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. These experiences will provide you with planning, leading and reflection skills that form the basis of fulfilling the role of a teacher and coach.

Placement modules are a leading feature of the course allowing you to gain hands-on experience and mentoring. You will develop your ability to work within professional settings to facilitate a future career within Physical Education and School Sport.

What happens on the course?
1. You will experience learning opportunities and assessments within practical contexts informed by contemporary theory and research.

2. Placement modules will allow you to gain hands-on experience and to receive mentorship within professional environments throughout the course.

3. 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.

4. Each year you will have opportunities to participate in career development activities and network with employers from the Sports Industry.

5. 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.

6. You will complete a sandwich placement year in a physical education and school sport context. Our sandwich placement involves you taking a full-year work placement, which can be undertaken abroad. A number of students in our department have been successful in securing places

The University's Department of Sport in the Institute of Human Sciences has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Department Award in recognition of their work to support gender equality.