Program Overview

Sports Coaching and Exercise FdSc

Overview

This innovative qualification provides a holistic approach to develop the academic and vocational skills needed to succeed in the sport and exercise environment. By integrating a work-related approach, the programme meets the needs of learners and of employers, who have informed much of the content.

Course Details

Year 1 Core Modules

• Coaching in a Practical Environment (Work-based Learning)
  • This module is work-based and offers learners the opportunity to develop their skills in conjunction with their work-based experience.
  • Assessment: Portfolio (3000 words, 70%) and a reflective report on an observation (1500 words, 30%).
• Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise
  • The aim of this module is to provide learners with an understanding of the history of sport, the relationship between sport, government, and politics.
  • Assessment: Report (1500 words, 70%) and a 15-minute individual presentation (30%).
• Human Body in Action
  • This module aims to provide learners with an understanding of the role of biomechanics and physiology in the coaching of sport and exercise.
  • Assessment: Group practical laboratory session (1500 words, 70%) and a 15-minute presentation (30%).
• Introduction to Sports Coaching and Exercise
  • Throughout this module, learners will develop an understanding of a coach/practitioner's role in a sport and exercise environment.
  • Assessment: 15-minute group presentation (30%) and a personal reflection (1000 words, 70%).
• Mind and Movement
  • This module is aimed at the learner working in the sports and exercise industry in either an employed or voluntary capacity.
  • Assessment: Report (2000 words, 50%) and a multiple-choice exam (50%).

Year 2 Core Modules

• Analysis of Performance
  • This module aims to develop the coaches' ability to evaluate sports performance using different forms of analysis.
  • Assessment: Individual report based on a group practical investigation (1500 words, 60%) and a literature review (1500 words, 40%).
• Coaching in an Alternative Environment (Work-based Learning)
  • This module will provide learners with the opportunity to coach in an alternative environment and adapt their coaching to suit.
  • Assessment: Journal (2000 words, 60%) and an essay (1000 words, 40%).
• Development of Sport and Exercise
  • This module will help learners develop an understanding of the government's role in sport.
  • Assessment: Presentation (50%) and a critical review (1500 words, 50%).
• Nutrition for the Exercise Practitioner
  • This module will assess the role of the diet in physical performance, specific individuals, and health promotion.
  • Assessment: Logbook (2000 words, 50%) and an essay (1500 words, 50%).
• Work-based Project (Work-based Learning)
  • This module will provide learners with the opportunity to further enhance their learning.
  • Assessment: Essay (1500 words, 30%) and a work-based research project (3000 words, 70%).

How You Learn

• This programme takes place one afternoon and evening a week (normally on the same day).
• You are also required to be actively coaching or instructing (paid or voluntary) for 8 to 10 hours a week which will form the work-related aspect of the programme.
• Teaching methods include lectures, laboratory work, seminars, work-related practice, and tutorials.

How You Are Assessed

• Assessments are work-related based on academic underpinnings and they are varied and timely to allow the greatest opportunity to succeed on this vocationally and academically challenging programme.
• They take the form of practical and written examinations, portfolios, essays, laboratory reports, and verbal presentations.

Entry Requirements

• A typical offer is 40-48 tariff points but the entry criteria are based on your ability to succeed and can be demonstrated in a variety of ways including:
  • A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTEC Award, A level)
  • Appropriate training through work
• You are required to have GCSE at grade 4 (grade C) or above in English, Maths, and Science or equivalent.
• An enhanced criminal history (DBS) check may be required for certain modules or placements which involve working with children and/or adults at risk.
• You must find your own work practice.

Employability

• Graduates should be well prepared for careers in sports coaching or exercise as the course provides the opportunity to develop the required skills to obtain national governing body awards.
• Successful graduates may also wish to further their education by progressing to the top-up degree BSc (Hons) Applied Sport and Exercise on a part-time or full-time basis at Teesside University.
• Career options are varied including coaching at various levels (dependent on additional governing body qualifications), from recreation to elite sports performance, and sports development in the public or private sectors.

Full-time

• Entry to academic year: September
• Fee for UK applicants: £6,340 a year
• Length: 2 years
• UCAS code: C607 FdSc/SCE
• Typical offer: 40-48 points

Part-time

• Entry: September
• Fee for UK applicants: £4,020 (120 credits)
• Length: 2 years
• Attendance: 2 days a week

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