Physical Education / Sports Studies

Course summary

Are you interested in sport and recreation? Do you know what happens to your body when you exercise and how to develop your fitness? Are you interested in how we make decisions when playing sports and why some performers have high levels of skill? Would you like to know how sport has evolved to its present state? Are you a good performer in one sport? If so this could be the course for you. Students will be examined in theoretical areas including applied anatomy and exercise physiology biomechanical movement, skill acquisition, sport psychology, sport and society, and the role of technology in physical activity and sport.