Sports Coaching and Exercise Science (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 learn to apply theory to practice, evaluate concepts and theories in the multidisciplinary nature of Sports Coaching and Exercise Sciences. This provides a challenging, vocationally led curriculum, using 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, Castleford Tigers and a number of key providers for students to undertake voluntary work to complement their academic programme.

Course Modules

Modules studied can include:

Physical Activity and Health Promotion (20 credits)
Undertaking Specialist Roles in Sport and Exercise (20 credits)
Applied Physiology (20 credits)
Research Methods Processes and Planning (20 credits)
Dissertation (40 credits)

The programme includes a varied range of academic and vocational assessments designed in line with employer consultation to provide you with the key skills and attributes necessary for working within the sports coaching industry. These include; group presentations; portfolios; laboratory work: progress files; simulations; blogs and; open book examinations.