Course overview

|This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the scientific theory, research and practice underpinning participation and performance in sport. You will have the opportunity to develop a detailed knowledge of physiological, psychological and biomechanical theories, and how these can be applied to a variety of environments to facilitate performance enhancement.

You can benefit from hands-on experience, such as testing athletes using field and laboratory-based equipment, and critically analysing and interpreting athlete data and published literature. Working with athletes to design and deliver individual and sport-specific intervention programmes will help you to develop and utilise professional skills in coaching, fitness gym and laboratory settings.

You can gain National Governing Body and industry awards as an integral part of the course. Moreover, your studies can count towards British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists (BASES) professional accreditation. You may also qualify for a wide range of continuing professional development and high performance sports opportunities offered by our sport and recreation department, Sport Solent.

The degree, which has a strong practical focus, will also give you entry to Level 2 of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) at the end of your first year, and an option to attain REPS Level 3 at the end of your second year (assuming success at the appropriate level in the relevant academic units).

Please note that an additional compulsory charge is made in the first year of this degree to cover the cost of the REPS qualification. This additional charge is currently £300 in year one and an optional £200 in year two.

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Teaching will employ a mixture of formal theoretical lectures, small group seminars and practical sessions. 

Course content

Year 1 

• Industry practice and Research
• Principles of Health and Fitness
• Introduction to Exercise Physiology
• Introduction to Sports Psychology
• Introduction to Biomechanics
• Gym Training and Group Exercise 

Year 2 

• Research Methods for Sport and exercise
• Advanced Gym Training
• Application of Fitness testing and training
• Applied Techniques in Sports Psychology
• Applied Principles of Biomechanics 

Choose one option from the following:

• Sociology of Sport
• Sports Massage
• Curriculum plus
• Diet and Nutrition

Year 3

Project

Choose three units from the following: 

•  Professional Practice in Physiology
•  Professional Practice in Sports Psychology
•  Professional Practice in Biomechanics
•  Sports Science Support 

Choose one option from the following:

• Sports Ethics
• Sports conditioning
• Leadership
• Injury prevention and management
• Complementary therapies for sport
• High Performance Coaching

Entry level

240 points. Maths and English at GCSE. Desirable A Level Physical Education or Human Biology or equivalent. 

Note:

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a criminal record check processed through the Criminal Records Bureau. The existence of any past offences should be declared in the application process. As part of some courses, you will be required to undertake work with community groups and assessments will follow this work. A criminal record is not necessarily a bar to undertaking a course but, dependent upon the course, offences may lead to you not being enrolled or being required to withdraw from the course.

Career opportunities

This course will help you to develop the professional and vocational knowledge and skills to step into further professional development, such as an MSc in sport science, BASES supervised experience, or a PGCE in secondary physical education. Alternatively, you will have gained the experience to step into a career as, for example, a sport science lab technician or researcher.

Special facilities

You will benefit from access to the University’s wide range of sporting facilities, including new sport science laboratory, sports hall, teaching gym and Watersports Centre. What’s more, our superb links with local and national sports organisations can offer excellent opportunities to use a wide variety of specialist facilities and work with a diverse range of participation and performance professionals.

Programme Specification

The current academic year (2008-2009) programme specification for this course can be found via the Faculty of Business, Sport and Enterprise course list |held in our Programme Specification centre.

Contact

For further information on the course please contact the:

Faculty of Business, Sport and Enterprise

Tel: 023 8031 9888

E-mail: fbse@solent.ac.uk|

International Students please contact the International Service:

Tel: +44 (0) 23 8031 9129

Fax: +44 (0) 23 8031 9412

E-mail: international@solent.ac.uk|

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