Sport, Physical Activity and Health with optional placement year - BSc (Hons)

Overview

The physiological, behavioural, social, and nutritional perspectives of health-enhancing physical activity and sport for the general population.

Summary

It is becoming increasingly recognised that physical activity and exercise have a positive influence on health and wellbeing, and that the promotion of active and healthy lifestyles through sport and physical activity in the community may have substantial social and cultural benefits. This course has been designed to produce highly educated professionals with the knowledge and skills to organise and provide for the teaching, coaching, policy, planning, development, management and delivery of sport, physical activity and health initiatives.

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Careers & opportunities

Career options

The course has been developed in response to industry needs and professional bodies have had considerable input into its content and delivery. The main objective would be working to bring about an increase in people’s physical activity, reduce their sedentary behaviour and thus working towards improving health status. The course will also help to develop a wide range of knowledge and transferable skills that will enable you to work as a professional in your chosen career and is particularly unique in that there are a range of modules from different disciplines (Sport, Psychology, Health, Sociology).

Career opportunities can be in a wide variety of areas, such as: eligibility for postgraduate certificate in phyiscal education teaching, health promotion officer, physical activity coordination, workplace health and fitness, exercise referral, health-based intervention design and delivery, postgraduate research, community projects and national governing body coaching. On completion of the course, it will be possible to pursue accreditation with the British Psychological Society through a post graduate conversion course in psychology. Students may also pursue a career in teaching through a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, or advance to further study within the University or elsewhere.

Work placement / study abroad

The course offers an optional one-year work placement with the opportunity to obtain a Diploma in Professional Practice.

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