sport coaching bsc(hons) presentation
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Find out about the University of Brighton's Sport Coaching BSc(Hons) courseTRANSCRIPT
Sport Coaching BSc (Hons)
James WallisTracy Killingley
Rationale
•The Sport Coaching BSc (Hons) degree is one of the newest addition to the school’s undergraduate portfolio of courses. The degree is designed as a hybrid of academic and vocational modules providing student s with the necessary theoretical knowledge to become a specialist in the field but also providing enough opportunity to develop critical vocational and inter personal skills associated to successful coaching.
•A second key philosophy to the degree is the amount of choice afforded at levels 5 and 6 which allow students to interpret the role of the coach in a multitude of ways. The outcome is likely to be coaches who are very distinctive in their skills and experiences
Course Structure
Year 1 Coaching theory 1
20 credits
Practical app 1
20 credit
Sport and recreation in the community
20 credits
Scientific basis of sport and performance
10 credits
Qualitative analysis of performance
10 credits
Sport and exercise psychology
10 credits
Motor learning and performance
10 credits
Practical options
20 credits
Year 2 Coaching theory 2
20 credits
Practical app 2
20 credits
ResearchMethods
10 credits
Level 2 module choice
70 credits
Year 3 Coaching theory 3
20 credits
Prof enquiry
20 credits
Dissertation
40 credits
Level 3 module choice
40 credits
Points of interest
•Strong scientific basis at level 4
•‘Backbone’ of practical and theoretical coaching at all levels
•Level 5 and 6 choice to allow distinctive pathways. This is a key philosophy of the degree
•Choices from an extensive list of modules covering sport science, sociology, PE
•40 credit dissertation at level 3
Example partnerships for practical coaching experience•Football4Peace and other sport for development projects
•MU Foundation
•British Triathlon
•British Cycling
•PE assistant and extra curricular coach at one of our 140 partner schools
•BHA in the Community
•Sussex County Cricket
•Personal training on (new S and C facility) or off-site
•Life coaching and corporate support
Placement and professional experience
Possible exit routes / career paths
•Employment in professional coaching (Coaching Workforce post 2012)
•Diverse routes into coaching from different perspectives, for example social development and community programmes
•PE teaching (following PGCE) and associated roles within PE and School sport
•Sport , exercise and health consultancy and support
•Personal training / life coaching in a range of populations
•Many others dependent on degree structure (e.g nutrition, performance analysis, disability sport)
•2012 graduates….
Entry 2011-12
•ABB at A2
•DDM at Btec
•Additional qualifications will be considered once unconditional offers have been allocated
•English and maths GCSE at grade C or above
•This year we will be introducing interviews for a sample of applicants to give them a chance to add more contextual information to their application
•Course code – CX6C
•Location – Eastbourne
Employability?