Courses - Sport

The aim of this course is to equip students with both a depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills relating to scientific, socio-cultural and practical aspects of physical education. This will require them to:

• Develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance

• Understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance

• Understand the key socio-cultural factors that influence people's involvement in physical activity and sport

• Understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport

• Refine ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas

• Develop ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance

• Understand the contribution which physical activity makes to health and fitness

• Improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and enquiring minds.