Sports Coaching and Exercise Sciences (Top up)

This course allows students who currently hold a foundation degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Sports Coaching and Exercise Sciences or related discipline to complete further study to top up their qualification and obtain a full honours degree.

The course combines work-based learning with academic study and focuses on meeting the knowledge and skills shortages of the industry. This course has excellent links with local sporting organisations and schools, so you can expect to develop the skills which employers really value. Students will develop important academic writing skills and the application of theory to practice;
evaluate concepts and theories; the multidisciplinary nature of Sports Coaching and Exercise Sciences. This provides a challenging, vocationally led curriculum, that uses work based knowledge and real life scenarios, allowing development of a range of
transferable skills, abilities and competencies necessary for a successful career.

Employability is a key theme of the programme and the team are currently working closely with many professional teams such as Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Council and a number of key providers for students to undertake voluntary work to complement their academic programme.

"Modules studied can include:
• Physiological Measurement (20 credits)
• Investigating Careers (20 credits)
• Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology (20 credits)
• Strength and Conditioning (20 credits)
• Foundations of Nutrition (20 credits)
• Skills coaching (20 credits)
• Measurement and Analysis of Sport Performance (20 credits)
• Research and Investigative Project (20 credits)
• Nutrition for Sport Performance (20 credits)"

You will learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, case studies, simulations/role play, work-based projects, self-directed study and research. Guest speakers and industry visits will enhance your learning and application of this into work-based situations. You will be expected to undertake 10 hours per week of self-directed study per module. You will also receive 1 hour per week of student support where you will receive pastoral and academic guidance and study skills.