Name: Physical Education & Sport (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons)
Price: £9,535 per year GBP

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Attendance

Campus

Start

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Duration

4 years

Start

September 2025

UCAS Code

C5X2

Delivery

In-person

Are you passionate about physical education and sport? This foundation year is designed to give you a solid base in sport, physical activity and health. This will allow you to progress onto a full degree.

In the foundation year, you'll explore a range of topics in sport. This includes how sport and physical activity can affect performance and health. You'll learn about the different ways sport is structured and delivered - whether in a group setting or for individual participants.

You will also gain key academic skills, including groupwork and producing coursework. This will prepare you for success in the rest of your degree.

As you move on to the Physical Education and Sport degree, you’ll gain the skills to lead, teach and inspire. You’ll learn how to create engaging PE lessons that motivate students of all ages and abilities.

Our degree focuses making sport accessible and fun. You will study how to create inclusive physical education environments and work with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

We value real-world experience. You’ll have the opportunity to work in schools, SEND services or sports organisations. In your second year, you can even opt for a year in industry to gain deeper practical skills.

Why study with us

You'll be taught by experts with teaching experience in schools, who lead the way in sport research.
Develop the knowledge and academic skills you need to prepare you for degree level study.
Once you have progressed onto your degree, you'll have the chance to study abroad or complete a year in industry.

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What you'll do

Take part in both classroom and practical lessons with others who share your love of sports.
Learn about the importance of sport and physical activity from different perspectives, including performance and health.
Gain key academic skills like how to complete coursework, preparing you for success on your degree.

Modules

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Future careers

This foundation year is a fantastic starting point for progression onto our Physical Education and Sport degree. With this degree, you could pursue a career as a:

Teacher
Sports coach
Personal trainer

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

UCAS: 64 points at A2
BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
BTEC Diploma: MM
Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points
International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level Subjects
T Level: P (D or E)
IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, this may include children. In order to ensure that the University offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB).

We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at the University of Central Lancashire.

It is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2025/26

First year£9,535 for the first year

Full-time£9,535 per year

International

First year£17,250 for the first year

Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
Find out more about Care Leaver Bursary
Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
Find out more about Dependants Bursary
Foundation Year Bursary
Our Foundation Year Bursary scheme is for students starting a four or five year undergraduate degree programme.
Find out more about Foundation Year Bursary

Studying this degree involves various modes of learning, including lectures, seminars, tutorials, and workshops. It also requires independent study, like writing essays, reports and preparing presentations. In your final year, you will write a dissertation or undertake a consultancy project.

It will also have the opportunity to study abroad or complete a year in industry. This could enable you to collaborate with other institutions, visit different countries, and deepen your understanding of physical education and sport on a global scale.

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This course is delivered by the School of Health, Social Work and Sport

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

You can find regulations and policies relating to student life at the University of Central Lancashire on our student contract page

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