Youth Athletic Development - MSc/PgD/PgC

Program Overview

The MSc in Youth Athletic Development is a blended-learning postgraduate degree, comprising of 11 weeks of off campus delivery and 1 week of on campus delivery for each term. Theory content is delivered online via asynchronous methods, including timetabled live on-line seminars and there are two, week-long in-person teaching weeks for the whole course (see dates below).

The modules on the MSc Youth Athletic Development are highlighted below. Specialist staff will use their research profile and applied backgrounds to deliver relevant and up-to-date theory and practical content to give students a wide knowledge base in youth athletic development.

Alongside developing practical skills within youth athletic development, students are afforded the opportunity to develop their academic skills of critical appraisal and reflection in a range of topics.

MSc in Youth Athletic Development – Blended Learning (180 credits)

* For those students who do not want to undertake the 40-credit Internship module, they will have the option to study the two 20-credit modules of Independent Study and Preparation and Planning For S&C.

Program Outline

Blended learning and teaching methods that combine online theory content and on-campus practical sessions underpin the educational aims and the learning outcomes of all modules. Theory content will be delivered using our Virtual Learning Environment with a range of methods including pre-recorded online lectures, e-lessons, live video seminars, roundtable discussions, and Q&A sessions with experts in the field. Practical sessions will be delivered in person, during the week long on-campus blocks, and will involve developing coaching, programming, testing, monitoring and screening skills.

Online asynchronous content will be used to introduce key topics and concepts, whilst seminars and practical sessions will focus on the application of key concepts with the aim of enhancing the student experience and engagement. The learning and teaching methods will help facilitate the development of your critical reasoning, and encourage the integration of practice and theory. While there is a considerable amount of content that is delivered through tutor-led learning, there will also be a large requirement for self-directed methods of learning, so that students can increase independence and reflection, which encourages lifelong learning.

All students will be assigned a personal tutor who will help guide students through their academic life at Cardiff Met through one-to-one meetings. We work hard to provide student-centred learning opportunities that deliver a high quality and flexible learning environment. Staff will also help students secure placements, using their wide network of colleagues within applied settings to enable students to apply their knowledge into “real-life” environments.

Our teaching and learning methods embed the Cardiff Met 'EDGE' (Ethical, Global, Digital & Entrepreneurial) skills and students will be well equipped to demonstrate graduate attributes expected of you in an increasingly competitive world of work. We aim to help you to develop into reflective professionals and critical scholars.

Specific features of the learning experience of the learning experience on MSc Youth Athletic Development include:

• Internationally renowned researchers and coaches that are integral to the learning package offered to students.

• High quality on-line resources developed specifically for the MSc programme to ensure content is delivered effectively to students.

• World-class, Strength and Conditioning facilities that include and strength and power gym with 14 lifting platforms, designated warm up and rehabilitation area, indoor 200m track, outdoor 400m track, and a strength and power diagnostic lab inclusive of motion capture and integrated force plates.