BSc (Hons) Sport Physical Education and Development (With Foundation Year)

It’s an exciting time to be involved in the sports industry. It’s growing and evolving as successive governments recognize the need for people to be active. Our course reflects this with its inclusive approach to sport and PE. We’ll ensure you’re ready to deliver physical education or work in a community setting to improve people’s lives, both during your degree and in your subsequent career. You’ll also explore ways of encouraging as many people as possible to throw themselves into sport and physical activity, particularly young people and those with disabilities.

Foundation Year(If Required)

• Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
• Sports Development & Coaching
• Physical Health & Wellbeing in Sport
• Psychological Influences on
• Health & Wellbeing in Sport & Physical Activity
• Academic & Communication Skills in Sports
• Career and Professional Development in Sports (Mental Wealth)
• Work Placement

Year 1

• Essential Skills for Sport (Mental Wealth)
• Anatomy & Physiology for Sport
• Coaching Principles
• Development of Sport
• Sports Leadership & Management
• Psychological Aspects of Sport

Year 2

• Inclusion in Youth Sport & PE
• Principles & Practice in Teaching & Coaching
• Disability, Sport & PE
• Research Methods & Design (Mental Wealth)
• Sport & PE Policy
• Community Sport Development

Year 3

• Applied Research Project in Sport
• Developing the Healthy Child
• Applied Teaching Practice
• Education & Development in Sport (Employ-ability) (Mental Wealth)
• Disability, Sport & Society
• Work Placement (Practice)

Employability

Our sports courses have rapidly built up a reputation for producing independent self-starters. The feedback we receive from our work placement clients is invariably positive. Employers want UEL sports graduates. First of all, we’ve been producing terrific PE teachers for years. They’ve come from a variety of backgrounds. Take Dave Rainford. As his football career was winding down, the Dagenham and Redbridge midfielder decided to tackle our course and is now a senior teacher at a top sports school in Barking. If you want to pursue a professional academic teaching qualification, you could go on to do a year-long, full-time PGCE at UEL or take your Master’s degree in Sports Management. Several of our graduates are now working for activeNewham, the borough’s sports arm. They include Nicole Napier, one of their team leaders, whose work in encouraging local girls to take part in sport led to her being nominated for a recent Sky Sports award. As sport’s importance in society is increasingly recognized, the opportunities open to you just grow and grow. You could move into sports coaching, become a community sports worker or end up managing a sports facility. With good communication and presentation skills, you could work as a development officer for sports governing body or a community organization. The sporting world is your oyster.