Program Overview

BA (Hons) Physical Education and School Sport with Sandwich Placement

Overview

Develop critical planning, leading, and reflection skills foundational to a successful career as a teacher and coach with our physical education and school sport with a sandwich placement degree.

Why Choose This Course?

This innovative course has been approved by the Association for Physical Education in recognition of the high quality professional development, including qualifications, provided. The course is designed to provide you with rich learning experiences to equip you with the tools to teach and coach.

What Happens on the Course?

• You will experience learning opportunities and assessments within practical contexts informed by contemporary theory and research.
• Placement modules will allow you to gain hands-on experience and to receive mentorship within professional environments throughout the course.
• Our employability modules enable you to explore career pathways in physical education and school sport and engage in career development planning that prepares you for graduate-level employment in a competitive industry.
• Each year you will have opportunities to participate in career development activities and network with employers from the Sports Industry.
• You will be taught by teaching staff that have track records with the teaching profession and in the leadership and management of Physical Education Departments and School Sport.
• You will complete a sandwich placement year in a physical education and school sport context.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Adopting the Role of Learner and Teacher in Aesthetic Activities
• Designing Learning Activities
• Introduction to Sport in Higher Education
• Sport as Subject-Matter for Physical Education
• Understanding Practices in Physical Education and School Sport
• Using Teaching Styles

Year 2

• Defining Ability in Physical Education and School Sport
• Event Management in Physical Education and School Sport
• Inclusive Physical Education and School Sport
• Sport & Physical Activity Industry Experience
• The Shaping of Physical Education and School Sport
• Understanding Research to Inform Practice

Year 3

• Supervised Work Experience

Year 4

• Applied Pedagogical Practice in Physical Education and School Sport
• Challenging Traditional Pedagogies in Physical Education
• Creative Practices to Teach Theoretical Concepts
• The Professional Project
• Transitioning into Professional Practice

Additional Information

• Everything you need to know about this course!

Why Wolverhampton?

• We're proud to confirm our £300 travel fund helping eligible new UK full-time undergraduate entrants* with the costs of travel continues for students starting in 2019/20 and 2020/21!
• 99% sports graduate employability*. Our students get jobs!
• Free university branded sports kit for all students in their first year.
• We have a proud history of delivering sector-leading sports courses in partnership with major sporting organisations in the Black Country and West Midlands.
• Specialist sports facilities including human performance and movement labs with an environmental chamber and 3D motion capture software; physiotherapy and sports therapy suites; sports performance clinic; elite strength and conditioning suite; multi-million pound Sports Centre; 3G football pitch; tennis
  etball courts.
• Inspirational teaching staff who are cutting edge practitioners and researchers in their subject areas.
• Access to motivating, high level sports coaches who work with our WLV Sport teams.
• Sports Scholarships available up to £4,500 across the three years of a degree (subject to successful Scholarship application).
• Innovative block curriculum delivery model, including modules focussed on introducing you to Higher Education, and developing your employability

Course Fees and Finance

• Location | Mode | Fee | Year
  • Home | Part-time | £4625 per year# |
  • Home | Part-time | £4768 per year# |
  • Home | Sandwich | £9250 per year |
  • Home | Sandwich | £9535 per year |
  • International | Sandwich | £14950 per year |
  • International | Sandwich | £15995 per year |

Additional Course Costs

• Mandatory Costs
  • The University will fund an initial enhanced DBS check (where your course requires) GOV.UK / Disclosure and Barring Service. Some placement settings will require a refreshed certificate every 12 months. You are therefore encouraged to register for the Update Service within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This costs £13 per year and you can pay by debit or credit card.
  • Uniform is provided for this course, however the University of Wolverhampton reserves the right to make a charge.
  • You will be required to provide appropriate foot wear at a cost of approximately £50-£60
• Optional Costs
  • Various Sporting professional body memberships *prices will vary depending on body.
  • Various industry standard courses are available via the School of Sport's Earn and Learn employability initiative. You may be asked to contribute £0 - £200 toward these.

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC (at least one A Level should normally be in a Science subject (e.g. Applied Science; Biology; Human Biology; Physics; Chemistry; Environmental Science, Psychology, Health and Social Care or PE)
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM in a Sport and/or Science subject
• BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD in a Sport and/or Science subject
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
• 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activities or 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sports Performance and Excellence - grade Distinction

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan(Home Fee Status):
  • Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.
• Changes for EU students:
  • The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:
• Self-funding:
  • If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.
• Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:
  • If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.
• Financial Hardship:
  • Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund. for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
• Bursaries and Scholarships:
  • In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

How We Compare

• Find out how our course is rated on Discover Uni, the official website for comparing UK higher education courses

Part-time Course

• 80% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.
• Data for courses in Sport and exercise sciences over two years at University of Wolverhampton

Sandwich Course

• 88% say staff value students views and opinions about the course
• 98% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 88% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.
• Data for courses in Sport and exercise sciences over two years at University of Wolverhampton

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