Sport & Physical Education

The aim of the module is to develop an understanding of the professional characteristics and requirements for academic study. Through the introduction of current conceptions in the Sport and Physical Education landscapes, you'll build and foster professional relationships with your peers and staff, develop your skills in academic reading and writing and gain confidence in formulating informed dialogue. 

The aim of the module is to develop a practical and theoretical understanding of teaching and learning in physical education. You'll develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to plan, deliver and evaluate elementary learning opportunities for others. It will invoke an understanding of how a curriculum informs teaching practices and how a teacher manages the learning environment. 

This module aims to develop a contextualised understanding of modern lifestyles. In doing so it develops awareness of the pathologies related to modern living and allied causal agencies. You'll appraise and evaluate the effects of physical activity on individuals. The module provides the opportunity to develop the skills required to evaluate human movement and identify areas for improvement as well to develop your own movement practice.

The aim of the module is to develop an understanding of the tenets of physiology, biomechanics and psychology of the human movement that underpins participation and performance in sport and physical education. Using the science of movement, the module examines the physical body and seeks to give you the knowledge of the systems that allow them to identify and improve performance. 

This module aims to provide a foundation of the core knowledge and understanding of the ways in which social stratification impacts upon sport and physical education. Through an exploration of historical developments and the connection of sport and physical education to wider social structures, you'll develop an understanding of key issues such as socialisation, race and ethnicity, class, culture and (dis)ability. 

Develop your knowledge and understanding of sport and physical education by building skills in research. Gain an understanding of research paradigms and ways of looking at and investigating the sport and physical education landscapes, the module seeks to increase your knowledge of different approaches to generating data through a variety of techniques. 

This module aims to investigate the pedagogical principles surrounding the applied teaching of physical education. It considers a variety of associated issues that affect learning and analyses strategies that can be employed to support the delivery of high-quality physical education in schools. Through a module placement, the module aims to give you authentic experiences of the actualities and realities of life in a teaching and learning environment.

Develop a contextualised understanding of the issues developing, promoting and integrating human movement and healthy living into modern lifestyles. The module will explore the barriers to achieving healthy active lifestyles, and begin to critically assess contemporary health promotion practices. In experiencing movement practice, you'll have opportunities to reflect upon your own and others’ physical literacy as a part of everyday life.

Examine a range of sports and physical education issues through the development of your sociological imagination. Using power and inequality as a foundation, you'll build upon the sociological base covered in Level 4 and begin to apply theoretical concepts to make meaning and gain a deeper understanding of the issues covered. 

This sports development module gives you the opportunity to examine the logistics and impact of sports projects in schools and communities and the theory behind why sport is used as a tool to work with young people and communities.

This module aims to investigate the application of theory into practice in the context of outdoor learning. It considers a variety of associated issues that affect group development and analyses strategies that can be employed to support the delivery of high-quality outdoor learning in a variety of settings. The module also provides opportunities for you to put their understanding into practice through work placements and enables you to reflect upon personal learning opportunities from a course-wide perspective and how these support the development of practice knowledge and CPD strategies.

The aim of the dissertation is to provide an opportunity for you to pursue an in-depth study on a topic of your own choice which is related to your substantive areas of study. You'll work independently, under limited supervision, in order to develop and demonstrate your academic skills and abilities. 

Do you want to start your own business venture? This module will encourage you to think conceptually and critically about the role of the individual in developing enterprise and new venture creation through individual self-reflection and analysis of various entrepreneurs.

This module will give you the knowledge and understanding of current policies and practices in Physical Education and Sport. You'll focus on the impact of educational reform policies on the development of PE and School Sport and how these impact teachers' performances. You'll also critically analyse the delivery of the National Curriculum in PE on pupils.

This module lets you encounter and address the challenges of a consultancy project involving research, critical thinking and problem solving. You'll focus on engagement with an organisation, group or individual and you'll use your skills to look at an identified client issue.

This module aims to examine the multi-dimensional framework exhibited in the relationship between politics and sport by analysing the politics and sport interface and the varied power relations that are manifested within the sporting world.

You will advance your knowledge of disability sport and examine a range of contemporary issues from a sociological perspective. You will study relevant theories and concepts, including able-bodied hegemony, medical and social models, and the social-relational understanding of disability. The module unpicks a range of social, political, and ethical issues in disability sport.

The aim of this module is to give you the opportunity to develop a coherent sports development initiative using a multi-disciplinary approach. It will enable you to develop skills and abilities within a relevant sports organisation and to provide a meaningful contribution to the sports development environment.

This module aims to extend your critical appraisal of the role of leadership in individual contexts and to develop outdoor practitioners with contemporary awareness of leadership and social justice issues. By exposing you to current and international perspectives on leading for change in the outdoors this module aims to develop critical assessment of strategies and models of behavior change.