Physical Education and Sports Coaching
University of Staffordshire
UCAS Code: CX6C | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Staffordshire
UCAS Code: CX6C | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Other A Level combinations are possible to achieve 112 points
Pass Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 80 UCAS points.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Achieve a minimum of 112 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (CCCCC) is required.
T Level
Pass (C and above)
Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer.
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We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. We assess each application individually, taking in to account any experience and skills you may have in your chosen field. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts on 01782 294400 or email us at enquiries@staffs.ac.uk for further advice
About this course
Whether you aspire to become a PE teacher or a sports coach, we’ve got the connections and expertise to help you achieve your ambitions.
We collaborate with schools, colleges and sports organisations to give our students real-life experience of coaching and PE delivery. Our links with professional clubs, like Stoke City and Port Vale, along with county sports partnerships and other local sports clubs provide a range of opportunities for students to get real world experience.
Our Physical Education and Sports Coaching degree will give you lots of opportunities to develop skills for a range of careers. These include sports development, health and fitness, and coaching at elite sport or grassroots level.
And if you want to work in schools, you’ll be in a prime position to apply for a PGCE upon successful completion of your degree.
Through our Sports Academy, you can also volunteer to help run physical activity sessions for international athletes, schoolchildren and the wider sporting community.
In the first year of the course, you’ll explore practical modules that cover coaching across youth, performance and disability sports. You’ll also be introduced to elements of sport science like sport psychology, biomechanics and physiology that support optimising performance.
There will be the chance to pick a sport you’re interested in for your coaching skills. It could be football, rugby, basketball, volleyball, tennis, dance, swimming or another sporting pursuit. You’ll also develop a wider skillset as the degree will prepare you to deliver the full range of the PE national curriculum.
We use digital technology to help improve coaching skills, including using GPS vests, heart rate monitors and performance analysis software. These replicate professional environments to best prepare you for becoming an effective coach and teacher.
You’ll also use our specialist sports laboratories and outdoor sports facilities, including the national football centre at St George’s Park.
And, you will benefit from our links with primary, secondary and special schools across the region. We host their pupils on campus for coaching sessions. You will also go into community settings, work with organisations like Youth Sport Trust and get to do extended placements.
Modules include an industry project, where you could be running a sports event such as women and girls’ sports festivals.
We have innovative assessments throughout the course too, including podcasts and vlogs.
Our staff bring extensive coaching and research expertise to the degree. You’ll have the opportunity to assist with this wider research, as well as produce your own independent research project in your final year. Some students go on to present their research at conferences and win prizes for their work. We also have Visiting Teaching Fellows to support your studies. These are professionals working in PE, elite swimming and footballs club who offer valuable insight of contemporary practices.
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Physical Education and Sports Coaching
Modules
Year 1 Core:
*Developing Research Skills in Sport and Exercise (Enhancing Career and Personal Success)
*Academic and Employability Skills in Sport and Exercise
*Sports Science for Coaches and Teachers
*Fundamentals of the Psychology of Sport & Exercise
*Coaching and Teaching in Sport
*Teaching and Coaching PE national curriculum activities
Year 2 Core:
*Research and Graduate Employability in Sport and Exercise (Enterprise, Entrepreneurialism and Citizenship)
*Coaching, Analysis & Skill Acquisition
*Advanced Sport and Exercise Psychology
*PE and Youth Sport Practice and Placement
Year 3 Core:
*Personal and Professional Development in Sport and Exercise
*Advanced Coaching and Teaching Skills
*Inspiring Learning: PE Pedagogy
*Contemporary Issues in Sports Coaching
*Children in Sport and PE
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