated
  • Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science
  • Sociocultural Studies in Sport, Physical Activity and Exercise
Optional
  • Principles of Sports Coaching
  • Foundations of Sport Management
  • Sport Development Foundation and the Sport Experience
  • Introduction to Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition
  • Fundamentals of Athletics in Schools
  • Exercise Training and Prescription
  • Adapted Physical Activity, Sport and Disability
  • Sport Tourism and Event Management
Year 2 Mandatory
  • The Research Process
  • Historical and Sociological Perspectives in Sport and Exercise
Optional
  • Scientific Underpinnings of Sport Performance
  • Scientific Underpinnings of Physical Activity, Exercise and Health
  • Coaching Pedagogy and Practice
  • Sport Operational Management
  • Sport Operational Development
  • Sport Event Operations
  • Sponsorship and Fundraising
  • Motor Skill Progression
  • Sport Nutrition
  • Strength Power and Speed
  • Multi-Sports
  • Sport and Disability
  • Sport Journalism
Year 3 Mandatory
  • Independent Study
  • Work Based Learning
  • Socio-cultural Critique of Global and Olympic Sports
Optional
  • The Sports Entrepreneur
  • Sport Strategy in Action
  • Group Dynamics in Sport
  • 14-19 PE and Sport
  • Strategic Planning for Sports Events and Facilities
  • Learning and Performance of Sport Skills
  • Physical Activity and Disease Prevention
  • The Developing Child in Sport
  • International Sport Development and Volunteering
  • Sport Event Marketing
  • Primary Physical Education
  • Advanced Sport and Disability
  • Advanced Sport Nutrition
  • Sport Psychology in Action
  • Contemporary Issues in Sport

Sports Studies BSc (Hons)

£ 4,200 + VAT