Sports Studies

Course summary

This course provides an exciting opportunity if you have a passion for sport. You will develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to deliver sport and physical activity to an individual or group of participants; plus identify those who would benefit most from participation, select which sport or physical activity would be best for them, and how to organise, co-ordinate and facilitate different events or programmes of activity that allow people to actively engage in and enjoy sport and physical activity. This can be in a more office-based role such as a sports development officer or community sports officer who is responsible for organising events, obtaining funding to run events, identifying target groups, supporting the recruitment of staff and volunteers to run events and activities and ensuring the sustainability of sport and physical activity. Alternatively, it can be in a more field-based role such as a senior sports coach or senior activity leader responsible for delivering sport and physical activities, as well as co-ordinating the activities of other coaches and activity leaders and promoting the benefits of participation and leading a healthy lifestyle to schools, community groups and/or other target groups. Equivalent in size to three A Levels, you will study 17 units of which four are examinations and the remaining 13 are both internally and externally assessed.