Sports Studies

Course summary

The BTEC extended certificate (1 A level) enables students to build upon the foundation of the National Curriculum in PE and the GCSE / BTEC First. All students complete the following units over two years. Unit 1 Anatomy and physiology (Written exam) Unit 2 Fitness training and programming for health, sport and well-being (written exam) Unit 3 Professional development in the sports industry (coursework module) Unit 7 Practical sports performance (coursework module) Those choosing to study the diploma (2 A levels) course will additionally complete Unit 4 Sports leadership (coursework module) Unit 5 Application of fitness testing (coursework module) Unit 6 Sports psychology (coursework module) Unit 22 Investigating business in sport and the leisure industry (written exam) Unit 23 Skill acquisition in sport (coursework module)