Sport Psychology, Coaching and Physical Education (including foundation year)
London Metropolitan University
UCAS Code: C608 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
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In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have: at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma) but may not have achieved the appropriate grades to immediately join a BSc programme. English Language and Mathematics GCSEs at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent). Applicants who meet the UCAS points criteria but who obtained a D (grade 3) in English and/or Maths at GCSE may be offered a University test in these areas. Other applicants may have Level 3 qualifications such as A level, BTEC Extended Diploma or Access to Higher education qualifications with high UCAS points and grades, but not in the relevant subject areas eg Biology and Chemistry, which are required to study for BSc programmes in the School of Human Sciences.
About this course
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**Why study this course**
This is a four-year degree course with a built-in foundation year (Year 0). It's the perfect route into university if you can't meet the necessary entry requirements or don't have the traditional qualifications required to start a standard undergraduate degree. You'll graduate with a full undergraduate degree with the same title and award as those who studied the traditional three-year course.
**More about this course**
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.
Modules
Modules for this course are subject to change. For full up-to-date module details please see the course page on the university website. Foundation year (Year 0) modules include: Biology (core, 30 credits); Chemistry (core, 30 credits); Scientific Studies (core, 30 credits); Foundation year project (sports) (core, 15 credits); Foundations of Sports Science (core, 15 credits) Year 1 modules include: Essential Principals of Effective Coaching and Teaching (core, 15 credits) Musculoskeletal Anatomy (core, 15 credits); Human Physiology (core, 15 credits); Professional and Core Skills (core, 15 credits); Introduction to Biomechanics (core, 15 credits); Foundations of Sport Psychology (core, 15 credits); Physiological Principals of Training (core, 15 credits); Applied Sports Science (core, 15 credits) Year 2 modules include: Biomechanics of Human Movement (core, 15 credits); Sociology of Effective Coaching and Teaching (option, 15 credits); Sport Psychology: Controlling Individual Performance and Exercise (core, 15 credits); Exercise Physiology (core, 15 credits); Empowering London: Working Within the Community (option, 15 credits); Environmental Exercise Physiology (core, 15 credits); Biomechanical Applications (core, 15 credits); Sports Science Research Methods (core, 15 credits); Sport Psychology: Group Dynamics and Human Interaction (core, 15 credits) Year 3 modules include: Sports Science and Therapy Dissertation (core, 30 credits); Coaching Pedagogy and Practical Application (core, 15 credits); Personal Development for Coaching and Teaching (core, 15 credits); Sport Psychology: Practical Application in the Real World (core, 15 credits); Clinical Exercise Physiology (option, 15 credits); Clinical Biomechanics (option, 15 credits); Clinical and Exercise Physiology (option, 15 credits); Sport Psychology and the Elite Athlete (core, 15 credits); Business Development in Sport (option, 15 credits); Empowering London: Working within the Community (option, 15 credits)
Assessment methods
Assessment consists of progress tests, online tests, coursework, practical reports, presentations, exams and a final year dissertation.
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One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.
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